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What I miss about London and the next steps in a glittering career

Harry Kane is in Munich. (Phil Pham) Starting a job in a foreign city where you don’t speak the language and have no family support is daunting. It’s a tough job when you’re Bayern Munich’s expensive frontrunner and expected to please 80,000 fans who have little tolerance for vacillations. It’s a good thing, then, that… Read More »

Three guilty of ‘sadistic’ murder of defenseless woman

Two women and a man were found guilty of murdering a defenseless woman who was tortured, starved and beaten to death. Shakira Spencer died after falling under the influence of her former neighbor, 38-year-old Ashana Studholme, her 26-year-old boyfriend, Shaun Pendlebury, and their friend, 44-year-old Lisa Richardson. The defendants, from West London, “treated him like… Read More »

I went to France for my Christmas booze shop and saved a small fortune

Tracey Davies at the Carrefour supermarket in Calais – Julian Simmonds/The Daily Telegraph In my house, it wasn’t the opening of the advent calendar, the stirring of the Christmas pudding, or the hanging of the mistletoe that marked the start of the festive season. No. Christmas always started with the family’s boozy escape to France.… Read More »

What is the settled situation? Home Office makes U-turn after deportation of French grandmother who has lived in England for 42 years

Leonarda Zarcone said she had the ‘shock of her life’ when she was threatened with deportation. (SWNS) A grandmother with French citizenship who has lived in the UK for 42 years was almost forced to flee the country after failing to find an email in the Home Office junk folder. Leonarda Zarcone, 74, was told… Read More »

Sunak in crisis as Tory rejects Rwanda plan and Cameron sent in to fend off rebels

Rishi Sunak’s push to pass an emergency bill in Rwanda has been dealt a fresh blow after a group of right-wing Tory MPs concluded the legislation was not fit for purpose. Sir Bill Cash, who chairs the Conservatives’ awaited “star chamber” law exam, said the bill was not “watertight enough” to get deportation flights off… Read More »

Kemi Badenoch takes early lead in Conservative Party leadership race

Business Secretary Kemi Badenoch has an article in The Sun saying Brexit is a vote of confidence in the country (PA Wire) There are not one but two articles from Conservative leadership candidates in the newspapers this morning. Trade Minister Kemi Badenoch has an article: Sun He said Brexit was a vote of confidence in… Read More »