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It seems there's one family it's OK to sneer at for being 'common': the Beckhams

DID anyone else feel a flicker of shame watching the Beckham documentary? I did. Those poor Beckhams. That wedding. Those monstrous matching purple outfits.

The West didn't always see that art exists everywhere

The latest artist to fill the Turbine Hall, EK Anatsui, wanted to speak to Tate’s murky history with the sugar trade, he tells Nancy Durrant

Starmer voWS Labour will deliver 'Britain built to last' as he eyes poll win

SIR Keir Starmer set his sights on becoming one of Labour’s great reforming prime ministers today as he sought to supplant the Tories as the party of aspiration, home ownership and growth.

1,000 vent their fury at Israel in London protest

POLICE today warned that further arrests may follow after a protest was staged in west London, days after Hamas fighters launched their deadly attack on Israel.

Barrage of air strikes go on as Israelis pledge 'no hiding place' for the Hamas terrorists

Ground offensive looms as fears rise over fate of hostages

McKellen and Miller among the star-studded cast for our celebration of London theatre

THE brightest stars of the London stage will gather next month to celebrate the 67th Evening Standard Theatre Awards.

Lewis takes 'full responsibility' for crash as drivers feel the heat

LEWIS HAMILTON accepted the blame for his opening-lap crash at yesterday’s Qatar Grand Prix which ended his race prematurely.

'WIN'S GIVEN US MORE BELIEF WE CAN CLAIM TITLE'

MARTINELLI IN BULLISH MOOD AS LATE WINNER ENDS CITY HOODOO AND PUTS ARSENAL JOINT-TOP OF TABLE

Spurs show resilient side to keep finding right answers

A TOTTENHAM rout looked on the cards against Luton after a one-sided opening on Saturday, but the manner of their eventual 1-0 win at Kenilworth Road felt much more valuable.

Finally, up and down Blues are clicking into gear

OF THE many things Chelsea have proven money cannot buy over the last couple of seasons, momentum would be somewhere close to top of the list.

Hand cream duo inspired by experiences at heart of NHS

ANTONIA PHILP was working as a paediatric nurse when, in 2010, she was forced to take a fortnight off because of her red, cracked and bleeding hands.

Hateful fools will protest at the Israeli embassy - this is why we must let them

WE know what “From the river / to the sea” means now: an Israel without Jews.

No, Oxford Street is not dying and it is changing

DYLAN JONES raised an important point on this page last week — the future of Oxford Street goes beyond the transactional retail of the past, and that has been clear for some time.

Is this the answer to our housing crisis?

Rents are soaring, yet offices go unused in Canary Wharf and the City as we WFH. Can’t they be turned into new homes?

UK 'has plunged down academic freedom league'

THE UK has fallen significantly in an international league table of academic freedom, the new universities free speech chief warned today.

A giant sail with a tale conjures up the horrors of the past at the Tate

WHEN the Ghanaian artist El Anatsui looks at the horizontal expanse of Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall, he sees a ship. And as you walk in, he greets you with a vast sail, suspended from the ceiling, deep red in colour, shimmering in the light and caught mid-billow.

‘Corbyn clause’ warning on party membership

LABOUR members who back Jeremy Corbyn and other Left-wing candidates to run as independent MPs at the next election could face being stripped of their party membership.

Carney weighs in for Reeves as she promises 'iron discipline'

RACHEL REEVES declared Labour “ready to serve, lead and rebuild Britain” today as she unveiled her vision for the nation with her party feeling power tantalising within its grasp.

British photographer and girlfriend killed after hiding in bunker, say her family

A BRITON and his girlfriend missing in Israel following attacks by Hamas were today feared to have been killed.

Haggling over kidnapped Israelis could take years

SOME 40 hours after Hamas launched its onslaught on Israel in the early hours of Saturday, the country's forces were still trying to clear out pockets of Palestinian militants on Israeli soil.

Israel 'to unleash ground war in 48 hours'

Forces say they have retaken land near Gaza but reports of more kidnaps

London live and loud: the essential Autumn gig guide

The nights are drawing in and the bands are hitting the road - The Streets, Diana Ross, Madonna, Young Fathers, Queens of the Stone Age, S Club, J Hus... there is something for every taste in the coming weeks, says El Hunt

STERLING FACES 'BATTLE' TO WIN BACK HIS PLACE

STAR IS RUNNING OUT OF TIME TO MAKE EURO SQUAD AS SOUTHGATE POINTS TO 'BRILLIANT COMPETITION'

Levi's now the perfect fit as he proves the man for problem role

IT HAS not taken long for Levi Colwill to become indispensable to Chelsea

Horror show on opening night threatens to bring England run to early end

WELL, what on earth happened there? Waking up this morning on day two of this World Cup to find their nightmarish, nine-wicket mauling by New Zealand was no dream, that is the question England must have been asking, longing for the video-gamer’s temptation: pause, quit, restart

No kidding around now as Ford and Farrell heed lessons from 2007 stars

TWO starstruck teenagers punted balls back to Jonny Wilkinson, Mike Catt and Toby Flood as England’s kickers went through their Rugby World Cup paces back in 2007

O'Mahony looking beyond 100th cap as Irish face 'biggest hurdle'

IRELAND’S private heartbeat was desperate to talk about anything other than becoming his country’s 10th centurion

Aviva surge fuels more takeover talk

AVIVA takeover chatter, a recovery for Metro Bank shares and a big stake sale by GSK today meant no let-up for City traders at the end of a volatile week

Shell upgrades oil and gas production figures amid row over green targets

SHARES in Shell were energised today after it pointed to higher production in the third quarter into the looming winter weather

The City fund 'dinosaurs' still gobbling up billions for poor performance

BIG City funds are eating up 20% of the returns earned by small investors and face extinction unless they reform, analysis for the Evening Standard suggests