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Badly bruised Rooney now faces a very big question

THE question for one of England's greatest-ever footballers today is \"what now?\" Wayne Rooney's dismissal as Birmingham City boss yesterday leaves the former Manchester United and England forward with not only the first resounding failure on his CV, but one of the worst managerial stints in Championship history to his name.

Forget New Year's Eve, it's the day after which is one of the best nights of the year

I'M not being funny but... New Year's Eve is overrated. Don't get me wrong, I love seeing in a new chapter each year but the expense of it all has made it a luxury rather than a \"mere\" privilege. Without wanting to generalise too much, real Londoners don't go all out on NYE.

Life without wine: can I really cope for 31 of the bleakest nights?

NEW YEAR, new me, apparently. My usual take on Dry January is that it's codswallop warranted rarely is a drink more than during the bleakest 31 nights of the year.

Japan passenger jet in fatal crash 'had been given clearance to land'

INVESTIGATORS today began inspecting the wreckage of a crash between two planes at Tokyo Haneda airport, as Japanese media reported police were looking into possible professional negligence behind the catastrophic collision.

Former Post Office chief should give back her CBE, says minister

THE woman who was in charge of the Post Office when branch managers were falsely accused of fraud should consider giving up her CBE, the postal services minister said today.

I don't want to see my mother locked up, says 'abducted' teen who fled for Britain

ALEX BATTY today said he did not want to see his mother or grandfather \"locked up\" as the teenager who went missing for six years gave his first TV interview.

Drone killing of Hamas leader sparks fear of wider conflict

ISRAEL today faced warnings of a wider regional war after a leading Hamas official was assassinated by a drone strike in Lebanon.

Juice in champagne flute ban takes the fizz out of new year

A HAMPSTEAD a five-year-old pub refused to serve girl apple juice in a champagne flute because it \"encourages alcohol\".

550,000 more Londoners 'set to be dragged into higher tax rate'

ABOUT 550,000 more Londoners will be dragged into paying the higher rate of income tax under the Chancellor’s current threshold freeze plans, the Liberal Democrats claimed today.

Our baby boy was innocent, says family of knifed teen Harry

THE family of a teenage boy stabbed to death as he waited to watch New Year's Eve fireworks today said: \"Our baby boy was an innocent hero.\"

Omelette and pizza to fuel teenage darts prodigy Luke the Nuke's final challenge

DARTS sensation Luke Littler will prepare for the biggest game of his life fuelled by a ham and cheese omelette for breakfast and pizza for lunch.

More than 300,000 ops axed in London as junior doctors strike for six days

JUNIOR doctors today began the longest strike in NHS history as figures revealed that more than 337,000 appointments and operations had been cancelled in London due to industrial action.

It's going to take a lot to stop me, says Littler, as title dream nears reality

TEENAGE sensation Luke Littler warned his rivals he is beginning to feel unstoppable, with just one match between him and an unlikely World Darts Championship Final appearance on debut.

Spurs step up pursuit of centre-back Dragusin

TOTTENHAM remain in talks with Genoa for Romania defender Radu Dragusin and are hoping to wrap up a deal for less than the Italian club's initial £25million asking price.

EMOTIONAL EMMA FIGHTS BACK TEARS ON WINNING RETURN

MIX OF RELIEF AND JOY AFTER EIGHT MONTHS OF AGONY END FOR RADUCANU

Frank is in the market to solve Bees' full-back crisis

BRENTFORD have made signing a full-back their priority in January.

Moyes will earn new deal on back of restored pride

West Ham back mixing it with best and looking to cement sixth

Tomiyasu cups plea

ARSENAL defender Takehiro Tomiyasu has called for the Asian Cup and Africa Cup of Nations to be switched to the end of the European domestic seasons.

Arteta in desperate need of a January recharge

Arsenal boss needs to reset his tired squad after costly defeats

Central Group in talks to take greater control of Selfridges

THE Thai co-owners of Selfridges are in advanced talks to increase their grip on the Oxford Street retail icon after the collapse of its Austrian partners.

Wealthy foreigners buy more London homes

THE number of central London homes sold to super-wealthy buyers at above the £15 million mark rose 10% to 54 last year, new figures show today.

Monese warns on survival in search for new funding

THE scale of the cash crunch facing London's tech sector was laid bare after City-based unicorn Monese warned that its future was under threat unless it could raise additional funds.

Flatshares in our sixties? London's housing crisis means that's no joke at all

thirty-something housemates and I still waddling around our Balham house-share in our dressing gowns three decades from now because we can't afford to get on the property ladder or turn on the heating.

Druggy and sexy - how I miss the old Scala

MUCH as I hate nostalgia, the release this week of Scala!!!, a documentary about the legendary, titular cinema club, gave me a pang.

Kyiv's mayor inspects rubble after four killed

AT least four people died and dozens were injured as Vladimir Putin's military unleashed a wave of air strikes on Kyiv today.

Spanish star has day in court over kiss-gate scandal

SPANISH footballer Jenni Hermoso arrived at court today to give evidence against the former president of the country's football association Luis Rubiales over the \"kiss-gate\" scandal.

Horror on the runway but passengers and crew all survive

A MAJOR fire engulfed a plane carrying hundreds of passengers on a runway at Tokyo's Haneda airport today. Japan's coastguard said it was investigating reports that one of its planes had crashed with the passenger jet.

Teen stabbing: Royal Parks were warned about violence fears before 16-year-old's death

RESIDENTS near the London park where a teenager was fatally stabbed as he waited to watch New Year's Eve fireworks had written to Royal Parks calling for better security over fears that anti-social behaviour there could end in a tragedy.

We need more empathy, says new Ofsted chief

Inspector promises a 'fresh start' and to learn lessons from head's suicide

80mph gales warning as Storm Henk lashes southern Britain

A NEW storm was hitting London today with forecasts of 80mph gales and two inches of rain for parts of the country after the Met Office issued an amber wind warning for southern England.