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Djokovic's warning to rivals after seventh heaven

NOVAK DJOKOVIC has warned his rivals that his winning aura in tennis is only growing, after securing a record seventh ATP Tour Finals yesterday.

It doesn't get any better than this, says Cummins

Aussie skipper hails World Cup win as India blow their big chance

Compass value falls by nearly £2bn despite record sales

NEARLY £2 billion was wiped from the value of the world's biggest contract caterer today despite posting record sales and upping shareholder dividends.

OpenAI names new CEO after Altman fate is sealed

THE dramatic boardroom saga at OpenAI took another turn this morning as the company behind ChatGPT said it would hire the former boss of streaming service Twitch, Emmett Shear, as its new CEO to replace Sam Altman who was ousted on Friday.

Cameron is back. I am surprised, but then they don't teach shame at Eton

DAVID Cameron returns to government and the film Saltburn, a horror version of Brideshead Revisited and its longing for aristocracy, opens to greet him.

What's wrong with me? I don't get Taylor Swift

“WELL,” a friend said breathlessly as we sat down for a drink during the summer.

Was I right to turn down I'm a Celeb? Yes, but I'll enjoy Farage

AS this year’s I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here starts to fill up the news feeds on my phone, it takes me back to the very first series, in 2002.

Stars turn out in force for theatre's big night

From Sir Sam Mendes to Nicole Scherzinger, this was a joyful tribute to the capital's utterly unparalleled stage talent, says Nick Curtis

Premature babies rushed from Gaza hospital as hopes rise that deal is close over hostages

AMBULANCES began the evacuation of 28 premature babies out of Gaza this morning so they can receive medical treatment in Egypt.

Scherzinger's delight as she wins honour at our starry celebration of London stage

NICOLE SCHERZINGER said it was “humbling” and “overwhelming” as her stunning West End performance in Sunset Boulevard was recognised at this year’s Evening Standard Theatre Awards.

Tax cuts are on way, says Sunak with business set to benefit

RISHI SUNAK confirmed today that tax cuts will be in the Autumn Statement with the priority on businesses.

Djokovic's Davis Cup warning to Murray

NOVAK DJOKOVIC has set his sights on derailing Andy Murray and Britain's Davis Cup hopefuls in Malaga next week.

It's the hosts' game to lose as a nation awaits final reckoning

PICTURE yourself waking up as Virat Kohli on Sunday morning and imagine for a minute how much sleep you might have managed through the night. A minute, in fact, would be pretty good going.

Care relishing battle as Farrell faces heir apparent

MARCUS SMITH and Owen Farrell spent five months building a firm World Cup friendship, but tomorrow will revert to being the best of enemies.

Millions down the drain after calamitous return

‘Embarrassing’ start could impact bid to break American market

Shopping trips 'set to rise' in Knightsbridge

CHRISTMAS shopper numbers in Knightsbridge are forecast to surpass pre-pandemic levels for the first time and total spend will jump.

Nationwide is much needed... in spite of the advert

NATIONWIDE chief Debbie Crosbie still won't say how much she has paid Dominic West for those ridiculous TV ads, where he plays a bad banking boss goon, the cost-cutting chief of Any Bank plc.

MARKET ROUND-UP: Shares a bit jaded after LSE's big night

THE morning after London Stock Exchange's big night hosting City investors left shares looking a little worse for wear today.

Issas use Asda forecourts as collateral in loan deal

ASDA has used its new petrol forecourts as collateral in a fresh loan deal after the billionaire Issa brothers sold the sites from EG Group as part of their £2.1 billion merger of the two companies, the Standard has found.

Dolly leaves the country to spawn a true rock monster

When Dolly Parton received her invitation to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2022, she initially turned it down.

McKellen shows that theatre's spirit is thriving

The actor’s latest project is just the kind of innovation we're celebrating this weekend at the Evening Standard Theatre Awards

A stark reminder that the horrors of empire are within living memory

THEY used to say the sun never set on the British Empire because God wouldn't trust an Englishman in the dark. And when darkness fell on the empire after the Second World War, that was proven unsettlingly true.

There's a lesson for all of us in the Indian cricket team's inability to enjoy its victories

IS IT possible to be too good at cricket? India is giving it the old college try and an entire subcontinent is freaking out as a result.

Your Subway order will depart from Platform 2

Tube man swapped takeaway phone number for Waterloo

End of woke? Not quite but the beginning of the end...and I want a statue in Parliament

Piers Morgan puts his world to rights with Dylan Jones

Willkommen! How the Germans have taken King Kane to their hearts

England ace quickly wins over team-mates and public at Bayern

Raging Diddy is a rapist and sex trafficker who left me bloodied and bruised, claims ex

SEAN \"Diddy\" Combs has been accused of rape, violent behaviour and sex trafficking by his ex-girlfriend. Singer Cassie claims the rap mogul was a \"serial domestic abuser\", he allegedly plied her with alcohol and drugs leading to addiction, and is said to have forced her into taped sexual encounters with male prostitutes.

Look who's back in the Hollywood limelight

THE Duchess of Sussex claims she and Prince Harry have \"so many exciting\" projects on the way.

Pro-Palestine protests 'to go local'

Demonstrations in nine areas of capital rather than repeat of mega march’

Odd couple musical romance is a sweet early slice of Christmas cake

CHRISTMAS comes early to the Kiln with this charming two-person musical that riffs on New York romcoms. Dougal (Sam Tutty), a dorkily good-hearted cinema usher from Crawley, spends 36 hours in a Manhattan December with wry, dry, city-savvy barista Robin (Dujonna Gift), because her sister is marrying the wealthy dad he never knew.