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Matt Damon says he didn’t realise he was using a homophobic slur. How old is he – 80?
Grandad Damon recently let slip that he was told off by his daughter for using the ‘f-slur for a homosexual’
Simone Biles is the role model I needed as a young gymnast – she could have saved me from so much pain
Like many gymnasts, I began to see myself in a one-dimensional light. My worth as a human being clung to how well I performed in routines which lasted minutes, if not seconds
I’m still cowering from Covid – despite the good news about train stations being ‘virus free’
Giving up the football and cowering in a breezy Scarborough is not my ideal ‘summer of fun’, but as I have no intention of learning to live with Covid, it’ll have to do, writes Sean O’Grady
Travel UK news – live: 17 countries eligible for green list in review this week, says expert
Austria, Germany and Canada could make the list
Tokyo Olympics LIVE: Max Whitlock wins historic gymnastic gold for Team GB as Belarus athlete requests asylum
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Boris Johnson news – live: PM’s rating down 35 points as Tories urged to ‘come clean’ about secret donor club
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Streatham terror attack: Armed police were watching released terrorist when he grabbed knife, inquest hears
Armed police were watching a released terrorist as part of a 24-hour surveillance operation when he grabbed a knife in a shop and launched an attack, an inquest has heard.
Covid UK news – live: Calls for holiday destinations to go on green list as vaccine passports face Tory revolt
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Turkey, Greece and Italy wildfires – live: Tourists evacuated as deadly blazes sweep Europe holiday resorts
Latest developments from across Europe
Mental health patient kept in an ambulance outside hospital for over 12 hours
Ambulance services and hospitals paying enhanced overtime as pressure on the service grows