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Suspect in court after 11-year-old girl stabbed in Leicester Square

AMAN was today set to appear in court charged with attempted murder over the stabbing of an 11-year-old girl in Leicester Square.

A 40-minute delay... then false claims from 'lisping' Trump in Musk X chat

DONALD TRUMP and Elon Musk staged a rambling \"conversation\" in which the Republican White House candidate aired his views unchallenged for two hours after a technical delay that drew mockery from his Democratic rival.

Showers and cooler weather after hottest day of the year

TEMPERATURES in London will cool over the coming week after the UK saw its hottest day of the year so far, the Met Office has said.

Olympic stars pass on the flame

Team GB stars visit youth club to inspire next generation after returning from Paris

Tensions rise in Middle East as Iran rejects calls for calm

MIDDLE EAST tensions deepened today as Iranian-backed Houthi rebels targeted a ship in the Red Sea and Tehran rejected appeals for calm in the region from Britain and its allies.

The season's biggest no-no? Coastal bathrooms

WHEN did bathrooms become the accepted dumping ground for any piece of coastal-themed tat? As great swathes of London decamp for their long weekends-on-sea, I have one plea: be careful with what you haul back.

Brits show depth to reach relay final and solid start for KJT

GREAT BRITAIN this morning defied the absence of their star names to charge into the women's 4x100m relay final, while Katarina Johnson-Thompson made a solid start in her bid to end her Olympic heptathlon curse.

'FOUR MORE YEARS AND THEN I'M FINISHED'

HUDSON-SMITH TARGETS GOLDEN SWANSONG

A host of golden opportunities over the final few days

Britain completed an impressive sweep of medals in all four synchronised events at the start of the Games, but are yet to make the podium in an individual event.

'Superstar' Finucane thriving under the pressure of attempt to make history

NOW comes the tricky part: the keirin. It is, says Emma Finucane, her favourite discipline, one devoid of the aching nerves she feels in the pit of her stomach on the start line for the team and individual sprint.

Harvey's inspiring journey from last at sports day to the Games

DEAD last on school sports day in the 1,500m, Rose Harvey hardly seemed destined to be an Olympian.

Deliveroo finally delivers first profits after 11 years

DELIVEROO today reported its first-ever profit in a major milestone for the London-based business three years after its troubled IPO.

The vicious culture wars will be coming back again

PEOPLE who like to look on the bright side of life are starting to say the culture wars are over now because they didn't seem to play much part in the last election.

Meet the mastermind who is trying to cure brain disease

The laboratory Mark Effinger uses to develop his range of brain-boosting supplements has become an analytics powerhouse. He shares his breakthroughs with Evgeny Lebedev

Biden: I'm not confident at all of peaceful transfer if Trump loses

JOE BIDEN said he was “not confident at all” that there would be a peaceful transfer of power if Donald Trump loses the US presidential election.

Globe audience forced to flee after 'flare set off by football fans' falls into crowd

THEATREGOERS at Shakespeare's Globe were evacuated after what was believed to be a flare fell into the open-air venue in Southwark.

Lammy slams Israeli minister over 'moral' starvation claim

FOREIGN Secretary David Lammy slammed an Israeli minister who argued that starving the people of Gaza may be a \"moral\" way to get hostages held by terror group Hamas released.

Come on KJT! star begins her bid for Olympic glory

HEPTATHLETE Katarina Johnson-Thompson began her quest for Olympic gold today as Team GB hunted for more medals.

Met chief praises Londoners' show of unity

Anti-racism protesters take to the streets in their thousands to face down threat of far-Right violence

Who's ruining London? It's the headphones brigade, obviously

EVEN though it doesn't look like it, I regularly go to the gym, trying to stave off gravity and improve bone density by throwing myself around in my trainers twice a week.

Dina excited by relay medal potential after 200m near-miss

DINA ASHER-SMITH believes she and her fellow sprint Brits can make their mark and come away with a medal in the 4x100m relay.

Record-breaker Brown ready to double up on boards in LA

SKY BROWN battled to a brave bronze in yesterday's skateboarding park final, then immediately set her sights on becoming a two-sport Olympian in Los Angeles in four years' time.

KERR BELIEVES INGEBRIGTSEN DUEL IS DONE

BRIT NOW SEES 1,500m RIVAL FOCUSING ON 5,000m

Team pursuiters bidding to get golden moments back on track

FOR three Olympics between Beijing and Rio, Great Britain's male pursuiters were the flagship unit of their velodrome super team.

Hudson-Smith is hoping for a 'knight' to remember

NOAH LYLES jokes that the patch of carpet from his bathroom to the spare bedroom of his home is still wet from the stint Matt Hudson-Smith spent living with him.

Maresca must find a quick fix to back issues before City hit town

CHELSEA ended their pre-season tour of America with another defeat that left new head coach Enzo Maresca admitting he is struggling to get to grips with their defensive issues.

WPP sells its stake in FGS Global for £611m

MARKETING giant WPP has sold its stake in public relations firm FGS Global, which includes the City PR powerhouse Finsbury, for £611 million.

Student loans are in crisis lowe 100K

Arecent report found almost two million UK graduates are drowning in student loans. Emma Loffhagen speaks to young people who are struggling to pay off their extortionate debts

Abbington's Strictly storm has rightly put this brave and important play in the spotlight

THIS challenging play about the trauma of rape has received more attention than it might have as its lead actress, Amanda Abbington, is at the centre of the storm over alleged bullying that has engulfed Strictly Come Dancing.

Walz-ing into battle! Harris and her VP pick taunt rival Trump at first rally

KAMALA HARRIS and her US election running mate Tim Walz were today stepping up the battle against Donald Trump for key Midwest states.