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Odd couple musical romance is a sweet early slice of Christmas cake

CHRISTMAS comes early to the Kiln with this charming two-person musical that riffs on New York romcoms. Dougal (Sam Tutty), a dorkily good-hearted cinema usher from Crawley, spends 36 hours in a Manhattan December with wry, dry, city-savvy barista Robin (Dujonna Gift), because her sister is marrying the wealthy dad he never knew.

Coleman and Tennant honouring among stars stage talent at our awards

TOM HIDDLESTON, Jenna Coleman, Sheila Atim and David Tennant are among the stars celebrating London's stage talent at the 67th Evening Standard Theatre Awards on Sunday.

Suella's Rwanda plan is like rule by Putin, claims top Tory

SUELLA BRAVERMAN is championing a new Rwanda plan stripping away legal constraints as presidents \"Putin and Xi do,\" a senior MP claimed today amid a growing Tory civil war.

THEY HAVE MADE US LOOK LIKE CLOWNS, FUMES MAX

VERSTAPPEN SLAMS GLITZ OF VEGAS LAUNCH... AND ALSO DISLIKES TRACK

Cray pulped but hope Cup run boosts promotion bid

IT TOOK 150 minutes across two games, but finally the gulf in class between Charlton and Cray Valley Paper Mills showed.

Embarrassing calls robbed us of victory, insists Hayes

EMMA HAYES felt Chelsea were \"robbed\" after two \"embarrassing\" late decisions in their controversial 2-2 draw with Real Madrid in the Women's Champions League.

Big and brash, but F1 is taking expensive gamble in Sin City

Interest is massively on the up in the US, but fears are sport is only in Vegas for the show

Starc returns in style as he grabs initiative for Australia

AUSTRALIA'S seamers this morning seized control of their World Cup semi-final against South Africa, as they look to set up a meeting with hosts India in Sunday's showpiece.

Royal Mail takes hit as turnaround falters

THE frustration for Royal Mail shareholders continued today amid more big losses and a warning from its new boss that a turnaround will take time.

Burberry China sales rise as Goddess perfume soars

BURBERRY'S new Goddess perfume and the first collection designed by famed fashion guru Daniel Lee helped revenue rise to nearly £1.4billion, with mainland China sales up 15% in the first half.

Dear Nationwide: Don't go changing to try and please us

THE City joke goes like this. You can be absolutely certain what a bank with spare capital will do next.

Hang on, where have all the powerful women gone in this Rishi reshuffle?

I DON'T think the reshuffle really matters (I'll explain why in a bit) but I am wondering whether it's such great news that it's all blokes at the top of the batting order again.

Buckle up Dave, you've got a hell of an in-tray

ON his return to Whitehall, David Cameron will have found more than enough items of urgent business piling up in his in-tray at the Foreign Office.

Ghosts, bloodings and the Dodi ick: The Crown is back

Elizabeth Debicki’s Diana takes centre stage in what may be the riskiest season yet of the Netflix hit, says Melanie McDonagh

War will drag on, warns Biden as he raises hopes on hostages

PRESIDENT Joe Biden said today that Israel’s war in Gaza would probably drag on until Hamas’s “capacity to murder” is degraded.

New laws for Rwanda flights 'could come in just days'

But ministers are warned of potential clash between MPs and the judiciary

Royal aides' fury over new Harry book claims

ROYAL courtiers are said to be furious over claims that Prince William ignored his brother’s messages on the day that Queen Elizabeth died.

My cellmate heroines and the real value of free speech

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe shared a bunk with one of Evin prison’s pillars of resilience. She tells of what she learned about Iran’s state-sponsored cancel culture and repression

PALMER: CALL-UP SHOWS MY TOUGH DECISION TO LEAVE CITY WAS RIGHT

COLE PALMER believes his agonising decision to leave boyhood club Manchester City for Chelsea is paying off, after he was named in the England squad for the first time.

Ice hockey death arrest

AMAN has been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter and released on bail following the death of ice hockey player Adam Johnson.

Supercharged Flintoff

ENGLAND great Andrew Flintoff has been named as the new head coach of Northern Superchargers in the men's Hundred, as his return to the sport continues.

ABRAMOVICH'S 'SECRET' DEALS TO BE PROBED

LEAKED FILES REPORTEDLY SHOW PAYMENTS WORTH MILLIONS OF POUNDS THAT MAY HAVE BROKEN FFP RULES

Six-point plan to end blunders and fix football's VAR farce

Teething problems were inevitable, but after a string of errors a new approach is needed

Black Friday spending could fall by £1.5bn

CONSUMER spending on Black Friday could plunge by £1.5 billion from a year earlier with interest in the shopping extravaganza waning, a PwC survey has found.

BoE 'will not cut interest rates despite inflation fall'

TODAY’S plunge in inflation to 4.6% will be cheered on Downing Street and Threadneedle Street alike, but economists warned it will not be enough for the Bank of England to think about cutting interest rates.

Nothing in London feels like it's made for us actual Londoners any more

I'M not being funny but… Christmas is well and truly upon us.

Creaking Biden knows he is an old 82, but don't write him off

WHAT is Joe Biden to do? Last week two reputable polls rated his chances for re-election as in serious jeopardy, with him losing to Donald Trump in a series of must-win states.

Tanks move in at Gaza hospital as Israel hunts for Hamas

ISRAELI forces raided Gaza’s largest hospital as the US said its own intelligence confirmed that Hamas was using tunnels beneath the facility to support military operations and hold hostages.

Biden welcomes Xi for US-China talks

XI JINPING today arrived in San Francisco for talks with Joe Biden in his first visit to the US in six years.

Hammer blow to Sunak's 'stop the boats' vow as judges tear Rwanda flights plan to shreds

RISHI SUNAK'S flagship Rwanda deportation plan was torn to shreds today in the Supreme Court which branded it unlawful.