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Cobham gets go-ahead for £2.6bn Ultra Electronics takeover
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Cobham gets go-ahead for £2.6bn Ultra Electronics takeover

BUSINESS Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng today waved through the £2.6 billion takeover of British defence manufacturer Ultra Electronics by Cobham, itself owned by US private equity firm Advent.

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June 24, 2022
SHOPPING SQUEEZE RETAIL SALES FALL AGAIN
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SHOPPING SQUEEZE RETAIL SALES FALL AGAIN

FURTHER signs of the squeeze on consumers came today when it emerged that retail sales fell for the third month in four.

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June 24, 2022
Boris is right about one thing - we must never appease Vladimir Putin
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Boris is right about one thing - we must never appease Vladimir Putin

DESPITE a devastating and deserved defeat in yesterday's by elections, Boris Johnson remains absolutely right in his policy of no appeasement to the Russians.

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June 24, 2022
Ross reigns supreme in her boogie wonderland
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Ross reigns supreme in her boogie wonderland

With the first of three gown changes various sequinned spectacles and one lime green Scarlett O'Hara - she launched into Chain Reaction, Upside Down and Take Me Higher, freshening her throat with a spray she dubbed "Entertainer's Secret" and encouraging camp dance-offs in the aisles.

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June 24, 2022
Friends again? PM greets Charles after Rwanda row
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Friends again? PM greets Charles after Rwanda row

BORIS JOHNSON today appeared to row back on earlier comments that he would urge the Prince of Wales to be open minded about the Government's plan to send unauthorised migrants to Rwanda.

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June 24, 2022
Queue here for a full-on Wimbledon
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Queue here for a full-on Wimbledon

Tennis fans all set as championships return to normal after the pandemic

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June 24, 2022
MARCH OF THE FASHIONISTAS CARA ON THE CATWALK FOR PARIS POWER SHOWS
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MARCH OF THE FASHIONISTAS CARA ON THE CATWALK FOR PARIS POWER SHOWS

A MARCHING band walked the catwalk at Paris Fashion Week in a Louis Vuitton menswear spectacular inside the Louvre.

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June 24, 2022
TRIPLE TORY BLOW
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TRIPLE TORY BLOW

30% SWING TO LIB DEMS IN TIVERTON. KEY RED WALL SEAT FALLS TO LABOUR. TORY CHAIRMAN RESIGNS AT DAWN

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June 24, 2022
CONTE EYES BIG SIGNINGS BEFORE GOING ON TOUR
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CONTE EYES BIG SIGNINGS BEFORE GOING ON TOUR

BOSS WANTS TO BOOST SQUAD AHEAD OF SOUTH KOREA TRIP, AS SPURS PREPARE AN OPENING BID FOR RAPHINHA

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June 23, 2022
Broad and Leach get hosts off to the perfect start
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Broad and Leach get hosts off to the perfect start

STUART BROAD gave England a flying start to the Third Test here after they were asked to bowl first.

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June 23, 2022
Musk blames supply snags for plants 'burning money'
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Musk blames supply snags for plants 'burning money'

THE impact of supply chain problems in China on Tesla's new battery factories in the US and Germany mean they are losing billions of dollars, according to the company's multi-billionaire founder.

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June 23, 2022
Murdoch and Hall divorce 'unlikely to harm media empire'
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Murdoch and Hall divorce 'unlikely to harm media empire'

RUPERT MURDOCH'S reported divorce from Jerry Hall is unlikely to affect his vast media empire, according to legal experts.

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June 23, 2022
Camilla: We must do more to end gender based violence
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Camilla: We must do more to end gender based violence

THE Duchess of Cornwall was today making an impassioned plea for more to be done to tackle violence against women and girls.

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June 23, 2022
Boris flies in for Rwanda summit facing double whammy by election loss
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Boris flies in for Rwanda summit facing double whammy by election loss

BORIS JOHNSON touched down in Rwanda today as voters went to the polls in two crunch by-elections which could trigger fresh questions over the Prime Minister's leadership.

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June 23, 2022
Free tickets to Wimbledon for around 1,000 Ukrainian refugees and their host families
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Free tickets to Wimbledon for around 1,000 Ukrainian refugees and their host families

MORE than 1,000 Ukrainian refugees and their host families are being given free Wimbledon tickets.

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June 23, 2022
Coach in dramatic rescue as swimmer faints and sinks to the bottom of pool
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Coach in dramatic rescue as swimmer faints and sinks to the bottom of pool

THESE were the dramatic scenes when a swimmer fainted during her routine at the world championships and sank to the bottom of the pool.

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June 23, 2022
Chancellor urged to cut taxes by 2% to tackle the 'new enemy of recession'
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Chancellor urged to cut taxes by 2% to tackle the 'new enemy of recession'

RISHI SUNAK was warned today that "recession is the new enemy" as he faced calls to cut taxes now to boost the economy and ease the cost of living crisis.

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June 23, 2022
FORGET A 7% RISE, STRIKERS WARNED
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FORGET A 7% RISE, STRIKERS WARNED

ANOTHER DAY OF CHAOS FOR COMMUTERS. UNIONS AND BOSSES IN WAR OF WORDS

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June 23, 2022
Chelsea say farewell to Granovskaia as part of shake-up under Boehly
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Chelsea say farewell to Granovskaia as part of shake-up under Boehly

CHELSEA today confirmed the departure of director Marina Granovskaia as part of a major shake-up.

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June 22, 2022
STOKES READY TO PLAY AFTER ILLNESS SCARE
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STOKES READY TO PLAY AFTER ILLNESS SCARE

SKIPPER BOWLS AND BATS IN NETS TO ALLAY FEARS. BUT ANDERSON IS RULED OUT WITH ANKLE INJURY

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June 22, 2022
IN FASHION FRASERS UPS HUGO BOSS STAKE
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IN FASHION FRASERS UPS HUGO BOSS STAKE

The former Newcastle United owner first took a 0.2% stake in Hugo Boss in June 2020, along with 4.7% of options.

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June 22, 2022
JD Sports slams former chairman's role and highlights regulatory issues
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JD Sports slams former chairman's role and highlights regulatory issues

JD SPORTS today issued a scathing assessment of how the business was run under former executive chairman Peter Cowgill, who was ousted last month after two decades of building one of the most successful retailers in Britain.

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June 22, 2022
Beyonce's new release makes me hungry for more
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Beyonce's new release makes me hungry for more

SURPRISE! Beyoncé's back! Although, by her typical, stringent privacy standards, when it comes to releasing new music, announcing her album with six weeks' notice, as she did last Thursday, is basically the equivalent of her going round her fans' houses and telling them to have their Tidal accounts primed and ready.

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June 22, 2022
Protest Pride is way to go, says Lava La Rue
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Protest Pride is way to go, says Lava La Rue

RAPPER Lava La Rue is glad Pride has been "reclaimed as a protest" after lockdown.

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June 22, 2022
Gloves are off for Tyson Fury promoter's wife over bats in attic and £1.2m court battle
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Gloves are off for Tyson Fury promoter's wife over bats in attic and £1.2m court battle

THE wife of world heavyweight boxing champion Tyson Fury's promoter is locked in a £1.2 million court fight with builders after the couple's lavish million-pound extension was derailed - by bats in the attic.

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June 22, 2022
RAAB FAILS TO DENY CARRIE JOB CLAIM
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RAAB FAILS TO DENY CARRIE JOB CLAIM

A CABINET minister today criticised "deeply unsavoury attacks" on Boris Johnson's wife Carrie amid claims he tried to get her a senior job at the Foreign Office - but stopped short of denying the story.

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June 22, 2022
Ministers 'face backlash over flights to Rwanda'
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Ministers 'face backlash over flights to Rwanda'

THE Home Office was today warned it would face a public backlash of "sheer horror" if it begins to send women and children to Rwanda as its top civil servants admitted that families could be on board future flights.

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June 22, 2022
FUEL AND FOOD FIRE HIGHEST INFLATION RATE FOR 40 YEARS
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FUEL AND FOOD FIRE HIGHEST INFLATION RATE FOR 40 YEARS

SUNAK FACES FRESH CALLS FOR VAT CUT AFTER LATEST COST OF LIVING SURGE TO 9.1%

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June 22, 2022
Granovskaia set to join Chelsea exodus, putting extra heat on new owner Boehly
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Granovskaia set to join Chelsea exodus, putting extra heat on new owner Boehly

THE future of Marina Granovskaia was one of the biggest questions surrounding the change of ownership at Chelsea.

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June 21, 2022
Crawley's credit is running out... he needs runs in the bank
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Crawley's credit is running out... he needs runs in the bank

IN THE unforgettable Trent Bridge Test that finished a week ago, 1,675 runs were scored. There were five individual centuries, seven fifties and five more scores in the forties.

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June 21, 2022