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Truancy crisis 'threatens to damage a whole generation'

LONDON schools are having to take unprecedented measures to tackle the truancy crisis that threatens to damage a generation of children, experts warned today.

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Get your phones out, theatregoers told (but only to film the finale)

THEATREGOERS have been told that they can film the finale of many West End musicals on their mobile phones in a major break with tradition.

commuters Monday misery for as train drivers strike yet again

TRAINS on some of London’s busiest routes were at a standstill today because of another strike by drivers in their long-running pay dispute.

SMITH ROWE STANDS OUT AS ARTETA PUTS CHANGES TO WINNING EFFECT

THERE is sure to be plenty of drama in the final weeks of this three-way title race, but a stress-free evening was just the ticket for Arsenal.

ZINCHENKO: ETIHAD DRAW FUELS OUR TITLE BELIEF

DEFENDER HAILS POINT AT CITY AS THE STUFF OF CHAMPIONS AFTER ARSENAL RETURN TO SUMMIT

Flekken's safety fears ease after keeping clean sheet

Brentford goalkeeper is putting early-season troubles behind him

Mount torn as he's braced for an emotional Bridge return

Midfielder desperate to win over United fans while being respectful to former club

Co-op membership drive fires up mutual movement

THE Co-op doubled down on plans to boost its membership across the rest of the decade today, in a strong vote of confidence in the UK's beleaguered mutual movement.

Cheap bars like Revolution were a rite of (affordable) passage and we need them

Let's time travel. 2009, Sheffield, the university years. Welcome to Vodka Revs - a branch of Revolution Bars - when, each time the bartender turns to the till, I ease a martini glass from the overhead rack and slide it down an arm of my coat. I stop after seven.

Britain must take a stand against Israel's war conduct

THREE former Supreme Court judges and 597 other lawyers have written to the Prime Minister to ask him to act against Israel by cutting arms sales.

Cruel work visa rules threaten my relationship

MORE than 150,000 people have signed petitions to cut the upcoming visa changes so you might think the Home Office would reconsider this massively impactful decision.

'If you have something you're passionate about and see a gap in the market, go for it'

Starting a new business in challenging times is not easy, but opportunity exists if you’re brave just ask the UK’s most successful founders. Lucy Tobin reports

Do phones ruin childhoods? This academic says so

Bestselling author and professor Jonathan Haidt thinks the combination of smartphones and a loss of unsupervised play is creating an anxious generation, he tells Will Hosie

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Enough senior Tories standing down to fill an entire Cabinet

SO many senior Tory MPs are quitting at the next general election that they could fill all the top Cabinet posts.

Closed Fenwick store to bloom into new life

BOND STREET'S now-abandoned Fenwick department store is set to be turned into plush new shops and offices with a rooftop garden.

'Israel was willing to sacrifice aid workers': calls to ban arms sales grow amid outrage

ISRAEL was accused today of being prepared to \"sacrifice\" seven innocent charity workers in its Gaza military onslaught as the UK Government came under growing pressure to ban arms sales to the key ally.

Scott's Ripley is impossibly beautiful, but an imposter to Nineties classic

THE first thing to say about Netflix's bold Ripley remake is that it is unbelievably, extravagantly beautiful.

'Polluting giant Thames Water must end this stinking practice'

10,000 hours of sewage spills into London’s rivers last year as bills rise 12%

Son: We must keep Timo after his loan spell ends, he's doing a great job for us

HEUNG-MIN SON wants Tottenham to sign Timo Werner on a permanent basis following his positive impact since joining on loan.

SPURS LOOKING FOR FRESH INVESTMENT

CLUB CHIEF LEVY IN TALKS WITH POTENTIAL BUYERS OVER MINORITY STAKE

Silva's half-time blast 'too late' as Fulham crumble

MARCO SILVA sat in the away dugout with his hands in his lap, staring into the distance as his players returned from the tunnel for the second half.

Maddison's frustration boiling over after more missteps

Playmaker struggling to make usual impact following period sidelined with ankle injury

Arteta is embracing change as run-in hits full throttle

APRIL promises to be a defining month for Arsenal - and Mikel Arteta cannot wait for what lies ahead.

Network Rail focuses on climate risks

CLIMATE change was singled out as the biggest challenge for the UK's railways today, as the publicly funded owner of tracks and stations launched its £45 billion, five-year spending plans.

Ibiza is paradise on earth for dance lovers, yet it still doesn't look after its own

I'M not being funny but... with only weeks away from a new season in Ibiza, I'd like to spare a thought.

A third Trump term sounds crazy, until you look closely

WHEN I saw the headline \"Trump 2028\" in American Conservative magazine, I thought it must be an April Fool's joke.

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Eric Cantona: I was a rock star before I became a footballer

Following the release of his debut album and as he sets out on tour, the magnetic sportsman-turned-musician tells Nick Clark that he was always destined to perform in front of an audience, whether in a stadium or on stage

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Like all the best bars, this spot knows drinks aren't what matter

I've been a fan of the Three Sheets gang ever since a quiet drink at the Dalston original turned into a night spent crashing nearby parties.

Holy grail of end to the housing crisis as far away as ever

With just over four weeks to go until the mayoral election on May 2, the Standard continues its audit into Sadiq Khan’s record. Today Business EditorJonathan Prynn examines housing

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