Here are the 12 summer winners of our A Lifetime of Smiles competition

Hundreds of cat and dog owners sent in photos of pets in happy moments - and these gorgeous pets' grins won the votes of our panel of judges

New faces at Commons have to wait for desks

NEW MPs face having to “hot desk” in Parliament as authorities rush to find them offices.

'LISTEN UP...WE CAN WIN IN ANY WAY'

SAKA DRAWS CONFIDENCE FROM ABILITY TO CLOSE OUT TIGHT GAMES

Southgate must be brave again if captain Kane is failing to click

IT MUST have been a little unnerving for Harry Kane, watching from the sidelines as the final seconds of extratime ebbed away and penalties loomed ever closer.

Emotional Hamilton ends 945-day wait for a win he thought would never come

LEWIS HAMILTON feared he would never win in Formula One again after his struggles since the end of his thrilling duel with Max Verstappen for the 2021 championship.

Ocado boost as deal with Japanese supermarket chain is extended

THE advance of Ocado robots in one of the world’s most automated economies today gave a much-needed boost to the former FTSE 100 company.

£4bn Carlsberg deal takes Britvic off London exchange

SOFT drinks maker Britvic is leaving the London Stock Exchange after backing a bid from Danish brewer Carlsberg that values it at over £4 billion including debt.

UK biotech secures £90m in fundraising

A LONDON drugmaker spun out of Imperial College and the Crick Institute today secured one of Europe’s largest ever early stage fundraising for a biotech, with £90 million backing for its pioneering cancer treatment.

Apple's UK firms pay £280m in divis to parent company

TECH giant Apple’s two main UK based companies paid a total of almost £280 million in dividends to its Californian parent last year as profit rose, latest accounts show today.

Andy Murray got brickbats for being honest - and Scottish-but I'll miss him

AS the sibling of a professional tennis player, much of my childhood was spent mooching around various tennis courts killing time, in particular the National Tennis Centre in south-west London.

Father-of-two stabbed to death in weekend of London violence

THE family of a father-of-two stabbed to death on the streets of London today said “the world is less bright” as detectives appealed for help to track down his killer.

Support ebbs away from Biden amid health fears

PRESIDENT Joe Biden’s support among elected Democrats appeared to be fraying as members of Congress raised doubts about his re-election bid.

At least 20 dead as children's hospital hit in blitz by Russians

AT LEAST 20 people were killed today after Russia launched a massive missile attack against cities across Ukraine, including on a children’s hospital.

Tories 'need to take our time to get the right leader to challenge Labour'

CONSERVATIVE MPs are in “no rush” to appoint a new leader, a former minister claimed today.

Sinn Fein pressure on Starmer as he meets Belfast leaders

SIR Keir Starmer pressed on with a four-nation tour today after Labour’s election triumph as the new PM came under pressure from Sinn Fein to agree to a reunification vote in Northern Ireland.

Keir Starmer's rebranding of Labour is a lesson for the ages

POLITICAL branding has always been more important than people think. You only have to look at the fractured state of the Tories right now to know that.

Labour tells world: Britain is the place to do business

Positive message as Reeves unveils planning shake-up for 1.5 million more homes

'EZRI'S A WINNER...HE WON'T BE FAZED'

DEFENDER'S FORMER COACHES AT CHARLTON BACK HIM TO ANSWER CALL

Silverstone stages the latest test of friendship for Lando and Max as Brit eyes glory

NOT since the highly contentious Abu Dhabi Grand Prix battle royal between Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen brought the curtain down on the 2021 Formula One season has the sport had a proper rivalry.

After saying goodbye, it's hello again from Andy

Murray back at SW19 today following tearful send-off ahead of Raducanu link-up

Battle of the boy wonders to decide blockbuster clash

THE SPAIN team that has taken Euro 2024 by storm is unrecognisable from the one which won three straight tournaments between 2008 and 2012.

Ronaldo's star status may prove Portugal's undoing

EVEN with Kylian Mbappe in town, Cristiano Ronaldo is the name on everyone’s lips ahead of tonight’s quarter-final showdown.

London property market 'needs political stability'

PROPERTY experts today forecast a “Starmer stability rally” for house prices as Labour swept to power with a majority large enough for at least five years in government.

This was a brutal revenge shellacking for the many sins of the Conservatives

NO, IT really isn’t like 1997. Not even close. The morning after that landslide, I met a pillar of the Tory party in the office.

The Tory survivors of their electoral Somme are ready to battle for the leadership

BY THE time Sir Keir Starmer spoke of the “sunlight of hope” in the early hours, it was more a matter for the Conservatives of who was left standing under the rubble of a Labour landslide than salvaging dignity.

These are the four essential takeaways for Sir Keir Starmer

PICTURE Sir Keir Starmer in his Downing Street study this evening.

'Absolutely gubbed': SNP wipeout in Scotland paves Keir's victory path to No 10

A MASSIVE swing from the Scottish National Party to Labour paved Sir Keir Starmer’s victory path to Downing Street.

Tories wrecked by first-past-the-post

The voting system that had served them so well has now turned round to bite them

Best night for Greens as four MPs (and both leaders) voted in

THE Green Party achieved the best result in its history, with four MPs being elected — including its two co-leaders.

Now we're coming for Labour, says MP Farage after his party wins four seats

NIGEL FARAGE took aim at the Tories, claiming they had left a “void” in British politics after he won in Clacton.