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'We failed Jewish people again', admits Dutch king
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'We failed Jewish people again', admits Dutch king

Willem-Alexander reignites memories of pogroms in WW2 as Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters are attacked in Amsterdam

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November 09, 2024
Orthodontist struck off after boy had 'seizure-like' attack
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Orthodontist struck off after boy had 'seizure-like' attack

An orthodontist whose unorthodox methods around shaping the jawline have gained popularity on social media has been struck off after a boy \"suffered seizure-like episodes\" during treatment.

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November 09, 2024
Scotland Yard refers itself to watchdog over Fayed cases
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Scotland Yard refers itself to watchdog over Fayed cases

Scotland Yard has referred itself to a police watchdog after two women complained about how their cases against Mohamed alFayed were handled.

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November 09, 2024
Met officer who shot dead De Menezes finally speaks
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Met officer who shot dead De Menezes finally speaks

The firearms officer who shot innocent Jean Charles de Menezes in a botched police operation in the wake of the London 7/7 bombings has spoken out for the first time and admitted he would never want to meet his victim’s family.

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November 09, 2024
Last member of the original Archers cast dies aged 105
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Last member of the original Archers cast dies aged 105

June Spencer voiced much-loved character Peggy Woolley

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November 09, 2024
Boost for Badenoch as she cuts Labour's lead in polls
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Boost for Badenoch as she cuts Labour's lead in polls

Kemi Badenoch has cut into Sir Keir Starmer's poll lead in her first week as Conservative Party leader, closing the gap by two points.

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November 09, 2024
Starmer must learn lessons from the Kamala calamity
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Starmer must learn lessons from the Kamala calamity

The Democrats' drubbing has unsettled those charged with implementing Labour's 10-year plan, reports Andrew Grice

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November 09, 2024
Who is the new adviser in charge of national security?
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Who is the new adviser in charge of national security?

After some months of speculation, the prime minister has appointed Jonathan Powell, veteran adviser to Tony Blair, as his national security adviser.

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November 09, 2024
New security adviser says UK should adopt a 'relaxed' attitude to terrorist groups
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New security adviser says UK should adopt a 'relaxed' attitude to terrorist groups

Jonathan Powell suggests tackling conflict via compromise

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November 09, 2024
NHS chief backs campaign to tackle domestic violence
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NHS chief backs campaign to tackle domestic violence

The head of NHS England has highlighted the prevalence of domestic abuse faced by health staff in the UK as she also condemned the “abhorrent behaviour across society”.

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November 09, 2024
All Blacks offer benchmark for Irish great expectations
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All Blacks offer benchmark for Irish great expectations

Victory for Ireland over New Zealand this evening won't wash away the pain of 14 October 2023.

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November 08, 2024
Arteta's vision for Arsenal at a crossroads after Edu exit
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Arteta's vision for Arsenal at a crossroads after Edu exit

Arsenal have become unaccustomed to being underdogs.

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November 08, 2024
Centre stage for England's most in-form midfielder
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Centre stage for England's most in-form midfielder

After becoming a parent, after earning a place in the tabletopping team, after a stellar player-of-the-match performance in a high-profile game and after providing one of the Champions League highlights of the week, Curtis Jones has another milestone occasion in his sights: a first senior international cap for England.

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November 08, 2024
United win ends year-long wait for success in Europe
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United win ends year-long wait for success in Europe

For a club who have been champions of Europe three times, a win in continental competition really shouldn’t be such a rarity.

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November 08, 2024
Hoorah for interest cut but we need another one soon
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Hoorah for interest cut but we need another one soon

After a turbulent few weeks, the Bank of England yesterday delivered a soothing balm to Britain's hard-pressed borrowers with a quarter-point cut in interest rates.

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November 08, 2024
Sainsbury's to raise prices due to Budget 'pressure'
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Sainsbury's to raise prices due to Budget 'pressure'

Sainsbury's has said shoppers will face higher prices as a result of the surprise tax changes announced in last week's Budget, which will hit the retailer with an extra £140m in costs.

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November 08, 2024
Keyboard warriors: a night at the Superbowl of esports
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Keyboard warriors: a night at the Superbowl of esports

The O2 arena sold out in a Glastonbury-esque frenzy, with resale tickets going for up to 1,000 online. All this for the chance to watch people play a desktop game on a jumbo screen? Annabel Nugent went to see what the big deal is

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November 08, 2024
NOBODY'S PERFECT
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NOBODY'S PERFECT

Eddie Redmayne has won rave reviews as an assassin in a TV adaptation of The Day of the Jackal’ but Geoffrey Macnab says it isn’t a patch on the 1973 movie starring Edward Fox

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November 08, 2024
How a new generation is giving granny tights a leg up
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How a new generation is giving granny tights a leg up

Kayleigh Werner explores how Gen Z superstars like Sabrina Carpenter and Taylor Swift have reclaimed a hosiery staple most Brits associate with Nory sa and made it me

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November 08, 2024
PREACHY CLEAN
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PREACHY CLEAN

Videos of CleanTok influencers making their homes shine have more than 150 billion views. Ellie Muir looks at whether their bizarre methods are setting unhealthily high standards

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November 08, 2024
Frisco fury: why punish us for paying well in advance?
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Frisco fury: why punish us for paying well in advance?

Q Months ago, we booked a cruise for early next year from Southampton to San Francisco, through an agent, including economy-class flights home.

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November 08, 2024
Trump's royal fetish isn't a turn-on for liberal Sussexes
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Trump's royal fetish isn't a turn-on for liberal Sussexes

The prospect of life under the new president-elect could be enough to send the couple packing, suggests Tessa Dunlop

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November 08, 2024
This year 'virtually certain' to be world's warmest ever
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This year 'virtually certain' to be world's warmest ever

It is \"virtually certain\" that 2024 will be the world's warmest year on record, according to Europe's climate change service.

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November 08, 2024
Ukrainian reporter's death in Russia jail still a mystery
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Ukrainian reporter's death in Russia jail still a mystery

It has been nearly 50 days since a 27-year-old Ukrainian journalist died while imprisoned at a Russian detention facility dubbed \"hell on Earth\" - but her family and friends are still waiting for the Kremlin to release her body so they can give her a proper funeral.

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November 08, 2024
Could South Korea send its troops to fight for Ukraine?
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Could South Korea send its troops to fight for Ukraine?

The alleged deployment of North Korean soldiers to aid Russia's war effort in Ukraine has prompted South Korea to warn that it could send military monitors as well as weapons to Kyiv.

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November 08, 2024
Scholz urged to trigger snap vote after coalition collapses
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Scholz urged to trigger snap vote after coalition collapses

German chancellor under pressure after he sacks minister

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November 08, 2024
'We still have this outdated view that domestic abuse is a man hitting his partner'
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'We still have this outdated view that domestic abuse is a man hitting his partner'

Sharon Gaffka speaks about the evils of coercive control and misogynistic abuse she received after leaving Love Island’

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November 08, 2024
William: The hardest and most brutal year of my life
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William: The hardest and most brutal year of my life

The Prince of Wales has described the past year which has seen his wife and father being treated for cancer as “brutal”.

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November 08, 2024
Three charged over hotel balcony death of Payne
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Three charged over hotel balcony death of Payne

Three people were charged yesterday in connection to the death of former One Direction singer Liam Payne, an Argentine prosecutor’s office said.

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November 08, 2024
Housebuilding is held back by polluting factory farms
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Housebuilding is held back by polluting factory farms

The rapid spread of factory farms and the pollution they cause are being blamed for housebuilding being stalled across the UK.

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November 08, 2024