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Dean is ready to push for glory again after being edged out of title defence
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Dean is ready to push for glory again after being edged out of title defence

BEING asked to drape his Olympic gold medal over the neck of a Jack Russell by an exuberant owner is one of the more surreal moments Tom Dean faced after the last Games.

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July 26, 2024
Norris: I'm not proud of how I behaved last week
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Norris: I'm not proud of how I behaved last week

THE headlines from the Hungarian Grand Prix were not of a McLaren onetwo, nor of Oscar Piastri’s first victory in Formula One.

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July 26, 2024
Segro's green shoots for warehouse sector
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Segro's green shoots for warehouse sector

THERE are signs the commercial property sector has turned a corner in the UK after warehouse developer Segro said it had seen the first rise in valuations for two years.

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July 26, 2024
Post-election surge is on the way, says Rightmove chief
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Post-election surge is on the way, says Rightmove chief

RIGHTMOVE today said it was prepared for a surge in property deals amid falling mortgage rates as the online real estate portal posted a rise in sales and profits.

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July 26, 2024
A love affair with a pop star gone horribly wrong that puts #MeToo centre stage
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A love affair with a pop star gone horribly wrong that puts #MeToo centre stage

YOU may have noticed a recent trend in fan fiction-inspired stories of love affairs with pop stars.

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July 26, 2024
I use headphones every day and this is the question that makes me shudder
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I use headphones every day and this is the question that makes me shudder

IT IS the question I fear most in life.

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July 26, 2024
Thanks Kamala, brat summer is over already
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Thanks Kamala, brat summer is over already

WITH all due respect, the moment Kamala Harris co-opted the brat aesthetic for her presidential campaign, brat summer was over.

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July 26, 2024
Distrust the bellicose prophets of doom with their bad history
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Distrust the bellicose prophets of doom with their bad history

THERE is an air of the Old Testament prophets over the latest dire military and strategic warnings in Britain and America about the need to prepare for war with Russia and China by 2027.

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July 26, 2024
Thieves steal £185,000 diamond watch
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Thieves steal £185,000 diamond watch

A mother was robbed of her £185,000 designer watch in front of her children in a \"terrifying\" mugging outside St Pancras station.

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July 26, 2024
'Paris will be wrecked by the Olympic Games'
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'Paris will be wrecked by the Olympic Games'

Locals in the French capital have been pushed to the edge by intense traffic, the closure of bridges and metro stations, and 6ft barriers lining the streets in preparation for the upcoming Games. No wonder they're fleeing the city

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July 26, 2024
El Chapo's cartel co-founder and drug lord son under arrest
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El Chapo's cartel co-founder and drug lord son under arrest

ONE of the world's most powerful drug lords has been arrested by US federal agents in Texas along with the son of infamous cartel leader El Chapo.

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July 26, 2024
Mother of man kicked by police 'involved in row with passenger'
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Mother of man kicked by police 'involved in row with passenger'

A MAN was kicked in the head by a police officer at Manchester Airport after his mother was involved in a mid-air row with another passenger, it was claimed today.

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July 26, 2024
I won't be silent on harrowing crisis in Gaza Strip, says Harris
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I won't be silent on harrowing crisis in Gaza Strip, says Harris

KAMALA HARRIS stated that she would \"not be silent\" over the harrowing humanitarian situation in Gaza after meeting Israel's prime minister at the White House.

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July 26, 2024
Tax rises threat as ministers face £20bn black hole in public finances
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Tax rises threat as ministers face £20bn black hole in public finances

BRITAIN could be hit with new tax rises in an autumn Budget as the new Government faces up to the reality of the nation's dire public finances, leading economists warned today.

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July 26, 2024
Huge arson attack on French rail network hits fans on way to the Games
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Huge arson attack on French rail network hits fans on way to the Games

FRENCH plans to welcome the world to the 2024 Paris Olympics tonight were hit by a massive arson attack on the nation’s high-speed rail network.

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July 26, 2024
EMILE ON VERGE OF JOINING FULHAM
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EMILE ON VERGE OF JOINING FULHAM

AND SESSEGNON AGREES A RETURN TO CRAVEN COTTAGE

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July 25, 2024
A Games on spectacular scale, but is Paris ready to party?
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A Games on spectacular scale, but is Paris ready to party?

Show of epic ambition awaits in French capital

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July 25, 2024
Assured Nwaneri seizes his moment to impress Arteta
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Assured Nwaneri seizes his moment to impress Arteta

ETHAN NWANERI’S potential has been spoken about with excitement for years at Arsenal — and in Los Angeles overnight, he showed what all the fuss is about.

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July 25, 2024
Possession problem dogs Blues at start of new era
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Possession problem dogs Blues at start of new era

THE Enzo Maresca era got off to an underwhelming start on a night that showed the new Chelsea boss faces many of the roadblocks that slowed progress under Mauricio Pochettino.

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July 25, 2024
BT extending full-fibre at rate of 78,000 premises each week
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BT extending full-fibre at rate of 78,000 premises each week

BT has said it brought its full-fibre internet network within reach of one million more premises in the first quarter.

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July 25, 2024
Centrica profit drops as prices 'normalise'
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Centrica profit drops as prices 'normalise'

THE owner of British Gas revealed a sharp drop in profit today as energy markets remained calm after the turmoil that followed Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

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July 25, 2024
Tech giant Revolut gets banking licence... finally
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Tech giant Revolut gets banking licence... finally

REVOLUT today ended a painful threeyear wait to secure a British banking licence in a breakthrough moment for Britain’s biggest fintech, paving the way for major expansion.

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July 25, 2024
Prince Harry's problem is not the press, it's that he's losing touch with reality
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Prince Harry's problem is not the press, it's that he's losing touch with reality

THERE is out of touch with reality and there is Prince Harry’s concept of reality.

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July 25, 2024
Athletics fever is about to break over Britain
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Athletics fever is about to break over Britain

WE ARE now just days away from the Paris Olympic games — the first in Europe since London 2012. How the world has changed since then.

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July 25, 2024
I'm not going to be nice: Trump attacks ‘new victim' Kamala
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I'm not going to be nice: Trump attacks ‘new victim' Kamala

DONALD TRUMP warned “I’m not going to be nice” as he appeared at his first rally since Joe Biden stepped down as the Democratic candidate.

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July 25, 2024
Israeli PM to meet Harris as spotlight shifts after Biden's emotional address to nation
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Israeli PM to meet Harris as spotlight shifts after Biden's emotional address to nation

KAMALA HARRIS was due to meet Israel’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu today as her campaign to become the Democratic presidential candidate gathered steam.

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July 25, 2024
Nine held as police target phone-snatch gang in dawn raids
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Nine held as police target phone-snatch gang in dawn raids

POLICE launched a series of dawn raids today on an organised crime group suspected of stealing phones across Westminster.

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July 25, 2024
Women dominate Mercury shortlist as Portishead star aims for the double
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Women dominate Mercury shortlist as Portishead star aims for the double

FEMALE acts dominate this year’s Mercury Prize shortlist — with Beth Gibbons nominated almost 30 years after winning it with Portishead.

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July 25, 2024
Miliband hits out at 'disastrous' tactics of Just Stop Oil
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Miliband hits out at 'disastrous' tactics of Just Stop Oil

NET Zero Secretary Ed Miliband today slammed protest tactics by Just Stop Oil campaigners as “disastrous” and “alienating” people from the battle against global warming.

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July 25, 2024
Aston Martin shares soar on strong earnings
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Aston Martin shares soar on strong earnings

SHARES in Aston Martin raced ahead as much as 10% today as the luxury car maker posted earnings that beat market expectations and vowed to take production volumes up a gear in the second half of the year.

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July 24, 2024