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Evening Standard
On top of the world... but Australia display frailties ahead of big test
IN HIS excellent new book, On The Ashes, the Australian journalist Gideon Haigh summarises the nation's historic cricketing philosophy.
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June 12, 2023
Evening Standard
London rebounds as Tube use and dining out recover
A SLEW of data today showed London recovering strongly from the pandemic with diners flooding back to restaurants and Tube ridership rebounding ever closer to pre-pandemic levels.
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June 12, 2023
Evening Standard
Robbie Williams heads line-up backing live tickets for NHS and charity workers
POP superstar Robbie Williams has become the largest investor in Tickets for Good, a site that offers free and cut-price tickets to live events to NHS and charity staff.
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June 12, 2023
Evening Standard
Neighbour'on drugs' shot dead British girl, 11
A BRITISH schoolgirl aged 11 has been shot dead during a family barbecue in northern France following a dispute with a neighbour \"on drugs\", according to investigators.
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June 12, 2023
Evening Standard
Voters will be cheated after this Pacino-style face-off
THE comparison is flattering to both but I picture the final showdown between Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak last October as that stunning scene in Heat when Robert De Niro and Al Pacino face each other across a table in a diner.
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June 12, 2023
Evening Standard
Rishi talks tough as he hits out at Boris over peerages row
RISHI SUNAK publicly confronted Boris Johnson today over a peerages bust-up as the Tory Party civil war escalated.
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June 12, 2023
Evening Standard
'My greatest honour': Comer's crowned queen of the Tonys with one-woman show
Robert Dex Arts Correspondent JODIE COMER said appearing in her one-woman stage show Prima Facie was the \"greatest honour\" as she triumphed at the Tony Awards in New York.
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June 12, 2023
Evening Standard
Pressure grows on Sturgeon to quit SNP after arrest in finance probe
NICOLA STURGEON was today under growing pressure to resign from the Scottish National Party following her arrest.
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June 12, 2023
Evening Standard
Finally on the up: UK 'to avoid recession' as stronger growth forecast
HOPES that Britain can dodge a recession were given a huge boost today when two leading forecasters said growth this year would be far stronger than previously feared.
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June 12, 2023
Evening Standard
BERLUSCONI DEAD
FORMER ITALIAN PM, KNOWN FOR BUNGA BUNGA SEX PARTIES, DIES AT 86
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June 12, 2023
Evening Standard
Paqueta an instant hero for fans and a player to build a midfield around
IT IS quite the stretch to claim a lad born on the tiny Paqueta Island in Rio de Janeiro’s Guanabara Bay as one of east London’s own.
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June 09, 2023
Evening Standard
Guardiola will be in Fergie's shadow even if he triumphs
“IT’S really sore,” joked Sir Alex Ferguson last month, as he presented the LMA Manager of the Year trophy, which bears his name, to Pep Guardiola.
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June 09, 2023
Evening Standard
Lure of Madrid may be best solution to great Kane conundrum in new era
TOP of new Tottenham head coach Ange Postecoglou’s in-tray this month will be talks with Harry Kane, a summer target for Real Madrid.
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June 09, 2023
Evening Standard
Paris crowds hope to laud new darling of Roland Garros
FROM the moment the draw was made for this year’s French Open, focus was on the potential semi-final clash between Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz.
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June 09, 2023
Evening Standard
Wall Street surge fits uncomfortably with FTSE's week to forget
BULL MARKET headlines in the US jarred with the experience of London traders today as the FTSE 100 index completed a forgettable week barely changed.
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June 09, 2023
Evening Standard
Tech firms seek new recipes for success after SVB trauma
LONDON'S tech scene has gone through a lot of turmoil since the start of the year. Scores of firms, from social media giant Meta to data firm Palantir, have cut or are planning to cut jobs amid a softening in consumer demand and a slowdown in business investment.
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June 09, 2023
Evening Standard
This robot franchise is getting rusty
DOWN, but not quite out, this knackered live-action/ CGI franchise is back for round seven. Technically a sequel to 2018 prequel Bumblebee, it sees the shape-shifting robots-from-outer-space, aka the Autobots, facing a diabolical new enemy.
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June 09, 2023
Evening Standard
Tory donor denies door is shut at close friend's club
FAMED financier and Conservative party donor Crispin Odey is defending his reputation after the Financial Times reported accusations of sexual misconduct against him by 13 women yesterday (all of which he strenuously denies).
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June 09, 2023
Evening Standard
Sex, celebrity and a legacy of unbridled joy: Annabel's at 60
LAST night, Berkeley Square was a symphony of celebrity. The sounds were Champagne corks, the soft thudding of chauffeurs closing doors, the sushi knife swish of camera shutters. W1 was having the biggest birthday anyone could remember: Annabel's, London's grandest - and perhaps greatest-nightclub, was celebrating its 60th.
4 min |
June 09, 2023
Evening Standard
This witty, inventive and profound time loop musical is one to watch over and over again
SUBLIMELY witty and surprisingly profound, it's a pleasure to experience this new, improved musical version of Groundhog Day again.
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June 09, 2023
Evening Standard
Intensive care battle for four children knifed in park horror
FOUR children including a British girl remained in intensive care today following a series of knife attacks at a park in eastern France.
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June 09, 2023
Evening Standard
Anne Diamond's breast cancer battle
BROADCASTER Anne Diamond has revealed she has breast cancer.
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June 09, 2023
Evening Standard
Inside the (very) secret world of the Barclays and an oh-so tangled web
With their showpiece Telegraph up for sale amid a banking feud, Chris Blackhurst on the family in the eye of a business storm
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June 09, 2023
Evening Standard
Hotter than Corfu: London set for a scorcher
LONDON is set for the hottest day of the year so far tomorrow — followed by a week of almost uninterrupted sunshine.
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June 09, 2023
Evening Standard
Labour 'screeching U-turn on flagship green policy'
SHADOW chancellor Rachel Reeves today watered down Labour’s flagship £28 billion green investment plan.
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June 09, 2023
Evening Standard
HEAT ON TRUMP
EX-PRESIDENT FACES BOMBSHELL CHARGES OVER SECRET PAPERS
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June 09, 2023
Evening Standard
Rate Hikes Put Pressure On Markets
HIGHER-for-longer interest rate expectations following surprise hikes in Australia and Canada today put more pressure on markets amid a surge in bond yields.
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June 08, 2023
Evening Standard
Rishi's Big U.S. Pitch Betmo
Red carpet welcome as pm holds court at baseball | Ukraine tops agenda but crunch talks on a.I. Threat | he bids to move on from fraught Boris-Truss era
4 min |
June 08, 2023
Evening Standard
Bowen's late show ends rollercoaster ride on a thrilling high
Winger's last-minute finish is crowning moment for West Ham's staff and squad
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June 08, 2023
Evening Standard
Players party through the night - so it's no surprise they're on late flight home
A PARTY, a parade and a wedding — no wonder Mark Noble predicts the West Ham players are unlikely to get much sleep over the next few days.
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