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Olympic triathlon held up by false start with a BOAT in the way of athletes ready to jump into water

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Olympic triathlon held up by shocking false start with a BOAT in the way of athletes ready to jump into the water when the gun went to start in Tokyo – with the BBC commentator branding the scene ‘insane’ By Richard Martin For Mailonline and Reuters Published: 18:46 EDT, 25 July 2021 | Updated: 19:20 … Read more

Former DUP leader Edwin Poots warns that Sinn Fein would WIN an NI election if it was held now

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Former DUP leader Edwin Poots warns that Sinn Fein would WIN an election if Stormont government collapses amid unionist fury over Brexit trade agreement – as Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis says deal with EU is ‘not sustainable Poots said SF ‘probably would have the largest number of votes and seats’ Warned a snap election … Read more

Scotland confirm they will NOT take the knee at Euro 2020 after manager Steve Clarke held a meeting

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GROUP A  Turkey – No confirmation, but not take the knee in recent games Italy – No confirmation, but did not take against Czech Republic Wales – Will take the knee Switzerland – No confirmation, but did not take knee in recent games GROUP B  Denmark – Will take the knee Finland – Will take the … Read more

Just 920,000 savers hold more than £2 in every £5 held in Premium Bonds

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More than £2 in every £5 saved into Britain’s best-loved savings product has been provided by fewer than 1million savers, This is Money can reveal. Despite 21.4million savers collectively holding £107.4billion in Premium Bonds at the start of this month, £46.1billion of that is held by just 920,000 people who hold the maximum £50,000, according … Read more

Fossils: Modern mammal ancestors were not held back by the dinosaurs – but by OTHER early mammals

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Our ancestors and those of other modern mammals were not held back by the dinosaurs, but by other early mammal lineages, a study has concluded.  It was assumed that mammals lived in the shadow of the dinosaurs, who filled many ecological niches, thus keeping mammals small and generalist in lifestyle and diet. And when the … Read more

Anti-Israel protests held around the world following dramatic escalation of violence with Hamas

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Protests have broken out around the world in support of Palestinians amid the violent clashes with Israel in the Gaza Strip. The disputed area is under the most intense bombardment since 2014, with Israel unleashing a huge firestorm on the territory in response to Hamas missiles. Thousands in New York, Washington DC, London, Istanbul and other … Read more

Kate Middleton shares phone calls she held with participants from Hold Still project

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The Duchess of Cambridge has updated her new YouTube channel with a video of her phone calls to participants in her photography contest, Hold Still, and told a student she feels like she knows her ‘so well’ just from looking at her photo. # Entitled ‘Cancelled’, the video features audio phone calls recorded in Autumn 2020 between … Read more

Kate Middleton shares phone calls she held with participants from Hold Still project

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The Duchess of Cambridge has updated her new YouTube channel with a video of a phone call to a Hold Still participant – and told a student she feels like she knows her ‘so well’ just from looking at her photo.  The series, called ‘Cancelled,’ plays phone calls recorded in Autumn 2020 with Kate Middleton, 39, … Read more