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Oh Burning Man, this is delicious schadenfreude

NOT since the ineptly managed Fyre festival of 2017 have I taken such pleasure in the suffering of a group of unbearably obnoxious people.

Starmer's new-look Labour is in the hope of power fashioned

WHEN Keir Starmer offered the role of chief of staff to Sue Gray, the senior civil servant who oversaw the partygate inquiry, he craved an organiser on his inner team who understood the interlocking levers of Whitehall - and the pitfalls of operating them.

Pill-popping, parties and a poor little princess: welcome to Priscilla's weird world with Elvis

SOFIA COPPOLA has a long history of transposing women's stories to the big screen, from The Virgin Suicides to Marie Antoinette. This time her attention turns to Priscilla Presley, who is executive producer of Coppola's film and on whose book, Elvis and Me, it is based.

Our agonising wait for justice by family of man shot by police

THE family of a man who was shot dead by police a year ago say the wait to hear whether the officer involved will face criminal charges is agonising.

This is where we are in Britain today: a person of colour 'cancelled'... for sympathising with a person of colour

RECENTLY I found out that remarks I had made about the Duchess of Sussex were the subject of debate on talk radio. I had pointed out to Piers Morgan, who finds it hard to leave the topic alone, that Meghan had to \"learn\" what it was like to be black in our society. She herself claimed that she had never been treated as a black person before coming to the UK. Her own mother said in a documentary that she regretted never having talked to Meghan about race. The discussion branded me a racist - yet the programme's producers didn't invite me to explain my views.

I need my husband not a historical figure, says Ukraine's first lady

UKRAINE'S first lady Olena Zelenska has told of the emotional strain that Russia's invasion has put on her family, saying: \"I need my husband, not a historical figure, by my side.\"

Why is so much of London's public art so bad?

Too many public commissions get watered down by planners

Qantas airline chief quits over 'tickets sold for cancelled flights'

THE boss of Qantas is to leave his job immediately following a series of embarrassing revelations about the airline, including allegations it sold tickets for flights that had already been cancelled.

20C tropical nights, but showers are forecast for weekend

LONDONERS could swelter in back-to-back \"tropical nights\" this week for the first time ever in September.

Jails fear as minister says concrete crisis will be over by Christmas

A WATCHDOG today warned of potential “chaos” if crumbling concrete was found in prisons, as a minister insisted that the school buildings crisis should be resolved well before Christmas.

Burning Man: exodus from the desert

THOUSANDS of partygoers stranded for days at the Burning Man festival have started their exodus from the Nevada desert as conditions that left roads impassable finally eased.

Kings and queens of the catwalk

Londoner up for model of the year as The Fashion Awards return to Albert Hall

Secret justice in dock after Standard probe into 'conveyor belt' court system

A SICK pensioner convicted behind closed doors of breaking the Covid lockdown with a visit to his allotment, parents unlawfully fined in dark corners of the justice system over truancy allegations, and women who attended the vigil for Sarah Everard prosecuted while oblivious to criminal cases against them.

The only way is up as Katie breaks into top 50

KATIE BOULTER says she is only just getting started after securing her breakthrough to the world's top 50 for the first time.

Davis Cup skipper Smith keeping eyes on Jack

GREAT BRITAIN'S Davis Cup captain Leon Smith will be keeping a close eye on Jack Draper today, as he finalises his thoughts for next week's group stage in Manchester.

Draper's impressive run no surprise to anyone - including opponent Rublev

IT IS a mark of the standing in which Jack Draper is held in the sport that no one who has watched him on his way to the fourth round of the US Open is in the least bit surprised.

Trust the watchword as England gear up for Argentina opener

FORMER England full-back Jonathan Webb invoked former US Secretary of State George Shultz in a pointed imploration to Steve Borthwick's squad and their Rugby World Cup campaign.

Malan form increases World Cup clamour for Brook

AS Harry Brook walked out to bat at Old Trafford on Friday night, he received the kind of ovation that cannot have been experienced by too many of his fellow Yorkshiremen on excursions across the Pennines.

The clubs where mums chill to 'stop going mad with parenting'

A LOT of entrepreneurs report falling into their careers by chance but Maggie Bolger says she \"accidentally fell into parA enting\" and that triggered her successful career building family clubs. After growing up in New Zealand, she took a gap year \"and went travelling to Australia, Hong Kong and London, then got knocked up at 22 with my first child in London\".

Ryanair hails record August despite chaos for 63,000 passengers

RYANAIR said 63,000 of its passengers were hit by the \"still unexplained\" technical error that led to chaos over the bank holiday weekend, but the airline still managed to break its monthly record for passengers again in August.

New tenant takes 40 Leadenhall to 70% pre-let

THE owner of one of the biggest new skyscrapers being built in the City has signed another major tenant-making it 70% pre-let - in the latest sign of the strength of demand for new office space.

Going for growth

In-nature learning has proven benefits for children. Now it's time for schools to take it more seriously.

The AI conundrum

ChatGPT's rise has prompted a fierce debate about the impact of smart tech on our schools. Lisa Glover investigates

Tailor to icons: meet fashion's 'Mod buddha'

John Pearse is the Swinging Sixties legend who is busy dazzling the next gen of fashionistas, says Joe Bromley

Keir Starmer's reshuffle is about doubling down on Labour's new seriousness

WHEN Sue Gray worked in government one of her many sought-after skills was her advice W on reshuffles. Today she reports for duty as Sir Keir Starmer's chief of staff and will walk straight into a reshuffle.

The Mohamed Al Fayed I knew was masterful

THE death aged 94 of former Harrods owner Mohamed Al Fayed brings down an Egyptian curtain on the window of the world's most famous store. Of course he was known for many other things.

Prince Harry and Superman are more alike than you think

PLEASE don't take this the wrong way, but I think Prince Harry might be Superman. Back in the Seventies, before the current vogue for turning superheroes into movie franchises, the Hollywood producers Alexander and Ilya Salkind decided to reboot the famous DC Comics alter-ego and turn Superman into a proper movie star.

Sunak will sleep a little easier with his top team in place

The shake-up of the No 10 press operation gives Rishi Sunak back the network that created his winning brand as chancellor

Palace striker's charges dropped in court blunder

A PREMIER League striker's convictions for driving without insurance and a valid licence have been overturned after it emerged he had been wrongly prosecuted in a court case the footballer knew nothing about.

Ukraine defence minister axed as president calls for 'new approach'

UKRAINE'S defence minister has been dismissed with president Volodymyr Zelensky saying it is time for \"new approaches\".