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• 'I booked a last-minute flight and bought a castle'

  25-08-2023 23:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  How a London barrister became the lady of a Highland home dubbed the Castle of Spite.
  
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• NHS Wales: Cancer biopsy wait times make patient fear for life

  25-08-2023 23:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Steve Westover waited more than two months for biopsy results despite being "high priority".
  
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• Loch Ness Monster: Hundreds to join huge search for Nessie

  25-08-2023 23:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The volunteers have signed up for what has been described as the biggest Nessie hunt in decades.
  
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• Can the British Museum dig itself out of trouble?

  25-08-2023 22:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Trustees need to show they have a plan to put things right after a damaging week over missing treasures.
  
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• Bow: About 100 firefighters tackle huge east London blaze

  25-08-2023 21:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A fire at a business and residential centre has broken out with about 15 fire engines tackling the blaze.
  
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• British Museum thefts: Director Hartwig Fischer quits over stolen treasures

  25-08-2023 20:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Hartwig Fischer said the museum "did not respond as comprehensively as it should have" to the thefts.
  
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• Cleared pony owner criticises 'trial by social media'

  25-08-2023 20:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sarah Moulds also criticises the RSPCA, saying it was "pressured" to prosecute by "online bullies".
  
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• Kremlin denies killing Yevgeny Prigozhin in plane crash

  25-08-2023 19:34 via theguardian.com
  
  Spokesperson says western claims that Vladimir Putin was behind assassination are ‘an absolute lie’Russia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesThe Kremlin has denied that it assassinated the Wagner chief, Yevgeny Prigozhin, calling western intelligence assessments of Vladimir Putin’s potential involvement “an absolute lie”.Prigozhin is believed to have been killed when his Embraer jet crashed north-west of Moscow on Wednesday, according to Russian officials. Weste
  
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• The Guardian view on the energy price cap: nothing to boast about | Editorial

  25-08-2023 19:30 via theguardian.com
  
  In spite of the overall fall in household bill levels, millions will not gain from cheaper gas and electricity this winter“Energy prices to fall again this winter” was the upbeat headline on the press release published on Friday by the energy regulator, Ofgem. On the face of it, the fall in the energy price cap from October is indeed welcome news for every household in Britain. In the current quarter, the cap for a typical household energy bill is set at £2,074 a year; from Oct
  
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• The Guardian view on the British Museum losses: a diplomatic own goal | Editorial

  25-08-2023 19:25 via theguardian.com
  
  The disappearance of artefacts has delivered a propaganda coup to nations campaigning for the return of historical treasuresAs own goals go, the revelations about the disappearance of artefacts from the British Museum that led to Friday night’s resignation of its director, Hartwig Fischer, are eye-popping. Most of the missing objects might not be of great value: nearly a thousand came from a bequest made by the family of an 18th-century collector, and had been stored away in a drawer witho
  
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• The Lucy Letby case must lead to changes in hospital management | Letters

  25-08-2023 19:22 via theguardian.com
  
  From the business model, to lack of resources, to mushrooming management, readers look at what the NHS must learnYour correspondent, Dr Maybelle Wallis (NHS’s culture of denial allowed Lucy Letby to keep killing babies, 21 AugustLetters, 21 August), reflecting on the Lucy Letby case, correctly pinpointed Margaret Thatcher’s introduction of “general management” as a pivotal moment in the culture of the NHS. The idea was that senior managers from the private sector should b
  
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• London Ulez expansion: Do clean-air zones reduce pollution?

  25-08-2023 19:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  London's Ultra Low Emission Zone is expanding to cover all of the city from 29 August.
  
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• From sanctions to aid cuts, UK foreign policy is fuelling rising migration | Letters

  25-08-2023 19:13 via theguardian.com
  
  Brendan O’Brien points to how western sanctions on countries including Afghanistan are a driving force behind the small boat crossings, while Nick Mayer calls for the overseas aid budget to be increasedIn her article on immigration (We need to work out a way forward on rising migration – the alternative is mass drownings, 22 August), Gaia Vince refers to population expansion, global warming, conflicts and disasters as factors that push people from their homes. One other factor has a
  
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• Experts sceptical Wilko deal will emerge with creditors in driving seat

  25-08-2023 18:57 via theguardian.com
  
  Administrators have duty to put creditors’ interests over those of employees – and for creditors, liquidation may be the best optionHopes for a rescue of Wilko were boosted on Friday as the Canadian entrepreneur Doug Putman raised his bid for the budget retailer.Putman, who already owns HMV, appears to be the only party interested in buying the Wilko name and a serious chunk of the ailing retailer, and it is not clear whether his last-ditch offer will be enough to prevent it from bei
  
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• Portsmouth: Girl, 8, dies after fall from tower block flat

  25-08-2023 18:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A 43-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of neglect of a child.
  
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• School staff to strike in 24 Scottish council areas

  25-08-2023 18:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Unison industrial action will affect schools and early learning centres across the country.
  
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• Crooked House: Two released on bail in pub arson probe

  25-08-2023 18:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Two men arrested on suspicion of committing arson with intent to endanger life are released on bail.
  
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• Farningham: Transporter carrying luxury sports cars overturns

  25-08-2023 17:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police are investigating the crash which closed the A20 near Farningham, Kent, for several hours.
  
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• Material Nasa found on Mars ‘would be considered signs of life on Earth’ as agency scientist warns we may b... - The Sun

  25-08-2023 17:29 via news.google.com
  Material Nasa found on Mars ‘would be considered signs of life on Earth’ as agency scientist warns we may b...  The SunNASA Scientist Reveals Which Planet Could Host Alien Life  ComicBook.comNASA scientist says Aliens exist in our solar system and they live on THIS planet  IndiaTimesNASA Research Scientist Is ‘Absolutely’ Certain There Are Aliens In Our Solar System  BroBibleNASA scientist confirms life on other planets: We're prett
  
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• ‘There is no American dream’: the Mexican chef who went from child laborer to haute cuisine

  25-08-2023 17:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Once a child farm worker, Eduardo ‘Lalo’ García Guzmán rejects tidy narratives about immigration and the respectability Americans quietly demand of migrantsThe Mexican chef Eduardo “Lalo” García Guzmán migrated to the US with his family from rural Guanajuato, Mexico, when he was a small child. Instead of attending school, he spent most days working with his family picking fruits and vegetables from Florida to Michigan.It was dangerous work, but
  
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• The world is burning. Who can convince the comfortable classes of the radical sacrifices needed? | Justine Toh

  25-08-2023 17:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Simone Weil’s life illustrates the capacity to give up the things we feel we’re owed – such as a carbon-intensive consumer-driven lifestyle Nero fiddled while Rome burned. The saying takes on new meaning after the hottest July ever, devastating wildfires in Greece and Canada, and the declaration by the UN secretary general, António Guterres, that we’ve left behind “global warming” for “global boiling”.But this time our Neros – AKA gove
  
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• Nottinghamshire Police officer hit by train while helping man

  25-08-2023 16:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The officer is in a critical condition in hospital after trying to save a man on the railway lines.
  
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• WiFi expert warns of simple mistake which could be breaking your broadband speeds - Chronicle Live

  25-08-2023 16:31 via news.google.com
  WiFi expert warns of simple mistake which could be breaking your broadband speeds  Chronicle LiveView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Bloody Sunday: Soldier F 'has no reliable recollection' of shootings

  25-08-2023 16:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The ex-paratrooper faces prosecution over murders and attempted murders in Londonderry in 1972.
  
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• ‘As useful as a chocolate teapot’: voters' verdict on awol Nadine Dorries

  25-08-2023 16:00 via theguardian.com
  
  With the Mid Bedfordshire MP still nowhere to be found, her constituents’ patience is running thinUK politics live – latest updatesIt has been the big political question of the summer – one that remains exasperatingly unresolved, for her constituents at least: Where is Nadine Dorries?The MP may be out of sight, but she is certainly not out of mind for many voters in her Mid Bedfordshire seat, whose patience with the former culture secretary has been exhausted. Continue reading.
  
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• Energy bills drop slightly for winter but will remain high

  25-08-2023 15:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A new price cap by regulator Ofgem means a typical home will pay £1,923 a year from October for energy.
  
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• Wigs, a whale calf and a customised car: Friday’s best photos – in pictures

  25-08-2023 15:27 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian’s picture editors select photo highlights from around the world Continue reading...
  
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• The Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra at the Edinburgh festival – in pictures

  25-08-2023 14:25 via theguardian.com
  
  ‘With music you can create a better world,’ says conductor Rafael Payare. With that in mind, more than 100 young Venezuelan musicians have come to the city to play three concerts in the final week of the Edinburgh international festival. With exclusive access to this world-famous orchestra and its star conductors, Payare and Gustavo Dudamel, we watch them at work and at play. Continue reading...
  
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• Couple engaged after Bournemouth Airport flight delay romance

  25-08-2023 14:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Lisa Skellon scribbled her phone number on a sick bag after meeting Jamie Hobbs at Bournemouth Airport.
  
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• ‘Apericena is a moment that connects people’: why Piedmont’s answer to aperitivo hour is coming to the UK

  25-08-2023 13:23 via theguardian.com
  
  Why settle for a spritz and a few olives when you could do as the Piedmontese do and combine your afterwork drinks with much more substantial fare? It’s time to embrace apericenaPiedmont is literally “at the foot of the mountains”. This expansively elegant region in the north-west of Italy occupies a unique position between the majestic Alps to its north and coastal Liguria to the south. From the heady buzz, regal portici and piazze of the main metropolis Turin, to the verdant
  
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• Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 review: The ultimate flip phone - Express

  25-08-2023 13:07 via news.google.com
  
  Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 review: The ultimate flip phone  Express5 tweaks to make the most of your Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5  XDA DevelopersSamsung Galaxy Z Fold5's teardown shows its shock dispersion layer - GSMArena.com news  GSMArena.comSamsung wants to buy your BROKEN phone for £200, if you're willing to try something new  ExpressHow to set animated wallpapers on the Galaxy Z Flip 5 cover screen  XDA DevelopersView Full coverage on Google
  
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• Virgin Galactic: Student Ana Mayers on going to space with her mum

  25-08-2023 12:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Two weeks after she was in space with her mum, Ana Mayers is going back to university in Scotland.
  
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• Heatwaves, flood and fire: what it's like to survive 2023's extreme weather – video

  25-08-2023 12:14 via theguardian.com
  
  In 2023, the effects of the climate crisis have come into sharp focus. Much of the northern hemisphere endured a blistering heatwave, while other countries were inundated with torrential rain and catastrophic flooding. A number of climate records – some unofficial – tumbled in recent weeks. The Guardian spoke to four people from Hawaii, India, China and the Middle East directly affected by extreme weather events Continue reading...
  
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• Yevgeny Prigozhin obituary

  25-08-2023 11:57 via theguardian.com
  
  Multimillionaire Russian businessman and head of the Wagner mercenary army that played a key role in the war in UkraineYevgeny Prigozhin, who has died aged 62 in a plane crash, was a multimillionaire militia commander who sparked the biggest crisis in the Russian president Vladimir Putin’s two decades in power. Once a close friend and confidant of Putin, in June 2023 Prigozhin led an armed mutiny against Russia’s military leadership after severely criticising the invasion of Ukraine
  
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• Newcastle vs Liverpool: Prediction, kick-off time, TV, team news, h2h, odds - Evening Standard

  25-08-2023 11:19 via news.google.com
  Newcastle vs Liverpool: Prediction, kick-off time, TV, team news, h2h, odds  Evening StandardWhy Newcastle prefer 'basketball-style' LFC - but same mistake for Howe?  This Is AnfieldWhy Newcastle v. Liverpool could be a high-scoring affair | Pro Soccer Talk | NBC Sports  NBC SportsLiverpool set for £60m blow ahead of Newcastle United trip as Jurgen Klopp has issue to resolve  Chronicle LiveLatest Newcastle injury news as Eddie Howe could miss four vs
  
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• Friday briefing: Has Yevgeny Prigozhin, Putin’s madcap mutineer, met his end? - The Guardian

  25-08-2023 11:12 via news.google.com
  Friday briefing: Has Yevgeny Prigozhin, Putin’s madcap mutineer, met his end?  The GuardianVladimir Putin breaks silence over plane crash Russia claims ‘killed’ Wagner’s Prigozhin - BBC News  BBC NewsWagner mastermind dies in crash alongside Yevgeny Prigozhin  Financial TimesLetters: It is only a matter of time before Putin meets the fate of other tyrants  The TelegraphThe Guardian view on Prigozhin’s fate: Putin couldn’
  
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• Energy price cap falls - but Ofgem boss says it would be 'helpful' if govt brings back support for families - Sky News

  25-08-2023 10:48 via news.google.com
  Energy price cap falls - but Ofgem boss says it would be 'helpful' if govt brings back support for families  Sky NewsEnergy price cap: Bills to fall slightly from October under new Ofgem price cap  BBCFTSE 100 Live: Subdued progress likely ahead of Jackson Hole  Proactive Investors UKPressure for social tariff with British energy bills to rise for many despite price cap cut – business live  The GuardianEnergy price cap cut — but bills continue
  
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• Murder arrests as Bury man found dead after dog theft - BBC

  25-08-2023 10:38 via news.google.com
  
  Murder arrests as Bury man found dead after dog theft  BBCMurder probe as dog owner found dead after burglars steal labradoodle  Daily MailMan found dead after burglars broke into home and stole his Labradoodle  ExpressBREAKING: Murder investigation launched after police find body while responding to 'dog burglary'  Manchester Evening NewsRadcliffe: Murder investigation launched after man found dead | Bury Times  Bury TimesView Full coverage on G
  
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• Mike Dean admits to 'completely wrong' Man Utd decision in latest VAR confession - Evening Standard

  25-08-2023 10:29 via news.google.com
  
  Mike Dean admits to 'completely wrong' Man Utd decision in latest VAR confession  Evening StandardMike Dean declined to use VAR to save a fellow referee from 'grief'  BBCMike Dean causes VAR outrage with admission that cost Chelsea against Tottenham...  talkSPORTDean admits ignoring VAR call to protect referee in Chelsea vs Spurs  Evening StandardMike Dean refused to send wrong decision to VAR as referee 'is a mate'  The IndependentView Full cove
  
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• Take control of your money: how to retain a sense of financial wellbeing during turbulent times

  25-08-2023 10:28 via theguardian.com
  
  Financial turmoil can often leave people feeling confused and panicked – but seeking professional help or adopting a long-term plan can help you feel guided and supported through the volatilityThis year has thrown its fair share of challenges at anyone trying to maintain a sense of control over their lives and personal finances. Credit is more expensive, living costs are rising, and savings and investments have had a volatile ride.Given the extent of the turmoil, it’s understandable
  
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• From avoiding cash to exploring equities: six tips on how to preserve your money

  25-08-2023 10:28 via theguardian.com
  
  How can we make sure we make the right money decisions during times of high inflation and financial turmoil? Here is some expert advice to help you ride the wave and keep your money safeDuring inflationary times, it can be difficult to know how your savings will be impacted. Matthew Henderson, an investment adviser at Charles Stanley – a UK investment management firm – offers six tips for avoiding the worst of the volatility.1 Understand how inflation affects youHenderson explains th
  
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• The Crown promises to recreate Diana death 'delicately'

  25-08-2023 10:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The death of Princess Diana will be recreated in the forthcoming final season of the Netflix drama.
  
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• The Crown producers promise to handle Princess Diana death delicately - BBC

  25-08-2023 10:11 via news.google.com
  
  The Crown producers promise to handle Princess Diana death delicately  BBCThe Crown producers confirm how they will handle Princess Diana's death – details  HELLO!Diana's death 'will be covered sensitively' in The Crown  The IndependentThe Crown Bosses Respond To Speculation About How Princess Diana's Death Will Be Depicted  HuffPost UKThe Crown producers insist Princess Diana's death has been recreated with 'sensitivity' and 'thoughtfulness' f 
  
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• Bray Wyatt tributes: The Rock, Ric Flair, Alexa Bliss, Matt Hardy and many more react to the shock passing of - Daily Mail

  25-08-2023 09:40 via news.google.com
  Bray Wyatt tributes: The Rock, Ric Flair, Alexa Bliss, Matt Hardy and many more react to the shock passing of  Daily MailBray Wyatt: WWE champion dies aged 36  BBCBray Wyatt Dead, WWE Star & Third Generation Wrestler Unexpectedly Dies At Age 36  Wrestling Inc.WWE star Bray Wyatt dies at 36 after battling a 'life threatening' illness - two weeks after being medically c  Daily MailMore Reactions To Bray Wyatt's Passing: Sami Zayn, Jake Roberts, Mick Fole
  
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• Heineken exits Russia at a loss of €300mn - Financial Times

  25-08-2023 09:27 via news.google.com
  
  Heineken exits Russia at a loss of €300mn  Financial TimesHeineken Exits Russia, Sells Operations for 1 Euro  The Moscow TimesHeineken sells Russian business at loss of £256m  Hampstead Highgate ExpressDutch brewer Heineken sells its Russian operations for 1 euro, taking a 300-million-euro hit  The IndependentHeineken Secures Exit From Russia With €1 Sale to Arnest Group  BloombergView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Chandrayaan-3: The moment India's lunar rover Pragyaan stepped out for Moonwalk - BBC

  25-08-2023 09:11 via news.google.com
  
  Chandrayaan-3: The moment India's lunar rover Pragyaan stepped out for Moonwalk  BBCIndia’s rover takes walk on the moon after frenzied celebrations  The GuardianWe just received the first ever pictures taken near the Moon's uncharted south pole  The IndependentIndia's shoestring moon landing budget was a cosmic success  Los Angeles TimesIndia's moon landing: Goonhilly Earth Station played key role  Cornwall LiveView Full coverage on Google
  
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• Scotland to England power cable link wins full consent - Construction Enquirer

  25-08-2023 09:03 via news.google.com
  
  Scotland to England power cable link wins full consent  Construction EnquirerAll planning consents now granted for £2.1bn electricity 'superhighway' between England and Scotland  New Civil EngineerScotland-England subsea 'power superhighway' gets green light  Energy Live News - Energy Made EasyNew subsea power link between Scotland and England gets planning consent  ReutersSeagreen substation clears planning hurdle  reNEWSView Full coverage
  
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• Being a man revealed as one of 11 key dementia risk factors - The Telegraph

  25-08-2023 09:00 via news.google.com
  
  Being a man revealed as one of 11 key dementia risk factors  The TelegraphDementia risk study finds 11 key factors behind condition  The GuardianAre YOU at risk of dementia? Scientists share the 11 risk factors  Daily MailThe 11 risk factors that can ‘strongly predict’ if you will be diagnosed with dementia in the next 14 yea...  The SunScientists identify 11 biggest risk factors that strongly predict dementia  ExpressView Full covera
  
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• Oleksandr Usyk v Daniel Dubois: Heavyweight role model brings hope to Ukrainian citizens - BBC

  25-08-2023 08:48 via news.google.com
  
  Oleksandr Usyk v Daniel Dubois: Heavyweight role model brings hope to Ukrainian citizens  BBCOleksandr Usyk vs Daniel Dubois • Full final press conference & face off video  Fight Hub TVDaniel Dubois was forced take £280 cab ride to Heathrow, sleep at the airport and catch a connecting plane to  Daily MailSteve Bunce column: Daniel Dubois can't rely on 'puncher's chance' to dethrone Oleksandr Usyk  BBCOleksandr Usyk says SIZE DOESN'T MATTER i
  
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• TRANSFER GOSSIP: Liverpool 'could replace Mo Salah with Chiesa' - Daily Mail

  25-08-2023 08:22 via news.google.com
  TRANSFER GOSSIP: Liverpool 'could replace Mo Salah with Chiesa'  Daily MailMo Salah: Al Ittihad ready to go all out to sign Liverpool forward after failed attempts earlier this summer  Sky SportsMohamed Salah: Liverpool say forward is not for sale amid Saudi links  BBCThe World's Highest Paid Player? 🤑 Exploring Mo Salah's Potential Move to the Saudi Pro League 👀  talkSPORTKlopp 'enraged' as Liverpool star gives 'green light' to Al-Ittihad
  
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