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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
Eight held after ‘truly alarming' machete violence in Southend
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Eight held after ‘truly alarming' machete violence in Southend

EIGHT people have been arrested and weapons seized after a machete fight broke out on the seafront in Southend.

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July 31, 2024
Golden relay boys seek to pool talent again for a 'three-peat' in 2028
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Golden relay boys seek to pool talent again for a 'three-peat' in 2028

BRITAIN’S freestyle relay heroes swam into the record books last night with a superb defence of their 4x200m title, then set their sights on an historic “three-peat” in Los Angeles in four years’ time.

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July 31, 2024
Spendolini-Sirieix and Toulson hold their nerve and stay in sync for final medal spot
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Spendolini-Sirieix and Toulson hold their nerve and stay in sync for final medal spot

AT 16, Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix had been the youngest member of the British diving team at the Tokyo Games, and said afterwards that she found so little joy in her first Olympic experience that she was not sure she fancied another.

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July 31, 2024
POTTER'S JOY AT BRONZE IN TRIATHLON
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POTTER'S JOY AT BRONZE IN TRIATHLON

EX-TRACK STAR CAME FOR GOLD BUT IS STILL SMILING

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July 31, 2024
Atletico chiefs hope improved £34m bid will secure Gallagher
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Atletico chiefs hope improved £34m bid will secure Gallagher

ATLETICO MADRID are increasingly confident that they can strike a deal with Chelsea for England midfielder Conor Gallagher.

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July 31, 2024
Murray's fairytale farewell no longer looks a fantasy
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Murray's fairytale farewell no longer looks a fantasy

FOR the first time, it is not unthinkable that Andy Murray could yet get the perfect send-off, a fourth career Olympic medal in his final tournament.

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July 31, 2024
London Square buys Stratford site to build 350 rental homes
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London Square buys Stratford site to build 350 rental homes

DEVELOPER London Square has snapped up a site at Stratford Cross for a major new build-to-rent scheme.

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July 31, 2024
Building chief hails Labour ‘ambitions'
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Building chief hails Labour ‘ambitions'

TAYLOR WIMPEY today backed the government’s push to build 1.5 million homes in the next five years as the FTSE 100 developer revealed a sharp drop in profits.

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July 31, 2024
HSBC names new finance boss to complete shake-up
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HSBC names new finance boss to complete shake-up

HSBC chairman Sir Mark Tucker completed the shake-up of his top-level management team today bringing in Jon Bingham as chief financial officer.

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July 31, 2024
The customer is king? Not in our day and age - I'm sick of being treated poorly
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The customer is king? Not in our day and age - I'm sick of being treated poorly

ON a scale from one to high street bakery, how poor has the customer service you’ve received lately been? I don’t know what’s going on in London right now but you struggle to find any remotely happy or helpful people in most of the chains these days.

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July 31, 2024
As Trump's problems mount, don't forget he's still favourite
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As Trump's problems mount, don't forget he's still favourite

TRUMP fever has broken in small town America, judging by appearances.

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July 31, 2024
Hamas leader assassinated in Tehran
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Hamas leader assassinated in Tehran

Killing prompts rising fears that Gaza conflict will escalate

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July 31, 2024
Far-Right mob ‘hijacked the killings of little children and must face full force of the law'
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Far-Right mob ‘hijacked the killings of little children and must face full force of the law'

FAR-RIGHT thugs who injured nearly 40 police officers in a violent protest sparked by misinformation online about the mass stabbing of children in Southport must be brought to justice, the town’s MP said today.

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July 31, 2024
Triathlete 'super happy to scoop bronze'
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Triathlete 'super happy to scoop bronze'

Medal winner dug really deep’ in dramatic race as she and Team GB divers celebrate

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July 31, 2024
Edwards could face jail over indecent images of children
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Edwards could face jail over indecent images of children

FORMER BBC presenter Huw Edwards is facing a possible jail sentence after he today admitted receiving indecent images of children.

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July 31, 2024
Tom won't rule out another bid at 'home' Games
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Tom won't rule out another bid at 'home' Games

IT HAD taken a dramatic U-turn to lure Tom Daley back to the GB diving programme.

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July 30, 2024
'WE MUST MAKE A FAST START TODAY'
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'WE MUST MAKE A FAST START TODAY'

MURRAY DETERMINED NOT TO PUT FANS THROUGH AGONY AGAIN

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July 30, 2024
A fingertip from gold fires up Richards to have final say in relay
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A fingertip from gold fires up Richards to have final say in relay

MATT RICHARDS has set his sights on spearheading Britain’s swimmers to a first gold of these Games tonight.

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July 30, 2024
Pidcock's king of the mountain but party is on hold
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Pidcock's king of the mountain but party is on hold

TOM PIDCOCK woke up this morning to his 25th birthday but with little chance to celebrate.

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July 30, 2024
Arteta vows not to take tour risk with Calafiori
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Arteta vows not to take tour risk with Calafiori

MANAGER WARY OF GIVING NEW SIGNING DEBUT TOMORROW

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July 30, 2024
St James's Place rebound steals the limelight
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St James's Place rebound steals the limelight

SHARES in wealth manager St James’s Place today rebounded by 21% as the former blue-chip company stole the limelight in a packed results session.

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July 30, 2024
Ofgem under fire over ban on cut-price energy deals
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Ofgem under fire over ban on cut-price energy deals

ENERGY regulator Ofgem was accused of stifling competition in the household gas and electricity market today when it ruled out a return of cheap exclusive deals for customers switching to new suppliers until after the winter.

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July 30, 2024
No shorts, no BBQs: this is how to do summer
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No shorts, no BBQs: this is how to do summer

AT THE end of all our whining about the weather, the jet stream has moved and blessed us with a heatwave and the hottest day of the year today.

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July 30, 2024
Spared jail, EastEnders actor who slashed woman with a knife after she rejected him
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Spared jail, EastEnders actor who slashed woman with a knife after she rejected him

AN EastEnders actor who slashed a woman with a knife after she turned down his sexual advances has been spared jail.

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July 30, 2024
Get set for London's hottest day of the year... then thunderstorms
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Get set for London's hottest day of the year... then thunderstorms

LONDON was today set to enjoy its hottest day of the year — but forecasters warn that the city could then be pelted with thunderstorms.

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July 30, 2024
Trump defends Vance over his 'childless cat ladies' comment
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Trump defends Vance over his 'childless cat ladies' comment

DONALD TRUMP has defended J D Vance’s past comments about “childless cat ladies”, saying that his running mate was simply trying to show how much he values family life.

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July 30, 2024
'These were just little kids': Swift's horror at dance class knife attack
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'These were just little kids': Swift's horror at dance class knife attack

TAYLOR SWIFT today said she was “completely in shock” after the “horror” of the Southport knife attack at a dance class themed on the singer.

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July 30, 2024
Edwards child porn charges: BBC told 'hours' before it became public
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Edwards child porn charges: BBC told 'hours' before it became public

BBC bosses only learned Huw Edwards was being charged with child pornography offences a few hours before it was made public, it was claimed today.

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July 30, 2024
'He lied': Reeves and Hunt at war over claims of £22bn black hole
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'He lied': Reeves and Hunt at war over claims of £22bn black hole

CHANCELLOR Rachel Reeves clashed furiously with her predecessor Jeremy Hunt after she accused him of “lying” over the state of the public finances before the general election.

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July 30, 2024