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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
Mask for Mbappe after suffering broken nose
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Mask for Mbappe after suffering broken nose

KYLIAN MBAPPE will see specialists this week to have a mask fitted in a bid to ensure the broken nose he suffered last night does not end his Euros, writes Simon Collings.

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June 18, 2024
Ronaldo has star-studded cast to help him write a perfect end
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Ronaldo has star-studded cast to help him write a perfect end

CRISTIANO RONALDO insists Euro 2024 is \"merely a chapter\" in his glittering career.

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June 18, 2024
England's goal must be to use Kane's creativity as well as strike threat
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England's goal must be to use Kane's creativity as well as strike threat

\"ENGLAND need a No9. Not a nineand-a-half. Not a nine and 10 all rolled into one, but an old-fashioned No9 to prowl the penalty box and snaffle up chances, as limited as they are in international football.\"

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June 18, 2024
McMullen's warns on pub pay 'burden'
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McMullen's warns on pub pay 'burden'

LONDON and South-East pub chain McMullen's has warned of the strain of tax and regulatory burdens facing the hospitality industry after it reported a huge surge in labour costs.

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June 18, 2024
Rained off: Weather slows supermarket sales growth
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Rained off: Weather slows supermarket sales growth

THE miserable spring and early summer weather that has wreaked havoc on the high street has even hit the supermarkets with their sales growing at their slowest rate in two years, according to new figures today.

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June 18, 2024
If Keir Starmer wins a historic majority, will he be able to handle the hope?
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If Keir Starmer wins a historic majority, will he be able to handle the hope?

A CENTURY ago, in the general election of October 1924, Stanley Baldwin achieved a majority of 210 for the Conservatives; modestly describing the landslide as \"a magnificent opportunity for service\".

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June 18, 2024
As a woman, I would never stand to be an MP because it's just too physically risky
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As a woman, I would never stand to be an MP because it's just too physically risky

LAST week I was asked why I was not standing in the general election.

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June 18, 2024
I've had enough: fine anyone with a backpack on the Tube
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I've had enough: fine anyone with a backpack on the Tube

IF YOU wear a backpack on public transport, then I think you ought to pay a penalty.

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June 18, 2024
Putin visits Kim in Pyongyang with weapons on the agenda
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Putin visits Kim in Pyongyang with weapons on the agenda

VLADIMIR PUTIN was arriving in North Korea today ahead of a meeting with its leader Kim Jong-un as he seeks continued military support for his invasion of Ukraine.

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June 18, 2024
We help them experience growing up like any teenager
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We help them experience growing up like any teenager

Controlling and coercive behaviour is all too common for many schoolgirls with boyfriends today. Talia Kensit tells Anna Davis how she set about tackling it

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June 18, 2024
Look who's back: Boris returns to fight the challenge from Farage
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Look who's back: Boris returns to fight the challenge from Farage

BORIS Johnson stepped up the Tories' general election battle today as they desperately attempted to stop voters deserting them for Nigel Farage's Reform.

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June 18, 2024
Starmer won't rule out council tax increases
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Starmer won't rule out council tax increases

AS MINISTER ADMITS LABOUR COULD BE IN POWER FOR 20 YEARS

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June 18, 2024
McKellen's show must go on after fall
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McKellen's show must go on after fall

Sir Ian 'in good spirits' and could return to stage in matinee tomorrow

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June 18, 2024
Leaders of the pack! Comer and Stone rev up for motorbike film
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Leaders of the pack! Comer and Stone rev up for motorbike film

JODIE COMER and Austin Butler were back in black at the premiere of The Bikeriders in Los Angeles.

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June 18, 2024
The scandal of London's vanishing police stations
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The scandal of London's vanishing police stations

15 years ago, the capital had 156 police stations, but that has been cut sharply to just 36. A new study argues the changes have had a worrying effect on violent crime

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June 18, 2024
Start saving now: Tories go to war over Labour tax ‘rises'
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Start saving now: Tories go to war over Labour tax ‘rises'

Shapps admits Sunak win is 'not the most likely outcome' amid increasing poll gloom

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June 17, 2024
William the conqueror as he finally wins over Deschamps
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William the conqueror as he finally wins over Deschamps

Arsenal defender is set to start opener after coach's late U-turn

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June 17, 2024
McIlroy's Pinehurst implosion will haunt him for life
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McIlroy's Pinehurst implosion will haunt him for life

RORY MCILROY had promised boring golf for the duration of the US Open.

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June 17, 2024
French strife makes City Europe's top stock market
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French strife makes City Europe's top stock market

LONDON has regained its crown as Europe's biggest stock market, just two years after losing that status to Paris.

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June 17, 2024
Where have all the top female designers gone?
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Where have all the top female designers gone?

LAST week I went on BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour to discuss the succession drama at Chanel, where Virginie Viard - its creative director of the past five years, since Karl Lagerfeld's death - has just stepped down from the role.

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June 17, 2024
As we launch our Contract, this is what Reform can offer you
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As we launch our Contract, this is what Reform can offer you

IN the two weeks since I announced I would be standing as a candidate, we have electrified the debate about Britain's future and breathed life into this zombie General Election campaign.

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June 17, 2024
Farmer 'angry and disgusted' after police mow down his escaped calf
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Farmer 'angry and disgusted' after police mow down his escaped calf

THE owner of an escaped calf that was rammed by a police 4x4 said he was \"angry, upset and disgusted\" at the incident.

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June 17, 2024
Old boss Obama helps Biden off stage after another public 'freeze'
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Old boss Obama helps Biden off stage after another public 'freeze'

JOE BIDEN appeared to freeze on stage at a fundraiser, sparking fresh concerns about the US president's wellbeing.

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June 17, 2024
Watch out for thug in hoodie, women drivers warned by BBC actress
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Watch out for thug in hoodie, women drivers warned by BBC actress

A BBC actress has issued a warning to women drivers after a thug in a hoodie tried to get in her car at traffic lights near the Tower of London.

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June 17, 2024
You better get into it: Doja Cat and her gladrags vision of hell
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You better get into it: Doja Cat and her gladrags vision of hell

LONDON witnessed not one, but two, Trooping the Colour parades this weekend.

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June 17, 2024
I will never have it this good again! Radcliffe wins his first Tony
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I will never have it this good again! Radcliffe wins his first Tony

HARRY POTTER star Daniel Radcliffe hailed one of \"the best experiences of my life\" when he won his first Tony.

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June 17, 2024