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Wage growth deals blow to hopes for June rate cut

HOPES of relief from high interest rates next month were dealt a blow today when latest official data showed \"stubborn\" wage growth did not fall in the three months to March.

How to have an eco holiday in Ibiza

SUSTAINABILITY Guilt-free good times on the hedonistic White Isle? It's easy if you know where to look, says Simon Kurs

Apple's advert shows why Big Tech just doesn't get it

SICKLY strip lighting flickers on in a grey concrete room as the strains of All I Ever Need is You by Sonny and Cher start up. Sculptures, TVs, books, musical instruments, beautiful paints and more are all neatly arranged gleaming objects sparkling with promise. That’s when the hydraulic press starts descending.

We must stop making London so ugly with all these hideous high-rises

ACTON, where I live, can stake no claim to being the most beautiful part of London, though over the 12 years I’ve lived here I’ve grown incredibly fond of its quirks and idiosyncrasies.

Russian advances on Kharkiv augur a wider war

THE Russian attacks on nearly a dozen villages in the Kharkiv sector of northeast Ukraine threaten a major breakthrough at the opening of a rolling summer offensive. The situation is described by Ukrainians as “dynamic”.

Blinken meets Zelensky as new US military aid reaches Ukraine

NEW US-supplied weapons are already arriving in Ukraine, America's top diplomat Antony Blinken said today as Russian forces gained ground in a surprise offensive in the north east of the country.

Open marriage makes you a better partner... and better in bed

Molly Roden Winter's hit book on polyamory has caused uproar. She tells Katie Strick about sex, jealousy and breaking the news to her sons

Gucci's glamour squad at the Tate

MONDAY nights in Southwark aren't usually that glamorous, but Italian super-brand Gucci certainly knows how to give a sexy polish to the start of the week.

Party pads and 'brothels' uncovered by probes into holiday lets

2,400 properties investigated by one council alone amid warnings short-term rentals are hollowing out capital

Micilroy late show puts the starsin alignment?’ for US PGA

RORY MCILROY yesterday produced a stunning late charge to win the Wells Fargo Championship for the fourth time in his career.

Near-perfect Arsenal have the look of champions

City might derail title bid again, but team have demonstrated their prize credentials

Pochettino has turned corner and deserves to stay on

THE uncertainty around Mauricio Pochettino's Chelsea future is beginning to look ridiculous.

Mission rejects 2/7m bid by Ashcroft firm

DIGITAL marketing group Mission today rejected a £27 million takeover bid from Brave Bison, a rival which is backed by former Tory Party deputy chairman Lord Ashcroft.

New office construction boom as demand for premium space grows

LONDON'S recovering office construction sector has begun to boom with developers starting work on buildings with a total of 2.5 million sq ft of space in the first quarter of the year, according to new figures today.

Why the smart set are training by mood

\"SORE\" is the answer I give Nancy Best when she asks me to describe my mood ahead of our second PT session in her studio in Clerkenwell.

How a little royal help made acupuncture all the rage

WELLNESS Sticking pins in yourself is in vogue. Eloise Coulson tells Madeleine Spencer about life as a model turned acupuncturist - and why it works

The annoying thing about Harry and Meghan’s trip

WHEN is a royal tour not a royal tour? When it features the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, that's when. I give you their triumphal tour of Nigeria.

People relieve themselves outside my window, so I've developed a drastic solution

IT'S 2024, so why are people still shamelessly urinating in public? There's a lot to love about this city, but there are a few things I loathe. And one thing that's made me buy a megaphone. More on that later.

From Damien Hirst to a man called Jesus, London is defined by its faces

IN the same way that Damon Runyon's characters leapt off the page and became part of the popular imagination, so every city needs its heroes and its faces-mythical and legendary. London is no different, and if you've lived here for any serious amount of time, you will have accumulated a number of people who define the city.

Work it! Where London's elite really do business

Forget the Garrick, the real networking is now done in high-end gyms that cost up to £10,000 a year. Will Hosie reveals where the 1% do their deals, and the spot each industry likes best

Oxford St renaissance that's left experts lost for words

Less than a year after it was branded a national embarrassment, Britain’s premier shopping destination will be transformed in £1bn boom

Postecoglou must work out how to get Son to shine again

WHEN Tottenham faced tomorrow’s opponents Burnley in September, Ange Postecoglou’s starting XI more or less picked itself, but, as Spurs’ season has unravelled, the head coach has tinkered, leaving his best team far less clear today.

BA owner forecasts glorious summer as Asia flights return

BRITISH AIRWAYS owner IAG today said it was on track for a bumper summer after revenues grew by 9% in the first quarter of the year.

Drivers warned over delays as M25 closes again from 9pm

DRIVERS have been warned of lengthy delays as parts of the M25 are closed over the weekend, which could see the hottest day of the year.

Nigerian tour for Meghan and Harry after London meet

THE Duke and Duchess of Sussex today arrived in Nigeria for a three-day “private” tour after flying in together following a secret reunion in London.

ARTETA HOPES THEATRE OF DREAMS DOESN'T LEAD TO MORE NIGHTMARES

OLD TRAFFORD is known as the Theatre of Dreams, but for Arsenal it has so often been the stuff of nightmares.

Last place? I've thought about it

Ahead of going to bat for the UK at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, Olly Alexander is starting to feel the pressure.

Save me from this plague of horrible art shops

IN AN update on Britain’s catastrophe of good taste, Clarendon Fine Art shops are categorically booming.

POCH: I COULD DECIDE TO GO

BOSS INSISTS FUTURE IS NOT JUST IN THE HANDS OF CHELSEA’S OWNERS

Moyes deserves fans' acclaim as he heads towards the exit door

WHAT will go down as the defining image of David Moyes’s West Ham reign?