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Spurs' double Juve swoop set to pave way for exit of Gil and Ndombele

TOTTENHAM were today set to seal the double signing of Juventus pair Dejan Kulusevski and Rodrigo Bentancur as part of a frantic deadline day at the club.

PM to tell Putin ‘to step back from the brink' over Ukraine at talks

BORIS Johnson today said he will urge Vladimir Putin to "step back from the brink” when the pair hold crisis talks over Ukraine this week.

History-maker Nadal is left ‘amazed' by comeback win

THE morning after the night before, Rafael Nadal was no less disbelieving of the greatest escape act of his career.

HE'S BACK! ERIKSEN JOINS BRENTFORD IN EMOTIONAL RETURN

PLAYMAKER STRIKES DEAL SEVEN MONTHS AFTER CARDIAC ARREST

England star spends night in cells as police continue rape and assault quiz

DETECTIVES were today continuing to question England and Manchester United footballer Mason Greenwood following his arrest on suspicion of rape and assault.

Dominic Cummings is the gift who keeps giving

THERE are two takes on politics. One, espoused by the late Tony Benn, is that it's the issues that matter. And then there are the rest of us who think that the issues are of course terribly important but it's the personalities that count. And for us, Dominic Cummings is the gift that keeps on giving.

18,000 NHS London staff set to keep jobs in mandatory jabs U-turn

THOUSANDS of unvaccinated London NHS workers were set to keep their jobs as the Government was today expected to abandon mandatory jabs for hospital staff.

Mateta set for permanent Palace switch

CRYSTAL PALACE are closing in on a deal to make Jean Philippe-Mateta’s loan permanent.

Weekend's holiday sales to be busiest ever after testing axed

TRAVEL firms are anticipating a surge of summer holiday bookings this weekend, with one company predicting it will be the busiest twoday period in its history.

USA keeper Turner heading for Arsenal

ARSENAL have agreed a deal in principle to sign USA goalkeeper Matt Turner in the summer.

Truss ‘didn't want to be apart from team on commercial flight'

A MINISTER today sought to defend Foreign Secretary Liz Truss using a Government plane to fly to Australia — by arguing she had a team of 14 for the trip.

New-deal Care on the hunt for more trophies

DANNY CARE is eyeing another trophy at Harlequins after signing a new contract this week.

Khan's poll ratings plunge over crime

Nearly half of Londoners say Mayor is doing badly

Here it hums: UCL creates audible alert for e-scooters

EXPERTS at University College London have been asked to create an audible alert for e-scooters to warn pedestrians a rider is approaching.

Driver armed with a crossbow struck from just two metres away

A DELIVERY driver caused terror on the streets of west London when he shot and almost killed two men at random with a crossbow, a court heard.

Aviva boss urges staff to return and end ‘hokey-cokey' of WFH

THE CEO of one of the biggest institutions in the City today said it is time for workers to get back to offices.

At just 40p per vote, Binface's mayoral backers didn't throw away their cash

THE joke candidate Count Binface ran the most cost-effective London mayoral campaign, it can be revealed.

‘Unwanted' Trippier accuses Levy

KIERAN TRIPPIER has hit out at Daniel Levy over the circumstances of his Tottenham exit, saying that he was angry at being offered to other clubs by the Spurs chairman.

‘Scrapping masks makes heads' lives harder'

SCRAPPING rules on school facemasks will make the lives of headteachers harder, a head warned.

Why All of Us Are Dead is the new Squid Game

THE official trailer for All of Us Are Dead — Netflix’s new mega-budget zombie horror — already has 12 million views; the public appetite for gore and violence is clearly strong.

The future is orange for green Rihanna

RIHANNA wrapped up in an orange coat and matching hoodie as she took a solo stroll in New York.

PM ‘not involved' in Afghan animal evacuation

A MINISTER was today forced to defend Boris Johnson over claims he personally authorised the evacuation of almost 200 cats and dogs from Afghanistan when thousands of people were struggling to escape the country before it fell to the Taliban.

Mo Gilligan: My Brit Awards inspiration

NEW Brit Awards host Mo Gilligan said he hoped to inspire the next generation of actors, musicians, producers and entrepreneurs on a visit, above, to The BRIT School for the creative arts in Croydon.

Lampard back in Everton talks as fans stage Pereira protest

FRANK LAMPARD was due to hold further talks with Everton today after his hopes of becoming their manager were boosted by a fans’ protest against leading candidate Vitor Pereira.

Farewell to Barry Cryer, master of quickfire gags

THE LONDONER is very sad to learn of the death of Barry Cryer, announced this morning. He was a frequent feature of these pages.

Elie Saab is back …full of bright ideas

LEBANESE designer Elie Saab returned to the runway in Paris after a two-year absence with a couture show inspired by the Mediterranean.

Dr Martens gets the boot despite festive sales rise

DR Martens’ stock took a kicking today despite significant revenue growth over Christmas thanks to online sales.

Don't punish me, pleads driver who tried to save Maida Vale stab victim

A MOTORIST who drove in to a knifeman who was stabbing to death a mother-of-two in the street called today for police to treat him as a witness instead of a murder suspect.

Diageo toasts strong Guinness sales

SOARING sales of Guinness and Smirnoff (advertised by Colombian X-Factor star Karol G, above) after pubs reopened have helped drinks giant Diageo beat forecasts.

Defence chief ‘not feeling optimistic' as he flies to Moscow talks

DEFENCE Secretary Ben Wallace today said he is “not optimistic” a Russian invasion of Ukraine can be stopped as he prepared to meet his counterpart in Moscow for crisis talks.