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					<description><![CDATA[Published by The i Paper (3rd August, 2026)]]></description>
		
		
		
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					<description><![CDATA[Published by The Daily Mail (11th April, 2026) The Burj Al Arab hotel, built on a man-made island jutting into the Persian Gulf, is famous around the world [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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					<description><![CDATA[Published by The i Paper (23rd March, 2026)]]></description>
		
		
		
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					<description><![CDATA[Published by The i Paper (10th March, 2026)]]></description>
		
		
		
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					<description><![CDATA[Published by The i Paper (2nd March, 2026)]]></description>
		
		
		
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					<description><![CDATA[Published by The i Paper (12th January, 2026)]]></description>
		
		
		
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					<description><![CDATA[Published by The i paper (9th December, 2024) Thirteen years ago, seven boys sat around in school swigging soft drinks after a game of football while television reports [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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					<description><![CDATA[Published by The i paper (13th October, 2023) When I wrote on Sunday as horrifying details of Hamas atrocities started emerging, my column here was starkly headlined “This is [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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