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Where would you find Boris, Blair and Kim K? At a £464m wedding
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Where would you find Boris, Blair and Kim K? At a £464m wedding

THE lavish wedding of the son of Asia's wealthiest man was beginning today, with Kim Kardashian, Sir Tony Blair and Boris Johnson among hundreds of famous guests.

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July 12, 2024
Meghan looks on as Harry accepts 'hero' award with Diana tribute
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Meghan looks on as Harry accepts 'hero' award with Diana tribute

PRINCE Harry paid tribute to his “eternal bond” with Princess Diana as he accepted a war hero award for his work with military veterans — despite criticism from the mother of the soldier it is named after.

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July 12, 2024
Four migrants die after boat capsizes in Channel crossing
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Four migrants die after boat capsizes in Channel crossing

AT LEAST four migrants died in the English Channel this morning after their boat capsized, French authorities have said.

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July 12, 2024
Gasps as Biden introduces Zelensky as 'President Putin'
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Gasps as Biden introduces Zelensky as 'President Putin'

And yet more embarrassment when he confuses Kamala Harris ... with Trump

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July 12, 2024
We dare to dream: one last obstacle on one hell of a journey
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We dare to dream: one last obstacle on one hell of a journey

FROM a hostile shower of beery dregs and plastic cups to that familiar nation-sweeping wave of optimism and hope.

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July 12, 2024
Three Lions' success worth £800m to hospitality sector
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Three Lions' success worth £800m to hospitality sector

THE country's pubs, bars and restaurants are already raising a glass to England's Euros campaign which has delivered a multi-million pound boost to industry-with more to come.

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July 12, 2024
Next stop for fans is Berlin, any which way they can
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Next stop for fans is Berlin, any which way they can

TENS of thousands of England fans were today heading to Berlin ready to roar on the Three Lions in Sunday’s Euro’s final showdown with Spain.

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July 12, 2024
Heathrow landing fees would be cut under revised price cap
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Heathrow landing fees would be cut under revised price cap

HEATHROW Airport will have to cut the landing fees it charges airlines if proposals made today by regulators go through, in the latest twist in a long-running row over fees at the west London hub.

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July 11, 2024
'We are ready to hurt Spain, once we get the ball off them!'
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'We are ready to hurt Spain, once we get the ball off them!'

GARETH SOUTHGATE says Spain will present “the greatest possible test” for England in Sunday’s Euros Final, but believes his side have shown they have “as good a chance as they do”.

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July 11, 2024
'ONLY WIN WILL BE ENOUGH'
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'ONLY WIN WILL BE ENOUGH'

KANE’S RALLYING CRY AS ENGLAND SEAL THEIR SPOT IN EUROS FINAL AFTER WATKINS’ LATE HEROICS SEAL VICTORY

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July 11, 2024
Southgate's finishers get the job done...now for a final happy ending
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Southgate's finishers get the job done...now for a final happy ending

OLLIE WATKINS was the last England player to leave the pitch, the match- winner finally heading down the tunnel with John Stones, still beaming, his eyes shining in disbelief as he drank it all in.

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July 11, 2024
'Queen of grass' Elena sets sights on crown
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'Queen of grass' Elena sets sights on crown

ONLY two women in the Open era boast a better record on the Wimbledon grass than Elena Rybakina.

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July 11, 2024
Bosses have silenced the doubters in battle for European supremacy
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Bosses have silenced the doubters in battle for European supremacy

SUCCESS with Spain did not take long to arrive for the man now plotting England’s downfall on Sunday.

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July 11, 2024
GDP figure hits August rate cut hopes
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GDP figure hits August rate cut hopes

HOPES of the Bank of England delivering an interest rate cut in August received a setback today when official figures showed the economy grew much faster than expected in May.

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July 11, 2024
Thames Water placed in Ofwat 'special measures'
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Thames Water placed in Ofwat 'special measures'

OFWAT was on course for a bruising collision with Thames Water today after the regulator took an axe to the company’s demands for a 44% rise in bills and placed it in a form of “special measures” that could lead to Britain’s biggest water utility being broken up.

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July 11, 2024
By George, Clooney has said something others can't
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By George, Clooney has said something others can't

THE United States president intimated recently that he would not step down as presidential contender until “the Lord Almighty” personally instructed him to do so.

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July 11, 2024
Labour, think positive and drop the luxury tax
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Labour, think positive and drop the luxury tax

LABOUR is looking for growth opportunities that are ready to go and we have one right here.

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July 11, 2024
Shock and awe from Broadway: race, sex and Deep South fantasies
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Shock and awe from Broadway: race, sex and Deep South fantasies

PREPARE to be shocked. Jeremy O.Harris's bold, scabrously witty 2018 play sees three contemporary couples enact pornographic Deep South slavery fantasies as a form of therapy, designed to reignite the black characters' vanished passion for their white partners. At least five people walked out the night I was there.

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July 11, 2024
Police wait to question 'crossbow killer' as laws on weapons could be reviewed
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Police wait to question 'crossbow killer' as laws on weapons could be reviewed

POLICE were today waiting to question suspected crossbow killer Kyle Clifford in hospital over the triple murder of the wife and daughters of a BBC sports commentator — as the Government said tighter laws could be announced soon.

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July 11, 2024
President gives his blessing for PM to act as go-between with Europe leaders
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President gives his blessing for PM to act as go-between with Europe leaders

SIR Keir Starmer won White House backing to serve as a leadership bridge between the United States and Europe as the new Prime Minister made clear that there is no lessening in Britain’s multi-billion-pound support for Ukraine.

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July 11, 2024
New live TV test for Biden as the number of Democrat critics mounts
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New live TV test for Biden as the number of Democrat critics mounts

JOE BIDEN tonight faces a live TV audition in front of a growing number of Democratic critics at the end of a Nato summit that has been overshadowed by doubts about the 81-year-old president’s staying power.

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July 11, 2024
It's a date with the King if England conquer Spain
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It's a date with the King if England conquer Spain

Huge open-top bus parade lined up if the Three Lions win Euros for first time

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July 11, 2024
SOUTHGATE IS HOPING RESET INSPIRES HIS MEN TO GLORY
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SOUTHGATE IS HOPING RESET INSPIRES HIS MEN TO GLORY

FOR England’s senior players, Gareth Southgate’s message in the days leading up to tonight’s European Championship semi-final has been a familiar one.

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July 10, 2024
'WE'RE READY FOR ANYTHING'
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'WE'RE READY FOR ANYTHING'

THREE LIONS BOSS SAYS HIS SIDE ARE IN TOP SHAPE AHEAD OF CRUNCH DUTCH CLASH

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July 10, 2024
Old foes battling it out again in bid to lead way to a grand finale
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Old foes battling it out again in bid to lead way to a grand finale

ONE on his heels as a Bukayo Saka cutback spears into the box and is comfortably cleared; the other crouched, five yards behind the defensive line, as Marcel Sabitzer breaks a botched offside trap to score Austria’s winning goal.

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July 10, 2024
Holiday hopes lift shares in BA owner and airport caterer SSP
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Holiday hopes lift shares in BA owner and airport caterer SSP

A SUNNIER outlook at British Airways owner IAG and the airport caterer SSP today helped to warm up the London market after three days of losses.

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July 10, 2024
Stokes already has an eye on the Ashes as England step into a new era
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Stokes already has an eye on the Ashes as England step into a new era

THIS is a new era for England. The departure of James Anderson will dominate the headlines, but this is a head-to-toe change of course for Ben Stokes’s team.

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July 10, 2024
Ex-Taylor Wimpey chief takes top job at Travis Perkins
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Ex-Taylor Wimpey chief takes top job at Travis Perkins

BUILDERS’ merchant chain Travis Perkins has appointed a new chief executive, the former Taylor Wimpey boss Pete Redfern.

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July 10, 2024
Barratt cuts new homes forecast in blow to Labour's election pledge
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Barratt cuts new homes forecast in blow to Labour's election pledge

THE UK’s biggest housebuilder sent a warning signal to the new government today saying that the country’s property market slowdown could last into next year, making it harder for the sector to deliver the hundreds of thousands of new homes that Labour has pledged.

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July 10, 2024
Ostrich Biden should make way for the Kamalaissance
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Ostrich Biden should make way for the Kamalaissance

WITH lashings of orange bronzer, a frozen face and gleaming white teeth, Joe Biden is doing his best ostrich impression by insisting he can win the US election and serve as president until he is 86.

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July 10, 2024