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London basks in Beyoncé and Harry boost

LONDON'S hospitality sector took in more cash last year than before the pandemic, figures show, as Beyoncé and Harry Styles helped the music industry to a bumper year.

'The energy of a goddess, the soul of a rock star'

As Kate Moss turns 50, she still reigns strong as London's ultimate icon. bet Joe Bromley asks her closest friends about what she means to them

Trump's rare note of unity after crushing win in Iowa contest

DONALD TRUMP scored a record win in the Iowa caucuses last night to cement his crushing domination of the 2024 Republican presidential race, as the field narrowed heading into next week's New Hampshire primaries.

Fujitsu 'knew of tech problem as prosecutors targeted postal staff'

FUJITSU technicians knew about problems with the Horizon IT system from at least 2010 while sub-postmasters were being wrongly prosecuted for stealing money from the Post Office, the public inquiry heard today.

Recipe for success...The Bear and the Brits clean up at the Emmys

SUCCESSION and The Bear were the big winners at the Primetime Emmy Awards with British star Matthew.

Boris backs rebels in clash with Rishi over Rwanda Bill

RISHI SUNAK clashed with Tory Right-wingers backed by Boris Johnson in a high-stakes Commons showdown over the Government’s f lagship Rwanda Bill today.

'MY LEVEL'S TOO GOOD NOT TO REACH THE TOP'

EMMA SEES BRIGHT FUTURE ON BACK OF HARD WORK

Expect more surprises in event that is full of them

WHEN every game, every goal in modern football tends to be described as potentially the best ever, the extent to which the last edition of the Africa Cup of Nations was universally recognised as a bit of a dud was almost reassuring.

Under-fire Poch fighting to prove that he's a step up from Potter

CHELSEA’S mini-revival came to a shuddering halt with Tuesday’s 1-0 defeat at Championship side Middlesbrough in the Carabao Cup semi-final first leg, another game in which Mauricio Pochettino’s side were desperately short of cutting edge, verve and identity.

Farrell would pick Owen for Lions - if form is good

ANDY FARRELL will be prepared to pick his son Owen for the 2025 Lions tour, even if the talisman fly-half is plying his trade in France and not playing for England.

Sinner will believe he can pull off mission impossible

THERE will come a time at a Grand Slam when the question is not asked whether the rest of the field can topple Novak Djokovic.

Emma is stone-cold phemonenal in a wild ride

NEARLY six years after the success of The Favourite, Yorgos Lanthimos returns with Poor Things, an incredible story that bears more than a hint of Frankenstein or Coppelia but with touches of Tim Burton to boot.

A groundbreaking history of a very British music genre

ABOUT a quarter of the way into Where We Come From, music journalist Aniefok Ekpoudom’s debut book, the text suddenly contracts to a thin strip of staccato sentences — a stark column of internal dialogue that is more like something you’d find in a chapbook of poetry.

Crumbling justice

PEDESTRIAN HURT AFTER OLD BAILEY MASONRY CRASHES INTO STREET BELOW

Brrr! London braced for snow and -5C with an icy blast on the way next week

LONDON is set to be hit by an icy blast next week - with freezing temperatures and snow on the way. Light snow showers and sleet are expected to break out across the capital on Wednesday afternoon and continue into the evening, according to forecasters.

Wake-up call for the West: why Sunak had to strike

But attack raises key questions for Britain over its defence spending

Trump defies judge to insist he is innocent of 'witch-hunt'

DONALD TRUMP defied a judge and launched into a six-minute tirade on how he is an “innocent man” as his fraud trial comes to an end.

Post Office 'acted like mafia and threatened BBC over Panorama's Horizon bugs exposé

THE Post Office’s treatment of one former branch owner was likened today to a “mafia hit”, as the BBC alleged a campaign of lies and threats by the company to stop it broadcasting claims by a whistleblower.

We will stand with Ukraine in their darkest hours, pledges the PM

BRITAIN will significantly boost Ukraine’s drone warfare capability, it was announced today, as the Prime Minister made a surprise visit to Kyiv.

Houthi civil war 'has left 377,000 dead'

THE Houthis are an Iran-backed rebel group which controls a large part of Yemen at the entrance to the Red Sea.

Minister defends decision not to give MPs their say

ARMED forces minister James Heappey today defended air strikes against Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen without first getting approval from Parliament as a row erupted over MPs not being given their say.

Search and destroy: Typhoons launch wave of strikes on rebel bases in Yemen

ROYAL Air Force jets and US warships last night “dealt a blow” with a wave of air strikes on Iran-backed Houthi rebels who have targeted commercial vessels in the Red Sea.

CHELSEA KEEPING AN EYE ON FERGUSON

BUT BRIGHTON ARE RELUCTANT TO SELL THEM ANOTHER STAR

Ireland head coach Farrell handed reins to become latest Lions king in 2025

ANDY FARRELL'S Lions ascent hands the Ireland boss the chance to become northern hemisphere Test rugby's king of one-upmanship.

Strong-minded Dragusin seems the perfect fit for Postecoglou's revolution

ANGE POSTECOGLOU wants his players to be, above all, \"good people\" - and in Radu Dragusin, Tottenham believe they have signed another character who fits the ethos of the Australian's revolution.

More pain for Silva...but final ambition is still target

A FIRST-EVER League Cup semi-final may be uncharted territory for Fulham, but last night's first leg against Liverpool gave them a painful hit of deja vu.

Savills cites 'uncertainty over offices' after 45% profit fall

ESTATE agent Savills said today that it saw \"a significant reduction in profits\" at its transactional arm in 2023, as economic uncertainty and questions about demand for offices hit the global property market.

Rip-off car loans to face new FCA scrutiny

A LOOMING scandal over rip-off car loans went up a gear today, when the main market watchdog announced it would be increasing its scrutiny into how they were being sold.

Tesco lifts profit guidance after strong festive sales

TESCO got one over on arch rival Sainsbury's today, lifting its profit guidance for the year after a bumper Christmas.

Grandpa-core! Yes, dressing like a retiree is now sexy

For the cool, young crowd in the capital, it's suddenly all about bringing out your inner pensioner