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Mbappe tops the bill of an all-star cast chasing glory

France are rightly favourites but with so much quality elsewhere nothing is certain

England must be wary of 'monster' Mitrovic after his stellar Saudi season

Summer-signings Benzema, Neymar and Mahrez were tipped to be stars, but Mitrovic has outshone them all by scoring 40 goals

Riad joins Palace as Chelsea line up Olise

CRYSTAL PALACE this morning announced the £12.6million signing of Morocco defender Chadi Riad from Barcelona.

Scots need miracle if they're to spoil party

UPON landing in Germany on Sunday, Scotland's first port of call was a welcome party from the mayor of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, an Alpine ski town and their base for the tournament.

Modelling gives me motivation to look after myself and not get hit!

RICHARD RIAKPORHE woke up in a hospital bed, aged 15, to be told he was lucky to be alive.

Crest shares rise as board defends rejection of Bellway takeover bid

HOUSEBUILDER Crest Nicholson said today that a £650 million takeover bid from larger rival Bellway \"significantly undervalues\" the FTSE 250 firm and insisted it can prosper as an independent company.

A touch of frost in June? Truly this is more a cursed isle than a sceptred one

APPROXIMATELY 4.5 billion years ago, astrogeologists (that is, people who study planetary geology, not the grifters who ask for your star sign and suggest that while you might feel overwhelmed, now is a good time to address the big picture stuff in your life) hypothesise that a young Earth collided with a Mars-sized planet called Theia.

Seven years on, wait for justice over Grenfell is torturous, says survivor

SURVIVORS of the Grenfell Tower fire today spoke of their \"torturous\" wait for justice on the seventh anniversary of the tragedy.

Meghan Trainor: Trump, Taylor and my body insecurity

She's one of America's most successful singers, with 18 million Instagram followers and 27 million monthly Spotify listens. The All About That Bass singer opens up to Joe Bromley

Stolen Titian found in plastic bag at bus stop may fetch £25m

A PAINTING by Renaissance artist Titian that was stolen and found later at a London bus stop is expected to fetch up to £25 million at auction.

….. but it's not a patch on Musk's £35bn pay package coming soon

ELON MUSK danced with joy and said \"hot damn, I love you guys\" after Tesla shareholders voted to restore his record $44.9 billion (£35 billion) pay package that was thrown out by a judge this year.

All aboard the TfL gravy train: more than 1,300 staff on over £100,000

... and there's a £49,000 bonus for man who gave you the new extended Ulez

Labour on defensive over manifesto

Reeves reassures business chiefs as Streeting hits out at private schools

Sunak can't even get out of base camp after Reform surge in polls, says expert

NIGEL FARAGE'S Reform UK party is torpedoing Rishi Sunak's attempt to get even to \"base camp\" to narrow the gap on Labour, a top polling expert said today.

The iceman cometh! How star defender looked on in hope before revealing his raw talent

THE first coach of England centre back Marc Guehi today described how he plucked the player from the sidelines at a south-east London primary school to help him develop into the Three Lions' “iceman\".

Sober Euros: sales of low and no alcohol beer help drive £2.7bn spending spree

THE European Championships, kicking off in Germany tonight, are set to give the economy a £2.75 billion boost with sales of \"no\" and \"low\" alcohol expected to hit a record for a major tournament.

Keely fires Olympics warning shot as she defies illness for gold

DESPITE having to return to her sickbed, Keely Hodgkinson immediately switched her attention to the Olympics after successfully defending her 800metre title at the European Athletics Championships in Rome last night.

STONES IS BACK IN TRAINING AFTER BUG

DEFENDER'S RECOVERY BOOSTS ENGLAND FOR EURO 2024 OPENER

Hazlewood remarks will lead to close scrutiny by ref Crowe

IN TIME, Josh Hazlewood’s eyebrow-raising comments yesterday could prove the first good thing that has happened to England at this T20 World Cup.

Rory must transform into greens machine to beat Scottie

HOW to solve the puzzle of Pinehurst? Martin Kaymer, a winner at the course in 2014, said the trick lay in sinking putts from 10ft, while Rory McIlroy believes the secret is to \"embrace the boring\".

Bottaccio deal turns town hall into event space

LUXURY events organiser Bottaccio, whose clients include Armani, Gucci, Sony and Apple as well as members of the royal family, is to turn part of Camden Town Hall into one of London’s biggest indoor venues.

Crest plunge into the red sounds alarm on housing

A NEW alarm for the housebuilding sector was sounded today as one of the biggest players Crest Nicholson plunged into loss, slashed its dividend, and said confidence was being hit by the delay in interest rate cuts and pre-election uncertainty.

Why is it so hard to donate actual food to food banks? Let's make it easier to help

CLEARING out the kitchen cupboards isn’t normally grounds for accusations of sexual deviancy, but everyone has a breaking point.

Rishi looks transformed... into a one-man own-goal machine

I THINK it’s now fair to ask — is Rishi Sunak a Labour asset? Deciding to announce a snap election in a monsoon.

Politicians 'are scared' about discussing violence against women and girls

Teaching teenagers about healthy relationships would cost just £20m but government has failed to tackle issue, a panel event heard.

From pop princess to darling of the far-Right

WHAT was the catalyst that prompted Nigel Farage’s dramatic U-turn last week, when he announced that he was going to lead Reform UK?

Police and protesters clash in Buenos Aires over reforms

RIOT police in Argentina used tear gas and rubber bullets as they clashed with crowds protesting President Javier Milei’s economic reform plans outside the country’s congress.

Look what you made me drink: Swift could rake in more for pubs than Euros

A LEADING London pub chain boss today said he expected a bigger boost to his business from the Taylor Swift concerts at Wembley than from football fans watching the Euros.

'Nazi-row candidates will run'

NIGEL FARAGE said today that he was powerless to deselect Reform UK candidates who say that Britain should have done a deal with Hitler or that Islam equates to Nazism.

Finally something to laugh about: Rishi greeted by Italian PM

RISHI SUNAK tried to put his election woes behind him today as he met Italian PM Giorgia Meloni — while his Foreign Secretary failed to deny that he warned the Prime Minister against leaving D-Day events in France early.