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The Fourth Plinth is what public art should be

WELL, you can have a sweet potato, an ice cream van, an equestrian figure draped in green slime or a black cat.

Twice the fun for movie nerds but it won't bother the box office

JOHN LOGAN'S frustrating new play is a pub quiz film round mounted on stage. It awkwardly splices together Alfred Hitchcock's attempt to control and conquer Tippi Hedren during Marnie (1964) and Vincent Price's fraught relationship with the young, doomed director Michael Reeves on Witchfinder General (1968).

We need truth, says Assange's wife at start of his final court fight

JULIAN ASSANGE was today mounting his final court battle to avoid extradition to the United States on espionage charges.

Shock as Strictly's partner to the stars Robin Windsor dies aged 44

STRICTLY Come Dancing star Robin Windsor has died “tragically” at the age of 44.

Israel scribbled out on certificate

JEWISH FATHER’S ANGER AFTER BABY’S DOCUMENT RETURNED FROM HOME OFFICE TORN AND DEFACED

Gosling nearly put me off my acceptance speech, says rising star

ACTRESS Mia McKenna-Bruce says Ryan Gosling almost derailed her acceptance speech when she scooped the rising star award at the Baftas, McKenna-Bruce, 26, was named EE Bafta rising star at Sunday's ceremony, ahead of fellow nominees Bridgerton star Phoebe Dynevor, The Bear's Ayo Edebiri, Talk To Me actress Sophie Wilde and Saltburn actor Jacob Elordi.

Burberry (and friends) give a masterclass in British swagger

AS A demonstration of imperial might, Burberry's show which closed London Fashion Week last night - was a masterclass.

London risks dying from its roots as families leave and schools close, experts warn

SCHOOL closures are creating “ghost areas” across London and destroying communities as so many children are leaving the capital, a headteacher warned today.

ROY'S DEPUTIES BOSS TONIGHT BEFORE SWITCH TO GLASNER

PADDY McCARTHY and Ray Lewington will take charge of Crystal Palace at Everton tonight, as the club waits to confirm the appointment of Oliver Glasner to replace Roy Hodgson.

STOKES IN LINE FOR BOWLING RETURN

SKIPPER COULD DEFY MEDICS BY RESUMING ALL-ROUNDER ROLE EARLY

Misfiring engine room must spark into life if England are to recover

THE gambling man's banker of the day sailed in not when Mark Wood's dismissal confirmed England's 434-run mauling in Rajkot yesterday, but when Ben Stokes spoke soon afterwards.

Chinese giant weighs up bid for Currys

A BID battle for Currys loomed today after China's largest online retailer said it is mulling a potential offer for the electricals chain.

The Arts Council England is wrong to think you can take the politics out of art

EARLIER this month, during the climax of Chicago rapper Noname's headline gig in London, she paused, cut the accompaniment, and addressed her sold-out audience. \"Can I hear you say free Palestine?\"

This awful rise in antisemitism has changed how I see London

IT’S only in the past few months that I’ve realised just how many Jewish friends I have. Of course, while I obviously know which of them are more fervent than others (the ones who openly discuss the Jewish experience), it’s only since the barbarity of October 7 that I’ve come to realise there are far more of them than I thought.

Have we fallen out of love with booze culture?

After a record dry January and the closure of yet more bars and clubs, Robbie Griffiths on why London is going sober

British ship evacuated after new strike by rebels

29,000 DEAD IN GAZA BUT NETANYAHU VOWS TO FINISH JOB’

Alexei Navalny was murdered with Novichok, claims his widow

THE widow of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny today claimed he was killed with the nerve agent Novichok.

All of us friends: Stone leads Bafta partying

Stars hit the town on film’s big night after Oppenheimer sweeps awards

DESTRUCTIVE DUCKETT RACES TO CENTURY AS ENGLAND COME OUT IN FIGHTING MOOD

BEN DUCKETT scored the secondfastest hundred by an England opener as the tourists made: dominant start to their reply on day two of the Third Test in Rajkot.

Hodgson concern as Palace line up Glasner

ROY HODGSON is receiving medical care after collapsing during Crystal Palace training yesterday as the club finalises details for Oliver Glasner to replace him as manager.

'BUY MBAPPE? IT SHOULD BE AN OPTION FOR US'

ARTETA INSISTS ARSENAL ALWAYS HAVE TO BE IN THE CONVERSATION’ WHEN TOP STARS BECOME AVAILABLE

Odegaard the deep thinker at Arsenal

He's thriving in new role

Glasner ticks all right boxes as Palace seek forward momentum

Incoming boss has history of front-foot play, a tight defence and of improving inconsistent players

Maupay out to continue resurgence as goalscorer... and wind-up artist

THE New Year is barely six weeks old and already has delivered surprises aplenty, from Jurgen Klopp's announcement that he is quitting Liverpool to Maidstone's FA Cup run.

Palmer's chance to show City what they are missing

COLE PALMER is breaking new ground as he prepares to step onto familiar turf tomorrow at Manchester City.

London theatreland is about to get the mother of all kicks to the backside

A COUPLE of Fridays ago, a friend WhatsApped me to say she'd been left a free ticket for that night's performance of Plaza Suite.

New York is so overrated, even its fashion week

I SPENT last week in New York for fashion week. The city that never sleeps...

Nothing like a dame for

Mezzo soprano Dame Sarah Connolly tells Robbie Griffiths about a pioneering new project, and learning to sing in Arabic

Greece legalises marriage for same-sex couples

GREECE has become the first Orthodox Christian country to legalise same-sex civil marriage, despite opposition from Church officials.

Harry'set to break silence over father's cancer on US chat show

THE Duke of Sussex is set to discuss his father King Charles' cancer diagnosis for the first time in a new TV interview - hours after hurtling down a skeleton bobsled track in Canada.