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Georgia Make History With Glorious Win Over Portugal
The Independent

Georgia Make History With Glorious Win Over Portugal

The sound and the glory, that somehow offers England hope for glory. Georgia have literally roared their way into the last 16, to follow a first ever qualification for a tournament with a first qualification for the knockout stages, after a momentous 2-0 win over Portugal.

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June 27, 2024
England Must Use Portugal As An Example To Progress
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England Must Use Portugal As An Example To Progress

By growing into a tournament, The Three Lions can roar

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June 27, 2024
PM Recovers From Tired Start To Secure Debate Win
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PM Recovers From Tired Start To Secure Debate Win

Keir Starmer appeared on the back foot at times as the last televised showdown between the Labour leader and his Tory rival saw Rishi Sunak secure a narrow victory, thanks to a middebate rally.

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June 27, 2024
Trump, Biden Or Anyone But - Who Will America Choose?
The Independent

Trump, Biden Or Anyone But - Who Will America Choose?

At prime time in the United States this evening, the two most recognisable figures in American politics today will step into the limelight for a duel that could decide the result of the presidential election months before any vote is cast.

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June 27, 2024
Sunak Accused Of Not Taking Action On 'Ethics Breaches'
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Sunak Accused Of Not Taking Action On 'Ethics Breaches'

Rishi Sunak has been accused of eroding the public’s trust in politics by failing to order investigations into more than a dozen potential breaches of strict ethics rules during his time as prime minister.

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June 27, 2024
Starmer Steals Sunak's Lines And He'll Soon Pinch His Job
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Starmer Steals Sunak's Lines And He'll Soon Pinch His Job

Rishi Sunak was like an irritatingly bouncy leader of the opposition, harassing a world-weary prime minister who had to explain that life was a bit more complicated than his opponent suggested.

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June 27, 2024
‘Opening up felt hard... like being beaten up by my dad'
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‘Opening up felt hard... like being beaten up by my dad'

With a new memoir from the doyen of glossy magazines, Olivia Petter expected the glitzy, entertaining and sometimes salacious ride. But she didn’t expect to be moved to tears

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June 27, 2024
Raducanu reaches quarters after tough win over Pegula
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Raducanu reaches quarters after tough win over Pegula

Emma Raducanu admitted to going through some stuff” after securing her first ever victory against a top-10 player to reach the quarter-finals at Eastbourne.

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June 27, 2024
Bolivia military coup fails as general is arrested by police
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Bolivia military coup fails as general is arrested by police

Armoured vehicles rammed the doors of Bolivia’s government palace yesterday in an apparent coup attempt, but president Luis Arce vowed to stand firm and named a new army commander who ordered troops to stand down.

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June 27, 2024
Assange reunites with wife and family after walking free
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Assange reunites with wife and family after walking free

Tearful Stella Assange thanks public for their support as her husband lands in Australian capital following US plea deal

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June 27, 2024
'Agency failures' factor in murder of Zara Aleena
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'Agency failures' factor in murder of Zara Aleena

Failures across multiple agencies contributed to the death of Zara Aleena, who was murdered as she walked home from a night out in east London, an inquest jury has found.

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June 27, 2024
'Hikers go missing here every summer ... it can take months to find a body'
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'Hikers go missing here every summer ... it can take months to find a body'

As the search for Jay Slater, 19, enters a 10th day, Tenerife villagers tell Holly Evans about the treacherous Masca Valley

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June 27, 2024
manslaughter Couple face retrial over death of baby
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manslaughter Couple face retrial over death of baby

Aristocrat Constance Marten and her partner have been found guilty of hiding the birth of their baby who was found dead ina Lidl shopping bag after a high-profile search, it can now be reported.

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June 27, 2024
Celebrities wading in... do they make any difference?
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Celebrities wading in... do they make any difference?

David Tennant suggested that Kemi Badenoch shouldn’t exist any more” in his acceptance speech at the British LGBT+ Awards last week, adding: I don’t wish ill of her, I just wish her to shut up.”

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June 27, 2024
Guard created AI chatbot of Willoughby while plotting violent kidnap, court told
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Guard created AI chatbot of Willoughby while plotting violent kidnap, court told

A security guard accused of plotting to abduct, rape and murder TV presenter Holly Willoughby created an AI chatbot to simulate the star, a court heard.

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June 27, 2024
Chancellor faces reckoning from constituents in Surrey
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Chancellor faces reckoning from constituents in Surrey

Locals in Godalming tell Archie Mitchell why they’ve turned

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June 27, 2024
Rayner cancels Glastonbury weekend after Labour ban
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Rayner cancels Glastonbury weekend after Labour ban

Festivals are out when David Maddox visits the party’s HQ

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June 27, 2024
Starmer's red line: I won't roll over for doctors on pay
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Starmer's red line: I won't roll over for doctors on pay

Labour leader delivers strongest words yet to junior medics seeking 35 percent wage rise as they begin five-day strike

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June 27, 2024
'Being killed off in Lost is still my worst heartbreak'
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'Being killed off in Lost is still my worst heartbreak'

Maggie Grace, star of the kidnap thriller Taken’, sits down with Adam White to talk about her love for England, playing damsels in distress, and how women’s roles have moved on

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June 26, 2024
Our no-nonsense Anne will soon be back in the saddle
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Our no-nonsense Anne will soon be back in the saddle

As the Princess Royal recovers in hospital after suffering minor injuries and concussion, Tessa Dunlop examines the life and stiff-upper-lip attitude of The Firm’s hardest worker

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June 26, 2024
Assange is free - but his case sets a disturbing precedent
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Assange is free - but his case sets a disturbing precedent

Julian Assange had become something of an embarrassment – the centre of a legal battle that threatened to make Charles Dickens’s fictional Jarndyce v Jarndyce case in Bleak House look like a brief squabble over a parking ticket.

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June 26, 2024
Roar power! Boulter ready to lead Brits at Wimbledon
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Roar power! Boulter ready to lead Brits at Wimbledon

After a strong year on the court, the 27-year-old will go into next week’s tournament seeded, writes Eleanor Crooks

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June 26, 2024
Misfiring Mbappe's making progress a grind for France
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Misfiring Mbappe's making progress a grind for France

When the mask fell, there was no hero in sight. Instead, France’s worst fear presented himself – a man struggling with the expectation of a nation on his shoulders.

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June 26, 2024
Austria dominate group of death to reshape the draw
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Austria dominate group of death to reshape the draw

If this was supposed to be the group of death, no one told Austria. Ralf Rangnick’s endearing underdogs have reshaped the draw, and perhaps the destiny, of Euro 2024 by topping it.

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June 26, 2024
England fail to ignite with another lacklustre display
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England fail to ignite with another lacklustre display

Declan Rice had said before this game that it might only take one match to transform England’s tournament and that might now be true… although not because of anything Gareth Southgate’s side actually did. They again didn’t do much at all.

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June 26, 2024
Does Nvidia share fall mean AI bubble is about to burst?
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Does Nvidia share fall mean AI bubble is about to burst?

The numbers behind the end of AI kingpin Nvidia’s brief reign as the world’s biggest company are staggering.

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June 26, 2024
Australian museum hangs Picasso collection in toilet
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Australian museum hangs Picasso collection in toilet

Move follows court case over women-only exhibition space

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June 26, 2024
Police shoot demonstrators storming Kenya parliament
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Police shoot demonstrators storming Kenya parliament

At least 10 killed and dozens injured in deadly tax bill protest

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June 26, 2024
'War crime' arrest warrants issued for senior Putin allies
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'War crime' arrest warrants issued for senior Putin allies

The International Criminal Court ICC) has issued arrest warrants for two senior Russian officials, accusing them of overseeing war crimes against civilians during Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

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June 26, 2024
Biden and Trump ready to engage in TV war of words
The Independent

Biden and Trump ready to engage in TV war of words

White House advisers talk to Andrew Feinberg about the US president’s intense preparation process at Camp David as Republican insiders say Trump is blessed with elite stamina’

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June 26, 2024