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Joséphine electrifies this unconventional war epic
WELL, blimey: boning sure does play a big part in this biopic of Napoleon Bonaparte. Perhaps weary of the fact that Spielberg is readying his seven-part HBO series based on Stanley Kubrick's infamous script - not to mention Abel Gance's 330-minute silent 1927 epic, 1967's seven-hour War And Peace and plenty of others - Ridley Scott has gone for a different flavour: two and a half hours that could, and maybe should, be titled Napoleon et Joséphine. Or maybe even just Joséphine.
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November 24, 2023
Evening Standard
Michael Caine is a peerless actor, but how's his first novel?
PERHAPS he was inspired by Alan Garner who, at 88, last year became the oldest ever person to be nominated for the Booker Prize. Maybe as \"a life-long reader of thrillers\" he thought, as most life-long readers of thrillers do at some point, that thrillers quite often seem formulaic and thus not that hard to knock out.
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November 24, 2023
Evening Standard
The best things in life are free and never more so than in a city like London
THIS spring, I wandered through my east London neighbourhood for some afternoon distraction. It was one of those days when work had started crushing against the brain and I needed some quick stimulus away from the desk. I saw a bunch of downcast sixth formers sitting cross-legged on the floor of the Rough Trade record store, heads bowed in solemnity.
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November 24, 2023
Evening Standard
Can cycling's Mr Detail weave his magic at Man Utd?
Dave Brailsford is hoping his formula for success can transform fortunes at Old Trafford
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November 24, 2023
Evening Standard
Mayor banned giant light sphere over epilepsy fears
SADIQ KHAN blocked plans for a Las Vegas-style music venue after claims that its dazzling light shows could trigger fits in people with epilepsy, it can be revealed.
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November 24, 2023
Evening Standard
Dublin mob that wreaked havoc to face 12 years in jail
RIOTERS who injured police, torched vehicles and looted shops in Dublin face up to 12 years behind bars, an Irish minister said today.
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November 24, 2023
Evening Standard
Noah raises the roof (and the laughs) as he takes us on a world tour of fun
WELCOME to the world of Trevor Noah. And I mean world. The well-travelled stand-up's latest tour, Off The Record, finds him telling tales about time spent on numerous continents. From America to South Africa, India to London.
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November 24, 2023
Evening Standard
Migration is too high, says Sunak as he braces for revolt by MPs
THE Prime Minster today said migration to Britain needed to \"come down to more sustainable levels\" as his own MPs threatened a revolt over record high figures.
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November 24, 2023
Evening Standard
I got addicted to theatre and didn't want to recover
Director Sam Mendes, who received our Lebedev Award at the weekend, tells Nick Curtis about making a splash on stage, his latest creative streak, and why he won't run the National Theatre
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November 24, 2023
Evening Standard
Don't free him... mother of Pistorius's murdered girlfriend in last-ditch plea
THE mother of Reeva Steenkamp today made a late appeal to block the release of former Para-lympic champion Oscar Pistorius, who murdered her daughter in 2013.
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November 24, 2023
Evening Standard
HMV promises to reach for stars as curtain goes up in Oxford St
THE boss of HMV pledged to bring back the excitement of live music performances to Oxford Street as he reopened the retailer's famed flagship after a four-year closure.
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November 24, 2023
Evening Standard
GIVE WHAT YOU CAN, URGE JUDI DENCH AND KATE WINSLET
OSCAR-winning stars of Hollywood and the West End, Kate Winslet and Dame Judi Dench, have backed our Winter Survival Appeal in partnership with Comic Relief, calling on Londoners to \"come together\" and donate generously to \"help those in desperate need\" this Christmas.
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November 24, 2023
Evening Standard
Without me these children would be put in care. This charity is my rock
OUR CHRISTMAS CAMPAIGN FOCUSES ON 'KINSHIP CARERS' WITH LITTLE CASH SUPPORT. DAVID COHEN REPORTS
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November 24, 2023
Evening Standard
Diddy accused of filming sex assault in new lawsuit
RAP mogul Sean \"Diddy\" Combs is being sued by a woman accusing him of drugging and sexually assaulting her when she was a student in 1991.
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November 24, 2023
Evening Standard
Food and fuel flow into Gaza as the ceasefire deal finally takes effect
MORE than 200 lorries including four fuel tankers started heading into Gaza from Egypt today to bring desperately-needed supplies to 2.2 million Palestinians reeling from Israeli bombardment and siege.
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November 24, 2023
Evening Standard
Set them all free, Hamas told as both sides put down arms for four days
BRITAIN appealed today for the release of every hostage taken by Hamas from southern Israel as a four-day ceasefire took hold, offering some respite from seven weeks of bloody war in Gaza.
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November 24, 2023
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NKUNKU'S IS NEARLY LONG WAIT AT AN END
CHELSEA'S £52m SUMMER SIGNING COULD EVEN MAKE THE BENCH AT NEWCASTLE AFTER INJURY ORDEAL
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November 23, 2023
Evening Standard
Can best of British Norrie stop Novak?
A GIANT billboard adorns the venue here where Great Britain will today try to pull off the unenviable task of dethroning Novak Djokovic.
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November 23, 2023
Evening Standard
Ramsdale will return to bench as Raya's stats support Arteta's resolve
AARON RAMSDALE has \"lost his smile\", according to his father - and it is unlikely a rare start at Brentford on Saturday will cheer him up for long.
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November 23, 2023
Evening Standard
How Al is changing future of football
QPR'S relegation at the end of the 2012-13 season acted as an unlikely precursor of sorts to the introduction of artificial intelligence in football.
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November 23, 2023
Evening Standard
Jet2 seat bookings for next summer rise 12%
FAST-GROWING package holiday operator Jet2 said summer bookings are already looking sunny for next year, as it reported a revenue surge after Britons flocked back to the Med in 2023.
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November 23, 2023
Evening Standard
Sports fans help Travelodge to record
TRAVELODGE has hit a fresh record in sales and profits as the budget hotel operator benefited from a resurgence of stays for major events such as Wimbledon and the Edinburgh festival.
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November 23, 2023
Evening Standard
Virgin Money in £150m buyback
VIRGIN Money today unveiled plans to buy back £150 million of its own shares, despite a fall in profits and rising bad debts.
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November 23, 2023
Evening Standard
Thick-as-mince progressives who collude with extremists will put civil society at risk
FOR my views to align with Suella Braverman's, it would require an evolution on the magnitude of the Fish-Tetrapod Transition, but incredibly, I think she might be on to something when she hints at the threats to civil society.
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November 23, 2023
Evening Standard
Cracks are showing in Hamas's grip on Gaza as the IDF plot their campaign for the south
WAR can all of sudden turn battle commanders into fastidious lawyers when it comes to terms. Protesters marching in the streets of London may be calling for a ceasefire, but that is not what either side in the Middle East wants to call the minimum four-day halt they have just agreed.
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November 23, 2023
Evening Standard
'Dutch Trump' populist claims shock general election victory
A VETERAN far-Right populist leader known as the \"Dutch Trump\" has won a dramatic and unexpected general election victory.
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November 23, 2023
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Cameron visits slaughter site as fears rise over deal on hostages
FOREIGN Secretary Lord Cameron visited Israel today amid uncertainty about when a pause in fighting against Hamas would start and hostages be released.
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November 23, 2023
Evening Standard
'The play was more like a gig or a football match
Ruth Wilson’s 24-hour show at the Young Vic was a true phenomenon and won her our Editor’s Award. Nick Curtis talked to her
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November 23, 2023
Evening Standard
Sting in the tail
National Insurance cut outstripped by millions being trapped in higher tax band thanks to inflation, warns IFS
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November 23, 2023
Evening Standard
Net migration record reached as 745,000 more arrive than leave
NET migration has hit a new peak with 745,000 more people moving to the UK than departing last year, official figures revealed today.
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