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THERE'S no denying that the coronavirus crisis has turned all our worlds upside down - but for Lauren Arris Cartwright, life is basically unrecognisable now. In March last year, the retail worker hopped on a plane from her home in Northern Ireland to visit a guy she'd been casually dating who lived in Manchester. Before the trip, Lauren, 27, had only been on four dates with Dan after they'd been introduced at a friend's wedding. Speaking to the Manchester Evening News , Lauren explained: "When driving to the airport on the Friday, my dad jokingly said 'you better come back on Monday'." However the following week, the UK went into total lockdown - and Lauren and Dan's found they'd accidentally jumped a few steps ahead in their relationship and spent months living in each other's pockets. "It was really hard at first," Lauren said. "All I had with me was just a few bits of clothing, makeup and my toothbrush – it really wasn’t ideal!" Unsurprisingly, Lauren found … [Read more...] about I accidentally moved in with a guy I barely knew in lockdown after just four dates – now I’m never flying home

Anthony Joshua has had a meteoric rise from Watford council estate to £100m boxer. Having only started boxing at the age of 18, Joshua earned a place on the GB Boxing team within three years and won heavyweight gold at the London 2012 Olympics. Since then the belts haven't stopped coming, but the boxer has remained humble despite all his immense success and vast wealth. The heavyweight champion became Britain’s first official £100m boxer this week and could double that if he takes on arch-rival Tyson Fury later in the year. Rather than splash out his fortune on himself, Joshua prefers to spend money on his loved ones. He has shelled out for lavish homes, all expenses paid luxury trips and the best wheels money can buy for those who have helped him get to the top. Here is a look at Joshua's life outside the ring and his relationships with his nearest and dearest. Get the day's biggest sport stories delivered straight to your inbox by signing up here Touching … [Read more...] about Anthony Joshua’s life outside ring – living with mum, mystery love life and rarely-seen son

THEY were once three of Britain’s biggest people - with one spending eight years in bed due to their colossal size. But Andrew Hill, Claire Clucas and Emily Ingold were given the chance to transform their lives thanks to the help of Channel 4 documentary, Shut-Ins: Britain’s Fattest People. All three received specialist counselling and weight loss surgery after turning to the show two years ago in a desperate bid to shed the pounds - and have since lost more than 40st combined. And the cameras return for a one-off special, airing tonight, charting their incredible weight loss journeys. Here, we speak to them about their amazing transformations… 'When I'm hungry it's a bloodbath' ANDREW HILL, 51, struggled to walk from one end of his Cotswolds home to the other two years ago after his weight shot up to 37st. With a BMI of more than 68, he was classed as super, super morbidly obese. But since having bariatric surgery through the show in 2018 he has lost a whopping … [Read more...] about Britain’s fattest people show their incredible transformations after Channel 4 show

Donald Trump will be allowed back on YouTube when terror threat eases Space launches from UK soil could be possible as soon as next year Apple faces UK probe into 'unfair' App Store claims How a food-obsessed banker became one of Britain's richest tech chiefs Sign up here for our daily technology newsletter T he Government's response to questions over its rollout of 5G and gigabit-capable broadband has been labelled "inadequate" by MPs. Julian Knight, chairman of the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) Committee, has written to Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden to demand a fuller response to urgent questions he says the Government has yet to answer. Elsewhere, Honda has beaten Tesla to the launch of the world’s most-advanced self-driving car that will be allowed on the road. Meanwhile, former US President Donald Trump will soon be allowed back onto YouTube, following his ban after the storming of the Capitol building. … [Read more...] about Government response on rural broadband and 5G fears is ‘inadequate’ – as it happened