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Alcaraz slogs it out to beat Sinner in four-hour epic
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Alcaraz slogs it out to beat Sinner in four-hour epic

Young Spaniard will meet Zverev in French Open final

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June 08, 2024
How the new Steve Jobs used AI to amass $100bn
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How the new Steve Jobs used AI to amass $100bn

Jen-hsun Huang - founder and chief of Nvidia - has achieved god-like status with investors hanging on his every word and his company valued at $3 trillion,

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June 08, 2024
Billionaire Issa brothers end their partnership with Asda
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Billionaire Issa brothers end their partnership with Asda

Union says deal with ‘asset stripping' equity firm is bad news

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June 08, 2024
Modi sets out his mandate to form a new government
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Modi sets out his mandate to form a new government

Narendra Modi was formally elected yesterday as the leader of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) coalition, setting the stage for his third term as prime minister of India. While Mr Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) fell well short of the majority mark of 272 seats, winning only 240 seats in its own right, the NDA coalition together won 293 seats, some 61 ahead of the opposition INDIA alliance led by the Congress party.

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June 08, 2024
Body count rises as Israeli tanks go deeper into Rafah
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Body count rises as Israeli tanks go deeper into Rafah

Israel has bombarded swathes of central and southern Gaza, while tanks have advanced to the western edges of the border city. In its latest update, the Israeli military said it had killed \"dozens\" of Hamas militants during operations in al-Bureij refugee camp and the nearby city of Deir al-Balah in central Gaza. Palestinian medics in the area reported that at least 15 civilians had been killed overnight in Israeli airstrikes.

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June 08, 2024
EU voters close to Russia crave one thing above all
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EU voters close to Russia crave one thing above all

Mary Dejevsky travels to Finland, the Baltic states and Poland, where the issue of security is on everyone's mind

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June 08, 2024
Ukraine racing against time to prepare for fresh assault
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Ukraine racing against time to prepare for fresh assault

Allies used D-Day celebrations to underline their support for Kyiv, writes Kim Sengupta, but the West is struggling to find the production capacity for the munitions the country needs

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June 08, 2024
Duke of Westminster ties the knot with William's help
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Duke of Westminster ties the knot with William's help

Billionaire aristocrat Hugh Grosvenor, the Duke of Westminster, married Olivia Henson yesterday in a high society wedding at Chester Cathedral where the Prince of Wales acted as an usher.

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June 08, 2024
Airport security glitch sees return to 100ml liquids rule
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Airport security glitch sees return to 100ml liquids rule

Ministers have ordered an astonishing emergency U-turn on airport security following concerns about new equipment that allows passengers to keep liquids in their hand luggage. Airports with the new scanners have been ordered to reimpose old rules from midnight tonight, meaning that travellers will be limited to carrying 100ml containers.

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June 08, 2024
Swift doesn't miss a beat in 45-song three-hour concert
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Swift doesn't miss a beat in 45-song three-hour concert

Singer-songwriter uncorks bottles and bottles of nostalgia

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June 08, 2024
Last sighting of missing TV doctor as search continues
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Last sighting of missing TV doctor as search continues

New CCTV images appear to show missing TV doctor Michael Mosley less than half an hour after he left a beach to go on a walk while on a holiday on the Greek island of Symi.

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June 08, 2024
Starmer was correct to hit Sunak's tax claims hard
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Starmer was correct to hit Sunak's tax claims hard

To promote their misleading claim Labour would increase taxes on working households by £2,000, the Conservatives issued a video of a flying red piggy bank and the message: \"If you think Labour will win, start saving...\"

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June 08, 2024
Mordaunt sends a message to Sunak with a sword swipe
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Mordaunt sends a message to Sunak with a sword swipe

Savour for a moment the dilemma confronting Penny Mordaunt. She's got a prime TV slot to promote the Conservatives on the very day that her boss, Rishi Sunak, is deep in the mire for dodging D-Day. Will she whip out that famous jewelled coronation sword to fend off his attackers?

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June 08, 2024
Rayner enjoyed a successful debate... against Liz Truss
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Rayner enjoyed a successful debate... against Liz Truss

There were already too many people on stage in the BBC's seven-way debate, including two politicians from Scotland and Wales representing parties most people cannot vote for.

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June 08, 2024
Sunak sorry for D-Day early exit but hits back at critics
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Sunak sorry for D-Day early exit but hits back at critics

Rishi Sunak has accused his critics of politicising D-Day after he was forced to make a grovelling apology for leaving the commemorations early to take part in a TV interview.

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June 08, 2024
Labour leader set for decade in No 10 as Farage touted as Sunak successor, finds poll
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Labour leader set for decade in No 10 as Farage touted as Sunak successor, finds poll

Sir Keir Starmer is set to be prime minister for a decade, Tory supporters want Nigel Farage to succeed Rishi Sunak as leader, and many in the Conservative Party fear that it faces extinction.

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June 08, 2024
Dozens Of Migrants Rescued After Channel Boat Capsizes
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Dozens Of Migrants Rescued After Channel Boat Capsizes

Around 80 migrants have been rescued in the English Channel after the boat they were travelling in capsized off the coast of Kent.

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June 07, 2024
Alcaraz And Sinner Take The Spotlight From Old Guard
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Alcaraz And Sinner Take The Spotlight From Old Guard

Their meeting in the French Open semis today signals an exciting new era in the men’s game, says Jamie Braidwood

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June 07, 2024
Swiatek beats raging Gauff to reach French Open final
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Swiatek beats raging Gauff to reach French Open final

Iga Swiatek moved one step away from a fourth French Open title as Coco Gauff was reduced to tears during her semi-final exit yesterday at Roland Garros. An emotional Gauff had a blazing row with umpire Aurelie Tourte, telling the official she should be ashamed” for not overturning a call.

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June 07, 2024
Grealish and Maddison out of England's Euros squad
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Grealish and Maddison out of England's Euros squad

Midfield stars missing from Gareth Southgate's final 26

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June 07, 2024
FAMILIES AT WAR
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FAMILIES AT WAR

‘House of the Dragon’ takes viewers back to Westeros for a second series that is rich in intrigue, writes Louis Chilton

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June 07, 2024
CHAOS IN CLUBLAND
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CHAOS IN CLUBLAND

Charlie XCX slips vulnerability into disorienting bangers on 'Brat', writes Helen Brown, while 'Born in the Wild' by Tems is as assured a debut as any Roisin O'Connor has listened to

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June 07, 2024
How My Fair Lady dodged the culture war kvetchers
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How My Fair Lady dodged the culture war kvetchers

For some, the 1964 classic is ultimately a movie about men grooming young women. But for most, its charm, style and ambiguity keep the film relevant, writes Geoffrey Macnab

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June 07, 2024
Shake off those prejudices about studying Taylor Swift
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Shake off those prejudices about studying Taylor Swift

Academic studies on the merits of the star’s lyrics are not the Mickey Mouse courses you might think, says Dr Clio Doyle

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June 07, 2024
We must continue to teach children the lesson of D-Day
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We must continue to teach children the lesson of D-Day

When we commemorate D-Day, what exactly are we doing? We are remembering, with great reverence, the bravery and sacrifice of an event 80 years ago: the largest amphibious invasion in history, which precipitated the liberation of France, and Nazi Germany's surrender, 11 months later.

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June 07, 2024
Taliban's exclusion of girls from schools hits 1,000 days
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Taliban's exclusion of girls from schools hits 1,000 days

Afghanistan is set to mark 1,000 dark days since the Taliban banned girls from attending school beyond the age of 12, dimming any prospect of women being allowed back into the formal education system in the near future.

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June 07, 2024
Israeli strike on UN school in Gaza kills more than 30
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Israeli strike on UN school in Gaza kills more than 30

Building is used as a refuge for 6,000 displaced Palestinians

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June 07, 2024
'Mummy, when will the war end?' asks a trembling child
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'Mummy, when will the war end?' asks a trembling child

As the Russians relentlessly shell the Ukraine's Kharkiv region, Tom Watling meets a mother who, against the odds, finds volunteers to get her and her six children to safety

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June 07, 2024
We have lift-off: Musk's rocket launch hailed success
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We have lift-off: Musk's rocket launch hailed success

Starship is the most powerful and largest rocket ever made

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June 07, 2024
Essex Tories had 'gun to our heads' for Holden selection
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Essex Tories had 'gun to our heads' for Holden selection

Members say Tory party chair standing is a 'slap in the face'

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June 07, 2024