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Shares tumble on worries over consumer confidence

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Shaftesbury and Capco merge into property giant

THE biggest shake-up of the property landscape of the West End for a generation was under way today when two of its biggest players, Capital & Counties and Shaftesbury, agreed a £5 billion merger.

Leaders of Germany, France and Italy pledge Kyiv 'unity'

FRENCH president Emmanuel Macron, German chancellor Olaf Scholz and Italian prime minister Mario Draghi arrived in Kyiv today to send a "message of unity" to Ukraine as it struggles to withstand a Russian onslaught in the east of the country.

'Finding Dom puts end to anguish'

DOM PHILLIPS' wife has said "now we can bring them home and say goodbye with love" after the bodies of the British journalist and Bruno Pereira, an indigenous expert, were found in the Amazon rainforest.

No 10 under pressure to reveal reasons behind ethics adviser's departure

BORIS JOHNSON was today facing a growing storm over the resignation of his ethics watchdog as the partygate controversy reignited in Westminster.

Perry leads sunny stars at RA party as the heat is on for the capital

STARS dressed for the weather at Royal Academy's Summer Exhibition party - as London braced for temperatures of more than 32C.

Shapps in 11th hour plea to strikers as mass walkout looms on railways

TRANSPORT Secretary Grant Shapps issued an eleventh-hour direct appeal to rail workers not to follow "militant" unions into a wave of strikes which he warned threatens to inflict thousands of job cuts in their industry.

Spacey in dock for sex assault case

Star freed on bail after being charged with offences against three men

The sky's the limit for us, says Stokes

BEN STOKES has promised that England are seeking to become even more positive in their approach to Test cricket after a stunning win at Trent Bridge sealed the series over New Zealand with a game to spare.

TikTok reviews bring Bloomsbury book boom

BOOK review videos posted to TikTok have led to a boom in sales for publisher Bloomsbury.

Dying to win? Not in Netflix's £3.8m real-life Squid Game

CONTESTANTS in a real-life version of hit show Squid Game will vie for a £3.8 million prize - secure in the knowledge they're not competing for their lives.

2,000 Ukraine children given places at schools in London

MORE than 2,000 Ukrainian children have been offered places in London schools while a further 300 are still waiting, new figures show.

Troops at factory resisting Putin army 'on three fronts'

UKRAINIAN soldiers holed up in a chemical plant in the embattled city of Severodonetsk were resisting a Russian onslaught on three fronts today, according to a provincial governor.

Shapps condemns rail strikes during school exams season

A CABINET minister today condemned unions planning a series of rail strikes next week in the middle of the A-Level and GCSE exam season.

Bid to scrap NI Protocol is illegal and damages our trust, EU chief warns

EUROPEAN chiefs today stepped up the war of words with the UK over Brexit, branding Britain's move to rewrite the Northern Ireland Protocol as "illegal".

Bacon portrait of drinking partner Freud set to make £35m at auction

A FRANCIS Bacon portrait of fellow painter, and Soho drinking friend, Lucian Freud that has not been seen for more than 50 years is expected to sell for more than £35 million this month.

Holmes enjoys date night at film festival

Holmes was previously married to Tom Cruise and was later linked to Jamie Foxx.

RWANDA FLIGHTS HIT BY FRESH DISARRAY

CABINET MINISTER ATTACKS COURT MOVE... BUT CAN'T SAY WHEN NEXT PLANE WILL LEAVE

Well played, Notts ... ticketing policy hits the sweet spot

AS THOUSANDS filed into Trent Bridge on this sunny Tuesday morning for what promised to be a thrilling final day, Nottinghamshire's inspired, intelligent decision to throw the doors open free of charge was vindicated.

Spurs set to sign Brighton's Bissouma for £25m

TOTTENHAM are closing in on a deal for Brighton's Yves Bissouma, after agreeing to pay a fee in the region of £25million for the Mali midfielder.

Global start-up report ranks London No 1 for fintech

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Rebound hits buffers as inflation rattles investors

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Candles and trenches life here feels like WWI

With Russia marshalling all its forces and firepower towards targets in eastern Ukraine, the battle in the Donbas has intensified and citizen soldiers are on the frontline.

Coffins, corpses and a climate crisis. But where's all the mess?

CLIMATE apocalypse is nearly upon us: practically everyone in the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition says so.

Grenfell grief and sadness will live on until families have justice, says bishop

SURVIVORS and bereaved families today marked five years since the devastating Grenfell Tower fire as the bishop leading the memorial service insisted the fight for justice will go on.

Boris's team dug itself a hole on Brexit and leapt right into it, says Hague

A BREXIT blunder by Boris Johnson's government led it to "dig a hole and jump into it" over Northern Ireland's trading arrangements, former Tory leader Lord Hague said today.

40th anniversary of victory in Falklands

UK troops are still based there, including these Coldstream Guards pictured on exercises on Onion Range on East Falkland.

RWANDA BATTLE GOES TO THE WIRE

MINISTERS BRACED FOR LEGAL CHALLENGES FROM ALL SEVEN PASSENGERS ON MIGRANT FLIGHT

Mcllroy aims dig at LIV chief Norman after 21st PGA Tour win

GREG NORMAN has long talked about LIV Golf being good for the game - and so it has proved, albeit 3,500 miles away from the new series' inaugural event.

WIMBLEDON'S A DOUBT AFTER MURRAY INJURY

FORMER WORLD No1 TO UNDERGO SCAN TODAY AFTER HURTING ABDOMEN DURING FINAL OF STUTTGART OPEN