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London's dirty secret: Why are we so rubbish at recycling?
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London's dirty secret: Why are we so rubbish at recycling?

DO you know where your rubbish goes when you put it in the bin? Most of us put what we can in the recycling, then try not to think about it.

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May 15, 2024
Horror as woman shot in crossfire of 'drive-by attack'
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Horror as woman shot in crossfire of 'drive-by attack'

AWOMAN has been shot after getting caught in the crossfire of an apparent drive-by shooting in north London.

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May 15, 2024
Pedal power: green light for new cyclist and pedestrian bridge
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Pedal power: green light for new cyclist and pedestrian bridge

A MAJOR new London footbridge has been given the green light.

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May 15, 2024
Great Gough! This revival is magnificent
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Great Gough! This revival is magnificent

SOMETIMES lightning strikes twice. In 2015 Denise Gough delivered a gutsy, star-making performance as fragmenting actress Emma in Duncan Macmillan’s piercing, witty and urgent play about addiction at the National Theatre.

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May 15, 2024
The free world is with you, rockin' Blinken tells Kyiv
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The free world is with you, rockin' Blinken tells Kyiv

AMERICA’S top diplomat showed off his guitar skills in Kyiv after taking to the stage in a basement bar for a rendition of Neil Young’s Rockin’ in the Free World.

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May 15, 2024
'I WILL NEVER UNDERSTAND FANS HOPING NOT TO WIN'
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'I WILL NEVER UNDERSTAND FANS HOPING NOT TO WIN'

POSTECOGLOU INSISTS A SPURS VICTORY WOULD BEA BIG STEP, EVEN IF IT HANDS TITLE INITIATIVE TO ARSENAL

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May 14, 2024
Arteta, like Wenger, gets rough diamonds sparkling
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Arteta, like Wenger, gets rough diamonds sparkling

JUST over three years ago, Martin Odegaard joined a Zoom call that would change his career.

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May 14, 2024
Tyson says some nutty stuff, but he's the biggest thing since Ali
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Tyson says some nutty stuff, but he's the biggest thing since Ali

FRANK WARREN was 14 when he first got the taste for heavyweight boxing.

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May 14, 2024
Anglo dips after revealing plan to split
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Anglo dips after revealing plan to split

BID target Anglo American today revealed it will exit diamond, platinum and coal mining as part of its most radical overhaul in decades.

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May 14, 2024
Wage growth deals blow to hopes for June rate cut
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Wage growth deals blow to hopes for June rate cut

HOPES of relief from high interest rates next month were dealt a blow today when latest official data showed \"stubborn\" wage growth did not fall in the three months to March.

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May 14, 2024
How to have an eco holiday in Ibiza
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How to have an eco holiday in Ibiza

SUSTAINABILITY Guilt-free good times on the hedonistic White Isle? It's easy if you know where to look, says Simon Kurs

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May 14, 2024
Apple's advert shows why Big Tech just doesn't get it
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Apple's advert shows why Big Tech just doesn't get it

SICKLY strip lighting flickers on in a grey concrete room as the strains of All I Ever Need is You by Sonny and Cher start up. Sculptures, TVs, books, musical instruments, beautiful paints and more are all neatly arranged gleaming objects sparkling with promise. That’s when the hydraulic press starts descending.

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May 14, 2024
We must stop making London so ugly with all these hideous high-rises
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We must stop making London so ugly with all these hideous high-rises

ACTON, where I live, can stake no claim to being the most beautiful part of London, though over the 12 years I’ve lived here I’ve grown incredibly fond of its quirks and idiosyncrasies.

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May 14, 2024
Russian advances on Kharkiv augur a wider war
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Russian advances on Kharkiv augur a wider war

THE Russian attacks on nearly a dozen villages in the Kharkiv sector of northeast Ukraine threaten a major breakthrough at the opening of a rolling summer offensive. The situation is described by Ukrainians as “dynamic”.

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May 14, 2024
Blinken meets Zelensky as new US military aid reaches Ukraine
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Blinken meets Zelensky as new US military aid reaches Ukraine

NEW US-supplied weapons are already arriving in Ukraine, America's top diplomat Antony Blinken said today as Russian forces gained ground in a surprise offensive in the north east of the country.

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May 14, 2024
Open marriage makes you a better partner... and better in bed
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Open marriage makes you a better partner... and better in bed

Molly Roden Winter's hit book on polyamory has caused uproar. She tells Katie Strick about sex, jealousy and breaking the news to her sons

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May 14, 2024
Gucci's glamour squad at the Tate
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Gucci's glamour squad at the Tate

MONDAY nights in Southwark aren't usually that glamorous, but Italian super-brand Gucci certainly knows how to give a sexy polish to the start of the week.

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May 14, 2024
Party pads and 'brothels' uncovered by probes into holiday lets
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Party pads and 'brothels' uncovered by probes into holiday lets

2,400 properties investigated by one council alone amid warnings short-term rentals are hollowing out capital

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May 14, 2024
Micilroy late show puts the starsin alignment?’ for US PGA
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Micilroy late show puts the starsin alignment?’ for US PGA

RORY MCILROY yesterday produced a stunning late charge to win the Wells Fargo Championship for the fourth time in his career.

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May 13, 2024
Near-perfect Arsenal have the look of champions
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Near-perfect Arsenal have the look of champions

City might derail title bid again, but team have demonstrated their prize credentials

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May 13, 2024
Pochettino has turned corner and deserves to stay on
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Pochettino has turned corner and deserves to stay on

THE uncertainty around Mauricio Pochettino's Chelsea future is beginning to look ridiculous.

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May 13, 2024
Mission rejects 2/7m bid by Ashcroft firm
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Mission rejects 2/7m bid by Ashcroft firm

DIGITAL marketing group Mission today rejected a £27 million takeover bid from Brave Bison, a rival which is backed by former Tory Party deputy chairman Lord Ashcroft.

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May 13, 2024
New office construction boom as demand for premium space grows
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New office construction boom as demand for premium space grows

LONDON'S recovering office construction sector has begun to boom with developers starting work on buildings with a total of 2.5 million sq ft of space in the first quarter of the year, according to new figures today.

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May 13, 2024
Why the smart set are training by mood
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Why the smart set are training by mood

\"SORE\" is the answer I give Nancy Best when she asks me to describe my mood ahead of our second PT session in her studio in Clerkenwell.

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May 13, 2024
How a little royal help made acupuncture all the rage
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How a little royal help made acupuncture all the rage

WELLNESS Sticking pins in yourself is in vogue. Eloise Coulson tells Madeleine Spencer about life as a model turned acupuncturist - and why it works

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May 13, 2024
The annoying thing about Harry and Meghan’s trip
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The annoying thing about Harry and Meghan’s trip

WHEN is a royal tour not a royal tour? When it features the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, that's when. I give you their triumphal tour of Nigeria.

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May 13, 2024
People relieve themselves outside my window, so I've developed a drastic solution
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People relieve themselves outside my window, so I've developed a drastic solution

IT'S 2024, so why are people still shamelessly urinating in public? There's a lot to love about this city, but there are a few things I loathe. And one thing that's made me buy a megaphone. More on that later.

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May 13, 2024
From Damien Hirst to a man called Jesus, London is defined by its faces
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From Damien Hirst to a man called Jesus, London is defined by its faces

IN the same way that Damon Runyon's characters leapt off the page and became part of the popular imagination, so every city needs its heroes and its faces-mythical and legendary. London is no different, and if you've lived here for any serious amount of time, you will have accumulated a number of people who define the city.

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May 13, 2024
Work it! Where London's elite really do business
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Work it! Where London's elite really do business

Forget the Garrick, the real networking is now done in high-end gyms that cost up to £10,000 a year. Will Hosie reveals where the 1% do their deals, and the spot each industry likes best

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May 13, 2024
Oxford St renaissance that's left experts lost for words
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Oxford St renaissance that's left experts lost for words

Less than a year after it was branded a national embarrassment, Britain’s premier shopping destination will be transformed in £1bn boom

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May 13, 2024