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Check complete: the VAR experiment in football has failed - it's time to bin it

LIVERPOOL'S demands for Premier League referees to \"release the tapes\" and vague threats of \"escalation\" have turned Saturday's VAR cock-up at Tottenham from another refereeing controversy into something resembling a high-stakes scandal.

Truss still acting on her plot to return as next PM

ON the last night of Tory party conference, the PM and most of the Cabinet turned out for The Spectator's champagne-fuelled where Liz Truss's cameo in Manchester was much-discussed.

Introducing the family ski holiday - 2.0

They're modern, inclusive and excitement filled. Rebecca Miles explains how to plan the perfect getaway for kids and parents

My nightmare: Victoria tells of her agony over claims of Beckham affair

VICTORIA Beckham has spoken for the first time about her husband David's alleged affair with his former personal assistant, saying: \"It was the most unhappy I have ever been in my entire life.\"

A baby and children are among 21 victims in Italian tourist bus crash

ITALIAN authorities were today investigating the cause of a tourist bus crash near Venice that killed at least 21 people including several children.

Male cyclists throw water and abuse at women driving through Richmond Park

FEMALE drivers using Richmond Park are being abused and harassed by irate male cyclists, police have warned.

Man, 22, stabbed to death in front of shoppers

AMANHUNT was under way today after a young man was stabbed to death in front of horrified shoppers on a south London street.

All change: HS2 link axed - and A-levels on way out

Billions ploughed into levelling up and new moves to curb smoking

Broadway big gun fires up a starry spin through Sondheim's genius

THIS celebration of Stephen Sondheim assembles three generations of big guns from musical theatre- including Broadway legend Bernadette Peters, making her West End debut - to fire a selection of greatest hits at a receptive audience.

Doherty: I'm a different person now - but I eat too much cheese

PETER DOHERTY has said he \"feels a different person\" after overcoming his drug addiction.

Arteta should trust squad depth and save best for City

MIKEL ARTETA has previously said his squad is now strong enough to compete on multiple fronts after another ambitious summer in the market — and tonight’s game here is surely a chance to prove it.

Can anyone stop India ruling the world?

Hosts will be under huge pressure but can field a near-flawless side

Even Brunel went over-budget, but HS2 needs new leadership

ANNOUNCED to fanfare in 2009, HS2 was heralded as “playing a vital role in delivering the Government’s ambitious goal of Britain becoming net zero carbon by 2050”.

Burberry takes another tumble after UBS downgrades its stance

OUT-OF-FASHION Burberry shares were hit by more heavy selling today after a leading City bank downgraded its stance on the luxury goods group.

AstraZeneca pays £352m to settle over stomach acid drugs

ASTRAZENECA today sought to draw a line under costly legal action over alleged side-effects from its stomach acid drugs as it forked out $425 million (£352 million) in settlements.

I have been sentenced to jail just for telling the truth about Russia

I’M from Russia but I now live in Europe and can’t go back to Russia. That’s because a few weeks ago a Russian court sentenced me to eight and a half years in prison for talking on Instagram, Twitter and in interviews about the war crimes in Ukraine the Russian army has committed, in Bucha, Irpin, Mariupol and Kherson.

I'm going to say it - 'rich man Rishi' jibes just would not exist if he was white

SO Rishi Sunak is rich and people can’t seem to get over it. Last week the BBC showed the Prime Minister a word cloud which suggested the main thing the public thought about him was that he was “rich”, so rich that they had very few other words on the chart.

I was not prepared for who I saw on an e-scooter

SHE swoops in like a kestrel after a field mouse. Round and round, in and out. She trails her Bag For Life like a pennant on a battleship. She’s on the pavement, mums with prams are but a challenge. Teenagers gawp; I recoil. And she’s off in a waft of Estée Lauder. Is that a smile I see on her face? It’s hard to tell because she’s doing 40 in a 30 zone.

GB News, the grubby tale of desperate Dan and a slide to the Right

DAN WOOTTON’S fall from grace — and from employment — stunned the presenter himself and the GB News team who worked with him. Wootton’s reputation at the station was one of impunity. His first show attracted 350 complaints after he delivered a fiery six-minute monologue on the “madness” of lockdowns. Ofcom declined to investigate.

The capital's fire crews feel the heat

Wildfires, exploding e-bikes and terror incidents... the work of a firefighter is widening rapidly. As response times reach their longest in a decade, Katie Strick spends 11 hours on the frontline

RANSOM NOTE MAN QUIZZED OVER ABDUCTION Missing girl found in camper van cabinet

A GIRL of nine who vanished during a family camping trip in New York state was discovered inside a cabinet in her alleged abductor’s camper van.

I'll change direction if I think it's right, says Sunak amid HS2 chaos

THE Prime Minister today insisted that he would not shy away from changing direction on flagship policies to secure Britain's long-term interests amid intense speculation over the future of the HS2 rail link.

Month of magic to toast proud black history

So much done, so much still to do to tackle racism and inequalities that blight London lives

It's Barbie and (High Street) Ken! Doll gets a 65th birthday show at the Design Museum

BARBIE will meet High Street Ken next year when the doll is the subject of a new exhibition at the Design Museum.

Arteta's focus purely on Lens ahead of showdown with City

ARSENAL manager Mikel Arteta insists he will not take his eye off Lens, ahead of Sunday's showdown with Manchester City.

Chelsea clicking already as new signings have an instant impact

THE start of Chelsea's WSL title defence felt ominous for their rivals.

Firing Son central to Postecoglou's plans for all-out attack

ANOTHER instinctive finish from Heung-min Son was largely forgotten amid the drama and controversy of Tottenham's 2-1 win over Liverpool on Saturday.

Poch: It's a challenge to get Mudryk firing again

MAURICIO POCHETTINO is searching for ways to unlock the talent trapped inside Mykhailo Mudryk.

Tap Global to tackle US crypto market

LONDON-LISTED crypto exchange provider Tap Global today unveiled the next stage in its expansion plan as it opens to customers in the US.

Girl aged nine feared abducted on solo bike ride

POLICE were today searching for a nine-year-old girl who was believed to have been abducted from a camp site in New York state.