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I used to plan my funeral weekly, now I'm 17 years sober and never happier

I ’M not being funny… but it’s my birthday! Well, sort of. Seventeen years ago today I received a new lease of life. For anyone on the 10th day of Dry January finding it a challenge, well today is what we call my clean-time birthday, almost two decades of no drink or drugs and I’ve never felt better.

'I still have PTSD from my time in jail, 20 years of my life have been destroyed'

Former Post Office manager Kamran Ashraf had just become a father of two when he was wrongly convicted.He tells Katie Strick why ITV's new drama has given him the strength to speak out

Scotch, Michelin-starred snacks and all under a ton? I'm in

Though Clare Smyth’s Notting Hill restaurant Core holds three Michelin stars, it feels a lot like a neighbourhood hangout.

Bridgerton star 'truly grateful' for Bafta nod

BRIDGERTON star Phoebe Dynevor today said she was \"truly grateful\" to be nominated for this year's Bafta EE Rising Star Award alongside other young talents including Saltburn actor Jacob Elordi.

Cost of your Tube journey could rise or fall depending on demand

TUBE fares could rise and fall in line with post-pandemic demand in a bid to get more Londoners traveling, Sadiq Khan has suggested.

Gun mobsters seized after threat to shoot television crews live on air

ARMED police seized back control of a state-owned TV station in Ecuador after gunmen tried to hijack the channel and threatened to shoot presenters live on air.

Post Office chiefs may have to give back bonuses

Criminal prosecutions could follow for scandal bosses

London gets its appetite back

Restaurant openings rise to their highest number since the pandemic

No rest for the A-list as they honour golden oldie Brooks

HOLLYWOOD'S biggest stars returned to the red carpet only hours after the Golden Globes.

Navy destroyer and US vessels shoot down Red Sea barrage

ROYAL NAVY destroyer HMS Diamond and US warships and fighter jets shot down the biggest barrage yet of drones and missiles fired at commercial vessels in the Red Sea, military chiefs said today.

New blood in midfield is as vital to Arsenal as striker search

CALLS for Arsenal to sign a striker are growing louder every day, but the noise should not detract from a need to also strengthen their midfield.

DRAGUSIN CLOSING IN ON MOVE TO SPURS

CLUB FIGHTS OFF BAYERN INTEREST, WHILE WERNER TAKES HIS MEDICAL

Fearless flier redefined full-back play and gave rugby peerless moments

WALES great JPR Williams will go down as perhaps rugby's finest fullback and yet his storied sporting career might easily never have happened.

Iconic 'Kaiser' transformed football for ever on his way to conquering the world

FRANZ BECKENBAUER, who has died aged 78, was one of only three men to win the World Cup as a player and manager, and was such a graceful and influential footballer that he effectively had a position named after him.

Gunners' midfield targets would be hard to prise away now

limits. Keeping Jorginho for another year would buy Arsenal time and that feels valuable given how they have little room for manoeuvre in the transfer market this month.

Poch craves final at Wembley to launch a new era

THE Carabao Cup may not have been top priority for Chelsea at the start of the season, but they are 180 minutes away from a shot at a trophy that Mauricio Pochettino hopes could be the catalyst for a new era of success at Stamford Bridge.

House prices rise but tough times endure

The property market remains in flux as both buyers and sellers face an uncertain picture, writes Rob Griffin

US lawsuit accuses Revolut of privacy breaches over 'selfies'

REVOLUT could face millions of dollars in damages after being hit by allegations of illegally collecting, storing and using its customers' biometric data in a fresh lawsuit filed in the US.

Hays fees fall 17% in UK amid jobs slowdown

THE slowdown in the jobs market has hit recruitment firm Hays, which saw fees dip 10% in the last quarter.

GSK to buy asthma drug maker Aiolos for £1.1bn

THE first major takeover of 2024 sparked life into London's M&A market today when pharma giant GSK unveiled plans to buy asthma drug maker Aiolos Bio in a $1.4 billion (£1.1 billion) deal.

'On the slopes I'm called Daily Disaster'

Usually the fiasco of her skiing group ,Rachel Johnson finds her happy place on the pistes in the Italian Dolomites

Britain has a moral duty to formally recognise my home country Somaliland

HISTORY was being made in the Horn of Africa, just at the point last week when many of us were contemplating what our new year resolutions would be.

Just when we need it, the Navy is all at sea

At the weekend the frigate HMS Richmond left Devonport to join HMS Diamond in the task force protecting international shipping from attacks by Houthi militias.

Vive Le Gavroche! Inside the last days of a true icon

It was the restaurant that revolutionised London dining, and gave the world Marco Pierre White and Gordon Ramsay. Ahead of its closure on Saturday, Mike Daw joins the kitchen to see what the world will be missing when it’s gone

Michelle: Return of Trump terrifies me

EX-FIRST LADY SPEAKS OUT AHEAD OF RIOT HEARING

Crash victim danced for Sheeran

A YOUNG dancer who died after a motorbike crash in Wandsworth had performed alongside Ed Sheeran at the Brit Awards, friends said today.

Tech giant behind Post nightmare may have to stump up, says minister

TECH giant Fujitsu may have to fork out millions for compensation for sub-postmasters and postmistresses wrongly convicted of fraud in the Horizon computer scandal, a Cabinet minister suggested today.

Sex tapes made by Epstein of Andrew 'exist' claims witness

‘Branson and former president Clinton also filmed by paedophile financier’

Roll out the ballots: Aslef to vote on Tube strike action as Khan shakes 'money train'

...and TSSA set to follow suit as Mayor stonewalls questions at City Hall

I'll be a better player when I return, says Toney

IVAN TONEY is confident he is going to be a better player when he returns from his betting ban and has vowed to repay Brentford's support by firing the club out of their relegation battle.