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It’s the oldest trick in the book: get some onions and garlic on the stove, cook them until they’re smelling lovely, and everyone will assume…
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Some Barclaycard customers who only make the minimum repayment each month will take an extra decade to clear their debt and pay hundreds of pounds…
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Mark Allen is adamant partying still has its place as he continues his quest for a maiden world snooker title at the Crucible on Saturday.…
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Four Vietnamese nationals have been arrested in London after an investigation into alleged people smugglers advertising small-boat crossings of the Channel on Facebook. The joint…
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The letter, dated 18 January 2024, came from a company called Advantis. “Dear Mr Simon Hattenstone,” it said, “Contact us about your unpaid HM…
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Doctors have for the first time released details of their spending on a major clinical trial, demonstrating that the true cost of developing a medicine…
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“It just feels like a longer half-time, that’s all it is,” said Emma Hayes matter-of-factly about the week-long wait between Chelsea’s 1-0 Champions League defeat…
View More ‘Best in the world’: Hayes mindful of Barcelona threat after away successTesla Autopilot feature was involved in 13 fatal crashes, US regulator says
US auto-safety regulators said on Friday that their investigation into Tesla’s Autopilot had identified at least 13 fatal crashes in which the feature had been…
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A UN-led panel of nearly 100 countries is to draw up new guidelines to prevent some of the environmental damage and human rights abuses associated…
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