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Eric is not the only monster in this grim thriller
ERIC is not the show I thought it would be. All I knew before watching was that it was a six-part thriller about Edgar, a missing nine-year-old boy, and his father Vincent, a puppeteer played by Benedict Cumberbatch, who is followed around by a massive blue and white furry monster called Eric.
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May 31, 2024
Evening Standard
The curious case of ever smaller loos on aeroplanes deserves our attention
IT is not just you. Aeroplane toilets really are getting smaller. Some of the great engineering minds of our time appear to have shifted from designing jaw-dropping dams and spectacular suspension bridges to shaving a couple of inches off an already “tight” bathroom.
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May 31, 2024
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He's the Pitts... Brad's daughter in bid to drop his name as she turns 18
BRAD PITT and Angelina Jolie ’s daughter Shiloh has made a legal bid to drop her father’s surname amid the ongoing feud between her divorced parents.
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May 31, 2024
Evening Standard
Pundit Micah: I couldn't believe headbutt on Keane
MICAH RICHARDS today told a court he was “in disbelief” after seeing an Arsenal fan run up to Roy Keane and headbutt the former Manchester United captain.
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May 31, 2024
Evening Standard
Net zero plans will not cost families thousands, says PM
RISHI SUNAK today insisted his net zero plans would not \"load up ordinary families with thousands of pounds worth of costs\".
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May 31, 2024
Evening Standard
Starmer risks Rayner rift as he refuses to back Abbott
He says it's a matter for the NEC just hours after she speaks out in support
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May 31, 2024
Evening Standard
Race for the White House is thrown into turmoil after Trump guilty verdict
THE race for the White House was upended today as Donald Trump’s historic conviction reverberated across the United States and the world in the build-up to his momentous election rematch against Joe Biden.
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May 31, 2024
Evening Standard
Raise your glasses! £53 million party as Champions League fans arrive in London
THOUSANDS of Real Madrid and Borussia Dortmund fans were descending on London today ahead of tomorrow’s showpiece Champions League final at Wembley as the capital gears up for a £53 million party.
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May 31, 2024
Evening Standard
Gun crime in London rare, claims minister after Dalston horror
GUN crime in London is still “incredibly rare” and “not out of control”, the Home Secretary insisted today as a schoolgirl was fighting for her life in hospital following a shooting in Hackney.
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May 31, 2024
Evening Standard
MARESCA MOVE LIFTS MOOD FOR BRUISED BLUES
STARS DISMAYED BY POCH EXIT ARE NOW EXCITED BY HOPE THAT ENZO’S VISION WILL GET BEST OUT OF THEM
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May 30, 2024
Evening Standard
Lions cutbacks a 'gut punch' by prospective Everton owners
How breakthrough moment by European history makers was ruined by 777 decision
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May 30, 2024
Evening Standard
US shoppers put the boot into Doc Martens as profits dive
RETAIL Daniel O'Boyle DR. MARTENS today unleashed a major cost-cutting drive to restore its fortunes after profits slumped by almost half in a difficult year for the iconic boot brand.
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May 30, 2024
Evening Standard
Roy Keane elbowed me in the nose and called me fatty, says Arsenal fan
ROY KEANE has been accused of throwing an elbow at an Arsenal fan's nose in an alleged bout of \"gratuitous violence\", moments after the Manchester United legend says he was assaulted.
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May 30, 2024
Evening Standard
Want to get creative in the capital? Now's the time for teen spirit
From fashion and digital arts to film and TV, the creative industries are booming which is great news for young Londoners, says Julie Henry
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May 30, 2024
Evening Standard
‘I got stop and searched the week my hit novel came out’
Hot young writer Caleb Azumah Nelson tells Emma Loffhagen about how gentrification is changing Peckham, and why an incident with the Met shows the police still have a race problem
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May 30, 2024
Evening Standard
Stay in the magic ata Disneyland Paris Hotel
Boundless dreams await in the worldfamous theme park’s range of excellent accommodation
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May 30, 2024
Evening Standard
Israel in control of Gaza’s whole land border after Seizing corridor
ISRAEL today said it had taken control of a strategic corridor along Gaza's border with Egypt, leaving it effectively in charge of the strip's entire land boundary.
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May 30, 2024
Evening Standard
Mudbath in park puts London Pop festival atrisk thisweekend 4
A MAJOR London music festival scheduled for this weekend was thrown into doubt today after a string of events turned the venue into a mudbath.
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May 30, 2024
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Boy aged 9 critical after drive-by shooting in Dalston
Three men also suffer injuries as gunman opens fire from motorbike
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May 30, 2024
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The boys are back in a blast from the past
IN 1982, Alan Bleasdale's TV series Boys from the Blackstuff about unemployed Liverpudlian road-workers distilled the Thatcherite evisceration of regional communities and working practices.
2 min |
May 30, 2024
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No purge of the Left, claims Labour as Abbott row deepens
LABOUR today denied it was pursuing a \"cull\" of Left-wingers as party leaders raced to select a full slate of candidates for July's general election.
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May 30, 2024
Evening Standard
Portillo moment? Don't bet on it but, yes, my seat's on a knife-edge
Hunt blasts Labour on rail nationalisation and the NHS
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May 30, 2024
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TRANSFER PUSH TO KICK OFF THE MARESCA ERA
CHELSEA FINALISING FIVE-YEAR DEAL FOR ITALIAN BOSS... AND DRIVE FOR NEW RECRUITS WILL FOLLOW
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May 29, 2024
Evening Standard
It never rains but pours as England face 120 defence well undercooked
AT ONE stage here, warm-ups having been abandoned as drizzle turned to windy downpour, only Jofra Archer remained, tearing across the increasingly sodden outfield in a series of shuttle runs.
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May 29, 2024
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Five-year deal only worth it if Blues give Enzo time
THE last Chelsea manager to survive five years at Stamford Bridge was Dave Sexton.
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May 29, 2024
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Royal Mail agrees £3.6bn takeover by Czech tycoon
ROYAL MAIL is heading for foreign ownership for the first time in its 508year history after its parent company accepted a £3.6 billion takeover bid, but questions remain over the institution's status as the UK's universal postal service provider beyond 2029.
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May 29, 2024
Evening Standard
How to build a dream home from scratch
Architect Will Burges thought he ought to get on with his self-build ambition now his genius family home in Crystal Palace has been named as Riba London Small Project of the Year. He tells Cat Olley how it came together
4 min |
May 29, 2024
Evening Standard
Non-dom tax reform plan hits prime prices
Prime Central London property prices are expected to fall one per cent this year, instead of the one per cent rise predicted in January. Knight Frank has revised its forecast due to a deterioration in demand for the capital's most expensive homes.
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May 29, 2024
Evening Standard
Meet the Londoners moving to the hot new regeneration zones
The postcodes may not be fashionable, but after huge investment some areas are on the rise. Charlotte Duck talks to people flocking to the capital’s developments
3 min |
May 29, 2024
Evening Standard
Andy Murray's swansong has something to teach us
○NLY two players ever got close to breaking up the hegemony of the big three of men's tennis: Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic.
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