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Celebration extraordinaire

THE City of Light lived up to its name last night as the Paris Olympics opened with a sound and vision spectacular.

BRITAIN CONNED! MASSIVE TAX RAID ON WAY

CLAIMS by Rachel Reeves of a £20billion black hole in Britain's finances have been declared a con aimed at justifying big tax rises.

Pictures: AFP Eco disaster fears as tanker sunk at sea by giant waves

One sailor dead and 16 rescued from stricken vessel

Lloyds profits slide £550m as interest margins tighten

LLOYDS Banking Group recorded a slide in profit in the first half of the year amid a surge in costs and a slowdown in the amount of cash it was making on the back of interest rates.

Hojlund must prove he is United's Great Dane

NO HIDING PLACE FOR £72M STAR

'Clearly there was a failure'

Sir Vince Cable apologises to victims of Post Office scandal

Fraudster left with £250,000 bill after false tinnitus claim

AN insurance cheat who made up a \"cock and bull story\" about tripping on a pavement has been left with a £250,000 court bill and a suspended jail sentence.

Biden: I quit re-election race to save democracy

US President Joe Biden said he decided to end his re-election campaign because he wanted to save the American way of life from felon Donald Trump.

Teen 'stamped by airport cop' is 'fighting for his life'

A 19-YEAR-OLD man filmed being apparently kicked in the head by a police officer at Manchester Airport is \"fighting for his life\" in hospital from his injuries, his lawyer said.

Court battle over sale of Winehouse clothes

AUCTIONS of Amy Winehouse memorabilia that made nearly £1million were \"suspicious\", the High Court has heard.

Startling postcode lottery for social care 'unacceptable'

A POSTCODE lottery for social care has been branded \"unacceptable\" by campaigners.

We mustn't let cash be snatched out of our hands forever

IT IS nearly two years since Charles III ascended the throne and by now his face ought to be staring back at us every time we open our wallets or purses.

Man is first charged with owning XL bully

A SUSPECT has been charged over two XL Bully dogs that killed a grandmother in the first case brought under new laws for the breed.

£300 bills pledge goes missing

Anger as PM’s election promise fails to make GB Energy announcement

For the first time since my stage four cancer was diagnosed I have dared to look forward

THIS week, for the first time in over a year, I caught a glimpse of hope.

Missiles to protect Olympics

SURFACE-to-air missiles and SASstyle units focused on killing terrorists were today being put in place for a £350million security operation for the start of the Paris Olympics.

ESTHER'S 'HEART LIFTED AT HOPE OF DYING IN FAVOURITE PLACE

Lord's launch of Bill to legalise assisted dying brings hope for end to injustice

NEITA HAS THE MOMENTUM TO CARRY HER TO PODIUM

DARYLL NEITA is embracing her new 'Miss Momentum' moniker as she targets a first individual Olympic medal.

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Supermum Helen can lead our gold rush says Sir Steve

Maresca jumps to Fernandez's defence

ENZO MARESCA has defended under-fire Enzo Fernandez over the Chelsea midfielder's racist chant storm.

Mick mourns blues legend Mayall, 90

SIR Mick Jagger has led tributes to John Mayall after the British blues legend died aged 90.

Horse-whipping video leaves Olympian's career in tatters

OLYMPIC equestrian star Charlotte Dujardin's career is in \"tatters\" after she was filmed repeatedly whipping a horse, a former eventer said.

Less carbon jargon and more planet saving |

OVER three-quarters us are baffled by carbonjargon terms such as \"intensity\", \"accounting\" and \"leakage\", a study has found.

Clean river groups hit out over Thames Water E.coli ‘alarmist' claim

CAMPAIGNERS have blasted Thames Water for accusing them of being \"alarmist\" about river quality.

Pilot sole survivor after 18 die in jet's take-off crash

ONLY the pilot survived when a plane carrying 19 people crashed and burned out as it took off on a maintenance flight.

'Starmer must make good on assisted dying vote promises'

CAMPAIGNERS have urged the Prime Minister to fulfil pre-election promises and act over assisted dying.

Man held on suspicion of death by dangerous driving after A61 crash

A MAN has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving following a horror crash that left six people dead, including two children.

Ukraine 'severely damages' last military ferry to Crimea

UKRAINE said it had \"severely damaged\" a large ferry close to Crimea that was being used to transport Russian military equipment to the occupied peninsula.

Boy, 8, dies after he is pulled from river

A BOY of eight who was rescued after falling into a river has died in hospital.

Shoplifting an 'epidemic' with armed thieves

SHOPLIFTING is at a 20-year high with thieves bolder, more aggressive and increasingly armed.