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Surge in Christmas sales sees top retailers ride out worst of Omicron
HOPES that retailers have escaped the worst of the Omicron crisis were rising today after a batch of top companies reported strong Christmas sales.
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January 06, 2022
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Nation in grip of a pandemic and a housing crisis ... not much has changed since 1921
WHAT difference does 100 years make?
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January 06, 2022
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Minister hits out at ‘vandalism' as statue protesters cleared by jury
A “POTENTIAL loophole” that may let people get away with damaging public property could be closed by the Government, as a leading historian hailed four protesters being cleared of criminal damage after they were accused of ripping down a statue of slave trader Edward Colston.
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January 06, 2022
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Break point for Djokovic as world No 1 waits for deportation and Australian Open ruling
NOVAK DJOKOVIC was left in deportation limbo today after winning a stay of execution to remain in Australia after his visa was cancelled.
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January 06, 2022
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BORIS HIT BY CABINET SPLIT ON TAX HIKE AND COST OF LIVING
A CABINET clash over the looming cost-of-living crisis exploded in public today with Transport Secretary Grant Shapps forced to defend a planned rise in National Insurance to tackle the NHS backlog and social care reforms.
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January 06, 2022
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Tech stocks tumble as US signals rate rise on cards
TECHNOLOGY and other growth stocks were hit by heavy selling today as traders ripped up forecasts for when US interest rates might start to rise.
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January 06, 2022
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Sympathy in short supply as Nadal says Djokovic knew risks
RAFAEL NADAL says Novak Djokovic knew the potential consequences of not getting vaccinated amid his detention in Melbourne.
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January 06, 2022
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‘Twelve police and dozens of protesters killed' during clashes in Kazakhstan city
DOZENS of antigovernment protesters have been killed along with at least 12 police officers during attacks on buildings in Kazakhstan’s largest city, authorities said today.
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January 06, 2022
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We should fear the threat from the master conjurors abroad
LIKE all good conjurors Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin know that the success of their act depends on audience distraction.
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January 06, 2022
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WE DIDN'T SHOW ENOUGH FIGHT, ADMITS LLORIS
KEEPER RUES ‘FRUSTRATING’ FIRST HALF AS SPURS GIFT CHELSEA SEMI-FINAL LEAD BUT SAYS CUP TIE IS STILL ALIVE
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January 06, 2022
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Search your children for knives, pleads mother of stab victim
THE family of a boy stabbed in the final teenage killing of 2021 today called on parents to check their children for knives before they leave home to prevent more tragedies.
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January 05, 2022
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Khan on the defensive over biggest rise in council tax bills of his mayoralty
SADIQ KHAN was today forced to defend plans to impose his biggest increase in council tax bills since becoming Mayor.
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January 05, 2022
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‘Horrendous' staff shortages as schools in capital balance on edge of closure
SCHOOL leaders in London are grappling with “horrendous” staff shortages and face a challenging term as they teeter on the edge of closure, heads warned today.
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January 05, 2022
Evening Standard
£220,000 salary of Westminster official in charge of Marble Arch Mound fiasco
THE Westminster official in charge of the Marble Arch Mound fiasco was the council’s highest-paid employee with a salary of £220,000, it was revealed today.
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January 05, 2022
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CONTE: WE NEED A NEW MINDSET TO BE WINNERS
SPURS BOSS WARNS PLAYERS AHEAD OF BRIDGE RETURN
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January 05, 2022
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First London float of 2022 plays a blinder with rise
LONDON saw its first IPO of the year today as Facilities by ADF — a provider of everything from trailers to Portaloos to the stars — floated on AIM.
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January 05, 2022
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Hope of higher rates sees banks lead sustained gain
MARKET ROUND-UP
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January 05, 2022
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Boris needs a Blair-like focus to save his party from mission vacuum
EVERY Sunday afternoon when the newly knighted Tony Blair was in No 10, he would sit down and handwrite a letter to his key aides and Cabinet ministers.
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January 05, 2022
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Big return for Conte highlights a striking difference
IN A different set of circumstances, the return of a celebrated former manager to Stamford Bridge might have provided a welcome distraction from the Romelu Lukaku saga, but Antonio Conte’s reunion with Chelsea will only shine a light on the striker’s situation.
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January 05, 2022
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Annual spend on central London offices matches pre-Covid
INVESTOR spending on central London offices returned to pre-pandemic levels in 2021, with buyers betting on tenant demand beyond work-fromhome guidance.
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January 05, 2022
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Tests axe boost for travellers
TRAVEL bosses today welcomed as a “step forward” the expected scrapping this week of the requirement for vaccinated travellers to take a Covid test before returning to the UK.
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January 04, 2022
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‘Female Steve Jobs' who duped investors with sham blood-testing tech faces years behind bars
A FALLEN Silicon Valley star once hailed as the “female Steve Jobs” faces years behind bars after being convicted of fraud following a landmark trial.
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January 04, 2022
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Capital set for cold snap after warm beginning to the new year
TEMPERATURES were set to plunge in London today, with highs of only 6C expected following days of unseasonably warm weather.
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January 04, 2022
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‘You don't deserve this, Khloe': Basketball star says sorry over child with another woman
BASKETBALL star Tristan Thompson has apologised to Khloe Kardashian for causing her “heartache and humiliation” after a paternity test revealed he fathered a child with another woman.
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January 04, 2022
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Andrew ‘faces uphill battle' to have sex assault case thrown out
PRINCE ANDREW was today warned that he faces an “uphill battle” to have a sex assault case against him thrown out as his lawyers tried to persuade a New York judge to halt the legal action.
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January 04, 2022
Evening Standard
Let's forget New Year's resolutions this January
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January 04, 2022
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David Bowie on song as estate joins music rights gold rush
WHAT do Bruce Springsteen, Paul Simon, Neil Young and David Bowie have in common?
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January 04, 2022
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Covid fears are testing Conte ahead of return to the Bridge
TOTTENHAM were this morning still waiting on possible Covid cases in Antonio Conte’s squad ahead of the Italian’s return to Chelsea tomorrow.
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January 04, 2022
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GIANT STEP VEGAN NUGGETS LAUNCHED
BURGER King UK has launched its first vegan nuggets to coincide with “Veganuary” — the annual charity event that sees people go vegan for the month of January.
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January 04, 2022
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Hornby steams ahead as investors bet on strong Christmas sales
MARKET ROUND-UP
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