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Voters north of the border key if Labour is to win a landslide
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Voters north of the border key if Labour is to win a landslide

VOTERS in Scotland will have a key role in paving the way to Downing Street for Sir Keir Starmer - or helping Rishi Sunak block his path.

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May 23, 2024
Put London at heart of your plans and we can lead Britain to growth, say business leaders
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Put London at heart of your plans and we can lead Britain to growth, say business leaders

LONDON business leaders today called on the Government elected on July 4 to put the capital back at the heart of its economic strategy to help drive the country's growth.

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May 23, 2024
Lib Dems target Hunt for their own Portillo moment
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Lib Dems target Hunt for their own Portillo moment

Party aims at big guns as Labour turn fire on Shapps and Mordaunt

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May 23, 2024
I won't stand for Reform but I'll be on campaign trail, says Farage in boost for the Tories
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I won't stand for Reform but I'll be on campaign trail, says Farage in boost for the Tories

NIGEL FARAGE today ruled out standing as a Reform UK candidate in the upcoming general election, but vowed to help the party campaign against the Conservatives.

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May 23, 2024
PM blow as he admits: No
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PM blow as he admits: No

First-day clashes over the economy and migrants as leaders hit campaign trail

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May 23, 2024
Buckingham Palace could be in a Labour seat for first time in history
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Buckingham Palace could be in a Labour seat for first time in history

THE King will wake up in a Labour constituency on July 5 if, as the polls suggest, the Cities of London and Westminster seat goes red.

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May 23, 2024
Revolving door policy traps Blues in a spin
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Revolving door policy traps Blues in a spin

Pochettino exit leaves club seeking another coach and owners' strategy under scrutiny

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May 22, 2024
Hunt hit by inflation 'miss' and benefits bill
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Hunt hit by inflation 'miss' and benefits bill

JEREMY HUNT was dealt a double blow today as a smaller than expected fall in the rate of inflation hit hopes of a rate cut in June, while worse than expected public finance figures limited the Chancellor's scope for a pre-Budget tax cut.

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May 22, 2024
Rejuvenated M&S posts best profits ina decade
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Rejuvenated M&S posts best profits ina decade

MARKS & Spencer continued its return to form today posting its best profits in a decade and promising investors more good news to come.

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May 22, 2024
I've rarely been as stunned as I was by this incredible collection of photography
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I've rarely been as stunned as I was by this incredible collection of photography

I'M not being funny but... how incredible are London's museums and galleries? Last week I said I would share some of my favourite things to do in London that didn't involve drinking. It might be obvious to think of a museum as a good place to go, but sometimes they offer a lot more than we expect.

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May 22, 2024
Too scared to speak in his own defence, but Trump powers on
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Too scared to speak in his own defence, but Trump powers on

DONALD Trump has complained nonstop for weeks about being gagged. The hush money trial, involving an alleged pay-off to porn star Stormy Daniels, has been monstrously unfair, he wailed repeatedly outside court.

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May 22, 2024
Classics only at this palatial enclave
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Classics only at this palatial enclave

THE all-knowing Google counts 175 five-star hotels in London. The newest of these is the Emory, a glittering space opposite Hyde Park and adjacent to the Berkeley, which opened in 1867 and is also owned by the Maybourne Group, tireless in its pursuit of grandeur.

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May 22, 2024
Praise from across party divide for bionic MP’ who lost limbs to sepsis
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Praise from across party divide for bionic MP’ who lost limbs to sepsis

A CONSERVATIVE MP who lost four limbs to a life-threatening bout of sepsis vowed to raise awareness of the condition - as he was set to return to Parliament today.

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May 22, 2024
Debts, royals, A-listers inside a fashion fail
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Debts, royals, A-listers inside a fashion fail

Worn by everyone from Princess of Wales to Kylie, Susie Cave’s The Vampire’s Wife created the dress of the decade’. As it folds, Joe Bromley ooks at what went wrong for the fashion-set favourite

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May 22, 2024
Met warns Grenfell fire probe may not be complete until 2025
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Met warns Grenfell fire probe may not be complete until 2025

ATOTAL of 58 people and 19 companies have been identified as suspects who could face charges over the Grenfell fire disaster, the Met said today as it vowed to continue the fight to obtain justice for the victims' families.

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May 22, 2024
“The most wonderful human being’
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“The most wonderful human being’

Airline apologises as tributes paid to Briton who died as flight hit turbulence

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May 22, 2024
I'm so sorry ...I was too trusting but I was kept in dark, says shamed ex-Post Office boss
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I'm so sorry ...I was too trusting but I was kept in dark, says shamed ex-Post Office boss

PAULA VENNELLS CLAIMS DETAILS OF HORIZON SCANDAL WERE NOT SHARED WITH HER’

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May 22, 2024
Spain, Norway and Ireland recognise a Palestinian state
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Spain, Norway and Ireland recognise a Palestinian state

ISRAEL'S international isolation over the war in Gaza dramatically deepened today as Ireland, Norway and Spain announced they were recognising a Palestinian state.

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May 22, 2024
City trader in $444 billion 'fat finger' error ... more than Denmark's GDP
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City trader in $444 billion 'fat finger' error ... more than Denmark's GDP

A “FAT FINGER” trading error worth $444 billion (£350 billion) — more than the GDP of Denmark — has sent shockwaves through the City.

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May 22, 2024
City trader in $444 billion 'fat finger' error more than Denmark's GDP
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City trader in $444 billion 'fat finger' error more than Denmark's GDP

A “FAT FINGER” trading error worth $444 billion (£350 billion) — more than the GDP of Denmark — has sent shockwaves through the City.

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May 22, 2024
FRANK ON BAYERN’S RADAR AS NEW BOSS
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FRANK ON BAYERN’S RADAR AS NEW BOSS

BEES MANAGER AND KOMPANY ARE IN THE FRAME TO REPLACE TUCHEL

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May 21, 2024
How Arteta breathed new life into club's thrilling challenge
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How Arteta breathed new life into club's thrilling challenge

AS PART of a team-bonding exercise during their pre-season tour to the United States last summer, Arsenal players were tasked with making movie trailers.

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May 21, 2024
Time to answer 115 questions over whether City wins stink
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Time to answer 115 questions over whether City wins stink

Alleged breaches hang over record breakers

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May 21, 2024
Astra says 20 new drugs will power era of growth’
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Astra says 20 new drugs will power era of growth’

THE biggest company on London's stock market, AstraZeneca, set out bold plans today for what its boss called \"a new era of growth\", powered by 20 new drugs.

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May 21, 2024
Why are people wearing Dryrobes so annoying?
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Why are people wearing Dryrobes so annoying?

EVER since the heady days of lockdown, I have noticed a troubling phenomenon creeping into everyday life: a spike in the number of people extravagantly sticking \"wild\" in front of the word swimming. Essentially, wild swimming is exactly the same thing as normal swimming, but much more smug, and with a greater risk of accidental sewage inhalation.

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May 21, 2024
Promises about diversity ring hollow four years after George Floyd’s death
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Promises about diversity ring hollow four years after George Floyd’s death

SO, picture this: you're deep in the media world, where everyone talks about \"diversity\" and \"inclusion\" like it's second nature. It's in every chat, every memo, and every big event.

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May 21, 2024
The soft, mighty Bao is conquering all: good
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The soft, mighty Bao is conquering all: good

HAD the pub chain Wetherspoons put bao on the menu 10 years ago, customers would've had no idea what they were dealing with. Yet such is the bun's triumphant rise to the fore, 'Spoons has started experimenting with the Asian import, filling a pair with strips of fried chicken, katsu sauce and pickled red onion and sending them out to the masses.

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May 21, 2024
Johansson 'shocked' by soundalike voice in ChatGPT
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Johansson 'shocked' by soundalike voice in ChatGPT

SCARLETT JOHANSSON says she was \"shocked\" and \"angered\" at how \"eerily similar\" one of the voices in ChatGPT sounded to hers.

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May 21, 2024
Police to look at criminal charges in the infected blood scandal’
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Police to look at criminal charges in the infected blood scandal’

POLICE will look \"very carefully\" into whether criminal charges should be brought in the infected blood scandal, a Cabinet minister said today.

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May 21, 2024
Meet Mr Super Prime: I sell to royalty and the 1%
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Meet Mr Super Prime: I sell to royalty and the 1%

Selling Sunset, the LA-based property show, is Netflix’s second most-watched programme globally and now there’s a London spin-off. India Block speaks to its star agent, Daniel Daggers

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May 21, 2024