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Photo shows drug deal before The Wire star's overdose death

FOUR men believed to be members of a drug distribution gang have been charged in connection with the overdose death of The Wire actor Michael K Williams five months ago.

New Nato warning as Putin masses troops in Belarus

NATO today urged Vladimir Putin to "de-escalate" as it warned Russia has been moving tens of thousands of combat troops into Belarus.

Mortgages going up? Spare a tear for us renters

SO, what’s your take on the news that interest rates are going up? — ex-Bank of England man Andy Haldane has pretty well said as much. Is this all you can talk about? Or is it just one of those things, way less interesting than the gas bill?

It's Pam-mania — the return of the bombshell

ANTICIPATION for new drama Pam & Tommy has reached its peak. The bombshell series that sees Lily James play Pamela Anderson and Sebastian Stan take on husband Tommy Lee during the leak of their honeymoon sex tape, and subsequent fallout, is finally out.

Emotions run high over ‘final resting place' of Cook's Endeavour

AN AUSTRALIAN museum today announced the discovery of the final resting place of Captain James Cook’s research vessel Endeavour — sparking a furious row with US researchers who said the claim was “premature”.

Buckley and Gaga lead the way in record year for women's Bafta nominations

STARS including Lady Gaga and Jessie Buckley are leading a female charge for honours at this year's Baftas - with 70 women nominated for awards.

Boris faces death by 1,000 cuts, warns ex-minister David Davis

A FORMER Cabinet minister today warned Boris Johnson that more letters calling for his resignation are coming and he faces "a death of 1,000 cuts" unless he quits.

‘I killed two people last night': Villanelle and Eve set for last battle

SANDRA OH and Jodie Comer are set to face-off for one last time - as the trailer for the fourth and final series of Killing Eve is revealed.

We're in horrible position says Tory as he prepares to send in letter over PM

BORIS JOHNSON today lost the support of another senior Tory MP as reports suggested he attended more of the gatherings being investigated by police than previously thought.

Tom Newton Dunn If levelling up doesn't happen, beware the anger of the left behind

THIS week, I met Debbie, Becky, Mark, Margaret, Ben, and Richard. They're voters in the Red Wall constituency of Blackpool South, won by the Tories in 2019 for the first time since 1992. I met the six when I sat in on a focus group, representing all demographics and political opinions, to gauge current sentiment in the seat.

Spotify host risking lives with his idiocy on coronavirus, says Stone

SHARON STONE has said Joe Rogan is “risking people's lives with his idiocy" as controversy over his spread of coronavirus misinformation continues.

Rishi flunked his chance at leadership

SO where does a week of Met Police pronouncements, fresh partying allegations and general Sue Gray melodrama leave the Parliamentary Conservative party?

KATE TAKES THE BALL DUCHESS REPLACES PRINCE HARRY AS THE ROYAL PATRON OF ENGLISH RUGBY

THE Duchess of Cambridge showed off her ball skills today as she officially replaced Prince Harry as the new figurehead of English rugby.

Johnson to call Putin at last as Russia warns West not to drag Nato into war

BORIS Johnson was finally set to speak to Vladimir Putin today after the Russian president accused the West of trying to drag his country into a war in Ukraine.

Jackson children at Broadway musical

PARIS JACKSON and her brother Prince were at the opening night of MJ: The Musical, the Broadway show celebrating the career of their late father Michael Jackson.

Goldberg is suspended from talk show after saying Holocaust ‘not about race'

WHOOPI GOLDBERG has been suspended from her role as presenter of a US talk show following her "wrong and hurtful comments" about the Holocaust.

Footballer Greenwood bailed after arrests for rape and threats to kill

ENGLAND and Manchester United star Mason Greenwood was bailed today by police investigating allegations of rape and sexual assault.

‘Hottest ever deal market' sees KPMG exec pay soar

KPMG's 571 UK partners saw their pay jump by 20% last year thanks to “possibly the hottest deal market ever".

Wordle gives me a zingy shot of smugness I adore

IN NEWS which almost certainly has every other newspaper in the English-speaking world kicking itself for not getting there first, the New York Times has spent upwards of £1 million to acquire the cosy, daily online word game Wordle, which was originally created, adorably, by software engineer Josh Wardle to entertain his partner, who loves puzzles.

Virgin Money ‘uninterested' in bidding for troubled rival TSB in post-Covid digital world

VIRGIN Money today ruled itself out of bidding for TSB, the somewhat troubled rival that has had bids from Co-op Bank and reportedly Nationwide Building Society fail.

Ukraine to recruit an extra 100,000 for its armed forces

UKRAINE'S President today vowed to increase the size of the country's armed forces by 100,000 people amid the threat of a Russian military invasion.

One signing short... but Conte will be appeased

BILLED as a do-or-die opportunity to add quality to Antonio Conte's squad, Tottenham's transfer window was in the end more striking for departures than arrivals.

Met polluted by misogyny, racism and bullying, report finds

SCOTLAND Yard must overhaul its "underlying cultural issues" after a damning report uncovered shocking evidence of violent misogyny, racism and bullying within the ranks.

I'm proud to make change, says Rising Star nominee Lynch

JAMES BOND star Lashana Lynch could be set to follow in the footsteps of John Boyega, Kristen Stewart and Daniel Kaluuya after being nominated for the Bafta EE Rising Star award.

February fightback as commuters and shoppers flood into the capital

COMMUTERS and shoppers are flooding back to central London in a “February fightback” that is picking up pace far more quickly than expected.

BORIS WARNED: YOUR FUTURE'S ON HOLD

>> PM TOLD SURVIVAL DEPENDS ON MET PROBE OUTCOME AS HE AND CARRIE COULD BE QUIZZED >>HE JETS TO UKRAINE FOR TALKS – WITH TORIES 'WAITING FOR POLICE REPORT BEFORE ACTING'

Beg, borrow or steal a ticket to see 15 Van Gogh self-portraits together in capital

VINCENT VAN GOGH painted 35 self-portraits. Fifteen of them are together at the Courtauld Gallery. Will this many be gathered in London again? Maybe never. So beg, borrow or steal a ticket; you have until May 8.

…as Rishi pulls ahead in poll of who would make best leader

Deputy Political Editor RISHI SUNAK has consolidated his position as the frontrunner to succeed Boris Johnson if he is ousted by Tory MPs over the party gate affair, a poll reveals today.

Values, not value, at heart of this line-in-the-sand moment

THE first word came from Manchester United at 8.26 yesterday morning. They simply could not stay silent. Nor can football.

The hungry trader who now delivers takeaways to the stars

ONE evening in 2014, Peter Georgiou had a table booked at Nobu when the friend he was supposed to dining with cancelled because he had to stay home with his kids. Georgiou, who was working as a fixed income trader at the time, joined his friend at his Chelsea home instead "but we still wanted Nobu and thought we'd get it delivered," he remembers. The restaurant, however, said it didn't offer takeaway food. At that stage, you or I might have given up and ordered Domino's.