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Ian McKellen's remarkable feat of skill, swagger and stamina
THIS is a four-star, almost four-hour Falstaff — a condensed version of Henry IV parts one and two that’s a luxurious feast for Ian McKellen and for audiences. Our greatest living classical actor attacks the part of the gluttonous, cowardly knight — one of the few male Shakespearean biggies he’s not previously ticked off — with relish and superb comic timing.
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April 12, 2024
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New police investigation over Rayner house sale
POLICE announced today that they are investigating Angela Rayner over the controversy surrounding her house sale.
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April 12, 2024
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Alonso's rise to coaching greatness no surprise to those who know him well
Malik Ouzia \"LIVED it. Loved it. Farewell beautiful game.\" The caption was poetic, the accompanying picture - a greyed scene and Xabi Alonso taking one last wistful glance back over his shoulder at an illustrious playing career a social media work of art.
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April 11, 2024
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ZOUMA: WE CAN END BAYER'S UNBEATEN RUN
SKIPPER BACKING HIS SIDE AGAINST GERMANS AS HE DREAMS OF EMULATING RICE BY LIFTING EURO TROPHY
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April 11, 2024
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Lions roar back to make it an historic night, but funding issue could tear team apart
LONDON LIONS became the first British team in basketball history to win a major European trophy as they overturned a first-leg deficit to defeat Besiktas in the Women's EuroCup Final last night.
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April 11, 2024
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Flying under the radar may be Rory's best secret weapon
AUGUSTA National has become a millstone around the neck of Rory McIlroy ever since he squandered a four-shot lead on the final day in 2011.
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April 11, 2024
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Shares boost for AstraZenca in face of CEO pay row
A DIVIDEND hike today helped AstraZeneca seize the initiative ahead of an AGM showdown over greater rewards for the FTSE 100’s best-paid chief executive.
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April 11, 2024
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Lok'nStore bid heightens 'bargain basement' fears
ANOTHER major British company is set to be taken off London’s stock market in a foreign takeover deal struck today, highlighting worries across the City that low valuations are turning it into a global bargain basement.
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April 11, 2024
Evening Standard
As I watched Plaza Suite I had an epiphany about the vital importance of laziness.
WE'VE won the lottery!\" my girlfriend messaged me on WhatsApp, which did not excite me
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April 11, 2024
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How Amy Winehouse was treated beggars belief
The new Amy Winehouse biopic has reignited the debate about the responsibility for her untimely death aged 27.
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April 11, 2024
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Flack's mother: We'll fight until we get the truth
CAROLINE FLACK'S mother today said \"we won't stop until we get the truth\" after the Metropolitan Police revealed that it will partly reinvestigate the lead-up to the decision to charge the late TV presenter with assault.
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April 11, 2024
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Putin's forces will outgun Ukraine by 10 to one in weeks, warns US commander
UKRAINE will be outgunned by Vladmir Putin's army by 10 to one artillery shells within weeks and risk losing the war if Republicans continue to block military aid, a senior US commander has warned.
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April 11, 2024
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Why I've renamed myself Jemima Khan Goldsmith
Arguments with her family about the Israel-Gaza war inspired the film producer to create a new hit podcast and made her feel 'schizophrenic and confused' about her Muslim and Jewish surnames, she tells Robbie Griffiths
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April 11, 2024
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If they found £250m now it would still take another five years to open bridge
LONDONERS have been warned on the fifth anniversary of the closure of Hammersmith Bridge that it will be at least another five years before it can be reopened to cars, even if the £250 million estimated cost of fixing it is found today.
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April 11, 2024
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First picture of Bayswater stab victim as family tell of their pain
THE family of a woman stabbed to death at a £3million home near Hyde Park are \"devastated\" at their loss, police said today as the manhunt for her killer was stepped up.
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April 11, 2024
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Shops, gym, pool and restaurants at art deco store as renaissance grows
THE revival of Oxford Street is being boosted by a \"once-in-a-100-year\" transformation of the empty House of Fraser flagship into a huge office, shops, restaurant, gym and swimming pool complex.
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April 11, 2024
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Biden pledges '‘ironclad' Israel backing after Iran demands punishment
THE United States mobilised allies to warn Iran against attacking Israel, after Joe Biden insisted that the Jewish state has his \"ironclad\" support despite tensions over the war in Gaza.
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April 11, 2024
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This could be the best Premier League run-in yet, but also the most farcical
THE first and most important thing to say about the Premier League run-in is that we are probably about to experience one of the great title showdowns.
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April 10, 2024
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Pep hails City for keeping emotions in check in epic
PEP GUARDIOLA praised his players for keeping their composure amid the chaos of their Champions League epic at the Bernabeu last night.
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April 10, 2024
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'Impactors' make their mark to drag Gunners back into contention
NOT FOR the first time this season, Leandro Trossard was Arsenal's saviour last night.
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April 10, 2024
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ARSENAL NEED TO LEARN QUICKLY AFTER LESSON
LEANDRO TROSSARD rescued a draw for Arsenal as Mikel Arteta's young side demonstrated their grit and quality but were taught harsh lessons about the realities of this level by Bayern Munich.
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April 10, 2024
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Bowen blow gives Moyes headache for big Bayer test
Top-scorer joins Alvarez in missing Euro clash, so how will boss shuffle his pack?
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April 10, 2024
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Jones eyeing historic double Redknapp...for if he sneaks in
HARRY REDKNAPP faces an anxious wait to see if Shakem Up'Arry makes it into Saturday's Grand National.
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April 10, 2024
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'Adele inspired our start up idea'
SEAT Unique is the luxury ticketing company Londoners call when money is no object.
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April 10, 2024
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Tesco's 160% jump in profits spark 'greedflation' claims from union
TESCO saw profits rocket in the last year with the figures sparking questions about \"greedflation\" - claims that big stores are pushing through price rises under the cover of inflation.
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April 10, 2024
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Why is it always art that gets targeted by vandals and kill-joys? It's a disgrace
I’M NOT being funny but… we can’t have nice things. I’m talking about art. The latest in London art news has seen Banksy creating new work in Finsbury Park — a beautiful mural behind a real tree that gives the appearance of leaves.
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April 10, 2024
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How London is setting the gaming world alight
Stull think gaming is a culturally worthless pastime? Think again, says Vicky Jessop in the UK, it brings in more revenue than both music and film, and the capital’s at the heart of the creativity
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April 10, 2024
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Cameron was right to visit the creaking, gaudy court of Trump
DONALD TRUMP’S gaudy, gold-plated palace at Mar-a-Lago is a court, where the Florida king treats his visitors as supplicants, not deal-makers.
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April 10, 2024
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I saw menace of shoplifting at my mother's chemist shop, says Sunak
RISHI SUNAK today described how he witnessed shoplifting in his mother's pharmacy as he relented to a long-running campaign and agreed to criminalise assaults on store workers.
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April 10, 2024
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No irreversible pathway: new vow of support package on gender care
A MINISTER today promised a \"fundamental change of direction\" for NHS gender care for children after a landmark review found that the pillars of gender medicine were \"built on shaky foundations\".
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