The London Standard - August 06, 2024

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August 06, 2024

Kerr predicts 'vicious' battle for gold as Hodgkinson toasts her win in Paris

HOPES were high that Team GB could extend its Olympics gold rush today as Josh Kerr set his sights on victory in the men’s 1,500m final.

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Tough prison warning for rioters

FAR-RIGHT thugs rioting in Britain were warned today that they face prison sentences of up to 10 years.

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Harris to unveil running mate in race with Trump for White House

KAMALA HARRIS was today due to unveil her running mate as she stepped up her campaign to beat Donald Trump to the White House.

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Fiendishly difficult piano concerto is an Olympic-level test of endurance

ENDURANCE piano playing isn't yet an Olympic sport but if it comes to pass, then Ferruccio Busoni's 1904 Piano Concerto could be the test piece.

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Harris's discipline is pushing Trump into his 'Fat Elvis' era

KAMALA HARRIS has enjoyed three weeks of astonishing momentum by capturing the “hope” represented by Barack Obama’s presidential campaign while copying the “basement” strategy of Joe Biden.

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The riots should challenge everyone's default mode, but a word of caution...

TO watch the UK in its present state from the vantage point of a holiday is a matter of shame: the images of crowds rampaging and threatening are on TV screens across the continent.

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Who would sacrifice it all just for a swimming race? I am truly in awe

Who could h ave watched the Olympics over the past two weeks and not looked within oneself and found oneself wanting? I’ve been awe-struck by the competitors.

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Strengthen crisis plans, BoE tells major UK banks

FIVE of Britain’s biggest banks were today ordered to improve their readiness for failure after the sudden demise of major financial institutions in last year’s mini-crash highlighted the speed at which they could collapse.

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Travis Perkins hit by housing slowdown

BUILDERS merchant chain Travis Perkins said today that demand remained “weak” as it reported lower revenue and profits and slashed the dividend — a result of the lingering impact of the housing market slowdown.

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Asher-Smith hoping to find crumbs of comfort as Neita aims for glory

DINA ASHER-SMITH has looked like a shadow of her former self at these Games.

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Emma turns her red mist into golden moment

THIS was anyone's final before it began, one-hundredth of a second splitting New Zealand and Great Britain on their qualifying rides, both, incidentally, world records, set just minutes apart.

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WORLD RECORD IN MY SIGHTS, SAYS KEELY

HODGKINSON CLAIMS 800M GOLD-MEDAL RUN WASN’T ONE OF MY FINEST’

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