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Minister: TV licence fee court cases are morally indefensible

PROSECUTING people for failing to pay their television licence is \"morally indefensible\" and will be looked at in a review, the Culture Secretary has said.

Boy, 16, held over murder of mother in Hackney shooting

A 16-YEAR-OLD boy has been arrested on suspicion of murdering a mother in a triple shooting in east London.

"To stop a writer's freedom is outrageous'

Sir Tom Stoppard is fighting for freedom of expression more than ever, says Robbie Griffiths

US tells Israel it must do more to shield civilians trapped in Gaza

THE US today urged Israel to do more to protect civilians in Gaza as United Nations officials said there was no safe place left for aid agencies in the south of the besieged strip.

Crying babies, helpless staff. We felt abandoned

ALL of us had somewhere we were meant to be. I was taking my five-year-old daughter to The Nutcracker, others had just landed from Heathrow.

Nightmare before Christmas as trains trapped for hours

Fury at rail bosses as passengers led down tracks after power wire damage

Mad for it! Chanel goes full-on Manc

THERE was no Gail Platt, but last night Chanel brought Manchester's Northern Quarter to a glamorous standstill - in spite of the incessant rain - as it presented its Métier d'Arts collection in the city. It was a feat of levelling up that the Government can but dream of.

SPURS REJECT BID FOR DAVIES

SWANSEA EYE No2 AS POSTECOGLOU SAYS SIDE IS AT INFANCY’ OF POTENTIAL

Moyes needs Ange touch as launchpad for Hammers

West Ham boss praises rival’s impact but is unlikely to stray from conservative approach

Hodgson takes swipe at 'spoilt' Palace fans

Boss hits out after loss leads to boos and an object being thrown at him

KKR in £1.3bn swoop for Smart Metering Systems

THE private equity buying spree on London’s stock market gathered pace today with a £1.3 billion deal in which one of the UK’s biggest green energy firms will leave its public listing behind.

Like a rat leaving a sinking ship, Jenrick quitting is bad news for Rishi

THE well-known tendency of rats to vacate sinking ships is what comes to mind as we consider the departure from government of that sleek, well-fed rodent, Robert Jenrick.

A soulful serenade for the famous faces at our festive columnists' lunch

THE Evening Standard rang in the festive season yesterday with a columnists' Christmas lunch at LPM in Mayfair.

Young Tube passengers targeted for AirPods and £1,500 winter coats

YOUNG Londoners are being robbed of expensive winter coats and AirPods earphones in a “really concerning” increase in crime on the Tube.

100 firefighters to get payouts for trauma of tackling Grenfell blaze

MORE than 100 firefighters who fought the Grenfell Tower fire are to receive compensation from Kensington and Chelsea council.

Professor turned down for job at Vegas university shoots three dead

STUDENTS and professors cowered in classrooms as a gunman roamed the main campus of University of Nevada in Las Vegas, killing three people and injuring a fourth before he was shot dead by police.

None of your business! Robinson's new man: the Queen's ex

FORMER Weakest Link presenter Anne Robinson snapped \"it's none of your business\" after it was reported that she is in a relationship with the Queen's ex-husband, Andrew Parker Bowles.

Festive shopping's strong start as Black Friday figures beat 2019

THE West End Christmas shopping season has got off to its strongest start since before the pandemic with the number of shoppers on Black Friday weekend exceeding 2019 levels, new figures show today.

Any tougher and Rwanda deal will collapse, says Rishi

PM says bar has been set so high that challenges by migrants in court won’t work

Taylor Swift: Feud with Kim and Kanye took my career from me

TAYLOR SWIFT enjoyed a night out at the New York premiere of Emma Stone’s latest film after lifting the lid on her feud with Kanye West and Kim Kardashian.

Wiegman lost for words as late blow ends Olympic bid on night of drama

AS THE Lionesses huddled for a teamtalk on the pitch after the final whistle here at Hampden Park, they thought they had defied the odds by qualifying for the Nations League Finals.

Blues appear more united, but Pochettino fears backlash

CHELSEA'S trip to Manchester United would have had top billing as a Premier League title clash in years gone by, but these two giants of English football have fallen.

Stagecoach facing 'challenges' in capital as profits hit £47m

BRITAIN'S biggest bus and coach operator today cheered first-half sales and profit growth, but revealed that trading in London has been \"challenging\".

BAT in £25bn write-down over shift to vaping

BRITISH American Tobacco will write down the value of its US brands by a massive £25 billion as it said the transition to vapes and the macroeconomic environment in its top market both hit cigarette sales.

Summit Sunak is more welcoming over migration

THERE seem to be two Rishi Sunaks around at present.  One of them appeared last week, at the Government's Global Investment Summit at Hampton Court Palace.

... but global survey confirms the capital as top spot for tech unicorns in Europe

LONDON has cemented its position as a global tech hub with more unicorns than any other city in Europe, a report has found, with signs many more innovative businesses are on the way.

Tui could drop London listing in new blow to City

HOLIDAYS giant Tui could be the latest firm to pack up and leave the City, revealing today that it's considering delisting from the London Stock Exchange.

Suella glowers as our cartoonist wins top prize

SUELLA BRAVERMAN was guest of honour at the Ellwood Atfield Political Cartoon of the Year Awards last night, but the assembled scribblers were not in the honouring mood. She took the stage to panto boos and said \"the heckling has started already\".

As Spurs and West Ham go head to head, losing their stars looks a blessing in disguise

TOTTENHAM'S puritanical Ange Postecoglou and West Ham's pragmatic David Moyes, who lock horns in north London tomorrow night, could scarcely have more contrasting philosophies on the game, but they faced the same conundrum going into this season: how to recover from the loss of your club's best player? Spurs reluctantly allowed all-time leading scorer Harry Kane to join Bayern Munich in the summer, while West Ham sold captain Declan Rice to rivals Arsenal.

If Nikki Haley is the new hope for sane Republicans, poor her

NIKKI HALEY scored two big-money prestige endorsements last week that strikingly boost her standing in the Republican primaries. The Koch brothers' conservative money machine, Americans for Prosperity Action, lined up behind the former South Carolina governor, a move that could provide her with maximum financial support, especially if she overtakes, as she seems poised to do, Ron DeSantis as the designated Trump alternative. And then she captured the public favour of Jamie Dimon, the chief executive of JPMorgan Chase, a mega donor and major business voice.