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Read our privacy notice . B&Q owner Kingfisher has hiked its annual profit outlook despite flagging half-year sales in the DIY chain as Britons held off from splashing out on bigger purchases. The group said B&Q…
Read our privacy notice . Former Chelsea boss Andre Villas-Boas has hit back at John Terry over the defender’s famous ‘plane row’ story, insisting he would probably do the same thing again. Villas-Boas took over at…
The air will be thick with lies and hypocrisy as the world’s biggest political forum struggles to prove it still has relevance in a conflict-ridden world. This year’s talking shop comes at the end of a year when the post…
The Stormont Executive has a policy of "pay parity" which means it aims to match annual percentage pay increases agreed in England. That has placed pressure on the Stormont budget because the unique structure and size of…
The Standard got an exclusive first look at the intimate, high-tech concert hall Over the past few months, Apple has been secretly constructing its first-ever music venue right under our noses. Or, more accurately, right…
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Read our privacy notice . Mikel Arteta will be watching on nervously as his Arsenal players fly off for the three-week international break. With the September and October breaks merged into one extended set of…
Anyone who didn’t stride in purposefully was not going to get a job with him. This, by the way, was a man who fired someone because he saw them walking too slowly to the photocopier. Yes, different days, all right. I…
Lukashenko has ruled Belarus , one of Russia ’s neighbouring countries, since 1994, with questions raised over alleged rigged elections. Meanwhile, Putin has been in charge of Russia since 2012, having previously served…
Lawson follows Mary Berry and Prue Leith into the tent as it enters its 17th series. She will appear alongside presenters Alison Hammond and Noel Fielding and co-judge Paul Hollywood , who coined the progression of…