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The actor was speaking at the Cheltenham Literature Festival to promote the latest volume of his biography, To The End Of The World.

The annual race was pushed back to October 4 and only the elite athletes were able to race in central London.

The duke met two couples running the London Marathon virtually, in a Los Angeles park.

She praised the role of news media organisations during the coronavirus outbreak.

The closures come after the latest James Bond film was postponed until next year.

Boris Johnson said it was ‘nonsense’ to suggest his change in leadership style was down to feeling the effects of ‘long Covid’.

Colleen Tinnelly, development manager at the USPCA, said people being at home more has led to a massive increase in demand for dogs and cats.

The UK and EU have agreed to intensify trade talks as major differences remain between the two sides.

The US president is currently in hospital after contracting coronavirus.

Some 45,000 people are running or walking the 40th London Marathon along their own 26.2-mile route, many of them in pouring rain.

The PM also said that if the Eat Out To Help Out scheme had helped to spread the virus, then people must now counteract that with ‘discipline’.

The Prime Minister said people should behave ‘fearlessly but with common sense’, and follow coronavirus guidance.

Politicians including Edwina Currie and Dehenna Davison competed against each other for the virtual crown at the start of the Tory Party Conference.

Bosses say cinema has become ‘unviable’ as studios keep putting back blockbuster releases.

But the Institute of Directors warned increased home-working could raise questions around employers’ responsibilities for staff outside the office

One student said they are being ‘forgotten about’ and then blamed when coronavirus cases rise.

The painting of the venue’s former chief Sir David Webster is expected to fetch between £11m and £18m at auction.

The president’s doctors have given an upbeat assessment of his condition, contrasting that delivered by his chief of staff.

The findings could also help in understanding more about the microbial gut health of present-day humans.

The 74-year-old’s biggest challenge in the re-election campaign could be his own fight against coronavirus.