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The asparagus has spoken, we ought to listen

YOU may have got the impression that the Democratic nomination is in the bag for Kamala Harris: what with all the celebrity endorsements and the flood of donations into the Biden war chest she inherited. But no. Hold fire.

Husband of Harrods spree wife 'gave Harrow thousands via his money-laundering firms'

HARROW SCHOOL received hundreds of thousands of pounds from companies that are believed were part of a money-laundering network run by a banker jailed for a huge fraud, court papers have revealed.

Fears of 'summer of bloodshed' in turf war after boy shot dead in park

FAMILIES living close to a park where a 15-year-old boy was shot dead today said they fear a “summer of bloodshed” as a west London turf war ramps up.

Harris crosses nomination line

Democrat takes fight to Trump as she wins backing of 2,900 delegates to run for president

How Starmer has been thrust to the front of the western alliance amid Russian threat

THE upheaval in US politics and the likely return of Donald Trump to the White House has propelled the UK to the front of the western alliance now trying to contain Russia’s war in Ukraine and Moscow’s campaign of disruption across several continents.

Lineker and Ball top BBC pay list

Highest earners revealed as boss faces grilling over Strictly controversy

Kendall: We must do the sums on ditching child benefit cap

THE Government must do “the sums” before considering axing the two-child benefit cap, the Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall insisted today.

Hojbjerg exiting Spurs for Marseille

TOTTENHAM midfielder Pierre- Emile Hojbjerg was today finalising a move to Marseille, as Spurs continue their summer clear-out.

Prosecutor's journey from California to Veep-and beyond?

KAMALA HARRIS has already been the US president for 85 minutes — in 2021 she briefly held power while the then 78-year-old Joe Biden was put under anaesthesia for a colonoscopy.

Who could the Veep pick as her own Democratic running mate?

WITH Kamala Harris expected to replace President Joe Biden at the top of the ticket, attention now turns to who might replace her as the Democratic candidate for vice-president.

VIDEO STAR BASHIR SPINS ENGLAND TO SERIES WIN

ENGLAND’S best-laid plans are working. For all the talk of a data revolution in cricket, England have a captain in Ben Stokes who believes in his gut instinct as much as what the numbers may say.

GUNNERS ARE CLOSING IN ON £40m CALAFIORI

ARSENAL’S BREAKTHROUGH IN TALKS WITH BOLOGNA AS ITALY DEFENDER EYES MOVE TO NORTH LONDON

Schauffele unveils his grand plan after 'best ever' round

American eyeing career slam following faultless closing 65 to triumph at Open

Mony Group hails record Moneysupermarket earnings

USERS of Moneysupermarket.​com shopping around for cashback offers and deals on insurance have helped earnings at its parent company break records in the first half.

More than 600,000 businesses 'on brink'

THE number of businesses in distress is rising fast, leaving over 600,000 firms on the brink according to an influential barometer of financial pressure which was released today.

£17.5m fine for BT over emergency call failures

REGULATORS slapped a £17.5 million fine on BT today over unprecedented disruption to the 999 and 112 emergency numbers last summer, saying customers were put at “unacceptable risk”.

My generation isn't selfish; if we don't have babies it's because we can't afford to

IN the past few years, a frustrating trend has emerged in reporting on the UK’s falling birth rate.

When it comes to spies, boring beats glamour

AS a childhood reader of spy novels, I acquired high expectations of the secret world.

'There was no duty of care': now Paralympian hits out at Strictly bosses over serious injury

A PARALYMPIC gold medallist has accused Strictly Come Dancing bosses of a lack of duty of care after he was seriously injured while taking part in the show.

'Sheer panic' as schoolboy, 15, 'assassinated' by gunman at family fun day in London park

A GUNMAN “assassinated” a schoolboy after firing into the air to clear crowds at a London park’s family fun day, a witness said today — only hours before a crime thriller was due to start filming.

Harris polls badly ... but at least she can walk straight

IN THE end, the longest weekend eventually resulted in the simplest decision: “I’m out.”

Harris moves fast after Biden quits as Republicans go on the attack

VICE-PRESIDENT Kamala Harris moved at speed to confirm her succession as the Democrats’ White House nominee, locking up endorsements and donors after Joe Biden’s exit transformed the battle against Donald Trump.

Pope's century a classy riposte to questions about his future at No3

IT IS better to be lucky than good. Fortunately for England, Ollie Pope is both.

Dina's definitely in Olympics medal mix, insists Ennis-Hill

DINA ASHER-SMITH has been tipped by Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill to be in the medal mix over both 100 and 200metres at the Paris Olympics.

Hughes bids to silence Lyles before Paris sprint showdown

ONE of the take-outs from Sprint, athletics’ and Netflix’s answer to Drive to Survive, is the confidence that exudes from every pore of Noah Lyles.

Why Carsley deserves to be in the mix for England job

U-21s boss has tasted Euro glory, is on same career path as Southgate and likes to attack

Netflix raises a glass to Bridgerton after sign-ups soar

A FLURRY of new hit shows including the latest season of Bridgerton, left, and drama Baby Reindeer helped Netflix storm past market expectations and add eight million subscribers in the three months to June.

Diamond Life: the perfect London album to conjure up a unique time and place

ONE of those intermittent social media posts celebrating a record’s anniversary caught my eye this week.

Labour's idlers' charter is bad for business

NOT for the first time, Jacob Rees-Mogg got it: the Government’s plan to make working from home “the default from day one” is, he says, “an idler’s charter”.

The arts should take the oil money and be grateful to get it

AMONG its many lively claims to a place in history, the summer of 2024 will surely come to be known as the one that finally killed corporate sponsorship of the arts.