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18 months in jail for armourer who allowed live bullet in gun before Baldwin film tragedy
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18 months in jail for armourer who allowed live bullet in gun before Baldwin film tragedy

THE armourer on the Alec Baldwin film Rust has been jailed over the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.

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March 07, 2024
Hunt puts Britain on autumn poll alert with pledge to cut more taxes
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Hunt puts Britain on autumn poll alert with pledge to cut more taxes

JEREMY HUNT put Britain on notice for an autumn general election as he sought to create a “big divide” between the Tories and Labour on taxes.

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March 07, 2024
'However good I am in Cabaret, critics will still say I don't deserve it'
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'However good I am in Cabaret, critics will still say I don't deserve it'

CARA DELEVINGNE says preparing for her stage debut in Cabaret has left her “on the edge of a nerve” — and braced for criticism.

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March 06, 2024
Clattenburg's return as referee critic spells trouble
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Clattenburg's return as referee critic spells trouble

NOSTALGIA is a powerful drug, so I’ll admit to being pathetically excited at the BBC reboot of Gladiators.

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March 06, 2024
Hapless execution ruins moments of brilliance
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Hapless execution ruins moments of brilliance

WE will come, soon enough, to Singapulah’s intriguing backstory and its manifold multisensory distractions; we will come to the richly staged retro interior, the stacked displays of purchasable larder items, and the flavours that, at their best, flare and sparkle with jolting, technicolour vividness.

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March 06, 2024
Madonna tells fans: I couldn't walk after near-death experience
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Madonna tells fans: I couldn't walk after near-death experience

MADONNA has told fans she “could not walk” after her “near-death experience” last year that left her in a medically induced coma for four days.

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March 06, 2024
WOOD'S BACK IN FOR TOUR FINALE
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WOOD'S BACK IN FOR TOUR FINALE

SEAMER PARTNERS ANDERSON IN PACE ATTACK AS ENGLAND SKIPPER STOKES PROMISES FIGHT TO FINISH

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March 06, 2024
Arteta facing dilemma as he looks to bolster attack
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Arteta facing dilemma as he looks to bolster attack

Should he target a central striker or winger?

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March 06, 2024
Ngannou showed against Fury he's a serious boxer, but he doesn't worry me
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Ngannou showed against Fury he's a serious boxer, but he doesn't worry me

WHEN I watched Francis Ngannou’s fight against Tyson Fury at home in October, I wasn’t quite sure what to expect.

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March 06, 2024
Betting giant 888 pays £39m to exit failed Stateside venture
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Betting giant 888 pays £39m to exit failed Stateside venture

WILLIAM HILL owner 888 revealed today it will pay $50 million (£39 million) as the price of an exit from its failing US business.

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March 06, 2024
L&G is committed to the City, says new boss
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L&G is committed to the City, says new boss

LEGAL & GENERAL today committed itself to the City and said it would aim to raise dividend payouts by 5% a year — a boon to large investors such as pension funds.

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March 06, 2024
Southend Airport owner reaches end of runway
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Southend Airport owner reaches end of runway

THE protracted battle over the future of Southend Airport drew to a close today after owner Esken bowed to pressure from its biggest lender Carlyle and agreed to wind itself up in a move likely to leave shareholders empty-handed.

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March 06, 2024
Two ageing prizefighters in the ring in a gladiatorial battle
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Two ageing prizefighters in the ring in a gladiatorial battle

WELCOME to the political Thunderdome. The 2024 US election will be a gladiatorial battle between two ageing prize fighters who are determined to keep taking swings at each other.

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March 06, 2024
'Taylor Swift's writing brilliance freaks people out'
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'Taylor Swift's writing brilliance freaks people out'

Jack Antonoff is the producer behind modern pop’s biggest records from Lana Del Rey’s Chemtrails Over the Country Club to Swift's 1989. He tells El Hunt how he's become so prolific and why his new record is his best yet

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March 06, 2024
President loses...to an unknown hopeful in tiny Pacific territory
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President loses...to an unknown hopeful in tiny Pacific territory

AN UNKNOWN candidate who defeated President Joe Biden in American Samoa’s Super Tuesday caucus revealed he found out he had won when his “phone started blowing up.”

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March 06, 2024
Starmer: Tories have 'maxed out the national credit card'
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Starmer: Tories have 'maxed out the national credit card'

THE Tories have “maxed out the national credit card” with a “desperate” budget, Sir Keir Starmer warned today.

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March 06, 2024
We're not grateful enough for the little things that make London wonderful
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We're not grateful enough for the little things that make London wonderful

I ’M not being funny but… we live in a membership world right now.

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March 06, 2024
Super Tuesday sets up Biden-Trump rerun - but most voters don't want either
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Super Tuesday sets up Biden-Trump rerun - but most voters don't want either

A NOVEMBER rematch between Joe Biden and Donald Trump is all but certain after the bitter 2020 rivals dominated their party primary votes in the United States on Super Tuesday.

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March 06, 2024
Hunt throws down gauntlet to Labour with N.I. pledge
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Hunt throws down gauntlet to Labour with N.I. pledge

‘Permanent’ cut of 2p unveiled in Budget aimed at giving his party a pre-election boost

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March 06, 2024
A torrent of departures that threatens the City
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A torrent of departures that threatens the City

PLEASED as I am for the lucky investors who followed my January share tip, the agreed £1 billion takeover bid for Spirent Communications marks another dismal day for the City.

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March 05, 2024
My stay at a £6,000 hiking retreat loved by Hollywood.
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My stay at a £6,000 hiking retreat loved by Hollywood.

The Ranch is so elite that you have to sign an NDA to stay there

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March 05, 2024
After a dismal run, the Royal Court is finally having its renaissance
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After a dismal run, the Royal Court is finally having its renaissance

SEEN anything good at the Royal Court recently? In recent years, ask that of the theatergoer in your life and the question would probably elicit a wince.

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March 05, 2024
Jews are terrified - we keep our newsroom hidden
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Jews are terrified - we keep our newsroom hidden

Jake Wallis Simons, the editor of the world's oldest Jewish newspaper, on a terrifying climate for his community and why he works from a secret London location

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March 05, 2024
Big Brother is live on ITV1 — but will anyone tune in?
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Big Brother is live on ITV1 — but will anyone tune in?

TECHNO intro music remains untouched.

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March 05, 2024
Chanel à la mer: fashion house goes back to its boardwalk roots
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Chanel à la mer: fashion house goes back to its boardwalk roots

IT FELT poignant for Virginie Viard, artistic director of Chanel since 2019 following Karl Lagerfeld's death, to look back to the origins of the house at a time when its provenance is front and centre of a cultural evaluation the V&A's blockbuster exhibition will close on Sunday, while Juliette Binoche is currently portraying Coco Chanel on the AppleTV+ show The New Look.

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March 05, 2024
Football Australia's shock over captain Kerr trial
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Football Australia's shock over captain Kerr trial

CHELSEA striker Sam Kerr has caught Football Australia off guard, with the governing body only learning overnight that their captain will face a criminal trial next year.

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March 05, 2024
'WE NEVER NEEDED TO SIGN A STRIKER'
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'WE NEVER NEEDED TO SIGN A STRIKER'

RICE SAYS SCORING WAS NOT IN DOUBT FOR GOAL-HAPPY GUNNERS

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March 05, 2024
Horner conducts clear-the-air talks with Team Verstappen
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Horner conducts clear-the-air talks with Team Verstappen

CHRISTIAN HORNER has held clear-the-air talks with Max Verstappen’s team in a bid to broker a peace deal ahead of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.

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March 05, 2024
Borthwick and George are the perfect pairing to help England close the gap
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Borthwick and George are the perfect pairing to help England close the gap

JAMIE GEORGE’S powerful vulnerability and Steve Borthwick’s private charisma are enough to make Rory Best think England might just be onto something.

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March 05, 2024
Gunners in cruise mode as goal blitz continues
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Gunners in cruise mode as goal blitz continues

Arteta’s men show they have learned from past failures as win keeps them right in hunt

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March 05, 2024