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Lean machine Brook aims for fast start to rule out weather equation

A LEANER, quicker Harry Brook says that England fancy their chances of retaining the T20 World Cup.

With Mbappe added to Madrid mix, Bellingham medal haul is set to grow

AS Borussia Dortmund became the latest team to discover, facing Real Madrid in a European final almost always ends the same way.

Sinfield's salute to Burrow as 'bravest man of all'

Tributes after star dies, aged 41

Blackstone raises Hipgnosis offer to $1.31 a share

PRIVATE equity giant Blackstone slightly upped its offer for music investment vehicle the Hipgnosis Songs Fund today, but also altered the bid to require a higher approval threshold.

FTSE 250 bowling chain strikes gold in North America

HOLLYWOOD Bowl today cemented its position as one of the few London-listed business to have pulled off a successful North American expansion after strong growth in its Canadian operations helped the FTSE 250 constituent up its dividend.

T20 is back at the Kia Oval!

T20 fever is here and with the World Cup taking place in the West Indies and United States over the next few weeks, why not experience some scintillating cricket of your own in the South London sun this summer?

If you don't think politics matters this is what you get: the Lib Dem campaign

AS I WATCHED the Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey treat the first week of the general election campaign like an episode of Total Wipeout, I thought of the old joke about a floating voter wandering into Liberal Democrat HQ.

My life with Bowie, the Stones and the Who

AS a child I was a keen reader of adventure books, but I could never have imagined then that I'd write one, let alone be the central character.

How dare the cancel culture brigade come for Hay Festival

THE Hay Festival finished last night.

Dementia victim is latest to fall foul of fast-track courts

DEMENTIA sufferers continue to face criminal prosecution in the fast-track single justice procedure despite internal advice that magistrates should stop the cases, the Standard can reveal.

Changes to Equality Act are about making women safe, says Kemi

CHANGING your clothes \"does not change who you are\", a Cabinet minister said today as the Conservatives laid out plans to amend the Equality Act to define the protected characteristic of sex as \"biological sex\".

Labour Abbott problem goes on after ‘Starmer lies post'

Social media row shadow casts over the party as MP is cleared to stand again

Could psychedelic toads boost our brains?

London trial into effects of drug from their skin on our consciousness

We have every expectation Israel will agree to ceasefire if Hamas takes deal, says US

THE United States has “every expectation” Israel will accept a ceasefire proposal if Hamas takes the deal, a senior White House official said.

£500k to help end misogyny in classroom

Cash will fund workshops to educate 13 and 14-year-old inner city pupils about healthy relationships.

Howzat! Can cricket finally be a hit in the US? USA CRICKET

WHEN, on a 2020 visit to India, the then US president Donald Trump stood before a crowd of 100,000 at the Narendra Modi Stadium and butchered the name of the nation’s favourite cricketing son, the impression was not exactly of an America primed for invasion by leather and willow.

GALACTICO READY FOR HIS NEXT STEP TO GREATNESS

AT JUST 20, Jude Bellingham gives the impression of a generational sportsman whose career has been mapped out from infancy.

West Indies are back to their best after 50-over low

WEST INDIES’ failure to qualify for last year’s 50-over World Cup was billed as a new low in a story of sad cricketing decline.

set England the pace as stars align for title tilt

Bowlers and batsmen all look in fine fettle in win over Pakistan ahead of Cup defence

'People won't fully appreciate Farrell until he's not here'

Van Zyl hails departing skipper as he bids to lead Sarries to emotional Twickenham finale

JD Sports far off £1bn profits target as sales recover

JD SPORTS today bounced back from a January profit warning with sales growth in both Europe and the US.

Eric is not the only monster in this grim thriller

ERIC is not the show I thought it would be. All I knew before watching was that it was a six-part thriller about Edgar, a missing nine-year-old boy, and his father Vincent, a puppeteer played by Benedict Cumberbatch, who is followed around by a massive blue and white furry monster called Eric.

The curious case of ever smaller loos on aeroplanes deserves our attention

IT is not just you. Aeroplane toilets really are getting smaller. Some of the great engineering minds of our time appear to have shifted from designing jaw-dropping dams and spectacular suspension bridges to shaving a couple of inches off an already “tight” bathroom.

He's the Pitts... Brad's daughter in bid to drop his name as she turns 18

BRAD PITT and Angelina Jolie ’s daughter Shiloh has made a legal bid to drop her father’s surname amid the ongoing feud between her divorced parents.

Pundit Micah: I couldn't believe headbutt on Keane

MICAH RICHARDS today told a court he was “in disbelief” after seeing an Arsenal fan run up to Roy Keane and headbutt the former Manchester United captain.

Net zero plans will not cost families thousands, says PM

RISHI SUNAK today insisted his net zero plans would not \"load up ordinary families with thousands of pounds worth of costs\".

Starmer risks Rayner rift as he refuses to back Abbott

He says it's a matter for the NEC just hours after she speaks out in support

Race for the White House is thrown into turmoil after Trump guilty verdict

THE race for the White House was upended today as Donald Trump’s historic conviction reverberated across the United States and the world in the build-up to his momentous election rematch against Joe Biden.

Raise your glasses! £53 million party as Champions League fans arrive in London

THOUSANDS of Real Madrid and Borussia Dortmund fans were descending on London today ahead of tomorrow’s showpiece Champions League final at Wembley as the capital gears up for a £53 million party.

Gun crime in London rare, claims minister after Dalston horror

GUN crime in London is still “incredibly rare” and “not out of control”, the Home Secretary insisted today as a schoolgirl was fighting for her life in hospital following a shooting in Hackney.