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Bees set to beat London rivals in race to sign teen star Nusa

BRENTFORD are closing in on a deal for Antonio Nusa, after hijacking Tottenham's move for the Club Brugge winger.

Joseph ensures it's a crazy day, but this should be the norm, not freakish one-off

IN MOST circumstances, England might have had the hump at being upstaged, one of their greatest overseas Test victories not even the most remarkable of the day.

Powers of belief never clearer than in Heist of Hyderabad

England’s amazing turnaround shows that Bazball mindset works anywhere in world

Surge in London firms going bust after rate rises

THE number of London companies falling into administration soared 37% last year, with key sectors such as property, hospitality and retail particularly hard hit, figures lay bare today.

There's one day in our calendar that shows up the hypocrites like no other

OLOCAUST Memorial Day is 24 hours of shame, but not in the way you think. It was designed to commemorate the victims of the Holocaust, and it falls on the day that Auschwitz-Birkenau was liberated by Soviet forces: January 27, in 1945.

Our new baby gorilla is part of a global story

RUNNING London Zoo comes with many privileges, but the most magical moment so far came just recently, when I got to see a newborn gorilla being cradled in the arms of its mother, moments after birth.

Citizen police changed US cities and they can change London too

FOR many, the Guardian Angels probably seem mythological rather than historical, and even though they still exist ( in a much-abbreviated form), they seem like a part of New York’s past.

Vaping ban 'will help thousands of children avoid pull of nicotine'

THE proposed ban on disposable vapes will help children avoid the “horrendous pull” of a nicotine habit, Health Secretary Victoria Atkins said today as figures revealed that more than 100,000 London children have used them.

1997 v 2024: Labour glory but a very different story?

Blair surged to power with a Nineties soundtrack of optimism and Tory economic success. For Keir Starmer, if the polls are right, it will be a case of hard graft from day one.

Labour MP faces inquiry over Israel 'genocide' comments

LABOUR today vowed to conduct a “proper and fair” investigation into a London MP suspended for suggesting Israel was committing genocide in Gaza.

We're with you, Sunak tells Biden after militant attack on US base

RISHI SUNAK today said Britain stood “resolutely” with its allies after three US troops were killed in a drone strike on sleeping soldiers at a military base in Jordan, as Iran denied responsibility.

Pedestrian dies after being hit by bus at Victoria

A PEDESTRIAN has died after being hit by a bus outside Victoria station during this morning’s rush hour.

Kelce's Super Bowl spot sealed with a Swift kiss

TAYLOR SWIFT kissed her American football player boyfriend Travis Kelce on the pitch after his team made it to the Super Bowl.

SJP and the city: I'm in love ... and the Tube is exquisite!

SEX and the City star Sarah Jessica Parker praised London’s “exquisite” transport system as she made her West End debut.

Ominous signs for Tories but 2024 different in many ways

CAN the Conservatives avoid a landslide defeat? Time is running out. The party appears to be staring into the political abyss.

India's batters pile on the pain as tourists' spin attack is made to suffer despite early breakthrough

HALF-AN-HOUR into the afternoon session in Hyderabad, just as distant English followers were rising from the land of nod, Kannanur Rahul launched Rehan Ahmed into the seats for a second time in the over and sent India into the lead.

Klopp to leave Liverpool at end of the season after he admits, 'I've run out of energy'

JURGEN KLOPP this morning dropped a bombshell by announcing he will leave Liverpool at the end of the season, the German emotionally telling supporters: \"I'm running out of energy.\"

DJOKOVIC'S DOMINANCE IS AT AN END

>> SERB 'SHOCKED' AFTER FIRST DEFEAT IN SIX YEARS AT AUSSIE OPEN AS SINNER REACHES MAIDEN SLAM FINAL

Cairney hoping to stay put at Cottage for rest of his career

FULHAM captain Tom Cairney wants to further extend his new contract beyond 2025.

Moyes finally has a chance to put Phillips back in focus

AMONG the raft of wholesome YouTube content produced by England in the Gareth Southgate era, a rather joyous clip of Declan Rice presenting Kalvin Phillips with the national team’s Player of the Year award sticks in the mind.

Poch sees signs of Kane in Broja and urges striker to stay

MAURICIO POCHETTINO says Armando Broja's situation at Chelsea is similar to that of a young Harry Kane's at Tottenham and urged him to ignore talk of a possible exit.

Ange has a clearer view now Spurs are reinforced

IT IS nearly three months since Tottenham's disastrous defeat by Chelsea, which ended their record-breaking start to the season and plunged Ange Postecoglou into a selection crisis which is only now easing.

We need owners who can bring the magic back to The Valley, not anonymous ones

TWENTY years ago this week, Charlton were fourth in the Premier League, well clear of Liverpool, Tottenham and Manchester City.

Singing from the same hymn sheet with Vennells

THERE’S been acres of media coverage of the disgraced Paula Vennells in recent weeks — largely in relation to her activity on the board of the Post Office.

Blizzard of woes: CFO quits Superdry as fashion brand mulls clearance sale

SUPERDRY’S woes deepened today as the fashion brand said a big clearance sale might be needed to ease its cash problems, while finance boss Shaun Willis quit.

Familiar tale of darkness is infused with light

MOVIES based on musicals based on movies are offering the cinematic blueprint du jour, somehow-2024 begins with retellings of Mean Girls and The Color Purple, with differing results: the latter is not a copy-and-paste of any of its predecessors, rather, a fairly smart retooling of all the best bits in one new package.

A bitter global legacy and a nasty culture war: welcome to Empireland

SATHNAM SANGHERA wants to play a game with you. He's visiting a school where the boys wear \"spotless white shirts\" and \"dark-blue blazers\", there's a Latin motto, an official crest, a house system, and a stirring school song that contains the lyrics \"always play the game!\" Is he somewhere in the Home Counties? Wrong. He's in Lagos, Nigeria.

The state is crumbling and yet the Tories pretend we can afford fresh tax cuts

HOW can a nation that has enjoyed no productivity growth in 15 years, is still reeling from the economic shocks of Brexit, Covid and Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine and where debt is equivalent to 100 per cent of GDP, afford sweeping tax cuts? The short answer is: it can’t. The longer answer is the same, but involves several hundred words about the internal dynamics of the Conservative Party.

Horrors of Holocaust 'are happening across world'

MEMORIAL DAY AUSTRIAN SURVIVOR URGES VIGILANCE AFTER CASES OF ANTISEMITISM RISE IN LONDON

Cameron faces tense talks as Turkey condemns Israel

PRESIDENT BACKS ACTION TO BRING CHARGE OF GENOCIDE