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Stress test for England’s set-piece power

ENGLAND will expect the first genuine challenge to their dominant tight game in Saturday's World Cup semi-final against Canada.

Rashford’s resurrection is at perfect time for World Cup

Forward now really motivated’ as he shines in front of Southgate

Bentancur's classy cameo shows why he’s a key man for Conte

Good job: Antonio Conte embraces matchwinner Rodrigo Bentancur

James goes to Dubai with his World Cup bid in the balance

REECE JAMES will continue his injury rehabilitation in Dubai this week as he bids to save his World Cup dream.

High fives all round as Jesus proves he’s more than just a goalscorer

MIKEL ARTETA could hardly have asked for much more from Arsenal's emphatic victory over Nottingham Forest yesterday.

Windfall tax talk buffets energy but lifts up banks

WINDFALL tax speculation as the Government mulls how to fill a £40 billion hole in the public finances pushed banks and energy stocks in different directions today.

Teaching that bridges tech’s gender gap

LEARNING two facts about Britain’s tech industry inspired Anna Brailsford to launch entrepreneurial training business Code Girls First.

Blockchain outfit soars on buying Gibraltar stock exchange

SHARES in Blockchain company Valereum soared 58% today after the firm successfully acquired the Gibraltar Stock Exchange in a bid to transform it into a hub to finance smaller businesses in Africa and the Middle East.

Musk denies planning to sack Twitter staff early

ELON Musk is reportedly set to fire around 25% of the Twitter workforce as the billionaire tightens his grip on the finances of his newly-owned company.

London ‘to avoid housing crash’ as prices face 4% fall

LONDON house prices will fall by 4% next year but the capital will avoid a housing crash despite rising mortgage rates, a leading property agency forecast today.

Paper products firm shares dive on profit warning over costs

Lest we forget: a Remembrance Day poppy seller by Wembley Stadium last November James Cropper makes the petals

Will politics sway the Bank’s call on rates this week?

ARE political considerations leaking into Bank of England interest rate calls?

Russia-linked billionaire cleared to increase Royal Mail shareholding

THE Government has cleared Royal Mail's biggest shareholder, an investment vehicle part-owned by a Czech billionaire with links to Russia, to increase its stake in the company.

Cosy essentials to help you beat the heating bill

Even if you've resolved to keep the thermostat low this autumn, there’s no need to shiver, says Maddy Mussen

Is infidelity contagious? The new affair pandemic

Arecent study shows how unfaithfulness can spread among friends like a virus Lucy Holden reports on the risks

I have visited Russia and China, but there is a limit to where will go

We can’t avoid imperfect regimes, nor should we. Many places I’ve visited had bad human rights records

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Ditch the rockets, Greta urges Elon

GRETA THUNBERG has urged Elon Musk to focus on the climate rather than Twitter and space travel.

We ought to de-zombify this commercial Halloween

Coming home to roost: our embrace of asoulless Halloween has its costs

No Rishi Sunak, we do not have the luxury of boring politics right now

The real circumstances of life are, sadly, not going to be dull and it will be no comfort to have a PM who is

Visa rules must work

DINERS can’t get the service because restaurants are struggling to find the staff.

New PM can’t afford to ignore climate threat

CLIMATE change is the single greatest threat humanity faces. From rising sea levels to forest fires, heatwaves to flooding, its impact will be the defining feature of the 21st century and beyond.

From prisoner to president: Lula’ beats Bolsonaro for stunning win

BRAZIL'S Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva today appealed for \"peace and unity\" after the left-winger defeated Jair Bolsonaro in a bitter - and extremely close - presidential election.

King offers his condolences to South Korea

THE King today sent a message of condolence to South Korea expressing his \"shock and sadness\" after more than 150 people died in a Halloween street party crush in Seoul.

Hunt for India bridge survivors goes on

A SEARCH was under way today for survivors after a suspension bridge collapsed in western India, sending hundreds plunging into the water and killing at least 132.

This is heartbreaking: Bishops and imams in school meals plea

The scale and scope of hardship we are seeing is deeply alarming. The Prime Minister must act swiftly

Twitter sackings aren't to Save cash, says Musk

TWITTER'S new owner Elon Musk today denied reports he plans to sack staff at the social media giant to avoid paying out planned bonuses.

Key decisions on Covid put under spotlight at public hearing

THE decisions made by politicians during the Covid-19 pandemic were coming under the spotlight today during the second preliminary hearing of the public inquiry.

Russiaiy missile, strikes. cut water and power supplies

Shelled: awoman in Yahidne in the Chernihiv region of Ukraine. Left, President Zelensky

Gucci, Dior, David Koma: moto jackets have got fashion’s biggest names revving their engines

TOP of my wishlist this autumn is a motorcycle jacket.