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'While Phizz flies at the front of the plane, I fly at the back'
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'While Phizz flies at the front of the plane, I fly at the back'

DANIEL CRAY racked up a lot of frequent flyer miles working on sports advertising campaigns in his native Melbourne, Australia.

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January 18, 2024
New home for Zilch... and its unicorn
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New home for Zilch... and its unicorn

LONDON fintech Zilch is today moving into shiny new offices in Victoria as the buy now, pay later business gears up for major expansion ahead of a potential IPO this year.

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January 18, 2024
Loos on the Tube? I can't believe it's taken so long
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Loos on the Tube? I can't believe it's taken so long

WELL done, the Greens. If credit is due anywhere for the inclusion of £3 million in the Mayor's budget for public lavatories at Tube stations, it should go to Caroline Russell.

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January 18, 2024
I got the money and fame and I was like, 'Is this it?'
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I got the money and fame and I was like, 'Is this it?'

Mica Paris is the icon of British music who insists she's still a 'work in progress'. As she makes her West End stage debut, she talks to Hamish MacBain about her rise to stardom, drinking with Prince and her soul music mission

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January 18, 2024
It's the bomb! Oppenheimer leads Bafta nods
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It's the bomb! Oppenheimer leads Bafta nods

CILLIAN MURPHY is in the running to be named best actor at this year's Baftas with his atomic bomb biopic Oppenheimer dominating nominations.

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January 18, 2024
£500m pre-election giveaway by Khan
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£500m pre-election giveaway by Khan

AS MAYOR'S SHARE OF YOUR COUNCIL TAX INCREASES TO £4 71 A YEAR...

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January 18, 2024
King praised for his openness as Queen carries on with visit
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King praised for his openness as Queen carries on with visit

THE Queen was carrying on with business as usual today after it was revealed that Charles is to be treated in hospital next week for an enlarged prostate.

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January 18, 2024
Kate 'comfortable and doing well' after undergoing major abdominal surgery
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Kate 'comfortable and doing well' after undergoing major abdominal surgery

THE Princess of Wales is \"doing well\" after a comfortable night in hospital recovering from major abdominal surgery, sources said today.

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January 18, 2024
£250m fiasco
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£250m fiasco

Five years since it closed, three authorities in funding stalemate, a taskforce’ that hasn’t met for over two years and now they say bridge might never reopen to traffic

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January 18, 2024
Magical Mirra sees off her idol in a show of confidence and humility
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Magical Mirra sees off her idol in a show of confidence and humility

THEY say never meet your idols but, for Mirra Andreeva, a first encounter with Ons Jabeur could hardly have gone better.

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January 17, 2024
New deal puts Wiegman on World Cup collision course with Hayes
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New deal puts Wiegman on World Cup collision course with Hayes

BY SIGNING a new contract with the Lionesses yesterday, Sarina Wiegman has set herself on a collision course with Emma Hayes.

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January 17, 2024
Benrahma's red costs West Ham dear... and could be his final act
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Benrahma's red costs West Ham dear... and could be his final act

HAVING watched his Bristol City team knock West Ham out of the FA Cup last night, manager Liam Manning was keen to play down the significance of the Premier League side's attacking absentees.

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January 17, 2024
MARKET ROUND-UP Asia-focused stocks feel China's pain
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MARKET ROUND-UP Asia-focused stocks feel China's pain

CHINA'S stuttering economy added to the strain on global markets today as the Hang Seng index and London's Asia-focused stocks endured heavy selling.

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January 17, 2024
Jump in inflation is nasty surprise for City markets
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Jump in inflation is nasty surprise for City markets

CITY markets today took fright at the first increase in the annual rate of inflation since February.

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January 17, 2024
Let's change Oxford Street for good and first to go should be those pedicabs
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Let's change Oxford Street for good and first to go should be those pedicabs

'IM not being funny but... do you remember when Oxford Street was one of the greatest in the world? That wasn't even too long ago.

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January 17, 2024
Trump obliterated his rivals in Iowa, but still faces a big hurdle
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Trump obliterated his rivals in Iowa, but still faces a big hurdle

THE bitter cold in Iowa during the days before Monday's Republican caucuses meant the effective cancellation of the climax of the campaign.

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January 17, 2024
Handsome waiters who remember your name? Of course I love it
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Handsome waiters who remember your name? Of course I love it

REMEMBER Cheers? \"You want to go where everybody knows your name\" went the theme.

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January 17, 2024
Post Office inquiry 'to last until 2026'
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Post Office inquiry 'to last until 2026'

A NATIONAL investigation into potential criminal offences linked to the Post Office scandal will take at least until 2026, Britain's most senior police officer has said.

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January 17, 2024
Probe after boy, two, starves to death
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Probe after boy, two, starves to death

A REVIEW by children's services has begun after a two-year-old boy was left to die alone from starvation, curled up next to his dead father.

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January 17, 2024
Are you ready to embrace this Brave New World?
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Are you ready to embrace this Brave New World?

Who are the scientists, thinkers and futurists set on forging new paths for humanity? Meet them on this new podcast series which will help demystify breakthroughs and enhance everyday life

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January 17, 2024
Starter's orders as Khan and Hall set out mayoral pitch
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Starter's orders as Khan and Hall set out mayoral pitch

The starting gun has been fired on the race to be the next mayor of London - with Sadiq Khan and his main challenger trading blows and warnings that the Ulez row could play a key role Despite the Mayor being well ahead in a number of polls, well-informed activists believe a low turnout and changes in the voting system could leave \"only 10,000 votes\" between the Labour mayor and his Tory rival Susan Hall.

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January 17, 2024
ALL SMILES AS EMMA MAKES IT LOOK EASY
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ALL SMILES AS EMMA MAKES IT LOOK EASY

RADUCANU IN CONFIDENT MOOD AS SHE DISPATCHES ROGERS IN FIRST GRAND SLAM SINCE TRIPLE SURGERY

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January 16, 2024
Draper throws his all into marathon win... and then throws up in courtside bin
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Draper throws his all into marathon win... and then throws up in courtside bin

JACK DRAPER ended his first-round match at the Australian Open vomiting in a courtside bin after the Briton came through the first five-setter of his career.

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January 16, 2024
Dragusin's 'dream' led him to turn down move to Bayern
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Dragusin's 'dream' led him to turn down move to Bayern

Sky is the limit for Spurs, insists 25.8m signing after hijack bid

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January 16, 2024
Vodafone to axe data centres in £1.2bn deal
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Vodafone to axe data centres in £1.2bn deal

VODAFONE, Britain's biggest telecoms firm, is set to scrap its European data centres after announcing a $1.5 billion (£1.2 billion) cloud partnership with Microsoft which includes new AI functionality.

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January 16, 2024
The war on terror is back the Houthis in Yemen have just opened a new front
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The war on terror is back the Houthis in Yemen have just opened a new front

In his Commons statement yesterday, Rishi Sunak was right to characterise last Thursday's strike on Houthi rebels in Yemen as \"limited, not escalatory\" and a necessary act of self-defense after the unconscionable attacks on civilian and military shipping in the Red Sea.

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January 16, 2024
Saint Gaz now has fans in Hamas and that's a big problem for the BBC
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Saint Gaz now has fans in Hamas and that's a big problem for the BBC

SAINT Gaz is at it again.

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January 16, 2024
No wonder Harry and Meghan upset the Queen
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No wonder Harry and Meghan upset the Queen

WHAT'S in a name? An awful lot. And it turns out that recollections have varied once again when it came to the Sussexes calling their daughter by the late Queen's pet name, Lilibet.

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January 16, 2024
London basks in Beyoncé and Harry boost
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London basks in Beyoncé and Harry boost

LONDON'S hospitality sector took in more cash last year than before the pandemic, figures show, as Beyoncé and Harry Styles helped the music industry to a bumper year.

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January 16, 2024
Glenn Hoddle clocks up 82mph own goal on M25
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Glenn Hoddle clocks up 82mph own goal on M25

FORMER England football manager Glenn Hoddle has been ordered to pay more than £1,100 after he was convicted of speeding on the M25.

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January 16, 2024