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Boris faces ‘cash for access' row over luxury No10 flat refurb

BORIS JOHNSON was today accused of a potential “cash for access” scandal over the revamp of his Downing Street flat.

Lookers wary of used car boom stalling

“Defying economics”: Lookers boss Mark Raban urges caution despite expecting record pre-tax profits for 2021 as sales roared ahead

Robinson recalls Gazza days as he plots Spurs shock

STEPHEN ROBINSON began his professional career with Tottenham as an errand boy for Paul Gascoigne, but on Sunday he will take charge of Morecambe in the FA Cup third round against Antonio Conte’s side.

NOW TROUBLED ENGLAND ARE HIT BY INJURY CRISIS

STOKES, BUTTLER AND BAIRSTOW COULD ALL MISS FINAL TEST

Lupita saves the world... and the film

Fights, laughs and tears: Diane Kruger, Jessica Chastain and Lupita Nyong’o bring the action in this spy thriller-cum-caper

Britney shares her ‘freedom' with world

She posted two photos on Instagram showing her wearing nothing except white stockings, but with emojis covering her private areas.

Army helps out on wards as capital's hospitals hit by 10,000 staff absences

ABOUT 10,000 London hospital staff a day have been absent from work as the full impact of the pandemic and winter sickness on the NHS was revealed.

Surge in Christmas sales sees top retailers ride out worst of Omicron

HOPES that retailers have escaped the worst of the Omicron crisis were rising today after a batch of top companies reported strong Christmas sales.

Nation in grip of a pandemic and a housing crisis ... not much has changed since 1921

WHAT difference does 100 years make?

Minister hits out at ‘vandalism' as statue protesters cleared by jury

A “POTENTIAL loophole” that may let people get away with damaging public property could be closed by the Government, as a leading historian hailed four protesters being cleared of criminal damage after they were accused of ripping down a statue of slave trader Edward Colston.

Break point for Djokovic as world No 1 waits for deportation and Australian Open ruling

NOVAK DJOKOVIC was left in deportation limbo today after winning a stay of execution to remain in Australia after his visa was cancelled.

BORIS HIT BY CABINET SPLIT ON TAX HIKE AND COST OF LIVING

A CABINET clash over the looming cost-of-living crisis exploded in public today with Transport Secretary Grant Shapps forced to defend a planned rise in National Insurance to tackle the NHS backlog and social care reforms.

Tech stocks tumble as US signals rate rise on cards

TECHNOLOGY and other growth stocks were hit by heavy selling today as traders ripped up forecasts for when US interest rates might start to rise.

Sympathy in short supply as Nadal says Djokovic knew risks

RAFAEL NADAL says Novak Djokovic knew the potential consequences of not getting vaccinated amid his detention in Melbourne.

‘Twelve police and dozens of protesters killed' during clashes in Kazakhstan city

DOZENS of antigovernment protesters have been killed along with at least 12 police officers during attacks on buildings in Kazakhstan’s largest city, authorities said today.

We should fear the threat from the master conjurors abroad

LIKE all good conjurors Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin know that the success of their act depends on audience distraction.

WE DIDN'T SHOW ENOUGH FIGHT, ADMITS LLORIS

KEEPER RUES ‘FRUSTRATING’ FIRST HALF AS SPURS GIFT CHELSEA SEMI-FINAL LEAD BUT SAYS CUP TIE IS STILL ALIVE

Search your children for knives, pleads mother of stab victim

THE family of a boy stabbed in the final teenage killing of 2021 today called on parents to check their children for knives before they leave home to prevent more tragedies.

Khan on the defensive over biggest rise in council tax bills of his mayoralty

SADIQ KHAN was today forced to defend plans to impose his biggest increase in council tax bills since becoming Mayor.

‘Horrendous' staff shortages as schools in capital balance on edge of closure

SCHOOL leaders in London are grappling with “horrendous” staff shortages and face a challenging term as they teeter on the edge of closure, heads warned today.

£220,000 salary of Westminster official in charge of Marble Arch Mound fiasco

THE Westminster official in charge of the Marble Arch Mound fiasco was the council’s highest-paid employee with a salary of £220,000, it was revealed today.

CONTE: WE NEED A NEW MINDSET TO BE WINNERS

SPURS BOSS WARNS PLAYERS AHEAD OF BRIDGE RETURN

First London float of 2022 plays a blinder with rise

LONDON saw its first IPO of the year today as Facilities by ADF — a provider of everything from trailers to Portaloos to the stars — floated on AIM.

Hope of higher rates sees banks lead sustained gain

MARKET ROUND-UP

Boris needs a Blair-like focus to save his party from mission vacuum

EVERY Sunday afternoon when the newly knighted Tony Blair was in No 10, he would sit down and handwrite a letter to his key aides and Cabinet ministers.

Big return for Conte highlights a striking difference

IN A different set of circumstances, the return of a celebrated former manager to Stamford Bridge might have provided a welcome distraction from the Romelu Lukaku saga, but Antonio Conte’s reunion with Chelsea will only shine a light on the striker’s situation.

Annual spend on central London offices matches pre-Covid

INVESTOR spending on central London offices returned to pre-pandemic levels in 2021, with buyers betting on tenant demand beyond work-fromhome guidance.

Tests axe boost for travellers

TRAVEL bosses today welcomed as a “step forward” the expected scrapping this week of the requirement for vaccinated travellers to take a Covid test before returning to the UK.

‘Female Steve Jobs' who duped investors with sham blood-testing tech faces years behind bars

A FALLEN Silicon Valley star once hailed as the “female Steve Jobs” faces years behind bars after being convicted of fraud following a landmark trial.

Capital set for cold snap after warm beginning to the new year

TEMPERATURES were set to plunge in London today, with highs of only 6C expected following days of unseasonably warm weather.