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President Zelensky said a US security agreement for Ukraine is now ‘100 per cent ready’

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‘I’m told my shoes are already filled,’ actor said on red carpet

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Laxmikant Patel died in October 2021 and handed his £600,000 house to oldest daughter Anju in his last will

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Manchester mayor also voices criticism about ‘way party is being run’ and hits back at those supporting blocking of path back to Westminster

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Otherwise, Musetti, now firmly established at the top of the game, whacked Fritz while, in the men’s doubles, the champs are out, Henry Patten and Harri Heloivaara beaten by Patrik Rikl and Petr Nouza 6 and 6, spurning five break points without facing any. Regular reader will know Patten is coached by Calvin Betton, a great friend of the blog who’s been furnishing us with pro angles and insights for years now; well, Luke Johnson, Calv’s other charge, is still in, with his partner Jan Zielinski, and they’re looking very good.
To recap what went down overnight, the champ is out of the women’s competition, Our Maddy losing in straights to her good mate, Jess Pegula, who’ll now meet Amanda Anisimova in an enticing quarter-final – the others are tasty too, Gauff meeting Svitolina, Sabalenka facing the surging Jovic and Rybakina the winner of Swiatek v Inglis.
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Sinner will not have to face the same extreme heat as the defending champion bids for the quarter-finals

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Video has emerged of the ICU nurse Alex Pretti honoring a deceased veteran at a United States Department of Veterans Affairs medical center.

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About 40 firefighters and 13 trucks tackled the fire engulfing the industrial facility

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Another 28 people still to be located as investigation into sinking underway

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