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.

At least two dead and more trapped after collapse at German hotel

PART of a hotel has collapsed in a wine-making town in western Germany, leaving at least two people dead and several others trapped in the wreckage.

Ready, set, gold? Hopes for 400m star

Hudson-Smith looking to go one better than Kerr's 1,500m silver

Reading the riot act: Met's warning to far-Right thugs

FAR-RIGHT thugs plotting violence on London’s streets were warned today: “You will pay the price.”

Jury out on Chancellor Reeves after £22bn black hole claim

THE jury is out on new Chancellor Rachel Reeves, according to a poll after she axed spending to fill what she claimed was a £22 billion black hole in the public finances.

Who would sacrifice it all just for a swimming race? I am truly in awe

Who could h ave watched the Olympics over the past two weeks and not looked within oneself and found oneself wanting? I’ve been awe-struck by the competitors.

Asher-Smith hoping to find crumbs of comfort as Neita aims for glory

DINA ASHER-SMITH has looked like a shadow of her former self at these Games.

Time to bin trash talking as Ingebrigtsen and Kerr go toe to toe for glory

IT IS one of the most highly anticipated contests of the Olympic programme, with World Athletics president Seb Coe labelling it \"a race for the ages\".

WORLD RECORD IN MY SIGHTS, SAYS KEELY

HODGKINSON CLAIMS 800M GOLD-MEDAL RUN WASN’T ONE OF MY FINEST’

Emma turns her red mist into golden moment

THIS was anyone's final before it began, one-hundredth of a second splitting New Zealand and Great Britain on their qualifying rides, both, incidentally, world records, set just minutes apart.

Travis Perkins hit by housing slowdown

BUILDERS merchant chain Travis Perkins said today that demand remained “weak” as it reported lower revenue and profits and slashed the dividend — a result of the lingering impact of the housing market slowdown.

Strengthen crisis plans, BoE tells major UK banks

FIVE of Britain’s biggest banks were today ordered to improve their readiness for failure after the sudden demise of major financial institutions in last year’s mini-crash highlighted the speed at which they could collapse.

The riots should challenge everyone's default mode, but a word of caution...

TO watch the UK in its present state from the vantage point of a holiday is a matter of shame: the images of crowds rampaging and threatening are on TV screens across the continent.

Harris's discipline is pushing Trump into his 'Fat Elvis' era

KAMALA HARRIS has enjoyed three weeks of astonishing momentum by capturing the “hope” represented by Barack Obama’s presidential campaign while copying the “basement” strategy of Joe Biden.

Fiendishly difficult piano concerto is an Olympic-level test of endurance

ENDURANCE piano playing isn't yet an Olympic sport but if it comes to pass, then Ferruccio Busoni's 1904 Piano Concerto could be the test piece.