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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
Andy vindicates bold call and fuels dream of a 'special' farewell
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Andy vindicates bold call and fuels dream of a 'special' farewell

BEYOND the three Grand Slam titles, the two Olympic gold medals and the Davis Cup heroics, Andy Murray has built a career on making the improbable happen.

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July 29, 2024
DALEY BACK IN MEDALS WITH SUPER SILVER
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DALEY BACK IN MEDALS WITH SUPER SILVER

GAMES VETERAN AND WILLIAMS SECOND TO CHINA

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July 29, 2024
After party at Ronaldo's in 2016, I hope Mbappe's around this time, says Clarke
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After party at Ronaldo's in 2016, I hope Mbappe's around this time, says Clarke

THE last time Joe Clarke won Olympic gold, he ended up at a house party in former Brazil striker Ronaldo’s Rio de Janeiro home.

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July 29, 2024
Happy tears after silver show Peaty has won his biggest fight
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Happy tears after silver show Peaty has won his biggest fight

AS HE opened his eyes this morning, Adam Peaty fully expected the hangover to kick in.

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July 29, 2024
Tesco sticking to £1bn share buyback as Goldman advises
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Tesco sticking to £1bn share buyback as Goldman advises

TESCO today confirmed plans to continue with a £1 billion share buy back programme that should benefit investors.

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July 29, 2024
Heineken takes hit on China brewer
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Heineken takes hit on China brewer

GLOBAL brewer Heineken took a huge hit today from slowing Chinese markets and Europe’s washout summer, leaving its shares feeling the chill.

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July 29, 2024
Firms tell Labour to block 'Beeching style' post cuts
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Firms tell Labour to block 'Beeching style' post cuts

A BUSINESS coalition representing more than 10,000 small and medium size firms today urged the Labour government to block “Beeching style” cuts to postal services.

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July 29, 2024
Trad wifedom is a hoax, of course - but our obsession with it is deeply unedifying
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Trad wifedom is a hoax, of course - but our obsession with it is deeply unedifying

THE obsession with trad wives goes on. Many yearnings meet in them but the principle one is misogyny, just not in the way you might think.

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July 29, 2024
Edna O'Brien mastered the art of reinvention
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Edna O'Brien mastered the art of reinvention

THE opening sentence of Girl, Edna O’Brien’s last novel is, I think, unforgettable: “I was a girl once, but not any more...” And from there O’Brien, who died on Saturday, takes the reader into the unimaginable horror of the abduction and rape of the Chibok schoolgirls by the Islamist group, Boko Haram.

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July 29, 2024
This ogre of a play needs to go to a land far, far away
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This ogre of a play needs to go to a land far, far away

SHREK just keeps on giving, doesn’t he? The DreamWorks ogre first appeared in 2001, with a fifth film in his franchise just announced — and don’t forget the Puss in Boots spin-offs.

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July 29, 2024
Heatwave on the cards... as kayaker ends 2,000-mile trip
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Heatwave on the cards... as kayaker ends 2,000-mile trip

LONDON is set to bask in 32C heat with temperatures in the high 20s for most of the week.

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July 29, 2024
Israeli clash with militant Hezbollah 'could be worse than Gaza war'
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Israeli clash with militant Hezbollah 'could be worse than Gaza war'

AN escalation in fighting between Israel and Lebanese militant group Hezbollah could be a “much more serious situation” than the war in Gaza, a Cabinet minister warned today.

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July 29, 2024
Minister refuses to rule out tax hikes in autumn budget
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Minister refuses to rule out tax hikes in autumn budget

Starmer ally leaves possibility of hikes open as Reeves sets out spending cuts

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July 29, 2024
Daley gets the full set of medals as he wins silver at fifth Olympics
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Daley gets the full set of medals as he wins silver at fifth Olympics

TOM DALEY completed the full set of Olympic medals as he today won silver at his fifth Games.

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July 29, 2024
New Tory leader 'must send a clear centre-Right message'
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New Tory leader 'must send a clear centre-Right message'

THE new Tory leader must set out a “clear centre-Right message” for the party after years of infighting, a shadow minister said today as nominations to take over from Rishi Sunak were set to close.

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July 29, 2024