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This 800-page Madonna biography is a turkey - and dry as one, too

YOU wouldn’t have thought it would be possible to write a dull book about such a rich life as Madonna’s, but Mary Gabriel manages it. She also spends 800 pages managing it, which compounds the achievement

The shocking story of how a crypto billionaire crashed to earth

SAM BANKMAN-FRIED was just 24 when he delivered what looked to be the most profitable day in history for his employers, Jane Street Capital

I used to love football as an escape from life, but now it's as political as anything

FOOTBALL matters. I cannot tell you how many weekends have been salvaged by last-minute goals or ruined by offside flags. It is the escape valve of passion, enabling people, historically men, to express feelings of joy, despair and everything in between because the normal rules of emotional suppression have been suspended

Safety boost for cyclists at both ends of Lambeth Bridge

A SCHEME that will replace the roundabouts at either end of Lambeth Bridge with new traffic light junctions that include “early release” signals for cyclists and protected cycle lanes has been approved

It's time for Ten Hag to step up and save United

Somehow he has to find a way to drag this blundering giant of football out of its spiral

After long Covid it's the long cold, with symptoms for over a month

LONDON scientists have discovered that people may experience “long colds”, with symptoms including coughing and stomach pain lasting for more than a month after infection

Starmer paves way to No10

Similar poll swing would be enough to give him 40 seats north of border

Holly 'kidnap plot': Suspect charged as police guard star's family

A MAN has been charged over an alleged plot to kidnap and kill Holly Willoughby as police today stood guard at her home in south-west London

London MP's bid to derail Khan's plan for tunnel charge

A LONDON Conservative MP today launched a campaign against Sadiq Khan’s intention to impose a toll on Blackwall Tunnel

SAKA SET FOR CALL-UP DESPITE INJURY FEARS

ARSENAL STAR EXPECTED TO GET ENGLAND NOD EVEN THOUGH HE'S A BIG DOUBT FOR CITY SHOWDOWN

Stokes misses out as campaign England get started in empty venue

ENGLAND this morning began their World Cup defence in India without injured talisman Ben Stokes, as the organisers' decision not to have the host nation open the tournament looked set to backfire amid tens of thousands of empty seats in Ahmedabad

I learnt lots from Terry, but captain in my own way now

KURT ZOUMA is now a couple of months into his tenure as West Ham captain, but the novelty is still compounded whenever he happens to bump into the seemingly omnipresent figure of Mark Noble

Borthwick goes back to the future as Ford and Farrell get the nod

GEORGE FORD, Owen Farrell and Manu Tuilagi will start in midfield for the first time under Steve Borthwick in England’s World Cup clash against Samoa.

Student digs provider hit by resignation of CEO Smith

THE long-serving boss of student housing provider Unite Group become the latest FTSE 100 CEO to quit today

Did the North want HS2 in the first place?

WHO is this talking? “The difficult thing with HS2 is the chopping and changing. You can’t build infrastructure on this scale in this way

Rate rises and work changes hit demand for London offices

INVESTOR spend on central London offices has crashed by almost two-thirds to “profoundly low levels” as rising interest rates and post-Covid changes to working patterns take their toll.

The sale of the Telegraph has drawn a glittering array of bidders

IN July this year, Howard Barclay told a court that prospective buyers of the Telegraph Media Group regarded the UK newspaper publisher as “a distressed asset” and it was “not going to be an easy asset to sell”

Now it's the 'manopause', but can't we finish the fight for female equality first?

IF THE week so far was subjected to one of those trendy word clouds, the biggest by far would be change — both with and without the definite article

I told the truth about what was going on at the Tavistock clinic

More than 20 publishers rejected Hannah Barnes’s book on the gender ID service at the NHS. But her story triumphed in the end

Secrets, lies, boys and toys in a heady midsummer nightmare

Saltburn is so delicious in its twists that it’s impossible to ignore a truly gifted filmmaker

Stormzy joins family of stab victim as they pay tribute 'to smart girl who loved life'

RAPPER Stormzy was among hundreds of mourners at an emotional candlelit vigil for 15-year-old stabbing victim Elianne Andam

How dare you! Chorus of boos as oil protesters halt Les Miserables

JUST Stop Oil protesters were greeted with a chorus of boos as they disrupted a performance of Les Miserables in the West End

Hate crimes against transgender people hit average of 13 a day

CRIMES motivated by hatred of transgender people that were reported to police rose to a record high last year despite a five per cent fall in the overall number of hate crimes, official figures revealed today

I can deliver change, says Sunak amid backlash on HS2 cutback

THE Prime Minister insisted today that he could be trusted to deliver change for Britain after a ferocious backlash from predecessors and northern leaders against his decision to curtail HS2

Communication changes coming to VAR, as chiefs admit standards fell short

REFEREES' body, the PGMOL, have vowed to change their communication protocols to prevent another embarrassing VAR blunder.

Arteta under the spotlight as his gamble on Saka fails

Star again forced off injured, raising questions about how he is being handled by manager

Buttler's men out to serve up win that will crown dynasty

England can join game’s greats by successfully defending trophy

The life-saving app that finds everything apart from profits

A LITTLE more than a year ago, hundreds of thousands of people packed the streets of London in the queue to see the coffin of the late Queen.

Gilt yields rise again as political unrest rocks Washington

AMERICAN bond yields rose to levels not seen since 2007 - immediately before the financial crash - as the dollar kept rising and shares suffered.

Check complete: the VAR experiment in football has failed - it's time to bin it

LIVERPOOL'S demands for Premier League referees to \"release the tapes\" and vague threats of \"escalation\" have turned Saturday's VAR cock-up at Tottenham from another refereeing controversy into something resembling a high-stakes scandal.