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Metaverse chief explores new world with fellow Arsenal fans

HERMAN NARULA got off to an inauspicious start at London metaverse firm Improbable’s annual investor presentation on Zoom last month.

Hotel Chocolat posts losses of £6.9m

HOTEL CHOCOLAT today posted a second consecutive year of losses after sales melted away.

Rishi Sunak's pledge to halve inflation is now under real threat

THERE is some debate as to whether Harold Macmillan ever did utter the words “events, dear boy, events” when asked what was the greatest challenge a statesman faced. Let us assume though, that he did.

Free speech also means the freedom to protest the speech of those we dislike

AS the newly elected president of the Oxford Union, I have the privilege of serving during the Union’s 200th anniversary, and of being its 40th female president.

Why don't more public galleries open past 5pm?

AFTER a tough day at work, it’s nice to feed the soul with some culture, especially as the nights draw in. But even if you’ve paid a handsome fee for your Tate membership, you probably won’t be able to use it during the week. Both London Tates, Modern and Britain, close at 6pm each day.

Take a daily path to good mental health with small positive steps

We can all benefit from the free NHS Every Mind Matters website a wealth of practical self-help tips and techniques to help improve our everyday lives

Tycoon Ecclestone, 92, pleads guilty to £400m tax fraud

EX-FORMULA One supremo Bernie Ecclestone has pleaded guilty to hiding £400 million of overseas assets from the British government.

Captain Tom's daughter admits keeping '£800k' from his books

CAPTAIN Sir Tom Moore’s daughter has admitted keeping thousands of pounds from the three books he wrote before he died despite the prologue in one of them saying the money would go to his charity.

We're with you...Yard backs Jewish Londoners as hate attacks soar

ANTI-SEMITIC attacks have soared since Hamas gunmen invaded Israel, a Jewish security group said today — as a senior Scotland Yard officer told the Jewish community: “We stand firmly with you.”

Hope turns to grief for families of the victims

Tears of British mother as she buries son last seen fleeing desert attack

Kane: I'm a Spurs fan and we should all be excited about future under Postecoglou

HARRY KANE says Ange Postecoglou is just what Tottenham needed — and he is loving seeing his old team doing so well.

Malan finally feels he belongs after leading Dharamshala cakewalk

WHEN England arrived back at their team hotel last night, after the reassuring dismantling of Bangladesh in Dharamshala, they were greeted with a cake for cutting in what is a familiar celebratory ritual among teams in the Indian Premier League.

Farrell could be on the move as England look to spark attack

ENGLAND are considering moving captain Owen Farrell to fly-half for Sunday’s World Cup quarter-final against Fiji.

New stores are sweet relief from Oxford St candy curse

LAST week Dylan Jones was unsparing in his verdict on Oxford Street — “too much crime. Too many dodgy sweet shops and beggars” — and the colourful description “London’s biggest thoroughfare now looks like a disused dual carriageway in the wrong part of Eastern Europe.”

Woolwich flats facing demolition order are still on lettings agents' books

Flats in the controversial Mast Quay scheme are still listed for rent online, more than two weeks after the local council ordered them to be demolished, Homes & Property can reveal.

As City falter, can we dare to hope for the best title race in years?

JUST as the English top flight was beginning to feel depressingly like another one-club league, Manchester City have lost three games in four, including two on the bounce in the Premier League, to suggest they are fallible after all.

Trump is now more than Teflon, every 'woe' makes him stronger

THERE are just shy of 100 days until the Iowa Republican caucus on January 15, 2024, followed a few weeks later on February 6 by the Republican New Hampshire primary.

Calling all snow fans! Six reasons why the London Snow Show will supercharge your winter

The capital welcomes the winter sports event for the first time next weekend. Rebecca Miles has the lowdown

'We want to win and be loved, the same as everyone'

As they create a limited-edition cover for the Standard, Gilbert and George tell Dylan Jones about why London is the greatest city in Europe, and their commitment to art for everyone

TB alert with cases in London at six-year high

TUBERCULOSIS cases in London have reached their highest level in six years and are almost double those of any other region in England.

Capital of creativity: star backing to keep London on top of the arts world

A NEW campaign to salute London’s creative success and ensure it retains its leading edge in the arts was launched today at Frieze art fair in Regent’s Park.

1,500 vehicles wrecked in inferno at Luton airport

AN INFERNO which ripped through a multi-storey car park at Luton airport destroying nearly 1,500 vehicles was started after a diesel vehicle caught fire, a fire chief said today.

One idiot protester won't ruin four years of hard work, says Starmer

SIR KEIR STARMER insisted today he was not going to be deterred by one “idiot” protester after four years of work to bring Labour to the cusp of power.

At least 17 Britons dead or missing as horrific tales of massacre emerge

Israeli woman hailed hero after arming friends to kill 25 Hamas terrorists

Spurs appoint Lange to lead talent hunt before potentially big January

TOTTENHAM have filled their vacant technical director role with the appointment of Johan Lange from Aston Villa.

MALAN SMASHES STUNNING CENTURY

ENGLAND PILE ON RUNS BEFORE TOPLEY GRABS THREE QUICK WICKETS

Sunak's Harold Wilson act is a recipe for economic disaster

A “THREATENING situation”. That is how Birmingham was described by the incoming Labour government led by Harold Wilson in 1964. Unemployment in Birmingham and the West Midlands was virtually non-existent in the post-war period and average household incomes were well above the national average.

Virgin Active pumped up with £70m for debts fight

VIRGIN ACTIVE has tapped its shareholders for £70 million in funding in a bid to keep its finances in check as the gyms giant battles to attract customers to pay its premium membership fees amid cost-of-living pressures.

London stands for all that Hamas hates, so think before you excuse terror

IT’S not surprising to see small groups on the streets of London celebrating Hamas’s attack on Israel. London is open house when it comes to opinions and beliefs, however reprehensible or idiotic they may be. That’s one of the best things about living here.

It seems there's one family it's OK to sneer at for being 'common': the Beckhams

DID anyone else feel a flicker of shame watching the Beckham documentary? I did. Those poor Beckhams. That wedding. Those monstrous matching purple outfits.