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Khan refuses to scrap Silvertown and Blackwall tunnel tolls
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Khan refuses to scrap Silvertown and Blackwall tunnel tolls

SADIQ Khan today rejected calls for the Silvertown and Blackwall tunnel tolls to be scrapped as a public consultation on the proposed levies entered its final day.

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September 03, 2024
Swinton and Moore are compelling duo
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Swinton and Moore are compelling duo

PEDRO ALMODÓVAR arrives in Venice with his first English-language feature, The Room Next Door, starring Tilda Swinton. The actress plays Martha, an erstwhile war reporter dying of cancer.

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September 03, 2024
'Those to blame for Grenfell have been handed a get out of jail card'
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'Those to blame for Grenfell have been handed a get out of jail card'

A MAN who lost six relatives in the Grenfell Tower fire says the public inquiry has given those responsible for the disaster a “get out of jail” card and taken away justice for the victims.

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September 03, 2024
What's occurring down in Barry Island?
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What's occurring down in Barry Island?

FILMING today got under way for the final episode of Gavin And Stacey with Ruth Jones riding a tuk-tuk along the seafront on Barry Island.

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September 03, 2024
UK 'had to follow law by suspending arms export licences over Gaza war'
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UK 'had to follow law by suspending arms export licences over Gaza war'

BRITAIN told Israel that it was following the law by suspending around 30 arms export licences over the Gaza conflict.

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September 03, 2024
Coffins protest adds to pressure on Israeli PM to reach a deal on remaining hostages
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Coffins protest adds to pressure on Israeli PM to reach a deal on remaining hostages

EMPTY coffins were placed outside the Jerusalem home of Benjamin Netanyahu as protesters called on the Israeli prime minister to reach a ceasefire with Hamas to allow the remaining hostages to be brought home.

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September 03, 2024
MADUEKE WINS FIRST CALL-UP FOR ENGLAND
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MADUEKE WINS FIRST CALL-UP FOR ENGLAND

»CARSLEY SELECTS BLUES WINGER AFTER HAT-TRICK BUT ARSENAL DEFENDER WHITE’S EXILE CONTINUES

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August 29, 2024
'Protected' Mudryk is in danger
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'Protected' Mudryk is in danger

UNGLAMOROUS and inconvenient, the Conference League is nonetheless likely to be important for Chelsea's fringe players and, in spite of his price tag, Mykhailo Mudryk is increasingly in danger of becoming part of that group.

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August 29, 2024
New HSBC chief moves fast with cull of senior executives
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New HSBC chief moves fast with cull of senior executives

THE new boss of HSBC today unveiled a brutal boardroom shake-up before even taking the helm of Britain's biggest bank, after announcing the departure of three senior boardroom executives.

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August 29, 2024
Early dinner, smaller bills: this is the new eating out
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Early dinner, smaller bills: this is the new eating out

EVEN for a famously hard grafter like Jason Atherton, it is going to be a gruelling autumn.

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August 29, 2024
Oasis as a family band? Yep, the young idealise the 1990s like we did the 1960s
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Oasis as a family band? Yep, the young idealise the 1990s like we did the 1960s

OASIS reforming is just the tonic the nation needs.

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August 29, 2024
Government must make rail travel cheaper
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Government must make rail travel cheaper

IT'S a funny old time to be a commuter right now especially one who relies on trains to get from A to B.

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August 29, 2024
Superb sparring partners deliver message of love in bold two-hander
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Superb sparring partners deliver message of love in bold two-hander

WATCHING this bold, baggy, female two-hander the restaged third part of the Death of England trilogy reminded me of Hamlet's line about plays being \"the chronicles of the time\".

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August 29, 2024
PELINE NOT CROSS POLICELINE Disabled man stabbed to death after car rammed his electric wheelchair
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PELINE NOT CROSS POLICELINE Disabled man stabbed to death after car rammed his electric wheelchair

A DISABLED father was killed when three men in a car rammed his electric wheelchair and set upon him with a Rambo knife, a witness said today.

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August 29, 2024
Beetlejuice is back and still dead funny
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Beetlejuice is back and still dead funny

TIM BURTON, Tim Burton, Tim Bur… Dare we say his name three times, conjuring up a charming devil full of guile who is not 100 per cent reliable? Well, you will be relieved to hear that we do.

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August 29, 2024
Starmer warns of march of far-Right after talking up post-Brexit 'reset'
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Starmer warns of march of far-Right after talking up post-Brexit 'reset'

SIR Keir Starmer was given ceremonial honours today at the Elysée Palace as he headed into talks with French President Emmanuel Macron with a warning about the march of the far-Right in Europe.

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August 29, 2024
I just want to go to bed, says weary Evans after his marathon fightback
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I just want to go to bed, says weary Evans after his marathon fightback

BRITAIN'S Dan Evans staged a remarkable comeback to beat Karen Khachanov in the longest match in US Open history, then said: \"It was a hell of a match... I just want to go to bed.

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August 28, 2024
I'M SAD, ADMITS EMMA AS SHE EXITS IN TEARS
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I'M SAD, ADMITS EMMA AS SHE EXITS IN TEARS

RADUCANU VOWS TO LEARN AS SHE BLAMES LACK OF BUILD-UP FOR FIRST-ROUND LOSS

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August 28, 2024
Paris has chance to raise the bar again after London high fell flat
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Paris has chance to raise the bar again after London high fell flat

OVER a dozen days, the task for Paris is clear: drive fresh momentum behind a movement that, most critics agree, has not moved anywhere near quickly enough in the past dozen years.

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August 28, 2024
'No need for Olympic darts...demand for our tickets is like Glastonbury'
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'No need for Olympic darts...demand for our tickets is like Glastonbury'

FEW knew it at the time, but January 2007 was a seismic month for darts.

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August 28, 2024
Markets hold breath over earnings at AI giant Nvidia
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Markets hold breath over earnings at AI giant Nvidia

NERVOUS stock markets around the world were on a knife edge today ahead of earnings from the tech superstar stock Nvidia that commentators said could send markets either soaring or into a fresh tail-spin.

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August 28, 2024
Carsley can lead England but he'll need to be brave
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Carsley can lead England but he'll need to be brave

As a young football fan in the mid-noughties, Lee Carsley's pomp was very much in my era.

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August 28, 2024
Abroad, they hate tourists; it's expensive at home. So where do we go on holiday?
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Abroad, they hate tourists; it's expensive at home. So where do we go on holiday?

THERE’S been a drop in the number of tourists in London lately. In fact last year, tourism was down by 7.3 per cent compared with 2019 and I have a feeling that this year is even worse.

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August 28, 2024
Kamala Harris will probably win because she has the wow factor
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Kamala Harris will probably win because she has the wow factor

TO a cynic, there are many things to forget about America.

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August 28, 2024
We were told we couldn't do sport ... so we do sport
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We were told we couldn't do sport ... so we do sport

Grit, dark humour and buckets of resilience - it takes more than just athleticism to compete in the Paralympic Games. Katie Strick hears the most inspiring stories from our team

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August 28, 2024
This tribute to Joplin is a vacuous Frankenshow
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This tribute to Joplin is a vacuous Frankenshow

HERE'S a star performance in a shoddy vehicle.

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August 28, 2024
Nine Palestinians die in Israeli raids across the West Bank
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Nine Palestinians die in Israeli raids across the West Bank

ISRAEL today launched raids across the occupied West Bank, where its forces killed at least nine Palestinians, according to officials.

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August 28, 2024
Zara's killer 'had affair with prison worker'
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Zara's killer 'had affair with prison worker'

‘Deeply troubled’ family demand investigation as woman is charged

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August 28, 2024
Get set for a landmark Paralympics
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Get set for a landmark Paralympics

Nearly half of GB athletes at Games will be women and girls in new record

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August 28, 2024
Starmer woos Berlin and Paris 'to reset our relations with Europe'
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Starmer woos Berlin and Paris 'to reset our relations with Europe'

SIR Keir Starmer met Germany’s top leaders this morning before heading on to France, aiming for a post-Brexit reset in relations with vital European partners following Labour’s election triumph.

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August 28, 2024