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You need to calm down: Fans mass for Taylor's big kick-off
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You need to calm down: Fans mass for Taylor's big kick-off

TAYLOR SWIFT fever broke out in London today with hundreds of fans camping outside Wembley to be first into the stadium for her opening show.

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June 21, 2024
Confidence builds for England after Salt peppers West Indies
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Confidence builds for England after Salt peppers West Indies

PHIL SALT believes England have at last seized some momentum after putting their \"topsy-turvy\" start to the T20 World Cup aside with a dominant win over West Indies overnight.

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June 20, 2024
FODEN'S THE MAN TO RISE TO THE BIG OCCASION
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FODEN'S THE MAN TO RISE TO THE BIG OCCASION

WALKER BACKS PHIL TO FIRE

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June 20, 2024
Southgate bids to avoid second-game syndrome
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Southgate bids to avoid second-game syndrome

Coach will hope his team have got their customary off-night out of the way early

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June 20, 2024
Jones calls up student as he fires warning
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Jones calls up student as he fires warning

EDDIE JONES exuded his trademark eye-glint when warning England that his callow Japan will push the tourists to the wire in Tokyo.

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June 20, 2024
Murray's new back problem puts Wimbledon in doubt
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Murray's new back problem puts Wimbledon in doubt

ANDY MURRAY was today undergoing a scan on his damaged back, as the clock ticks to Wimbledon.

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June 20, 2024
Salt grabs victory for England to fuel belief in title fight
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Salt grabs victory for England to fuel belief in title fight

Buttler is thrilled with maturity shown by side in statement win

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June 20, 2024
Rolls-Royce surges again as Goldman forecasts further progress
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Rolls-Royce surges again as Goldman forecasts further progress

RESURGENT Rolls-Royce shares hit new heights in the FTSE 100 today after a leading City bank said the stunning run by the engines maker had further to go.

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June 20, 2024
The country has come down with Jude Bellingham fever and I'm patient zero
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The country has come down with Jude Bellingham fever and I'm patient zero

I'M now officially obsessed with Jude Bellingham. Yes, I know all of us football fans are obsessed with him, being that utter novelty for England players: a winner.

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June 20, 2024
AI could help cut through the political waffle
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AI could help cut through the political waffle

WHEN will you make up your mind about who to vote for on July 4?

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June 20, 2024
Vietnam’s gun salute for 'comrade' Putin after road trip with Kim
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Vietnam’s gun salute for 'comrade' Putin after road trip with Kim

VLADIMIR PUTIN today said he wanted to partner with Vietnam in energy and security as he met the country's leader on a visit to Hanoi that was condemned by the United States.

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June 20, 2024
Missing British teen ‘had hurt leg on cactus before phone cut off'
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Missing British teen ‘had hurt leg on cactus before phone cut off'

A BRITISH teenager who vanished during a holiday in Tenerife had cut his leg on a cactus and did not know where he was, a friend has warned.

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June 20, 2024
Gove: tax up whoever wins (but Labour will be worse)
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Gove: tax up whoever wins (but Labour will be worse)

Increase under Starmer is the dog that hasn't barked yet in campaign’

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June 20, 2024
Pressure piles on Sunak as second candidate probed over betting on election date
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Pressure piles on Sunak as second candidate probed over betting on election date

RISHI SUNAK was under mounting pressure today over alleged betting linked to his surprise announcement of a July 4 election as investigations reached into the heart of Tory headquarters and No10.

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June 20, 2024
Wills hopes for early birthday present as he flies out to cheer on Three Lions
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Wills hopes for early birthday present as he flies out to cheer on Three Lions

THE Prince of Wales was hoping for an early birthday present from the Three Lions today as he headed to Germany to join thousands of England fans cheering on the team as they take on Denmark in the Euros.

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June 20, 2024
Better tracks give us hope for success in next stage, says Topley
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Better tracks give us hope for success in next stage, says Topley

WHEN naming a squad for this T20 World Cup in the spring, England made no secret of how heavily their thinking had been influenced by their high-scoring tour to the Caribbean before Christmas.

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June 19, 2024
SPURS FEAR THEY FACE FIGHT FOR GALLAGHER
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SPURS FEAR THEY FACE FIGHT FOR GALLAGHER

IN-DEMAND STAR USING EUROS TO SHOW WORTH TO CHELSEA

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June 19, 2024
Gilmour gives Scots better chance of holding onto Euro dream
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Gilmour gives Scots better chance of holding onto Euro dream

AFTER suffering opening-night stage fright, it is do-or-die for Scotland.

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June 19, 2024
Southgate still looking for key to unlock City form in Foden
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Southgate still looking for key to unlock City form in Foden

FIVE MINUTES gone at Wembley, and in the sunshine in front of a socially distanced crowd, Phil Foden, hair dyed a la Paul Gascoigne on the same patch at Euro 96, shimmies inside a Croatian defender and curls towards the far corner to launch the summer he intends, even expects, to make his own.

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June 19, 2024
Murray certain to fight to end in long farewell
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Murray certain to fight to end in long farewell

EARLY exits did not used to be the tournament norm for Andy Murray.

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June 19, 2024
Young's boss says food costs are now falling for pubs
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Young's boss says food costs are now falling for pubs

THE boss of Young's today said the pub chain was beginning to see food inflation fall into negative territory in the latest signs that cost-of-living pressures are abating.

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June 19, 2024
I'm angry I've time wasted with the Help to Buy ISA'
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I'm angry I've time wasted with the Help to Buy ISA'

Millions of first-time buyers have their savings trapped in deposit schemes that have not kept pace with house price inflation.

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June 19, 2024
It's telling that there's absolutely no debate about Bukavo Saka
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It's telling that there's absolutely no debate about Bukavo Saka

THERE was something almost reassuringly familiar about the sight of Serbia's Strahinja Pavlović taking out Bukayo Saka after 22 minutes of England's opening Euro 2024 group game on Sunday.

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June 19, 2024
Festivals are kind of over ...it's all about grassroots, intimate gigs this summer
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Festivals are kind of over ...it's all about grassroots, intimate gigs this summer

I'M not being funny but... today I want to talk about the sorry state of festivals this summer.

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June 19, 2024
Unite the Right? Look how that worked out for the Republicans
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Unite the Right? Look how that worked out for the Republicans

IF the polls are right, the Conservatives are heading for a historic drubbing.

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June 19, 2024
Sex, power and bust-ups: inside brand Beckham
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Sex, power and bust-ups: inside brand Beckham

Tom Bower has skewered everyone from Boris to the royals - now he's turned his lens on Posh and Becks. So how juicy is it really?

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June 19, 2024
The only bar in the world where Taylor Swift isn't a big deal
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The only bar in the world where Taylor Swift isn't a big deal

AT NOTTING HILL'S Casa Cruz, I thought a bulldoggish doorman would be guarding the entrance.

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June 19, 2024
Drink-drive arrest officer 'didn't know who Timberlake was'
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Drink-drive arrest officer 'didn't know who Timberlake was'

THE police officer who arrested singer Justin Timberlake for drink-driving had reportedly never heard of the chart-topping star.

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June 19, 2024
Awkward questions for Labour on tax as Reeves forced onto backfoot
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Awkward questions for Labour on tax as Reeves forced onto backfoot

LABOUR came under a tax spotlight today after Sir Keir Starmer appeared to leave the door open to savers being hit in a future budget.

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June 19, 2024
Then there were four: Poll predicts massacre for Tories in London
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Then there were four: Poll predicts massacre for Tories in London

THE Conservatives face close to wipeout in London at the election, according to a new poll which showed them with just four seats left as they are hit by a Reform and Labour pincer movement.

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June 19, 2024