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Bacon portrait of drinking partner Freud set to make £35m at auction
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Bacon portrait of drinking partner Freud set to make £35m at auction

A FRANCIS Bacon portrait of fellow painter, and Soho drinking friend, Lucian Freud that has not been seen for more than 50 years is expected to sell for more than £35 million this month.

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June 15, 2022
Holmes enjoys date night at film festival
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Holmes enjoys date night at film festival

Holmes was previously married to Tom Cruise and was later linked to Jamie Foxx.

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June 15, 2022
RWANDA FLIGHTS HIT BY FRESH DISARRAY
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RWANDA FLIGHTS HIT BY FRESH DISARRAY

CABINET MINISTER ATTACKS COURT MOVE... BUT CAN'T SAY WHEN NEXT PLANE WILL LEAVE

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June 15, 2022
Well played, Notts ... ticketing policy hits the sweet spot
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Well played, Notts ... ticketing policy hits the sweet spot

AS THOUSANDS filed into Trent Bridge on this sunny Tuesday morning for what promised to be a thrilling final day, Nottinghamshire's inspired, intelligent decision to throw the doors open free of charge was vindicated.

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June 14, 2022
Spurs set to sign Brighton's Bissouma for £25m
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Spurs set to sign Brighton's Bissouma for £25m

TOTTENHAM are closing in on a deal for Brighton's Yves Bissouma, after agreeing to pay a fee in the region of £25million for the Mali midfielder.

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June 14, 2022
Global start-up report ranks London No 1 for fintech
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Global start-up report ranks London No 1 for fintech

TECHNOLOGY

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June 14, 2022
Rebound hits buffers as inflation rattles investors
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Rebound hits buffers as inflation rattles investors

MARKET ROUND-UP

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June 14, 2022
Candles and trenches life here feels like WWI
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Candles and trenches life here feels like WWI

With Russia marshalling all its forces and firepower towards targets in eastern Ukraine, the battle in the Donbas has intensified and citizen soldiers are on the frontline.

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June 14, 2022
Coffins, corpses and a climate crisis. But where's all the mess?
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Coffins, corpses and a climate crisis. But where's all the mess?

CLIMATE apocalypse is nearly upon us: practically everyone in the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition says so.

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June 14, 2022
Grenfell grief and sadness will live on until families have justice, says bishop
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Grenfell grief and sadness will live on until families have justice, says bishop

SURVIVORS and bereaved families today marked five years since the devastating Grenfell Tower fire as the bishop leading the memorial service insisted the fight for justice will go on.

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June 14, 2022
Boris's team dug itself a hole on Brexit and leapt right into it, says Hague
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Boris's team dug itself a hole on Brexit and leapt right into it, says Hague

A BREXIT blunder by Boris Johnson's government led it to "dig a hole and jump into it" over Northern Ireland's trading arrangements, former Tory leader Lord Hague said today.

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June 14, 2022
40th anniversary of victory in Falklands
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40th anniversary of victory in Falklands

UK troops are still based there, including these Coldstream Guards pictured on exercises on Onion Range on East Falkland.

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June 14, 2022
RWANDA BATTLE GOES TO THE WIRE
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RWANDA BATTLE GOES TO THE WIRE

MINISTERS BRACED FOR LEGAL CHALLENGES FROM ALL SEVEN PASSENGERS ON MIGRANT FLIGHT

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June 14, 2022
Mcllroy aims dig at LIV chief Norman after 21st PGA Tour win
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Mcllroy aims dig at LIV chief Norman after 21st PGA Tour win

GREG NORMAN has long talked about LIV Golf being good for the game - and so it has proved, albeit 3,500 miles away from the new series' inaugural event.

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June 13, 2022
WIMBLEDON'S A DOUBT AFTER MURRAY INJURY
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WIMBLEDON'S A DOUBT AFTER MURRAY INJURY

FORMER WORLD No1 TO UNDERGO SCAN TODAY AFTER HURTING ABDOMEN DURING FINAL OF STUTTGART OPEN

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June 13, 2022
The Rwanda policy is horrifying, but that's the plan
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The Rwanda policy is horrifying, but that's the plan

IT'S hard to imagine what it will feel like for any migrant from Afghanistan, Iraq or similar country to be dumped in Kigali this week if Priti Patel's first deportation flight to Rwanda manages to clear last-ditch court hurdles and take off tomorrow.

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June 13, 2022
NIGHTLY PATROLS AFTER DAY AT WORK AND £15,000 OUT OF POCKET
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NIGHTLY PATROLS AFTER DAY AT WORK AND £15,000 OUT OF POCKET

A HOMEOWNER has told how people living in her building have still not managed to recoup costs from the cladding scandal and were forced to do their own fire patrols to save money.

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June 13, 2022
Fire safety flaws at 1,000 tower blocks five years on from Grenfell
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Fire safety flaws at 1,000 tower blocks five years on from Grenfell

MORE than 1,000 residential tower blocks in London still have serious fire safety issues such as flammable cladding, five years on from the Grenfell Tower disaster.

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June 13, 2022
Brazil divers find boots belonging to missing British writer in river
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Brazil divers find boots belonging to missing British writer in river

DIVERS in Brazil have found personal items belonging to missing British journalist Dom Phillips and Brazilian indigenous affairs official Bruno Pereira in a river, police said.

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June 13, 2022
GAME, SET AND AN NFT CLASSIC IMAGES TO MARK 100 YEARS
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GAME, SET AND AN NFT CLASSIC IMAGES TO MARK 100 YEARS

Its centenary collection dates back to 1920 and includes classic images of stars from Bjorn Borg to John McEnroe, Martina Navratilova and Maria Sharapova in the form of photography contact sheets.

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June 13, 2022
Amnesty accuses Russia of killing hundreds of civilians in Kharkiv
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Amnesty accuses Russia of killing hundreds of civilians in Kharkiv

Nicholas Cecil Political Editor VLADIMIR Putin's forces were today bombarding part of the embattled city of Severodonetsk with heavy artillery fire where about 500 civilians are sheltering, according to the provincial governor.

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June 13, 2022
Tottenham star latest Burberry partner
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Tottenham star latest Burberry partner

London menswear designer Ahluwalia brought a riot of celebratory colour to Salters' Garden yesterday with an SS23 show entitled Africa is Limitless.

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June 13, 2022
Harry unhurt after hitting the deck as his side lose polo clash at celebrity US event
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Harry unhurt after hitting the deck as his side lose polo clash at celebrity US event

It came after Harry, wife Meghan and children Archie and Lilibet returned home after their "low key" visit to the UK for the jubilee.

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June 13, 2022
We need more fruit pickers to avoid crisis over food, PM told
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We need more fruit pickers to avoid crisis over food, PM told

THE UK needs more fruit and vegetable pickers to avoid an "absolute crisis" in the food industry, the Prime Minister was told today.

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June 13, 2022
It wasn't my business to out Rebel Wilson, says writer in apology
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It wasn't my business to out Rebel Wilson, says writer in apology

A GOSSIP columnist has apologised for the "tone" of a controversial article about Rebel Wilson, in which he complained about the star "gazumping" his scoop on her same-sex relationship.

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June 13, 2022
Fine Company as stage stars Mendes and Beale lead British charge at Tony Awards
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Fine Company as stage stars Mendes and Beale lead British charge at Tony Awards

SIMON Russell Beale, Sam Mendes and Marianne Elliott led the British charge at the 75th Tony Awards, as composer Toby Marlow made history as the first non-binary winner.

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June 13, 2022
Journalist wins High Court libel battle with Arron Banks over 'secret Russian relationship'
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Journalist wins High Court libel battle with Arron Banks over 'secret Russian relationship'

A JOURNALIST has won her High Court libel battle against arch-Brexiteer Arron Banks after she made remarks in a TED talk about his relationship with Russia.

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June 13, 2022
WILLIAM'S WARNING SCUPPERS ANDREW'S RETURN TO ROYAL FOLD
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WILLIAM'S WARNING SCUPPERS ANDREW'S RETURN TO ROYAL FOLD

'HIM OR ME' AT GARTER SERVICE BOMBSHELL

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June 13, 2022
Camden's Jazz Cafe goes on the market for £6.15 million
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Camden's Jazz Cafe goes on the market for £6.15 million

CAMDEN landmark the Jazz Cafe is to be put up for sale next week with a price tag of at least £6.15 million.

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June 10, 2022
'Too big to fail' era is over, Bank of England claims
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'Too big to fail' era is over, Bank of England claims

THE era of "too big to fail" banks going bust and being bailed out by the public is over, the Bank of England claimed today, while warning that three major lenders still have shortcomings.

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June 10, 2022