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Soriot bounces back after £18m pay row

THE top-paid boss on the FTSE 100, AstraZeneca's Pascal Soriot, bounced back today from the row over his salary, as the pharma giant revealed sales grew by a fifth in the first three months of the year.

Mining giant in 'monster' £31bn takeover approach

A SHOCK proposal for a mega-merger in the mining sector raised the prospect of one of the biggest City deals in years today, and brought with it the threat of the FTSE 100 losing one of its largest companies.

It's a titan of Wall Street and the City, but does Goldman Sachs have a women problem?

HAS Goldman Sachs got a women problem? Is it still, in the face of all changing fashion, a macho world of golfing bros who cut deals over late-night sambucas in ways that make it very difficult for women, especially those with families, to get ahead?

The secrets of our success: London start-up founders share their tips at Standard expo

ALMOST 5,000 founders of London's start-ups and scale-ups as well as senior business leaders flocked to this week's SMEXPO event hailed by retail tycoon Theo Paphitis as \"inspirational and essential\".

Princess Beatrice 'heartbroken' by suspected drug death of her ex

PRINCESS Beatrice was said to be heartbroken after her ex-boyfriend was found dead from a suspected overdose in a Miami hotel room.

Two horses in cavalry bolt drama 'seriously injured'

PRAISE FOR POLICE WHO BROUGHT END TO SIX-MILE CHASE

Knife and gun crime up by a fifth, driven by teen murders and robberies

KNIFE and gun crime in London both leapt by 20 per cent last year amid a surge in robberies, teenage killings and firearms offending, official figures revealed today.

It could be close! Poll hints Khan has fight on his hands

Mayor on 46% with his Tory challenger 13 points behind

Tax grab on London and the South-East tops £100billion

20 out of 25 constituencies with the highest bills are in the capital

Derby display shows we can handle title pressure, says Arteta

MIKEL ARTETA believes Arsenal's thumping win over Chelsea has filled his players with the belief they can handle the pressure of the title run-in.

Klopp admits he won't miss pressure of derby

IN Liverpool's remarkable 2018-19 campaign, when they finished with 97 points but were still one short of Manchester City, their only missteps in the run-in were against Manchester United and Everton.

'I CAN'T BLAME MY PLAYERS...THE PROBLEM IS BIGGER'

POCH WARNS CHELSEA OVER SUMMER PLANS

Top Gunners throw down gauntlet to title rivals

Five-star performance an ominous warning as Mikel’s men run riot to set up fascinating finale

Glasner effect rubbing off on reborn Mateta

Striker has gone from Palace flop to undroppable since turn of year

Mental health 'taboo' for women at work

ALMOST four out of 10 women have taken time off work as a result of poor mental health over the past year, a new report claims today.

Lloyds predicts property prices will rise in 2024

LLOYDS Bank offered a boost to home owners and those trying to get on the property ladder today when it said prices will rise and the cost of new mortgages will fall this year.

Nottingham Forest are really playing with fire

NOTTINGHAM FOREST'S incendiary post about refereeing decisions in the aftermath of their defeat to Everton on Sunday has been viewed over 43 million times, making it one of football's most successful examples of rage-tweeting.

My problem with Victoria Beckham's new line

THE fashion press must have sore throats from all the praise they are loudly lavishing on Victoria Beckham right now.

Can the dream of smartphone-free kids come true?

Experts believe that phone-based childhoods are seriously harming mental health and parents are fighting back says Emily Phillips

'Outrageous': Hall blasts Khan after he calls her dangerous

SADIQ KHAN was accused by his Tory rival Susan Hall of an \"outrageous\" slur after describing her as the \"the most dangerous candidate I've fought against\" during a live radio debate.

When two worlds collide in a London pub? Time for a Swift half

THE Black Dog in Vauxhall was, until the mighty Taylor Swift effect, a fairly average south London pub. It hasn't been a boozer for some time.

Voyeurism claims: just one in 10 led to charge

ONLY one in 10 reports of indecent exposure or voyeurism ended with a prosecution last year despite evidence that the killer of Sarah Everard could have been stopped if previous flashing crimes had been tackled, MPs were told today.

Artists, fire up your old Escorts: Turner Prize race begins

A RED Ford Escort covered in a giant doily is among the art works nominated for this years Turner Prize.

Shapps clashes with unions over cuts to fund the Army

MINISTERS locked horns with union chiefs today after vowing to fund an extra £75 billion for defence partly through thousands of Civil Service job cuts.

Fright and flight: cavalry horses charge through London

Chaos as animals throw riders and bolt three miles eastwards, hitting cars and a bus

Wonderful look at an extraordinary movement

THE Blue Rider is the name of a picture, a periodical and a movement, all centred on the intense, bespectacled figure of Wassily Kandinsky.

Mudryk's lack of belief leaves his manager with tough call

IN THE 95th minute at Wembley on Saturday, a free-kick from Mykhailo Mudryk pretty much summed up his Chelsea career so far.

Timber hails his 'amazing' return

ARSENAL defender Jurrien Timber is itching to play a role in the title run-in after making his comeback for the Under-21s last night.

STRUGGLING BLUES TWO WILL HAVE THEIR WORK CUT OUT TO STOP RICE

FOR SO long it was assumed that Declan Rice would end up back at Chelsea, and tonight he can show them what they let slip through their fingers.

'TIME TO SHOW WE CAN COPE WITHOUT COLE'

POCHETTINO CONFIDENT HIS SQUAD WILL STEP UP IF TALISMAN PALMER MISSES HUGE CLASH WITH LEADERS