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At least two dead and more trapped after collapse at German hotel
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At least two dead and more trapped after collapse at German hotel

PART of a hotel has collapsed in a wine-making town in western Germany, leaving at least two people dead and several others trapped in the wreckage.

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August 07, 2024
Ready, set, gold? Hopes for 400m star
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Ready, set, gold? Hopes for 400m star

Hudson-Smith looking to go one better than Kerr's 1,500m silver

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August 07, 2024
Reading the riot act: Met's warning to far-Right thugs
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Reading the riot act: Met's warning to far-Right thugs

FAR-RIGHT thugs plotting violence on London’s streets were warned today: “You will pay the price.”

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August 07, 2024
Jury out on Chancellor Reeves after £22bn black hole claim
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Jury out on Chancellor Reeves after £22bn black hole claim

THE jury is out on new Chancellor Rachel Reeves, according to a poll after she axed spending to fill what she claimed was a £22 billion black hole in the public finances.

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August 07, 2024
Who would sacrifice it all just for a swimming race? I am truly in awe
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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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August 06, 2024
Asher-Smith hoping to find crumbs of comfort as Neita aims for glory
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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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August 06, 2024
Time to bin trash talking as Ingebrigtsen and Kerr go toe to toe for glory
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Time to bin trash talking as Ingebrigtsen and Kerr go toe to toe for glory

IT IS one of the most highly anticipated contests of the Olympic programme, with World Athletics president Seb Coe labelling it \"a race for the ages\".

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August 06, 2024
WORLD RECORD IN MY SIGHTS, SAYS KEELY
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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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August 06, 2024
Emma turns her red mist into golden moment
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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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August 06, 2024
Travis Perkins hit by housing slowdown
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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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August 06, 2024
Strengthen crisis plans, BoE tells major UK banks
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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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August 06, 2024
The riots should challenge everyone's default mode, but a word of caution...
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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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August 06, 2024
Harris's discipline is pushing Trump into his 'Fat Elvis' era
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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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August 06, 2024
Fiendishly difficult piano concerto is an Olympic-level test of endurance
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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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August 06, 2024
Harris to unveil running mate in race with Trump for White House
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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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August 06, 2024
Kerr predicts 'vicious' battle for gold as Hodgkinson toasts her win in Paris
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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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August 06, 2024
Tough prison warning for rioters
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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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August 06, 2024
GB athletes have potential to repeat buzz of 2012
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GB athletes have potential to repeat buzz of 2012

LEAVING Tokyo three years ago, despite having failed to win a single gold medal for the first time since Atlanta 1996, the mood in the British athletics team was buoyant.

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August 01, 2024
SUPERMUM GLOVER IS DENIED A THIRD GOLD
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SUPERMUM GLOVER IS DENIED A THIRD GOLD

WOMEN’S FOUR PUSH DUTCH ALL THE WAY BUT ARE FORCED TO SETTLE FOR SILVER

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August 01, 2024
Beth eager to strike gold after recovering from bad break
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Beth eager to strike gold after recovering from bad break

COMING into the final straight at the BMX World Championships, Beth Shriever got out of kilter, veered off the track and went down on her left shoulder.

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August 01, 2024
Quiet man Hinchliffe hoping to make a big noise in 100m
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Quiet man Hinchliffe hoping to make a big noise in 100m

LOUIE HINCHLIFFE is very laid-back, to the extent that he arrived on the Eurostar into Paris unaware what day he was actually competing in the 100m at the Olympics.

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August 01, 2024
Atletico tempt Conor with lure of securing his spot with England
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Atletico tempt Conor with lure of securing his spot with England

ATLETICO MADRID will dangle the carrot of helping Conor Gallagher advance his England career in bidding to convince the Chelsea star to trade Stamford Bridge for the Spanish capital.

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August 01, 2024
Weak ticket sales send Wizz Air wrong way in strong session
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Weak ticket sales send Wizz Air wrong way in strong session

WIZZ AIR shares were grounded by investors today as the low-cost carrier emerged as one of the exceptions in a strong session for corporate updates.

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August 01, 2024
The Paris 2024 stars who've won our hearts
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The Paris 2024 stars who've won our hearts

Are you suffering from a severe case of Olympic fever? Maddy Mussen is here with a list of 12 athletes everyone has got a crush on

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August 01, 2024
Can this Brit editor save the Washington Post?
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Can this Brit editor save the Washington Post?

Ex-Telegraph editor Will Lewis was hired by Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos to turn round the fortunes of the iconic US title. Can he face down a staff mutiny and the ire of Prince Harry over his past lives, asks Chris Blackhurst?

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August 01, 2024
Minister calls in BBC boss over handling of Huw Edwards indecent images scandal
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Minister calls in BBC boss over handling of Huw Edwards indecent images scandal

CULTURE Secretary Lisa Nandy was today holding urgent talks with BBC director-general Tim Davie in the wake of former News at Ten host Huw Edwards’s guilty pleas to having indecent images of children.

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August 01, 2024
Three plotters behind 9/11 attacks 'plead guilty to avoid death sentence'
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Three plotters behind 9/11 attacks 'plead guilty to avoid death sentence'

THE US has reached a plea deal with three of the men behind the September 11 attacks, the Pentagon has announced.

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August 01, 2024
PM summit over far-Right riots
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PM summit over far-Right riots

Starmer tells police chiefs they have his full backing’ after 100 arrested in Whitehall clashes

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August 01, 2024
Rowing hero Glover just misses out on record gold at her fourth Games
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Rowing hero Glover just misses out on record gold at her fourth Games

HELEN GLOVER, the undisputed star of the British rowing team, today won a silver medal at the Paris Olympics - missing out on gold by the finest of margins.

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August 01, 2024
Britons 'want to see Harris win but expect Trump to triumph'
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Britons 'want to see Harris win but expect Trump to triumph'

MORE than twice as many Britons want Kamala Harris rather than Donald Trump to be the next US president, according to a new poll today.

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August 01, 2024