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Enough! We need to get on with our lives
Evening Standard

Enough! We need to get on with our lives

THESE protests inflict misery on Londoners. People who are trying to get to work, attend a hospital appointment or go about their daily lives are being held to ransom. The cost to the police is staggering.

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November 03, 2023
Voices must be heard or protests will go on
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Voices must be heard or protests will go on

I'VE BEEN involved in climate campaigning since 1968. I was arrested once, although that was when I was trying to get the police and protesters to listen to one another.

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November 03, 2023
London braced for more chaos as eco-protest bill hits £15m
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London braced for more chaos as eco-protest bill hits £15m

POLICE were today braced for yet more Just Stop Oil protests in London as it was revealed previous action by the ecoactivists cost the Metropolitan force more than £15 million over 12 months.

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November 03, 2023
HAMMERS BOUNCE BACK IN STYLE TO SHOW THERE'S LIFE AFTER RICE
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HAMMERS BOUNCE BACK IN STYLE TO SHOW THERE'S LIFE AFTER RICE

UP UNTIL the moment when Andy Cole pulled ball No8 out of the hat and consigned West Ham to a quarter-final trip to Liverpool, this was not far off the perfect night for David Moyes.

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November 02, 2023
LEVI: WE CAN RAISE OUR LEVEL TO BEAT SPURS
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LEVI: WE CAN RAISE OUR LEVEL TO BEAT SPURS

BULLISH CHELSEA STAR FIRES WARNING TO UNBEATEN LEAGUE LEADERS AHEAD OF DERBY CLASH ON MONDAY

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November 02, 2023
James lifts Blues but leaves Poch with tough decision for Spurs clash
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James lifts Blues but leaves Poch with tough decision for Spurs clash

Impressive first start after injury gives protective boss a conundrum

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November 02, 2023
Revolut hires Molo founder Carlesi as UK chief executive
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Revolut hires Molo founder Carlesi as UK chief executive

REVOLUT has hired a former Barclays and Deutsche Bank executive as its new UK CEO as the London fintech seeks to strengthen its top team ahead of a decision by regulators over its banking licence application

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November 02, 2023
Shell risks storm with £3bn buyback
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Shell risks storm with £3bn buyback

OIL giant Shell launched a new payday for investors worth almost £3 billion today, in a move that stoked controversy about stellar profits and shareholder returns in the energy sector during the cost-of-living crisis

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November 02, 2023
The loss of our accent diversity is a total tragedy
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The loss of our accent diversity is a total tragedy

GEORGE Bernard Shaw famously observed that \"it is impossible for an Englishman to open his mouth without making some other Englishman despise him

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November 02, 2023
Sainsbury's food sales rise as it battles discount kings
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Sainsbury's food sales rise as it battles discount kings

SAINSBURY'S today claimed it was grabbing market share from every competitor, including discount kings Aldi and Lidl for the first time, as it put food \"back at the heart\" of the business

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November 02, 2023
Australia 'mushroom poisonings': woman charged with three murders
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Australia 'mushroom poisonings': woman charged with three murders

AN AUSTRALIAN woman has been charged with murder over the deaths of three former in-laws from suspected mushroom poisoning

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November 02, 2023
Regal display for King and Queen from Kenya's commandos
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Regal display for King and Queen from Kenya's commandos

THE King and Queen today watched a beach landing by Kenyan marines who were trained by a specialist team of British commandos

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November 02, 2023
Kemi: Tech bosses have become too powerful in regulating what we say
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Kemi: Tech bosses have become too powerful in regulating what we say

Ministers, MPs and activists gather in London to sound alert over freedom of speech, Robbie Griffiths reports

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November 02, 2023
£40,000 to pay for IVF? It's the latest work perk
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£40,000 to pay for IVF? It's the latest work perk

From subsidised egg freezing to unlimited IVF leave, London firms are finally taking fertility seriously, says Claire Cohen

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November 02, 2023
Who's got time for a musical that's as bad as this is?
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Who's got time for a musical that's as bad as this is?

IT'S frankly astonishing that the combined talents of former Eurythmic Dave Stewart, soul artist Joss Stone and America's \"most produced living playwright\" Lauren Gunderson should come up with a musical as bland as this

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November 02, 2023
A humanist and a free speech champion: why I love Elon Musk
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A humanist and a free speech champion: why I love Elon Musk

For some he's an all-too-powerful hate figure but for others, his contribution is essential

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November 02, 2023
Schools shut, flights grounded and WFH for commuters as Storm Ciarán hits the South
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Schools shut, flights grounded and WFH for commuters as Storm Ciarán hits the South

BRITAIN WAS being battered by 100mph Storm Ciarán today - with commuters warned to work from home, schools shut and flights cancelled

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November 02, 2023
Fight to get Britons out of Gaza amid chaos at border
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Fight to get Britons out of Gaza amid chaos at border

THE Government insisted today it was doing everything possible to get Britons out of Gaza as concerns grow that hardly any are so far being allowed out into Egypt

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November 02, 2023
Grassroots anger simmers at Starmer stance
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Grassroots anger simmers at Starmer stance

Labour leader in line with Biden and PM-despite anger within his party

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November 02, 2023
Saka eyeing Ballon d'Or, says Arteta
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Saka eyeing Ballon d'Or, says Arteta

BUKAYO SAKA already has his sights on winning the Ballon d’Or after making the award shortlist for the first time, Mikel Arteta has revealed

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November 01, 2023
LONDON RIVALS NEED TO SEIZE THE MOMENT AS OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS
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LONDON RIVALS NEED TO SEIZE THE MOMENT AS OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS

IT WILL take something special to win the Premier League this season, as it will every year for as long as Manchester City are around in their current, Pep Guardiola-led guise, and perhaps, given the hopeless starts of all three newly-promoted clubs, something even more spectacular to drop out of it

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November 01, 2023
POCH: WE MUST SHOW SURVIVAL INSTINCTS
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POCH: WE MUST SHOW SURVIVAL INSTINCTS

BLUES BOSS TELLS PLAYERS TO GET NASTY TO TURN THEIR AWFUL FORM AROUND AHEAD OF TOUGH RUN OF MATCHES

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November 01, 2023
Petrovic is tipped for top as he awaits call
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Petrovic is tipped for top as he awaits call

CALLS for Djordje Petrovic to start in goal for Chelsea are growing louder, amid a spell of unconvincing displays from Robert Sanchez

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November 01, 2023
Ex-ad men selling recyclable toothbrush come up smiling
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Ex-ad men selling recyclable toothbrush come up smiling

MARK RUSHMORE and Gyve Safavi spent the first half of their careers at consumer goods giants focusing on flogging us more stuff. Working at Procter & Gamble, Safavi concentrated on selling more razors, Rushmore on making us all eat more Pringles

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November 01, 2023
Fashion giant Asos makes £300m loss and warns of more sales pain
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Fashion giant Asos makes £300m loss and warns of more sales pain

ASOS has slumped to a near £300 million loss and today warned that sales could tumble by as much as 15% this financial year as the online fashion giant progresses with a turnaround plan that includes shifting mountains of older stock.

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November 01, 2023
Levy must show he's learnt his lesson from end of the Pochettino era
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Levy must show he's learnt his lesson from end of the Pochettino era

AS Chelsea head coach Mauricio Pochettino prepares to return to Tottenham for the first time, he might reflect that in different circumstances he could easily be taking a familiar seat in the home dugout on Monday night

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November 01, 2023
I don't say unpopular things for fun, but I have to speak up on gender ideology
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I don't say unpopular things for fun, but I have to speak up on gender ideology

SIX years ago, I was working as a journalist at The Economist. One fateful day, the editor-inchief asked me: “Why do kids keep coming home and saying ‘such and such is trans’?” I replied that I didn’t know, but would look into it. That conversation changed the course of my life

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November 01, 2023
How London became the new fertility capital of the world
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How London became the new fertility capital of the world

Fertility tourists are flocking to the city for egg donor services and IVF, lured by the more liberal attitudes and lower prices over here, reports Charlotte Lytton

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November 01, 2023
Armed Pc guarded ministers while he was taking cocaine
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Armed Pc guarded ministers while he was taking cocaine

GOVERNMENT ministers were “put at risk” by an armed police officer who came to work protecting Parliament after taking cocaine, a misconduct hearing has found

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November 01, 2023
Lammy warns shadow cabinet: Quit if you defy Keir on ceasefire
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Lammy warns shadow cabinet: Quit if you defy Keir on ceasefire

LABOUR shadow cabinet members who openly defy Sir Keir Starmer and call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza would have to resign, the shadow foreign secretary suggested today

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November 01, 2023