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Some 56 years ago, when England last won a major international tournament, they thought it was all over. This time, you sense it is just the beginning. How else to characterise the scale of this achievement by these women who now call themselves the champions of Europe? How else to contextualise the magnitude of Chloe Kelly's winner, stabbed in with the tenacity that she, her teammates and their predecessors have had to show to earn the recognition they can now revel in? Kelly's 110th-minute strike not only won this Women's European Championship and not only delivered the Lionesses the first tournament success of their history. The belief is that it will do far more than that, building on the rapid growth that a sport that was once illegal has witnessed in recent years, capitalising on the sheer joy of this summer to inspire wider change. Granted, win or lose, Sarina Wiegman and her players had perhaps already achieved that. But now they have a trophy to hang it all on to. |
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| Former chancellor says he will cut basic rate of income tax from 20p to 16p in the pound by the end of the next parliament if elected Tory leader |
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| Twins underwent seven surgeries, involving more than 33 hours in final two operations |
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| Alliance says it will take 'whatever measures are necessary' to secure peace in region |
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| England rider receives treatment before session abandoned, with Matt Bostock of the Isle of Man taken away on stretcher |
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Why is Nadine Dorries so gaffe-prone? |
Culture secretary Nadine Dorries last week invited a storm of derision by proclaiming that this summer's Commonwealth Games will, at last, "put Birmingham on the map". Speaking during her latest media blitz, the Cabinet minister, known not entirely affectionately as "Mad Nad" to some wary colleagues, hailed the athletics extravaganza as a boon to Britain's already really rather well-known second city. So why is she so prone to disaster in the public eye? Here is a reminder of just her 11 most recent blunders and controversies. |
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"At the same time as oil and gas firms report record-breaking profits, the government is proposing billions in new tax breaks for oil and gas – an obscene decision when families are facing a true cost of living emergency." |
– Shadow climate secretary Ed Miliband hits out at energy companies recording lavish profits while the public sees household bills rise. |
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