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Prince Harry and Superman are more alike than you think
PLEASE don't take this the wrong way, but I think Prince Harry might be Superman. Back in the Seventies, before the current vogue for turning superheroes into movie franchises, the Hollywood producers Alexander and Ilya Salkind decided to reboot the famous DC Comics alter-ego and turn Superman into a proper movie star.
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September 04, 2023
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Sunak will sleep a little easier with his top team in place
The shake-up of the No 10 press operation gives Rishi Sunak back the network that created his winning brand as chancellor
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September 04, 2023
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Palace striker's charges dropped in court blunder
A PREMIER League striker's convictions for driving without insurance and a valid licence have been overturned after it emerged he had been wrongly prosecuted in a court case the footballer knew nothing about.
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September 04, 2023
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Ukraine defence minister axed as president calls for 'new approach'
UKRAINE'S defence minister has been dismissed with president Volodymyr Zelensky saying it is time for \"new approaches\".
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September 04, 2023
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Vow from first director of East Bank cultural quarter
THE newly appointed director of the East Bank cultural quarter has promised to \"work alongside\" the people of east London to make it a success.
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September 04, 2023
Evening Standard
Like James Bond but naughtier, this hitman lacks shock and awe
DAVID FINCHER'S Fight Club debuted at Venice 1999. Since then, Fincher has graced us with some phenomenal films, many of them about killers, real or imagined.
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September 04, 2023
Evening Standard
Gives us Martha's rule, plead sepsis victim's parents
THE parents of a teenager who died in a London hospital two years ago have called for patients to be given the right to an urgent second opinion if they feel they are not being listened to.
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September 04, 2023
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Starmer hands Rayner 'proper job' after criticism from Labour MPs
SIR KEIR STARMER reshuffled his top team today, giving his deputy a longawaited more high profile role in his shadow cabinet.
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September 04, 2023
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London braced for 32C Wednesday scorcher
LONDON is set to bask in temperatures of up to 32C this week as a \"late dose of summer\" hits - just as the school holidays end.
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September 04, 2023
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Harry's delight and horror as his team duke it out with Messi's Inter Miami
PRINCE HARRY looked delighted as he joined Hollywood royalty watching Lionel Messi in action in Los Angeles.
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September 04, 2023
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Hundreds more school sites facing problems just as pupils return for term
RISHI SUNAK today came under pressure to explain why as chancellor he cut money for rebuilding schools despite warnings that children's lives could be at risk.
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September 04, 2023
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Ferrari passion project that’s lacking insome crucial va va voom
MICHAEL MANN careers into the Venice competition with Ferrari, his decades-long passion project about Enzo Ferrari (Adam Driver), the man behind the distinctive red racing car.
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September 01, 2023
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Fast bucks to success or ticking timebomb? Boehly's high stakes bid to dominate for years to come
“I NO longer recognise my club,” said Didier Drogba, perhaps the most iconic signing of the Roman Abramovich era at Chelsea, as part of a scathing attack on the new owners this year.
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September 01, 2023
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Murray needs time to reflect on what the future holds after New York exit
ANDY MURRAY will fly home to Britain today, thinking carefully about what his next steps may be after his US Open campaign ended abruptly here in the second round.
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September 01, 2023
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Gaur's giant step up in a seismic fortnight for the women's game
A £3,500 PAYDAY represents an unlikely windfall for your average 17-year-old, but had become the norm for England cricketers representing their country in T20 matches — so long as they were male.
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September 01, 2023
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John Lewis slammed for rental scheme
JOHN Lewis has come under renewed fire from residents over its £500 million plans to enter the rental property market amid concerns it will fail to deliver on affordable housing targets.
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September 01, 2023
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Johnson Matthey surges on US backer doubling stake
THE FTSE 100 exit of Johnson Matthey was today interrupted by a wave of buying after a New York investor doubled its stake in the clean air firm.
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September 01, 2023
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Superdry dives into red as investors fret over future
HOPES that Superdry can ever return to former glories under founder CEO Julian Dunkerton took a hit today after a poor set of results that leave investors worried for its future.
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September 01, 2023
Evening Standard
Here's some rock, if you like that kind of thing
So this is rock music, apparently. For the uninitiated, that's a style of music that has been wildly popular since the middle of the last century, involving electric guitars, heavy drums and a sneering attitude towards anyone who dares to prefer other genres.
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September 01, 2023
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Out of this world Starfield is well worth the long wait
AFTER years of waiting, it's finally here. First announced in 2018, then subject to multiple delays, the signs for Starfield were mixed.
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September 01, 2023
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The British Museum thefts have exposed a deeper problem
It's not just security or cataloguing the next director will have to worry about what the institution needs is a culture change -
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September 01, 2023
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Past Lives digs deep into our souls, to the start of our great journeys in love
LAST week I was lucky enough to catch a preview of Past Lives, the quietly devastating forthcoming debut film from director Celine Song.
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September 01, 2023
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Yes, we've had our #MeToo moment but the problem's wider than on the pitch
WHEN Luis Rubiales grabbed Jenni Hermoso and planted a kiss on her lips during Spain's World Cup celebrations, my jaw dropped in shock and horror.
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September 01, 2023
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'I am very, very against Ülez - it's a tax on the poor'
From London's new green road policy to the problem with the climate-polluting fashion industry, Naomie Harris has strong feelings about the environment - just don't mention her Range Rover, says Joe Bromley
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September 01, 2023
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Labour suspends mayor in abuse arrest storm
THE mayor of Hackney has been suspended by Labour after a photo emerged of him partying with a former councillor who had been arrested over child abuse images two weeks earlier.
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September 01, 2023
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Trump-backing Proud Boys jailed for role in deadly Capitol Hill riots
TWO figureheads of the far-Right Proud Boys movement have been handed lengthy jail terms for their roles in the deadly January 2021 riot in Congress by extremist supporters of Donald Trump.
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September 01, 2023
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Climate protesters disrupt Romeo and Juliet at Sadler’s Wells
CLIMATE activists interrupted a performance of Romeo and Juliet at Sadler's Wells theatre to demand an end to its partnership with Barclays.
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September 01, 2023
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Vandals target up to quarter of cameras in new Ulez areas as revolt grows
VANDALS have targeted at least a quarter of all new Ulez cameras in outer London, new data suggests.
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September 01, 2023
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Property prices falling faster than expected as rate rises hit demand
THE fall in house prices is picking up speed with values now dropping at their fastest pace since June 2009, according to new figures today.
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September 01, 2023
Evening Standard
We want answers about search for poet, say friends
FAMILY and friends of an awardwinning London poet who went missing at a music festival have said they have \"questions\" about the five-day search for him after police yesterday discovered a body nearby.
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