Day: July 26, 2024
What the papers say – July 27
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Sarwar’s no austerity under Labour pledge coming back to bite him, SNP warns
July 26, 2024Anas Sarwar has been warned his election pledge of “no austerity under Labour” has come back to bite him amid reports the UK Chancellor will announce a £20 billion black hole. On Monday, Chancellor Rachel Reeves is expected to unveil a public finances shortfall which the SNP has warned could lead to cuts or tax […]
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Common mouth bacteria found to ‘melt’ certain cancers in ‘surprising’ discovery
July 26, 2024A common type of bacteria has been found to make certain cancers “melt”, scientists have discovered. Researchers said that they were “brutally surprised” to find that Fusobacterium – a bacteria commonly found in the mouth – appears to have the ability to kill certain cancers. People whose head and neck cancers were found to have […]
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Families pay tribute to four men killed after their car crashed into a tree
July 26, 2024The families of four men killed after their car crashed into a tree in Gloucestershire have spoken of an “ocean of sadness” after their deaths. Police on patrol discovered a black Renault Clio that had left the road and collided with a tree on the A436 at Ullenwood, near Cheltenham, shortly before 2am on Sunday, […]
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Celine Dion makes return to public performance at Olympics opening ceremony
July 26, 2024Celine Dion has given her first live public performance since revealing she is living with stiff person syndrome (SPS), with a spectacular rendition from the Eiffel Tower at the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics. The superstar closed the ceremony from the first stage of the French landmark, singing Edith Piaf’s L’Hymne A L’Amour. Celine […]
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Man denies robbing watch dealer who killed himself after £2,000,000 raid
July 26, 2024A man accused of tying up a watch dealer before taking £2 million worth of timepieces from his store has denied robbery. Oliver White, 27, was found dead by suicide the day after the alleged robbery at the 247 Kettles store in Richmond, south-west London, on May 25. Junior Kunu, 29, and an accomplice allegedly […]
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Fire tears through six houses in a row in Dagenham, East London
July 26, 2024Josh MiltonPublished Jul 26, 2024, 3:12pm|Updated Jul 26, 2024, 7:08pm To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video A fire engulfed six homes in Dagenham, East London, this afternoon, taking some 100 firefighters to be put out. The blaze broke just after 1.30pm in two […]
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Iconic HSBC tower to have huge chunks carved out of it as part of revamp
July 26, 2024One of the biggest skyscrapers overlooking London’s Canary Wharf is set for a futuristic makeover featuring open-air gardens dozens of storeys high. Large chunks of the HSBC tower will be carved out when it gets turned into a multi-use complex in a few years’ time, developers say. The 42-storey, £1.1 billion building will be divided […]
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Travel chaos in Paris after ‘malicious acts’ ahead of Olympics opening ceremony
July 26, 2024Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news French high-speed rail networks including Eurostar were hit by arson attacks disrupting travel to and from Paris only hours before the Olympic opening ceremony. Major […]
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Oil giants hope to bounce back from impairments in second-quarter results
July 26, 2024For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Both Shell and BP will hope to turn a page on recently announced billion-pound hits as they try to steady investors’ nerves. BP especially will be hoping that […]
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