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Tesco's 160% jump in profits spark 'greedflation' claims from union
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Tesco's 160% jump in profits spark 'greedflation' claims from union

TESCO saw profits rocket in the last year with the figures sparking questions about \"greedflation\" - claims that big stores are pushing through price rises under the cover of inflation.

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April 10, 2024
Why is it always art that gets targeted by vandals and kill-joys? It's a disgrace
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Why is it always art that gets targeted by vandals and kill-joys? It's a disgrace

I’M NOT being funny but… we can’t have nice things. I’m talking about art. The latest in London art news has seen Banksy creating new work in Finsbury Park — a beautiful mural behind a real tree that gives the appearance of leaves.

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April 10, 2024
How London is setting the gaming world alight
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How London is setting the gaming world alight

Stull think gaming is a culturally worthless pastime? Think again, says Vicky Jessop in the UK, it brings in more revenue than both music and film, and the capital’s at the heart of the creativity

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April 10, 2024
Cameron was right to visit the creaking, gaudy court of Trump
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Cameron was right to visit the creaking, gaudy court of Trump

DONALD TRUMP’S gaudy, gold-plated palace at Mar-a-Lago is a court, where the Florida king treats his visitors as supplicants, not deal-makers.

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April 10, 2024
I saw menace of shoplifting at my mother's chemist shop, says Sunak
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I saw menace of shoplifting at my mother's chemist shop, says Sunak

RISHI SUNAK today described how he witnessed shoplifting in his mother's pharmacy as he relented to a long-running campaign and agreed to criminalise assaults on store workers.

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April 10, 2024
No irreversible pathway: new vow of support package on gender care
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No irreversible pathway: new vow of support package on gender care

A MINISTER today promised a \"fundamental change of direction\" for NHS gender care for children after a landmark review found that the pillars of gender medicine were \"built on shaky foundations\".

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April 10, 2024
Park Sk8er Bois only fuel drive for more success, says our Olympic hero Sky
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Park Sk8er Bois only fuel drive for more success, says our Olympic hero Sky

Robert Dex BRITAIN'S youngest Olympic medallist, Sky Brown, says she is inspired to reach even greater heights because boys at the skatepark still doubt her.

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April 10, 2024
Biden calls on Israel to halt Gaza war for six to eight weeks
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Biden calls on Israel to halt Gaza war for six to eight weeks

JOE BIDEN has demanded that Israel suspend its war in Gaza for six to eight weeks to allow “total access” of much-needed aid into the shattered territory.

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April 10, 2024
Hammers star Paqueta still firmly on Guardiola's City radar
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Hammers star Paqueta still firmly on Guardiola's City radar

MANCHESTER CITY remain keen on signing West Ham's Brazil midfielder Lucas Paqueta.

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April 09, 2024
EXPECT A BIG IMPACT FROM KANE WARNS DIER
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EXPECT A BIG IMPACT FROM KANE WARNS DIER

BUT JESUS INSISTS GUNNERS ARE UP TO THE TASK

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April 09, 2024
Kane still driven by being shown door at Arsenal as eight-year-old
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Kane still driven by being shown door at Arsenal as eight-year-old

HARRY KANE has never been the type to need extra motivation but, as the former Tottenham forward returns to north London with Bayern Munich tonight, he can scarcely have been more fired-up for a club game.

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April 09, 2024
Arteta needs to nullify Bayern Euro experience
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Arteta needs to nullify Bayern Euro experience

Germans’ domestic form is poor but Gunners boss is wary of Champions League pedigree

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April 09, 2024
Bellingham the key to Real revenge mission against injury-hit City
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Bellingham the key to Real revenge mission against injury-hit City

JUDE BELLINGHAM caught Carlo Ancelotti and Antonio Rudiger by surprise on his Real Madrid arrival, but Pep Guardiola had long since been convinced by his quality.

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April 09, 2024
HSBC nursing $1bn loss as it sells troubled Argentinian arm
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HSBC nursing $1bn loss as it sells troubled Argentinian arm

HSBC moved to conclude another Latin American misadventure today when it sold its troubled Argentinian arm for $550 million (£435 million), leaving the bank nursing a loss of $1 billion.

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April 09, 2024
Go-ahead for one of world's tallest student skyscrapers in Stratford
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Go-ahead for one of world's tallest student skyscrapers in Stratford

UNIVERSITY housing provider Unite has been given the green light for a 41-storey student skyscraper in Stratford that will be among the tallest buildings of its kind in the world, as providers seek to build up to solve the capital's chronic shortage of dedicated accommodation.

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April 09, 2024
EU citizens, it's me or a Farage-supporting Tory
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EU citizens, it's me or a Farage-supporting Tory

DEAR European Londoner, I am writing to you today to say thank you for everything you have done and continue to do for our city.

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April 09, 2024
New weapon in Covid fight: a cup of black tea
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New weapon in Covid fight: a cup of black tea

A CUP of tea could help to fight Covid by \"inactivating\" the disease in the mouth, a study revealed today.

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April 09, 2024
Sam Taylor-Johnson didn't want to make an objective Amy film
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Sam Taylor-Johnson didn't want to make an objective Amy film

Actor Jack O’Connell defends his sympathetic portrayal of the late, legendary singer's former husband Blake Fielder-Civil in the much-discussed new biopic no one would want to be held to account for what they did in their twenties, he tells Hamish MacBain

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April 09, 2024
Hansom: cabbies' hut gets listed status at last
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Hansom: cabbies' hut gets listed status at last

Wellington Place’s Victorian green refuge is the final one to be protected

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April 09, 2024
Time to consider criminal prosecutions for Post Office bosses, says campaigner Bates
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Time to consider criminal prosecutions for Post Office bosses, says campaigner Bates

THE leader of the campaign for justice in the Post Office scandal, Alan Bates, said criminal prosecutions should now be considered, as he prepared to give evidence to the public inquiry.

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April 09, 2024
Mother stabbed to death in street: man is held 174 miles away in Aylesbury
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Mother stabbed to death in street: man is held 174 miles away in Aylesbury

A MAN was today arrested on suspicion of murder after a mother was stabbed in the neck as she pushed her baby in a pram in the street.

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April 09, 2024
Humble pie as Cameron pays visit to Trump in bid to free up aid for Ukraine
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Humble pie as Cameron pays visit to Trump in bid to free up aid for Ukraine

Deputy Political Editor LORD Cameron paid court to Donald Trump in Florida before heading to Washington today, as the Foreign Secretary appeals to hardline US Republicans to authorise billions in new military aid for Ukraine.

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April 09, 2024
This shoddy, insulting portrayal of Amy makes Blake a saint and leaves me gasping in horror
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This shoddy, insulting portrayal of Amy makes Blake a saint and leaves me gasping in horror

BEFORE we even get to the deep moral and ethical problems, Back to Black is, on the most basic of levels, a poor piece of filmmaking.

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April 09, 2024
Reeves: My friend Rayner has paid all the tax owed
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Reeves: My friend Rayner has paid all the tax owed

SHADOW chancellor Rachel Reeves today expressed “full faith and trust” in Angela Rayner as Labour’s deputy leader battles allegations that she avoided tax on a property sale.

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April 09, 2024
Gold just keeps on giving for investors
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Gold just keeps on giving for investors

GOLD'S surprise run in record territory continued today in a session when Brent Crude stayed above $90 a barrel.

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April 08, 2024
Frustrated Klopp: We caused our own problems
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Frustrated Klopp: We caused our own problems

JURGEN KLOPP admitted Liverpool had only themselves to blame after they surrendered the initiative in the title race to Arsenal by failing to beat Manchester United yesterday.

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April 08, 2024
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE IS A MUST, SAYS MADDISON
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CHAMPIONS LEAGUE IS A MUST, SAYS MADDISON

EURO SPOT NON-NEGOTIABLE’ AS STAR EYES TITLE TILT NEXT SEASON

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April 08, 2024
Post-match silence speaks volumes as Chelsea blow lead
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Post-match silence speaks volumes as Chelsea blow lead

Poch accuses players of immaturity after late show

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April 08, 2024
The pressure is off but Spurs can have a big say in title race
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The pressure is off but Spurs can have a big say in title race

Top three still to come for Postecoglou’s men

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April 08, 2024
Havertz's move to centre stage proving a masterstoke by Arteta
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Havertz's move to centre stage proving a masterstoke by Arteta

MIKEL ARTETA wants to be unpredictable with his team selection during the business end of the season, but one name is already locked in for tomorrow's showdown with Bayern Munich.

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April 08, 2024