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White's torrid times have brought new optimism

BEN WHITE, more than most, has earned the right to live his World Cup in the moment.

Genge: There's not one second we haven't believed

ELLIS GENGE knows how England's supporters feel the candid prop admits to riding the same rollercoaster with Bristol Rovers.

Head hits need equal penalty or World Cup discredited

Three different outcomes over similar clashes not good enough

Why must a sandwich in the City be so dear?

PRICE rises at Pret have been the subject of much City chatter as workers have returned to their desks after the summer holidays. While it might once have been possible to grab a lunch of a sandwich, drink and snack for under a fiver, now it is increasingly hard to get much change from a tenner.

Smurfit Kappa takes tumble as investors digest merger terms

INVESTORS ripped into shares in Smurfit Kappa today after the FTSE 100 packaging maker announced terms of a merger with US peer WestRock.

Fevertree warns on profits after price of glass hits balance sheet

THE boss of Fevertree blamed \"the vagaries of the British summer weather\" as the drink mixer business warned on its profits for the year today.

Primark owner raises forecast but wants help for Oxford Street

PRIMARK shoppers are back in London and on Oxford Street in particular, but as a shopping destination it is far short of what it used to be.

Size of mortgage mountain likely to keep shrinking

IN THE great line-up of British financial statistics there are some numbers, such as the national debt, that can be guaranteed to go one way - upwards - pretty much every month. The total value of outstanding residential mortgages is another of those.

Wickes DIY sales slip as customers opt for smaller jobs

DIY sales at Wickes fell as shoppers went for \"paint rather than paving\", but a strong performance among local traders and for kitchen refurbishments meant revenue ticked slightly up.

Sunak should act like England at the World Cup and reshuffle his pack

AS RUGBY managers make changes to their teams in a hugely competitive World Cup, should Rishi Sunak not apply some of the discipline of top sport to his ministerial line-up?

Braverman is right: ban the bully XL dog now

THERE are few things that can come close to being described as a national religion in the UK. The NHS is, of course, the mostly commonly cited example, but I'd hazard a guess that another issue evokes a loyalty on a similarly visceral level - dogs.

Joe Biden is no longer mentally well enough to be president

THE spectacle of Joe Biden's psychological and cognitive decline is both sad and deeply alarming. At a press conference in Hanoi on Sunday, the 80-year-old US president was cut off mid-flow by his aides after yet another rambling and often incomprehensible performance in which he described climate change deniers, bafflingly, as \"lying, dog-faced pony soldiers\" and appeared to confuse the movie Good Morning, Vietnam with a song.

Tech takeover fuels growing boom for an interactive high street

Stores once occupied by the likes of Debenhams and TopShop have given way to VR darts, golf- and even axe throwing

Jailed Briton set to be freed after $6bn US deal with Iran for hostages

A BRITISH citizen and four Americans held in Iran are set to be freed after the US agreed to unfreeze $6billion (£4.6billion) in Iranian funds to secure their release.

US warns against arms deal as Kim arrives in Russia

NORTH Korean leader Kim Jong-un arrived in Russia today for talks with Vladimir Putin, with the US warning that he should not agree an arms deal.

'Once-in-lifetime' £90m revamp to save Oxford St from the blight of tacky shops

A MAJOR overhaul of Oxford Street has been given the green light with plans to reduce traffic and increase space for visitors now under way.

London's fashion rebels get a riotous tribute

Design Museum's exhibition shows why city produces so many pioneers

Barefoot glamour and airy crinolines at catwalks full of optimism (and stars)

TWO of American fashion's biggest names both spoke of seeking out optimism in a chaotic world as they staged their latest collections at New York Fashion Week.

New row breaks out at Guardian over trans rights

A FRESH row has broken out at The Guardian about its coverage of trans rights after a US website published a recording of a staff meeting.

At last... official figures show wages outstripping inflation for the first time in two years

SURGING wages have outstripped inflation for the first time in nearly two years, according to new data, but the cost-of-living crisis is far from over for many.

I'M LIVING A DREAM, ADMITS DJOKOVIC

SERB OVERCOME WITH EMOTION AS HE TIES COURT'S SLAM RECORD

Livingstone finally gets time in middle... and end result demands engine-room spot

MIDWAY through the only series a packed schedule has given England to focus fully on World Cup preparation, they cannot yet have drawn too many firm conclusions.

Miners lead FTSE charge on rising hopes for Chinese economy

MULTINATIONAL mining stocks underpinned broad gains on London's FTSE 100 today, helped by hopeful signs for China's economy, the main market for the metals produced by the sector.

We decided our mission was to make the world's best muesli'

A LOT of entrepreneurs talk of starting a business from their kitchen table but Camilla Barnard actually did. First inspiration to set up her food business, Rude Health, struck while eating breakfast at it in 2005, then she spent months creating mueslis from the same table.

September set to be first month that Heathrow passengers top pre-Covid

HEATHROW today said passenger volumes in September are expected to exceed 2019 levels, the first time a whole month's traffic will have been higher than pre-Covid.

Collapse of Wilko rescue casts pall over High Street

IT IS a bleak start to the week for Britain's High Streets. The collapse of a rescue bid for about half of the Wilko estate from HMV's Doug Putnam may have sadly sealed the fate of thousands of jobs.

BMW safeguards 4000 Cowley jobs in all-electric shift

A MOVE to safeguard 4000 jobs at BMW's Cowley plant near Oxford was unveiled today as the car maker drives to become all-electric by 2030.

To me, modelling was all about a sense of freedom'

Nineties style icon Liberty Ross is back as the face of Agent Provocateur, and loving life back in the capital, she tells Victoria Moss

Queen's official tribute band is a stroke of genius

FEW are the people more worried about how they might (not) fit in to an AI-curated future than people in bands. This is because musicians, historically, have been cautious of seismic change within their industry. It was feared the advent of recorded sound might bring an end to live music. Home taping. Drum machines. Sampling. Spoti... well, okay, yes: they may have a point with that last one. But really, AI is just another thing for a next generation to ingeniously co-opt and turn to their advantage, I thought of how this might be possible when Queen, late last week, announced a full scale tour by their \"official\" tribute act Queen Extravaganza. For what are tribute acts if not a primitive, beta version of AI? There is no record of who the first ever of their kind was, but you can bet your bottom dollar the manager of whichever band they were doing an impression of was sitting behind a desk snarling, \"Well hang on a bloody minute.\"

Welcome to our new world of automation replacement anxiety

WHEN Ian Schrager used to run the infamous New York nightclub Studio 54, back in the late Seventies, it was the epitome of decadence and grandeur. Where people arrived semi-naked and halfcut, and where the ice buckets were big enough to bury small dogs in.