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Sunday, October 17

Women still live longer, but men are closing the life expectancy gap

Life expectancy for males is increasing at a faster rate than that of females, according to data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

Brits plan to eat their way to recovery with half-priced pub meals

Britain has launched a $A897 million “Eat out to help out” discount scheme to boost spending at restaurants, cafes and pubs that have been crippled by COVID-19, offering half-priced meals from Monday to Wednesday to get people spending again.

One fine day: Brits ignore virus warnings, flock to beach in 'appalling scenes'

Authorities in Bournemouth, a popular beach town in southern England, have declared a “major incident” over what they called the irresponsible behaviour of crowds who had ignored public health guidance on coronavirus and badly overstretched local services.

Borders thrown open across Europe as thousands flock to the beach, stores

European nations have eased border controls after three months of lockdown, with German tourists heading for Mallorca and French bargain-hunters streaming into Belgium to buy cheap cigarettes.