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Fertile Turf Moor is a chance for Hammers' momentum to grow

NO TEAM has yet gone to Turf Moor this season and failed to leave with all three points.

Quins in awe as Dombrandt draws on World Cup hurt to make case for England recall

ALEX DOMBRANDT has been tipped to prove his World Cup point and force his way back into England's ranks.

Taylor ready to turn the tables after shock loss to Cameron

AHEAD of their rematch in Dublin tomorrow night, you could be forgiven for checking whether Katie Taylor really was beaten by Chantelle Cameron in May.

Max's mastery seems sure to continue even beyond finale

FOR ALL the in-race drama of Las Vegas last weekend, the first driver past the chequered flag was the same as it has been for 18 grands prix this season.

ISA savers 'punished' by sixth year of freeze

THE Chancellor was today accused of punishing ISA savers by freezing allowances on the popular tax-free accounts for the sixth year running.

Legal & General takes control of Boots pension plan

FUND management giant Legal & General is taking control of the £4.8 billion pension plan covering past and present employees of high street chemist chain Boots in the biggest deal of its kind in the UK.

Joséphine electrifies this unconventional war epic

WELL, blimey: boning sure does play a big part in this biopic of Napoleon Bonaparte. Perhaps weary of the fact that Spielberg is readying his seven-part HBO series based on Stanley Kubrick's infamous script - not to mention Abel Gance's 330-minute silent 1927 epic, 1967's seven-hour War And Peace and plenty of others - Ridley Scott has gone for a different flavour: two and a half hours that could, and maybe should, be titled Napoleon et Joséphine. Or maybe even just Joséphine.

Michael Caine is a peerless actor, but how's his first novel?

PERHAPS he was inspired by Alan Garner who, at 88, last year became the oldest ever person to be nominated for the Booker Prize. Maybe as \"a life-long reader of thrillers\" he thought, as most life-long readers of thrillers do at some point, that thrillers quite often seem formulaic and thus not that hard to knock out.

The best things in life are free and never more so than in a city like London

THIS spring, I wandered through my east London neighbourhood for some afternoon distraction. It was one of those days when work had started crushing against the brain and I needed some quick stimulus away from the desk. I saw a bunch of downcast sixth formers sitting cross-legged on the floor of the Rough Trade record store, heads bowed in solemnity.

Can cycling's Mr Detail weave his magic at Man Utd?

Dave Brailsford is hoping his formula for success can transform fortunes at Old Trafford

Mayor banned giant light sphere over epilepsy fears

SADIQ KHAN blocked plans for a Las Vegas-style music venue after claims that its dazzling light shows could trigger fits in people with epilepsy, it can be revealed.

Dublin mob that wreaked havoc to face 12 years in jail

RIOTERS who injured police, torched vehicles and looted shops in Dublin face up to 12 years behind bars, an Irish minister said today.

Noah raises the roof (and the laughs) as he takes us on a world tour of fun

WELCOME to the world of Trevor Noah. And I mean world. The well-travelled stand-up's latest tour, Off The Record, finds him telling tales about time spent on numerous continents. From America to South Africa, India to London.

Migration is too high, says Sunak as he braces for revolt by MPs

THE Prime Minster today said migration to Britain needed to \"come down to more sustainable levels\" as his own MPs threatened a revolt over record high figures.

I got addicted to theatre and didn't want to recover

Director Sam Mendes, who received our Lebedev Award at the weekend, tells Nick Curtis about making a splash on stage, his latest creative streak, and why he won't run the National Theatre

Don't free him... mother of Pistorius's murdered girlfriend in last-ditch plea

THE mother of Reeva Steenkamp today made a late appeal to block the release of former Para-lympic champion Oscar Pistorius, who murdered her daughter in 2013.

HMV promises to reach for stars as curtain goes up in Oxford St

THE boss of HMV pledged to bring back the excitement of live music performances to Oxford Street as he reopened the retailer's famed flagship after a four-year closure.

GIVE WHAT YOU CAN, URGE JUDI DENCH AND KATE WINSLET

OSCAR-winning stars of Hollywood and the West End, Kate Winslet and Dame Judi Dench, have backed our Winter Survival Appeal in partnership with Comic Relief, calling on Londoners to \"come together\" and donate generously to \"help those in desperate need\" this Christmas.

Without me these children would be put in care. This charity is my rock

OUR CHRISTMAS CAMPAIGN FOCUSES ON 'KINSHIP CARERS' WITH LITTLE CASH SUPPORT. DAVID COHEN REPORTS

Diddy accused of filming sex assault in new lawsuit

RAP mogul Sean \"Diddy\" Combs is being sued by a woman accusing him of drugging and sexually assaulting her when she was a student in 1991.

Food and fuel flow into Gaza as the ceasefire deal finally takes effect

MORE than 200 lorries including four fuel tankers started heading into Gaza from Egypt today to bring desperately-needed supplies to 2.2 million Palestinians reeling from Israeli bombardment and siege.

Set them all free, Hamas told as both sides put down arms for four days

BRITAIN appealed today for the release of every hostage taken by Hamas from southern Israel as a four-day ceasefire took hold, offering some respite from seven weeks of bloody war in Gaza.

NKUNKU'S IS NEARLY LONG WAIT AT AN END

CHELSEA'S £52m SUMMER SIGNING COULD EVEN MAKE THE BENCH AT NEWCASTLE AFTER INJURY ORDEAL

Can best of British Norrie stop Novak?

A GIANT billboard adorns the venue here where Great Britain will today try to pull off the unenviable task of dethroning Novak Djokovic.

Ramsdale will return to bench as Raya's stats support Arteta's resolve

AARON RAMSDALE has \"lost his smile\", according to his father - and it is unlikely a rare start at Brentford on Saturday will cheer him up for long.

How Al is changing future of football

QPR'S relegation at the end of the 2012-13 season acted as an unlikely precursor of sorts to the introduction of artificial intelligence in football.

Jet2 seat bookings for next summer rise 12%

FAST-GROWING package holiday operator Jet2 said summer bookings are already looking sunny for next year, as it reported a revenue surge after Britons flocked back to the Med in 2023.

Sports fans help Travelodge to record

TRAVELODGE has hit a fresh record in sales and profits as the budget hotel operator benefited from a resurgence of stays for major events such as Wimbledon and the Edinburgh festival.

Virgin Money in £150m buyback

VIRGIN Money today unveiled plans to buy back £150 million of its own shares, despite a fall in profits and rising bad debts.

Thick-as-mince progressives who collude with extremists will put civil society at risk

FOR my views to align with Suella Braverman's, it would require an evolution on the magnitude of the Fish-Tetrapod Transition, but incredibly, I think she might be on to something when she hints at the threats to civil society.