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How Navas, 38, could win his duel with pacey Mbappe
The Independent

How Navas, 38, could win his duel with pacey Mbappe

The only member of Spain's 2010 World Cup-winning team at the Euros faces his biggest test in this evening's semi-final

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July 09, 2024
Shaw 'fit and ready' to start for England in semi-final
The Independent

Shaw 'fit and ready' to start for England in semi-final

Luke Shaw says he is fit to start England's Euro 2024 semi-final against the Netherlands tomorrow having revealed a recent setback in training meant he feared his tournament was over before it had even started.

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July 09, 2024
Southgate's revolution is dull but you can't ignore it
The Independent

Southgate's revolution is dull but you can't ignore it

England haven't thrilled much but they have kept winning and progressing. Does that matter more, asks Richard Jolly

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July 09, 2024
Reeves is on a mission...and it's far from impossible
The Independent

Reeves is on a mission...and it's far from impossible

I can confidently predict that we’re going to start getting very tired of members of Keir Starmer’s newly anointed cabinet telling us about Labour’s “missions”.

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July 09, 2024
Rees-Mogg to Why I'd love become a reality TV star
The Independent

Rees-Mogg to Why I'd love become a reality TV star

The pipeline from suspect politician to media personality for hire is well established in this country, writes Helen Coffey

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July 09, 2024
'Grandpaternity' leave may be a childcare breakthrough
The Independent

'Grandpaternity' leave may be a childcare breakthrough

Famous for its progressive family policies, Sweden now plans to allow grandparents to take a share of paid parental leave. The UK should follow its example, says Katie Rosseinsky

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July 09, 2024
Gate expectations: how can we beat the airport queues?
The Independent

Gate expectations: how can we beat the airport queues?

Q My wife and I are in our mid-seventies.

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July 09, 2024
POWER DRESSING
The Independent

POWER DRESSING

Flattering, functional and forever - Me+Em has won over Britain's women, from politicians to princesses. Laura Craik looks at how the homegrown label became a game-changer

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July 09, 2024
Families of India stampede victims pin blame on guru.
The Independent

Families of India stampede victims pin blame on guru.

Namita Singh meets relatives raw with grief and desperate for answers after the prayer-meeting crush that took 121 lives

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July 09, 2024
Israel's 7 October response risked civilians and soldiers
The Independent

Israel's 7 October response risked civilians and soldiers

'Area around the border fence was turned into a killing zone'

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July 09, 2024
I'm running this race to the end, Biden tells Democrats
The Independent

I'm running this race to the end, Biden tells Democrats

Joe Biden is attempting to head off calls for him to step aside with a defiant letter to congressional Democrats, in which he says exiting the race would be an affront to democracy.

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July 09, 2024
Post-election deadlock will bring instability to France
The Independent

Post-election deadlock will bring instability to France

For France's latest left-wing coalition, it was mission accomplished - stopping Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally (RN) party from taking power in the second and final round of voting in this parliamentary election.

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July 09, 2024
'Genocidal' attack destroys children's hospital in Kyiv
The Independent

'Genocidal' attack destroys children's hospital in Kyiv

UN condemns strikes on Ukrainian capital after dozens are killed under the heaviest Russian bombardment in months

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July 09, 2024
Tates 'never paid a penny' in tax on £21m revenues
The Independent

Tates 'never paid a penny' in tax on £21m revenues

Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan have been branded \"serial tax evaders\" who have \"not paid a penny\" in tax or VAT on £21m in revenues from their online businesses and OnlyFans accounts, a court heard.

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July 09, 2024
Taxpayers and staff benefit from council four-day week
The Independent

Taxpayers and staff benefit from council four-day week

Independent report declares controversial trial a 'success'

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July 09, 2024
What are the symptoms of the two new Covid strains?
The Independent

What are the symptoms of the two new Covid strains?

New variants of Covid have started to spread across the UK.

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July 09, 2024
Cameron steps down but will keep Lords seat for life
The Independent

Cameron steps down but will keep Lords seat for life

David Cameron has stepped back from frontline politics after last week's election defeat but will keep his House of Lords seat for life.

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July 09, 2024
Starmer has a tougher world to contend with than Blair
The Independent

Starmer has a tougher world to contend with than Blair

Labour's top team has been cultivating relations with allies, but times are more uncertain than when the party was last in power, says Kim Sengupta - and our military is diminished

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July 09, 2024
Starmer to meet Biden at White House tomorrow
The Independent

Starmer to meet Biden at White House tomorrow

Keir Starmer will face his first international test just days after becoming prime minister as he meets Joe Biden and other world leaders at the Nato summit in Washington DC.

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July 09, 2024
The ins, the outs, and the TBCs in Keir's new cabinet
The Independent

The ins, the outs, and the TBCs in Keir's new cabinet

The top jobs were all straightforward enough, as most members of Keir Starmer's shadow cabinet were translated to the equivalent jobs in the real cabinet.

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July 09, 2024
Reeves jettisons 'absurd' Tory onshore windfarm ban
The Independent

Reeves jettisons 'absurd' Tory onshore windfarm ban

Rachel Reeves has ditched the Conservatives\" \"absurd\" onshore windfarm ban in a bid to reboot the economy, claiming the new Labour government's economic inheritance was the worst since the Second World War.

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July 09, 2024
Broken healthcare regulator means we're all put at risk
The Independent

Broken healthcare regulator means we're all put at risk

Racism, misogyny and a backlog of cases have contributed to appalling decisions made by the NMC, writes Nazir Afzal KC

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July 09, 2024
Watchdog let nurse accused of rape continue to practise
The Independent

Watchdog let nurse accused of rape continue to practise

Review finds shocking failures within Nursing and Midwifery Council after The Independent reported insider's allegations

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July 09, 2024
Israeli Strike On Gaza School Kills 16 And Injures Dozens
The Independent

Israeli Strike On Gaza School Kills 16 And Injures Dozens

Hamas denies claim the area was being used to hide militants

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July 08, 2024
Sinner Lays Down Powerful Marker As Alcaraz Labours
The Independent

Sinner Lays Down Powerful Marker As Alcaraz Labours

Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz remain on course for a scintillating semi-final showdown at Wimbledon but the Italian will be happier with his work on the middle Sunday at SW19 as the pair moved just one step away from renewing a rivalry that could well define the next decade of men’s tennis.

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July 08, 2024
Starmer Pledges Labour Will Serve 'Entirety Of Scotland'
The Independent

Starmer Pledges Labour Will Serve 'Entirety Of Scotland'

Sir Keir Starmer said his Labour government would serve "the entirety of Scotland" as he began a tour of the UK yesterday.

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July 08, 2024
The six-year process leading to perfect England penalties
The Independent

The six-year process leading to perfect England penalties

England beat Switzerland on penalties in the Euro 2024 quarterfinal thanks to a changed approach that involved rethinking every detail of a penalty shootout, right down to the steps that players take and where they should look.

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July 08, 2024
Shaw return gives England options but also a headache
The Independent

Shaw return gives England options but also a headache

After 438 minutes of England's Euro 2024 campaign, the only specialist left-back in the squad finally made his entrance.

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July 08, 2024
Emotional Hamilton takes thrilling British Grand Prix
The Independent

Emotional Hamilton takes thrilling British Grand Prix

To use a phrase synonymous with Formula One’s most successful driver, still he rises.

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July 08, 2024
Raducanu dazzled by Sun
The Independent

Raducanu dazzled by Sun

British star could not quell aggressive New Zealand qualifier, as she becomes last home player to exit Wimbledon singles

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July 08, 2024