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Brace for a shock: cost-of-living crisis drives up price of electric car charging
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While petrol price rises may have made the headlines, the energy crisis has also been hitting owners of electric cars in the pocket. The cost of charging at home has risen by 43% for some drivers, while the already hi...
Elezioni nelle Filippine: torture survivors from Marcos era in shock after son’s win
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Survivors of the brutal regime of the late Philippines dictator Ferdinand Marcos have described his son’s apparent landslide presidential election victory as the product of trickery and disinformation, warning it is u...
Tyson Fury is rightly wary but Dillian Whyte win would be a seismic shock
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Tyson Fury and Dillian Whyte will enter the ring at Wembley Stadium just after 10pm on Saturday night with mutual respect for each other and the brutal uncertainties of heavyweight boxing. “We’re big men,” Whyte said ...
Shelf shock: soaring supermarket prices shoppers find hard to swallow
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Inflation is rampant, and supermarket prices are no exception. Shoppers are returning to stores to find old favourites have leapt in price from one week to the next. The cost of consumer goods is spiralling at such a ...
Irish Grand National: Lord Lariat gives McLoughlin second shock triumph
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Lord Lariat provided local trainer Dermot McLoughlin with a second successive victory in the Irish Grand National at Fairyhouse. A year on from the 150-1 shot Freewheelin Dylan causing an almighty shock in the Easter ...
Bank of England expects UK energy shock on the scale of the 1970s
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Britain’s economy is expected to suffer a growth slowdown amid the biggest single shock from energy prices since the 1970s, the governor of the Bank of England has warned. Andrew Bailey said there were signs of slowin...
Melbourne Victory shock Sydney FC to win A-League Women grand title
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Melbourne Victory have claimed a gutsy 2-1 win over Sydney FC to seal a second straight A-League Women championship. Like last year, Sydney finished top of the table this season and had home advantage but were pipped ...
Saint Peter’s off Purdue to extend shock March Madness run into Elite Eight
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Doug Edert hopped on the press table and punched his fist in the air toward a delirious section of Saint Peter’s fans – aren’t they all? – as his teammates thumped their chests and flashed eight fingers as the mayhem ...
Ash Barty announces shock retirement from tennis at 25
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She is physically and emotionally spent, and Ash Barty will retire in the knowledge she has “given absolutely everything” to tennis. The world No 1 stunned the tennis world on Wednesday by announcing her departure fro...
Stormzy review – shock and awe
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Hip-hop has a soft spot for statistics. On Audacity, a track full of pique at the impertinence of his critics, the rapper Stormzy lists the capacity of the venues he played on the tour for his debut album, Gang Signs ...
Uruguay-born Bruno Fornaroli set for shock Socceroos call-up
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Perth Glory coach Richard Garcia predicts Bruno Fornaroli will become an asset for the Socceroos, with the Uruguay-born striker set for a call-up for Australia’s crucial World Cup qualifiers. Fornaroli played for Urug...
Elizabeth Hurley mourns ‘Lionheart’ Shane Warne after shock death
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Actor Elizabeth Hurley paid tribute to her former fiance and “beloved Lionheart”, Shane Warne, as fresh details of the Australian cricket star’s sudden death in Thailand emerged. Hurley, who was engaged to Warne for m...
‘Of course I worry’: shock waves from Ukraine reach Taiwan
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Di 5,000 miles away from the violence in Ukraine, shock waves from Russia’s invasion are being felt in Taiwan. Fino a poco tempo fa, Taiwan was considered to be one of the world’s most significant potential flashpoints f...
Mark Hughes makes shock return to management at League Two Bradford
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The former Wales and Manchester City manager Mark Hughes has returned to football with Bradford City after being appointed as the League Two club’s manager on a deal until the summer of 2024. Hughes has never managed ...
Mohamed Salah’s landmark goal helps Liverpool avoid Norwich shock
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Goal by goal, landmark after landmark, Mohamed Salah is securing his place in Anfield history. Four years, six months and seven days after his debut, he brought up 150 goals for Liverpool with a strike that combined p...
NFL championship games picks: will Burrow and the Bengals shock Mahomes’ Chiefs?
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Following last weekend’s slate of thrillers, what does the NFL do for an encore this time around? Sunday’s two championship games have a lot to live up to but there are more than enough storylines swirling around the ...