LONDON – The BBC has ditched the lyrics of “Rule, Britannia!” for its traditional end-of-summer concert amid a debate over the song’s celebration of the British Empire at a time when critics are reevaluating the nation’s colonial past.Britain’s publicly funded broadcaster said late Monday that the final night of its Proms concert series would feature instrumental versions of “Rule, Britannia!” and another patriotic mainstay, “Land of Hope and Glory,” instead of traditional singalongs.The BBC statement didn’t directly address the controversy, but said the decision reflected ``this extraordinary year’’ and the fact that there will be no live audience due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Roll redemption: No. 3 Alabama aims to restore dominance

loss to rival Auburn.Making matters worse, that followed a 2018 season that ended with national championship game thrashing at the hands of Clemson. Alabama hasn’t failed to play for a national title or at least make the playoffs in consecutive years since Saban’s first two seasons in Tuscaloosa.

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Oxford Biomedica enters Covid-19 vaccine manufacturing deal

Sign up here for GlobalData's free bi-weekly Covid-19 report on the latest information your industry needs to know.UK-based gene and cell therapy group Oxford Biomedica has entered a supply agreement with AstraZeneca UK for large-scale production of Covid-19 vaccine candidate, AZD1222. The 18-month supply deal is part of a three-year master supply and development agreement between the companies, which may choose to expand the supply period for an additional 18 months into 2022 and 2023.

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Ant and Dec reveal they get tested for coronavirus every four days so they can work together

Ant and Dec have revealed they are being tested for coronavirus every four days so they can work together on Britain’s Got Talent and other TV projects.The iconic TV duo appeared together on the This Morning sofa and explained they are in a “cohort”, which means that they do not have to socially distance. Ant and Dec were asked to explain the cohort by This Morning hosts Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield,who hugged for the first time in six months through a cuddle curtain.

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IPL 2020: Teams focus on de-stressing players, mental well-being amid covid-19

NEW DELHI : Amid the covid-19 outbreak, which has already infected Chennai Super Kings team members with Suresh Raina deciding to opt out of IPL 2020, players are under immense performance pressure. Consequently, team franchises have now resorted to various measures to de-stress players and promote mental well-being.Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB),has recruited sports psychologist Chaitanya Sridhar and specialist team-doctor Charles Minz who have been training the team in mindfulness since March."In an environment where fitness facilities have not been easily accessible, since the season announcement, RCB management has worked with the coaches to map the players based on fitness needs and divided them into groups.

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Ex-Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt calls for teachers to get Covid-19 test twice weekly

Former health secretary Jeremy Hunt has called for teachers to be tested for coronavirus twice a week.

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Hong Kong begins mass-testing for virus amid public doubts

HONG KONG – Hong Kong began a voluntary mass-testing program for coronavirus Tuesday as part of a strategy to break the chain of transmission in the city's third outbreak of the disease.The virus-testing program has become a flash point of political debate in Hong Kong, with many distrustful over resources and staff being provided by the China's central government and fears that the residents’ DNA could be collected during the exercise.The Hong Kong government has dismissed such concerns, saying that no personal data will be attached to the specimen bottles and that samples will be destroyed in Hong Kong after the exercise.The testing program began at 8 a.m.

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U.S. Workers' Worries Spike Amid COVID's Economic Impact

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GMB's Dr Hilary fumes at Jeremy Corbyn's brother as he says Covid-19 was 'invented'

Good Morning Britain turned heated very quickly on Tuesday as Jeremy Corbyn 's brother appeared on the show claiming that the coronavirus pandemic was "invented". Dr Hilary Jones was absolutely furious during the ferocious interview, as he told Piers Corbyn he was "dangerous", he "shouldn't be on air" and he's talking "rubbish fake news".Corbyn argued there was "no need for a vaccine whatsoever" as they are made to "make money for the mega corporations".Piers Morgan was also left enraged, as he shouted it was "utter nonsense".

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Hygiene firm warns 'hot-desking' does not make sense in Covid world

Hot-desking office spaces "do not make sense" in a coronavirus working environment, a leading UK hygiene and cleaning firm has warned.

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GMB’s Dr Hilary warns COVID-19 hospitalisations are set to rapidly rise in the UK

Good Morning Britain 's Dr Hilary Jones has warned the UK is likely about to see a rapid rise in COVID-19 cases and hospitalisations.

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Schools, colleges reopen in Britain after months of Covid lockdown

LONDON : Hundreds of thousands of children and young people across England are set to resume their classes at schools and colleges from Tuesday after months of lockdown imposed to curb the spread of coronavirus since March.The Department for Education said pupils will return to school environments with a “system of controls" in place to keep all pupils, teachers and staff safe by minimising direct contacts and maintaining social distancing wherever possible.Face coverings will be mandatory in communal areas and corridors at schools and colleges within areas of the country deemed at high risk of Covid-19 infections.“For many, today marks the first day of a new school year, with thousands of children set to walk through their school gates

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Covid vaccines: US, UK 'exactly following the example of Russia', says official

MOSCOW : Comments by a senior U.S. official and moves by Britain towards the possible fast-tracking of COVID-19 vaccines show the West now accepts Russia was right to approve a vaccine as early as August, a Russian official said on Monday.Russia granted regulatory approval to a COVID-19 vaccine this month after less than two months of human testing, prompting some Western experts to question its safety and efficacy.The head of the U.S.

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LEADING OFF: Deadline deals, Pineda returns, Rays roll Yanks

A look at what’s happening around the majors Tuesday:___FACES IN NEW PLACESMike Clevinger, Starling Marte and Archie Bradley are among the notable players headed to new teams after a flurry of deals before Monday's trade deadline. The busy and aggressive Padres landed Clevinger in a multiplayer swap with Cleveland, bolstering their rotation in a rare deadline deal between contenders.

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'BiP' Alums Raven Gates and Adam Gottschalk Have Postponed Their Wedding 3 Times Amid COVID-19

Raven Gates and Adam Gottschalk are waiting it out. Like many couples, the alums have had to postpone their wedding amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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B.C. Opposition cries foul over timing of ICBC rebate cheques

ICBC rebate cheques to drivers is a calculated move, as many will be delivered just weeks ahead of next year’s provincial election.“What we found is basically ICBC is trying to hire a company to mail out rebate cheques in and around a potential spring election or right before a fall election 2021,” Liberal MLA Jas Johal said.“And this is absolutely ridiculous.

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Back to school amid a pandemic, Part 1: Your questions, answered

Students in Edmonton head back to class this week for the first time since March, and anxiety is running high. Our Jennifer Crosby’s sat down with Edmonton’s public and Catholic school boards to get answers to some of your questions on school safety and pandemic protocol.

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Simon Cowell confirms Britain's Got Talent will return in 2021 despite coronavirus

Simon Cowell has vowed that 'the show must go on' as he confirms that Britain's Got Talent will be back with a bang next year.Like most TV shows, the talent scouting programme was forced to halt it's filming due to the coronavirus pandemic.This has left fans confused as to whether their favourite entertainment will return to screens next year as Covid-19 continues to reap havoc.However, BGT viewers can be rest assured that they have Simon's word for it that the show will make a grand return next year.The business entrepreneur, who recently sold his music label Syco to Sony, seems to have a few tricks up his sleeve when it comes to ensuring filming is kept to schedule.However, the entertainment manager didn't shed any light on plans and

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Simon Cowell feared BGT might not return because of coronavirus restrictions

Simon Cowell admitted he thought BGT’s 2020 live shows would be axed, as the country went into lockdown back in March.The 60-year-old judge was forced to pull out of the show this year after breaking his back in a nightmare fall in the courtyard of his Malibu home.Though he won’t be attending the filming of the Britain’s Got Talent live shows, Simon is relieved the show is going ahead, after it was plagued by uncertainty in the wake of the pandemic.When asked whether he ever feared the show wouldn’t make it to air, he said: “Yeah, for a moment but then I thought, ‘Where there’s a will, there’s a way’.“I just thought that if we can talk to each other all over the world on something like Zoom then there must be a way for us to do the live

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Alesha Dixon fears new coronavirus rules will make BGT judging role harder

Alesha Dixon has confessed she thinks her Britain's Got Talent judging role will be more difficult because of the new filming rules introduced due to the coronavirus pandemic.The 41-year-old will be back on our screens to resume this year's series of Britain's Got Talent with the highly anticipated finals – but there are new rules which must be followed.This year there will be no more live audience, which makes Alesha think her role as a judge will be harder.She said: "In a way the audience feeds off us, we feed off of them."I think years of experience of doing it, obviously our instincts will drive us in how we critique and how we view something."I think we will be very mindful and compassionate to the contestants that they are in a unique

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David Walliams regrets shaking hands with BGT fans before coronavirus lockdown

David Williams has opened up on all the juicy details ahead of the return of Britain's Got Talent.The judge, and comedian, didn't hold back as he spoke of the show's return, Simon's lockdown eating habits and how he regrets shaking peoples' hands back in January.Speaking on if he is excited to return to work, being behind the camera and on set, he said: "I am because to be honest, when we were filming the show back in January I can’t remember anyone even mentioning Coronavirus."He went on to reveal that he wasn't aware of the height of the deadly disease at the time - months prior to lockdown - and that if he had, he wouldn't have shaken people's hands.David said: "If we had known back then that there was going to be this huge pandemic we

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Producers Guild Releases Safety Protocols for Working Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

As Hollywood producers continue to seek union approval to resume production, the Producers Guild of America has unveiled its latest health and safety guidelines for production amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The 56-page COVID-safety protocols for independent productions, created by the PGA’s production safety task force, use a “producers lens” to break down the guidelines from other unions and guilds as the industry returns to film and TV sets.

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Global COVID-19 total tops 25 million amid WHO warning

Over the weekend, global COVID-19 cases topped 25 million, much of the activity fueled by steady, high daily cases in Americas countries and India, which yesterday reported the highest daily total of any country during the pandemic.

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Students start school year amid coronavirus pandemic

PHILADELPHIA - Monday was the first day of school for many kids across our area, but this year was very different. Children resumed learning one of three ways— in-person, virtually, or a hybrid mix of the two. In a way, it felt like a normal first day of school outside Philadelphia’s Jacquelyn Kelley Discovery Charter.

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EastEnders' Patrick Trueman left in intensive care after horror coronavirus battle

EastEnders have revealed that Patrick Trueman, played by Rudolph Walker, had to spend a week in intensive care during the time the soap was off our screens.The BBC One soap has been updating fans on what has been going on during the break, letting them in on Patrick's health battle.The beloved character, who was introduced in 2001, is revealed to have contracted coronavirus and had to spend a week in Walford General Hospital's intensive care unit.However the long-standing character recovered and was allowed to come home.It was also revealed that his son Anthony, who was played by Nick Bailey in his last 2014 appearance, drove down to help him out.Anthony also told Patrick that one things go back to normal, he and his wife Sheree (Suzette

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Florida’s economic opportunity chief resigns amid jobs woes

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida's director of economic opportunity resigned Monday, months after being stripped of his oversight of the state's glitch-ridden unemployment system, which left hundreds of thousands of people waiting weeks — and sometimes months — for benefits after losing their jobs during the coronavirus outbreak.Ken Lawson said in his resignation letter that he was leaving his post “in the spirit of turning the page and moving forward.”Florida's balky unemployment system was among the slowest in the country to respond to the surge in unemployment as the pandemic sidelined key sectors of the state's economy, including bars, restaurants and huge swaths of the tourist industry.The number of unemployed overwhelmed the state's

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English Quebecers head back to school amid COVID-19

In Montreal, students at English schools are head back to class for the first time in months amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Global’s Brayden Jagger Haines reports.

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UK town sees 'sudden and unpredicted' coronavirus spike days before lockdown eases

Coronavirus infection rates are increasing at an “unprecedented” level just days before local lockdown measures are due to be released. A decision to lift restrictions in the Lancashire town was only made on Friday but positive Covid-19 virus test results have spiked in the past few days.

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Letter from the Editor: The science of sleep

recent survey conducted in the United Kingdom, around 75% of respondents said that unease around the COVID-19 outbreak has caused sleep disruption, while 77% reported that lack of sleep has interfered with their day-to-day functioning.Lack of sleep can lead to several mental and physical health problems, including depression, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and obesity, highlighting the importance of getting a sufficient amount of shut-eye.With this in mind, we decided to dig a little deeper into the world of sleep this month.

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Former Man City midfielder David Silva test positive for coronavirus

straight to your inbox Former Manchester City midfielder David Silva has tested positive for coronavirus. Silva departed City following their exit from the Champions League and announced a move back to Spain, joining Real Sociedad on a free transfer.The 34-year-old has tested positive for COVID-19 but is not displaying any symptoms and is self-isolating.News comes just hours after fellow Sociedad forward Mikel Oyarzabal was forced to withdraw from Spain's squad for their Nations League fixtures after also testing positive."I want to communicate that I've received a positive result from my last test," Oyarzabal, who has won seven caps, wrote on Instagram.

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Charlotte Hawkins' thoughtful gesture to Kate Garraway during Derek Draper's health woes

Good Morning Britain's Charlotte Hawkins has revealed how she has been there for Kate Garraway in recent months.

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Louis Riel School Division temporarily moving some students to meet social distancing guidelines

We’re left to interpret the word ‘reasonable,’ and it’s, of course, required a lot of creative, strategic thinking,” he said.“It’s kept us busy all summer long in support of our schools, but it’s been achievable and it’s reasonable, in my opinion.” Louis Riel School Division increases number of school buses to ensure student safety One of the schools affected is École Sage Creek School, which will see 107 of its grade 5 and 6 students moving to Shamrock School.Sage Creek principal Mark Poirier told 680 CJOB it’ll be a challenge, with schools using some spaces that are not traditionally used as classroom locations in order to meet the distancing requirements, but so far the transition has been smooth.“We’ve been lucky that the

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Another 1,400 test positive for coronavirus in the UK

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Coronavirus pandemic forces cancellation of Quebec International Peewee Hockey Tournament

Quebec students in English schools head back to class[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Organizers say a fear of a second wave of COVID-19 was a major factor in the cancellation.The 2021 event was slated to feature about 2,500 players from around the world, 400 volunteers and 450 billeting families.Founded in 1960, the event has featured future NHL stars like Wayne Gretzky, Guy Lafleur, Steve Yzerman and Mario Lemieux.

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UK coronavirus death toll climbs by two to 41,501 with 1,406 new infections

The UK's coronavirus death toll has lifted by two in the last 24 hours in the lowest Monday rise since lockdown began.

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Quebec premier to provide update on province’s coronavirus response

coronavirus pandemic.He will be joined by Health Minister Christian Dubé and Dr. Horacio Arruda, director of Quebec public health, for the event in Montreal.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]The update comes as school begins for thousands of students at English-language school boards across the province.

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UK coronavirus hospital death toll up by 4 as cases soar in 'fragile' Scotland

The UK's coronavirus hospital death toll has increased by four, with all of the fatalities occurring in England.

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31 Scottish hotels named in list of coronavirus safe stays in the UK

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Coronavirus: Quebec students in English schools head back to class

[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Students will still be able to take the bus to school, but health and safety guidelines only permit 44 students per school bus instead of the typical 72.The board also asks for parents to drive or walk their children to school if they can.In a newsletter to parents, the board says it has ordered medical equipment such as masks, hand sanitizer and disinfectant in “large quantities” for students.The school board says it will not accept donations of personal protective equipment in order to “maintain the control and quality.”Other English school boards, including Lester B.

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Is India fast becoming world’s new coronavirus epicenter?

Running rampantAcross the developing world, economies have been forced to open up even with the virus still running rampant, quickly overwhelming underfunded hospitals.The list of worst-affected countries globally has accordingly shifted from rich to poor as the pandemic races around the world.

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Coronavirus: Face covering rule comes into force in Scottish schools

Pupils have been made to wear face masks at school in Scotland today under new regulations.

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CAMRA blasted over 'tasteless and insensitive' coronavirus beer glass design

dimwitted ' and ' insensitive ' by Twitter users and CAMRA members. The design has been released in support of this year's Great British Beer Festival, which has gone virtual for its 2020 edition and is due to take place next weekend.Hundreds of people have criticised the move, with many saying they would cancel their CAMRA memberships because of it.

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Portugal reaches coronavirus quarantine threshold limit sparking travel ban fears

Portugal has gone over the quarantine threshold limit after recording 21.1 cases per 100,000 people across seven days.

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Benidorm ditches beach booking system as tourists stay away due to coronavirus

Benidorm has ditched its beach reservation system after just six weeks as there aren't enough tourists in the resort.

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Riley, Swanson help Braves to wild 12-10 win over Phillies

PHILADELPHIA - Austin Riley homered, doubled and drove in three runs in Atlanta’s 10-run second inning, Dansby Swanson also went deep and the Braves held on for a wild 12-10 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday night.Nick Markakis and Marcell Ozuna each added three hits and two RBIs for the first-place Braves, who avoided a three-game sweep and moved three games ahead of the Phillies and Miami in the NL East. Every Atlanta starter got at least one hit and scored at least one run.Andrew McCutchen, Rhys Hoskins, Didi Gregorius and Roman Quinn homered for the Phillies, whose five-game winning streak was snapped.“Our guys battled,” Phillies manager Joe Girardi said.

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'Too early' to decide on delaying GCSEs and A-Levels due to Covid, says top Tory

A Cabinet minister has said it is "far too early" to decide whether to postpone next year's exams amid growing pressure on ministers to avert another grades fiasco.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

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