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Vow from first director of East Bank cultural quarter
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Vow from first director of East Bank cultural quarter

THE newly appointed director of the East Bank cultural quarter has promised to \"work alongside\" the people of east London to make it a success.

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September 04, 2023
Like James Bond but naughtier, this hitman lacks shock and awe
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Like James Bond but naughtier, this hitman lacks shock and awe

DAVID FINCHER'S Fight Club debuted at Venice 1999. Since then, Fincher has graced us with some phenomenal films, many of them about killers, real or imagined.

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September 04, 2023
Gives us Martha's rule, plead sepsis victim's parents
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Gives us Martha's rule, plead sepsis victim's parents

THE parents of a teenager who died in a London hospital two years ago have called for patients to be given the right to an urgent second opinion if they feel they are not being listened to.

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September 04, 2023
Starmer hands Rayner 'proper job' after criticism from Labour MPs
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Starmer hands Rayner 'proper job' after criticism from Labour MPs

SIR KEIR STARMER reshuffled his top team today, giving his deputy a longawaited more high profile role in his shadow cabinet.

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September 04, 2023
London braced for 32C Wednesday scorcher
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London braced for 32C Wednesday scorcher

LONDON is set to bask in temperatures of up to 32C this week as a \"late dose of summer\" hits - just as the school holidays end.

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September 04, 2023
Harry's delight and horror as his team duke it out with Messi's Inter Miami
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Harry's delight and horror as his team duke it out with Messi's Inter Miami

PRINCE HARRY looked delighted as he joined Hollywood royalty watching Lionel Messi in action in Los Angeles.

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September 04, 2023
Hundreds more school sites facing problems just as pupils return for term
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Hundreds more school sites facing problems just as pupils return for term

RISHI SUNAK today came under pressure to explain why as chancellor he cut money for rebuilding schools despite warnings that children's lives could be at risk.

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September 04, 2023
Ferrari passion project that’s lacking insome crucial va va voom
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Ferrari passion project that’s lacking insome crucial va va voom

MICHAEL MANN careers into the Venice competition with Ferrari, his decades-long passion project about Enzo Ferrari (Adam Driver), the man behind the distinctive red racing car.

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September 01, 2023
Fast bucks to success or ticking timebomb? Boehly's high stakes bid to dominate for years to come
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Fast bucks to success or ticking timebomb? Boehly's high stakes bid to dominate for years to come

“I NO longer recognise my club,” said Didier Drogba, perhaps the most iconic signing of the Roman Abramovich era at Chelsea, as part of a scathing attack on the new owners this year.

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September 01, 2023
Murray needs time to reflect on what the future holds after New York exit
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Murray needs time to reflect on what the future holds after New York exit

ANDY MURRAY will fly home to Britain today, thinking carefully about what his next steps may be after his US Open campaign ended abruptly here in the second round.

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September 01, 2023
Gaur's giant step up in a seismic fortnight for the women's game
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Gaur's giant step up in a seismic fortnight for the women's game

A £3,500 PAYDAY represents an unlikely windfall for your average 17-year-old, but had become the norm for England cricketers representing their country in T20 matches — so long as they were male.

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September 01, 2023
John Lewis slammed for rental scheme
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John Lewis slammed for rental scheme

JOHN Lewis has come under renewed fire from residents over its £500 million plans to enter the rental property market amid concerns it will fail to deliver on affordable housing targets.

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September 01, 2023
Johnson Matthey surges on US backer doubling stake
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Johnson Matthey surges on US backer doubling stake

THE FTSE 100 exit of Johnson Matthey was today interrupted by a wave of buying after a New York investor doubled its stake in the clean air firm.

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September 01, 2023
Superdry dives into red as investors fret over future
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Superdry dives into red as investors fret over future

HOPES that Superdry can ever return to former glories under founder CEO Julian Dunkerton took a hit today after a poor set of results that leave investors worried for its future.

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September 01, 2023
Here's some rock, if you like that kind of thing
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Here's some rock, if you like that kind of thing

So this is rock music, apparently. For the uninitiated, that's a style of music that has been wildly popular since the middle of the last century, involving electric guitars, heavy drums and a sneering attitude towards anyone who dares to prefer other genres.

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September 01, 2023
Out of this world Starfield is well worth the long wait
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Out of this world Starfield is well worth the long wait

AFTER years of waiting, it's finally here. First announced in 2018, then subject to multiple delays, the signs for Starfield were mixed.

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September 01, 2023
The British Museum thefts have exposed a deeper problem
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The British Museum thefts have exposed a deeper problem

It's not just security or cataloguing the next director will have to worry about what the institution needs is a culture change -

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September 01, 2023
Past Lives digs deep into our souls, to the start of our great journeys in love
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Past Lives digs deep into our souls, to the start of our great journeys in love

LAST week I was lucky enough to catch a preview of Past Lives, the quietly devastating forthcoming debut film from director Celine Song.

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September 01, 2023
Yes, we've had our #MeToo moment but the problem's wider than on the pitch
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Yes, we've had our #MeToo moment but the problem's wider than on the pitch

WHEN Luis Rubiales grabbed Jenni Hermoso and planted a kiss on her lips during Spain's World Cup celebrations, my jaw dropped in shock and horror.

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September 01, 2023
'I am very, very against Ülez - it's a tax on the poor'
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'I am very, very against Ülez - it's a tax on the poor'

From London's new green road policy to the problem with the climate-polluting fashion industry, Naomie Harris has strong feelings about the environment - just don't mention her Range Rover, says Joe Bromley

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September 01, 2023
Labour suspends mayor in abuse arrest storm
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Labour suspends mayor in abuse arrest storm

THE mayor of Hackney has been suspended by Labour after a photo emerged of him partying with a former councillor who had been arrested over child abuse images two weeks earlier.

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September 01, 2023
Trump-backing Proud Boys jailed for role in deadly Capitol Hill riots
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Trump-backing Proud Boys jailed for role in deadly Capitol Hill riots

TWO figureheads of the far-Right Proud Boys movement have been handed lengthy jail terms for their roles in the deadly January 2021 riot in Congress by extremist supporters of Donald Trump.

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September 01, 2023
Climate protesters disrupt Romeo and Juliet at Sadler’s Wells
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Climate protesters disrupt Romeo and Juliet at Sadler’s Wells

CLIMATE activists interrupted a performance of Romeo and Juliet at Sadler's Wells theatre to demand an end to its partnership with Barclays.

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September 01, 2023
Vandals target up to quarter of cameras in new Ulez areas as revolt grows
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Vandals target up to quarter of cameras in new Ulez areas as revolt grows

VANDALS have targeted at least a quarter of all new Ulez cameras in outer London, new data suggests.

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September 01, 2023
Property prices falling faster than expected as rate rises hit demand
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Property prices falling faster than expected as rate rises hit demand

THE fall in house prices is picking up speed with values now dropping at their fastest pace since June 2009, according to new figures today.

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September 01, 2023
We want answers about search for poet, say friends
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We want answers about search for poet, say friends

FAMILY and friends of an awardwinning London poet who went missing at a music festival have said they have \"questions\" about the five-day search for him after police yesterday discovered a body nearby.

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September 01, 2023
Crumbling concrete crisis grows as minister defends propping up schools with girders
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Crumbling concrete crisis grows as minister defends propping up schools with girders

A MINISTER came under fire today amid a growing school buildings scandal as he defended using classrooms with ceilings propped up with girders.

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September 01, 2023
New kid on the election block nails his colours firmly to Trump mast
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New kid on the election block nails his colours firmly to Trump mast

THE first Republican presidential debate saw the rivals clash over abortion, Ukraine and Donald Trump - but the former president was absent ahead of his arrest in Georgia later today.

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August 24, 2023
EYE-WATERING SAUDI BID FOR MBAPPE GIVES LEVY REASON TO DIG IN ON KANE
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EYE-WATERING SAUDI BID FOR MBAPPE GIVES LEVY REASON TO DIG IN ON KANE

PSG expect offers from elsewhere in what they say is a hyper competitive’ , market for the striker

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July 25, 2023
'PHENOMENAL WILF IS PALACE'S GREATEST EVER'
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'PHENOMENAL WILF IS PALACE'S GREATEST EVER'

PARISH’S TRIBUTE AFTER ZAHA JOINS GALATASARAY

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July 25, 2023