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£2.1m plan to restore St Paul's night-time glory and boost economy after lockdown

Sell-offs hit FTSE on expectation of US interest rate hikes and fears of inflation

BETS on a quick-fire series of US interest rate hikes starting from next month today triggered another big market sell-off as fears grow over the impact of red-hot inflation.

Hurricanes and storms spark second ever loss at Lancashire

LAST year was one of the costliest on record for the insurance industry, speciality insurer Lancashire Holdings said today.

Eriksen: I'll be back to my very best

CHRISTIAN ERIKSEN says there is no reason he cannot return to the Premier League at the same high level as he left it.

BAT joins buyback boom as vape sales soar by 50%

BRITISH American Tobacco has become the latest London-listed business to announce a major share buyback, putting FTSE companies well on track to surpass last year's total.

Doctors keep an eye on Queen's health as Charles continues to isolate with Covid

THE Queen was being observed by royal doctors today as Prince Charles continued to self-isolate after testing positive for Covid-19 less than 48 hours after seeing her.

Biden tells Americans: Quit Ukraine – it could go crazy

JOE BIDEN today urged all Americans in Ukraine to leave immediately and warned he would not be able to evacuate citizens if Russia launched an attack.

'RED CARDS ARE GOING TO HURT TOP-FOUR BID'

GUNNERS BOSS ARTETA ISSUES WARNING TO PLAYERS

‘Save low traffic areas to safeguard our children'

PEOPLE living near one of London’s historic town centres are campaigning to save their low-traffic neighbourhood to avoid having their homes being deluged by rat-running commuters.

Pay debt to bring Nazanin home, says minister

A £400 MILLION debt to Iran linked to the imprisonment of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe should be settled, a Cabinet minister said today after it emerged a deal to secure the mother-of-one’s release had collapsed. An agreement to make the payment and secure her freedom was finalised last summer but “fell through”.

Cressida won't last without Sadiq on her side

Survival fight: Dame Cressida Dick is struggling to restore trust in her force

‘Biggest crisis for decades as Europe squares up to Russia'

Nato must draw lines in snow at most dangerous time, warns Boris

Thousands call for cat-kicker to be charged

MORE than 270,000 people have signed a petition calling for Kurt Zouma to be prosecuted for kicking his cat, as another sponsor dropped West Ham United after it played him.

My mother's work to end HIV stigma is unfinished, says Harry

PRINCE Harry vowed to continue his mother Diana’s “unfinished” work to eradicate the stigma around HIV, saying “every single one of us has a duty” to get tested for the illness.

John Menzies suffers as Kuwaitis play hardball over ‘compelling' £470m bid

THE Kuwaiti rival circling John Menzies today backed its “compelling” £470 million offer as it urged shareholders not to be swayed by the aviation industry’s sunnier outlook.

Decision on jabs for healthy primary pupils ‘may come next week'

Protected: a 15-year-old is given a Covid-19 vaccine. A decision is expected soon on giving primary school children the new Pfizer paediatric jab — a lower dose of the adult vaccine

AstraZeneca sells £3bn-worth of Covid jabs but flags decline

Healthy growth: AstraZeneca “delivered on our promise of broad and equitable access” to vaccines globally, says chief Pascal Soriot

Plus side of the pandemic was chance it gave me to slow down, says Koffee

GRAMMY Award-winner Koffee admitted she was "relieved" the Covid pandemic slowed down her sky-rocketing fame.

EASY FOR ME: ADELE AND HER CLUTCH OF BRITS

Adele celebrates her trio of Brits trophies - artist of the year, album of the year and song of the year for Easy on Me -as London stars shared a night of musical success

‘Badass' rapper and her husband accused of £3bn Bitcoin fraud

A HUSBAND and wife, who sidelines as rapper called Razzlekhan, have been charged with money laundering and fraud after the seizure of £3.7 billion in allegedly stolen Bitcoin.

Results fail to lift pressure as GSK outshone by Pfizer

GLAXOSMITHKLINE remained under pressure today after so-so results that drew unfavourable comparisons with US rival Pfizer.

Don't use £16m Harrods wife to get to husband, says court

Martin Bentham Home Affairs Editor A BANKER'S wife from Knightsbridge who spent £16 million in Harrods cannot be treated as her jailed husband's "chattel" in a battle to seize her jewellery, a court has told law enforcers.

MARKET ROUND-UP Paper supply problems deliver boost for packaging giants as FTSE surges

A PAPER supply crunch fuelled by the online shopping boom pushed shares in three of London's biggest packaging firms to more big gains today.

LV=and Royal London abruptly call off takeover negotiations

LV= HAS ended takeover talks with Royal London, just days after the pair said they were ongoing.

Clarke earns recall as he is put on standby

NOTTINGHAMSHIRE batter Joe Clarke has been included among England's Covid reserves for next month's Test series against West Indies, which appears to indicate his international blacklisting is over, writes Will Macpherson.

University Challenge host Gascoigne dies aged 87

ORIGINAL University Challenge host Bamber Gascoigne has died aged 87.

Tale as old as time: Ora fulfils Beauty and the Beast dream...

RITA ORA says her life is "feeling like a Disney movie" after landing a dream role starring in a new Beauty and the Beast TV prequel series.

Ocado rattled as tech spending spikes losses

OCADO'S big bet on selling "smart warehouses" to other grocers saw its losses jump last year, leaving some investors rattled.

Mercedes hint at Hamilton's return

MERCEDES appear to have confirmed Lewis Hamilton's return to the grid for this season.

Judge silences horn-honking truckers in Ottawa protest

TRUCKERS in Ottawa have been told to silence their horns with an injunction today amid protests over Covid rules.