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Bank should be brave and hold interest rates

INFLATION figures out tomorrow might be a bit of a shocker, on the face of it.

Sadiq Khan wants 20mph limits? Well, this is how they're affecting Wales now

WALES has taken a step towards Sadiq Khan’s London this week as the long-waited and highly controversial 20mph zones finally came into force on Sunday. With some exceptions, all areas which were once 30mph drop by a third to a maximum of 20mph — a policy seen by many as firmly “anti-driver”.

It is disgraceful that we still attack brave women who share their stories of abuse

THE shocking reports about Russell Brand have left my jaw on the floor — because I can’t believe the way in which we are treating his accusers. Brand denies the allegations made against him and insists all his relationships have been consensual, but the women who have bravely stepped forward have had their integrity questioned.

Why I will feed my party guests mealworm tarts

FEEDING worms to former Spice Girl Geri Horner isn't how I usually spend my evenings, but this week that's exactly what I will be doing.

Meeting Macron is a coup for Keir, but he should be wary too

YOU don’t easily forget an encounter with Emmanuel Macron. Mine was brief and in private, at the G7 summit in Germany last year. His hand was firm but he held my gaze even more tightly. A Downing Street colleague got a wink that she will cherish for ever — Gallic charm at its most intense.

Eton of the East End sends 46 of its pupils to medical school

A RECORD 46 students from a London sixth form dubbed the \"Eton of the East End\" will start at medical schools this month.

Punky Lee set to thrill as Burberry paints town blue

TO Highbury Fields, then, for the crescendo of Burberry's flurry of Fashion Week activity. The brand has been painting the town blue heralding the arrival of creative director Daniel Lee's first collection in store and building anticipation for his sophomore effort.

Russell Brand treated me badly after Sachsgate... but he also helped save my life

Georgina Baillie had her fling with the comedian broadcast over the airwaves. But she doesn't bear a grudge, writes Robbie Griffiths

Fawning over Fayed? We're all as guilty as each other

Anyone who was deemed a threat to the former Harrods owner was silenced. And we editors played our part, too

William wades in to fight climate change as he and UN's chief meet

THE Prince of Wales discussed the need to tackle climate change in a \"warm and constructive\" meeting with the UN secretary general in New York, Kensington Palace revealed today.

Robber who knocked baby out of pram jailed over Mayfair watch heist

A ROBBER who knocked a baby out of its pram to steal an £80,000 watch has been jailed for four years.

YouTube turns off the Brand cashflow as new sex claims emerge

Fresh blow for comedian as police renew appeal to women

Where the Miliband comparison ends for Sir Keir

IF YOU look at the numbers for the Labour Party in isolation, you might not expect them to lead the Conservatives by 20 points. In many ways the figures are strikingly similar to those seen under Ed Miliband’s leadership before Labour convincingly lost the 2015 election.

Labour poll lead rises to 20% - but it's not all good news for Starmer

RISHI SUNAK faced pressure today to call a general election within nine months as a new poll revealed nearly nine in 10 adults believe Britain needs a fresh team of leaders.

Russell's team apology after 'pathetic' late error

A DISCONSOLATE George Russell was left to ponder the one that got away after a late crash in the Singapore Grand Prix cost him a shot at victory.

New heartbreak for Roy as Brook snaps up spot

ENGLAND have left the World Cup door open to Jason Roy as a possible reserve, after the batter suffered the \"hammer-blow\" of being axed on the eve of a second successive global tournament.

Problems building for Poch as fans again boo injury-hit side after toothless display

CHELSEA have a new manager and almost an entirely new team, but the same problems.

Duo make room for AI to crack £700bn homewares market

HOME interiors marketplace Fy! sounds like somewhere tech buzzwords go to breed: it gobbles up social content and uses that, alongside machine learning and a vast vault of data, to give shoppers a personalised experience that lures them to spend more money.

Pendragon to sell UK motor business in shift to States

CAR dealership firm Pendragon is set to sell its UK motor business, including CarStore and luxury vehicle sales firm Stratsone, in order to focus on the sales management tech it offers to other dealerships.

Sorrell S4 warning sends chill through ad market

SIR Martin Sorrell sent a chill through the advertising market today when he warned that revenues and profit margins at his S4 business are tumbling after a weak summer.

What everyone wants this LFW is a slice of the action - and rugby shirts

EVERYBODY wants in on the halo effect of London's cool creativity this fashion week. I often find it quite hard to explain what it's like going to fashion week. A show on the hour every hour for five 12-hour days. There's the low-level underlying anxiety at all points and mild wardrobe hysteria with the thought that perhaps you should have put in more effort.

Brave Sir Salman has challenged his own side

THE old warhorse has come out for another battle. Sir Salman Rushdie, his eye covered with a patch from a terrifying attack last year by a young man who said he disliked his views on Islam, appeared last week at the National First Amendment conference in Philadelphia to discuss threats to free speech. The very fact that he appeared remotely says it all — it was during a similar event that he was stabbed repeatedly; he’s not a free man.

They make a wasteland and they call it progress on HS2

IF you have occasion to take the Elizabeth line from one of the Ealing stations you will soon pass a large area of London that might come as something of a surprise to you. Old Oak Common is slowly being turned into what the Government likes to call “a new super-hub set to be the best-connected and largest new railway station ever built in the UK”.

Record-breaker Ricky has it both ways in his pithy war with words

LIFE looks good for Ricky Gervais as he continued a sell-out run at the Palladium. Last week he received official confirmation that his Armageddon show at the Hollywood Bowl in May broke the record for a single stand-up performance, grossing over £1.4 million.

Truss mocked as she once again blames 'anti-growth coalition'

LIZ TRUSS'S defence of her economic agenda was met with derision today, a year on since her minibudget crashed the economy.

Five Met officers accused over search of Team GB athlete

FIVE Metropolitan Police officers were today appearing at a gross misconduct hearing over the stop and search of Team GB athlete Bianca Williams.

Starmer warned of tough choice over revisiting Brexit

SIR Keir Starmer would face difficult decisions when renegotiating Britain’s Brexit deal, experts warned today.

How jokes jar after claims that have been talked about for years

CONTROVERSY was never a stranger to the GQ Men of the Year awards. In their pomp, we held the annual event at the Royal Opera House, a deliberately august venue in which to create a little havoc. We celebrated everyone from Samuel Jackson and Keith Richards to Yoko Ono and Tony Bennett, from Michael Douglas to Madonna. The awards were like the Met Gala on steroids, and they were a hell of a lot of fun.

Brand faces new claims as more women come forward after TV exposé

MORE women were today reported to have come forward to make allegations against Russell Brand as the head of a parliamentary committee called for police to begin a criminal investigation into his conduct.

ENGLAND BOOST AFTER SINCKLER GETS GO-AHEAD

PROP FINALLY OVER CHEST INJURY AND SET TO START AGAINST JAPAN, WHILE VUNIPOLA ALSO MAKES RETURN