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It might be 40 years old, but Stoppard's witty drama is very much the real thing

TOM STOPPARD’S wittily layered drama about truth in relationships and art won Best Play at the Evening Standard Awards in 1982.

Lessen appeal of UK, says French minister after latest Channel deaths

BRITAIN’S thriving black economy and lack of checks will continue to be a magnet for illegal immigrants, the Government was warned today after 12 people including a pregnant woman drowned in the latest Channel tragedy.

We failed to treat people with 'humanity and care' admits council leader

THE leader of Kensington and Chelsea council today apologised unreservedly to the families left bereaved by the Grenfell Tower tragedy.

Grenfell made a death trap by dishonesty and failure

Damning verdict on building firms and architects who ignored fire safety leaves way clear for criminal cases

CAN SANCHO REIGNITE HIS FLAGGING CAREER AT THE BRIDGE? DEFINITELY MAYBE

AS Manchester slept on Friday night, alarms set for the morning scramble to claim tickets to a certain set of gigs at Heaton Park, Jadon Sancho was putting the final touches on his own homecoming of sorts.

Another golden day for Para GB

PARALYMPICS GB cemented their place in second in the Paris medal table on day five with a further six golds to take their tally to 29.

DRAPER RUN HAS ECHOES OF MURRAY

BRITISH Nol DREAMING OF FOLLOWING IN HIS IDOLS FOOTSTEPS AFTER REACHING US OPEN QUARTER-FINALS

Draper's fashioning a Grand Slam challenge

British No1 starting to look comfortable on the biggest stage

Watches retailer signals luxury revival

LUXURY timepiece and jewellery chain Watches of Switzerland pointed to a recovery in the sector today as it stood by guidance for a better 2025.

Nine in 10 leaders of SMEs confident for coming year

LEADERS of small and medium size businesses are increasingly confident about prospects for the 12 months ahead after two tough years of soaring costs and high interest rates, a new survey reveals today.

Even during a heatwave, is it ever acceptable for men to be topless in London?

EARLIER this month I visited the visitor-hating city of Barcelona. I wasn’t too worried. Sure, I had my valuables in a bumbag and was sporting scarlet sunburn around my neck, but did I obviously stand out from the locals?

In the rumble on the Right it's looking like a two-horse race for the Tory leadership

AMORATORIUM on personal attacks in the campaign to replace Rishi Sunak has been agreed by the Tory candidates, foreswearing in-fighting.

There's a sweary, swaggering menace to Trump fans now

DISRESPECT Trump voters at your peril. This is a cardinal rule for politicians and commentators after Hillary Clinton called Donald Trump’s supporters a “basket of deplorables” and lost the 2016 election for being snooty and elitist.

Tories must target London's younger people, says Cleverly

TORY leadership contender James Cleverly has told how his party can win back seats in London with a pro-growth agenda and by appealing to young people’s hopes of good jobs and a home.

Rob and Nick Carter: AI is exciting for artists, the possibilities are limitless

The husband-and-wife duo tell Nancy Durrant about embracing tech in the art world and their exclusive print for Standard readers

Harry has 'no interest' in return to royal duties

PRINCE Harry is happy and settled in California and has “no interest” in returning to the UK to resume royal duties, it was claimed today.

Khan refuses to scrap Silvertown and Blackwall tunnel tolls

SADIQ Khan today rejected calls for the Silvertown and Blackwall tunnel tolls to be scrapped as a public consultation on the proposed levies entered its final day.

Swinton and Moore are compelling duo

PEDRO ALMODÓVAR arrives in Venice with his first English-language feature, The Room Next Door, starring Tilda Swinton. The actress plays Martha, an erstwhile war reporter dying of cancer.

'Those to blame for Grenfell have been handed a get out of jail card'

A MAN who lost six relatives in the Grenfell Tower fire says the public inquiry has given those responsible for the disaster a “get out of jail” card and taken away justice for the victims.

What's occurring down in Barry Island?

FILMING today got under way for the final episode of Gavin And Stacey with Ruth Jones riding a tuk-tuk along the seafront on Barry Island.

UK 'had to follow law by suspending arms export licences over Gaza war'

BRITAIN told Israel that it was following the law by suspending around 30 arms export licences over the Gaza conflict.

Coffins protest adds to pressure on Israeli PM to reach a deal on remaining hostages

EMPTY coffins were placed outside the Jerusalem home of Benjamin Netanyahu as protesters called on the Israeli prime minister to reach a ceasefire with Hamas to allow the remaining hostages to be brought home.

MADUEKE WINS FIRST CALL-UP FOR ENGLAND

»CARSLEY SELECTS BLUES WINGER AFTER HAT-TRICK BUT ARSENAL DEFENDER WHITE’S EXILE CONTINUES

'Protected' Mudryk is in danger

UNGLAMOROUS and inconvenient, the Conference League is nonetheless likely to be important for Chelsea's fringe players and, in spite of his price tag, Mykhailo Mudryk is increasingly in danger of becoming part of that group.

New HSBC chief moves fast with cull of senior executives

THE new boss of HSBC today unveiled a brutal boardroom shake-up before even taking the helm of Britain's biggest bank, after announcing the departure of three senior boardroom executives.

Early dinner, smaller bills: this is the new eating out

EVEN for a famously hard grafter like Jason Atherton, it is going to be a gruelling autumn.

Oasis as a family band? Yep, the young idealise the 1990s like we did the 1960s

OASIS reforming is just the tonic the nation needs.

Government must make rail travel cheaper

IT'S a funny old time to be a commuter right now especially one who relies on trains to get from A to B.

Superb sparring partners deliver message of love in bold two-hander

WATCHING this bold, baggy, female two-hander the restaged third part of the Death of England trilogy reminded me of Hamlet's line about plays being \"the chronicles of the time\".

PELINE NOT CROSS POLICELINE Disabled man stabbed to death after car rammed his electric wheelchair

A DISABLED father was killed when three men in a car rammed his electric wheelchair and set upon him with a Rambo knife, a witness said today.