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Lack of depth leaves Ange's brave new world in a precarious position

THE most anxious moments for many Tottenham supporters during Sunday's north London derby were not after either Arsenal goal, nor during the hosts' spell of stoppage-time pressure, but when James Maddison went down clutching his knee in the second half.

All change for Arteta... but Havertz needs time to shine

MIKEL ARTETA will rotate his side for tomorrow's Carabao Cup clash against Brentford, but he would be wise to start Kai Havertz.

Fernandez being held back by Chelsea's need to throw him forward

ENZO FERNANDEZ'S indifferent form is emblematic of Chelsea's struggles.

Videndum warning on impact of US actor and writer walkouts

THE disruption caused by strike action among US screenwriters and actors today thrust media content technology firm Videndum into the City spotlight.

'This is no flippant PR game, an iconic cinema is still at risk'

Writer Chris Blackhurst described this month how plans for the Curzon Mayfair from landlord 38 Curzon Lease Limited would revive the tired’ venue. Today Curzon’s chief executive responds

Sales rise gives AG Barr taste for more takeovers

FAST-GROWING Irn-Bru drinks maker AG Barr today revealed another jump in sales as a string of recent acquisitions help strengthen its bottom line.

Digital subscribers help FT return to profit as print sales fall

THE Financial Times returned to profit in 2022 despite a drop in print circulation as the City newspaper known as \"the pink 'un\" focused its efforts on driving up digital subscriptions.

ASOS expects profits to disappoint after 15% sales fall in washout summer

THE struggles at ASOS continued as the fast fashion retailer today warned profits are likely to come in at the bottom of its expected range after the wet summer weather contributed to a 15% sales decline.

Soaring citadels defy hybrid working trends

THE View From The Shard, the platform at the top of London's tallest building, has stood head and shoulders above any competition when it comes to vistas of the capital and beyond since it was opened more than a decade ago by then Mayor Boris Johnson.

Could a sobriety coach change your life?

Christy Osborne is helping Londoners quit booze and find clarity, says Isabelle Aron

Wes Anderson is the most overrated and self-satisfied director

WES Anderson is exquisite. You might expect the editor of Britain's est-dressed sharpmen's style magazine (incredibly, that's me) to approve of anyone who fits that arcane descriptor for a dandified male.

Russell Brand has shown us women that we've made far less progress than we think

GEORGINA BAILLIE of Sachsgate fame has given many interviews over the last week, including to this newspaper. I'm sure she's relieved to be finally given the platform to tell her story, which is, from every angle of a paparazzi lens, salutary.

Women can think about the Roman Empire too

A YEAR on, it's still going on. The Roman Empire is still big online. Men are still thinking about it, anything from a couple of times a day to three or four times a month, or possibly twice a year.

HS2 could transform Britain — why do we refuse to think big?

AS he prepares for what may be his last party conference as Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak is. working on a truly unpleasant gift for Manchester, host city to the gathering that opens on Sunday. Though ministers insist that no final decision has been taken, they have conspicuously declined to deny reports that the Birmingham-Manchester section of HS2 is set to be scrapped or delayed to the point that it is an objective only on paper.

Met officers lose anti-English claim over Swoop Twitter posts

TWO Metropolitan Police firearms officers who were sent home from COP26 in Glasgow over joke Twitter pictures have lost a claim that they were discriminated against for being English.

Ex-boxer 'petted me like an animal

Glenn McCrory slurred as he stroked girls, court told

Bawdy Lucas hits the height of her powers

For her huge new Tate Britain show, Sarah Lucas has swapped Nineties nostalgia for darkly amusing swagger, says Ben Luke

Does Lachlan have the cojones to take on his father's empire?

With his biggest supporter Tucker Carlson gone, Murdoch jnr faces big challenges focusing on Fox TV and his newspapers

6ft high piles of rubbish in echoes of the winter of discontent

FESTERING piles of rubbish were lining the streets of the East End today in the second week of a month-long strike by refuse collectors.

Khan: Blackwall tunnel tolls are not a surprise

DRIVERS will have to pay a toll to use the Blackwall tunnel in east London from 2025, Sadiq Khan has confirmed.

Prepare for an autumn art attack

Creative industries, Mayor and Standard come together to promote London

Joyce rules out retirement after latest Zhang KO

JOE JOYCE insists he has no plans to retire, after suffering a second successive loss to Zhilei Zhang, writes Matt Majendie.

Mercedes plan made no sense, fumes Hamiltor

LEWIS HAMILTON criticised Mercedes' team strategy after nearly derailing his Japanese Grand Prix in the dying laps, writes Matt Majendie.

Cup of cheer as Pettersen's Euro battlers pass their Solheim test

SUZANN PETTERSEN has a propensity to grab the headlines when it comes to the Solheim Cup.

Watchdogs must be bold to boost diversity in City

THE City has come a long way since the first women were admitted to the floors of the London stock exchange and the Lloyd's insurance market just over 50 years ago. But not as far as it might like to think.

Push on with the HS2 Euston hub at pace, ministers are told

THE capital's commercial property sector today urged the Government to push on with its plans for a HS2 hub at Euston \"at pace\", amid concerns that the huge railway project may never reach central London.

Aviva in £460m purchase after long run of sell-offs

ONE of the City's biggest names turned around from a long spell of selling off businesses today, to make a major acquisition in its home market.

Milan fashion week is all about being seen. Oh, and nice clothes

IN Milan at fashion week, the sport of content creation has never felt more competitive. One front-row guest came accompanied with a videographer who sat perpendicular behind her filming her reactions to the show - not the models wearing the expensive clothes we were there to see. The focus was on her face and its expressions. An impressive entry for the making-it-about-me-culture.

The Palace of Westminster is falling apart and we've decided to do...nothing

WHEN I meet a parliamentarian my first question is always: do you know where your nearest fire exit is? Because the Palace of Westminster, built on Thorney Island, an eyot in Thames, is falling apart. Not falling down (though the Victoria Tower leans 22mm to the north-west) but apart.

Get the best from London: don't work at home

THE legacy of the pandemic casts a long shadow over us, but something which affords us hope is the remarkable resilience that London has demonstrated.