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More personal than business: ‘Lolita Express' pilot tells of Maxwell-Epstein relationship

THE former captain of Jeffrey Epstein’s “Lolita Express” plane told a court of Ghislaine Maxwell’s “couplish” relationship with the disgraced financier as her sex trafficking trial began.

£200 FINE WARNING FOR MASK DODGERS ON TUBE

NEW REGIME TARGETS ‘SELFISH FEW’ IN FIGHT TO CONTAIN OMICRON VARIANT

Jobs, the ‘ethnic penalty' and the answers we never get when we're turned down

Two youngsters looking for work tell David Cohen about their struggles and the ‘hidden barrier’ in interviews

Boris's inner circle in a battle to regain control

It’s one political omnishambles after another at Whitehall — so does the Prime Minister need better advice? As factions harden and rumours swirl, Anne McElvoy reports on whether the PM is losing his grip on power

The Guccis And The Royals? There Are Parallels

As he stars in the hyped House of Gucci, Jeremy Irons talks dysfunctional dynasties, fatherhood and breaking through Lady Gaga’s entourage with Susannah Butter

Jobless Crisis For Youth Of London

Job vacancies have risen to 1.2m nationwide. Yet securing work has been a struggle for over 100,000 young Londoners. Here two share their experience

Ghislaine In The Dock For The Most Explosive Trial Of Decade

She’s armed with Harvey Weinstein’s expert and has set aside millions for the trial — but will that save the former socialite? As proceedings get under way, Daniel Bates reports from Manhattan

Be Captivated By This Powerful Look At The History Of UK And Caribbean

THIS captivating exhibition explores the relationship between the Caribbean and Britain in art from the Fifties to now. It reveals deep resonances between 40 artists of multiple generations, who were either born in the Caribbean or have Caribbean heritage.

Staff and pupils investigated for Omicron variant at Essex primary

PUPILS and staff at a primary school in Essex were today being tested for the Omicron Covid-19 variant as six more cases were identified in Scotland.

Gutsy Jorginho shows why he's on the shortlist for Ballon d'Or

Midfielder goes from zero to penalty hero

Barbados bond ends but friendship endures

Charles flies in to be guest of honour as island severs ties with Britain

Fans' messages help Jessie J after miscarriage

JESSIE J said she has been overwhelmed by an outpouring of love after revealing she had suffered a miscarriage. The singer, 33, said she had lost her unborn baby after going for her third scan on Tuesday, where doctors were unable to find a heartbeat.

POWER SHOW BAR AT CENTRE OF NEW £9BN BATTERSEA

New look: Control Room B will become a bar, above. Sting, right, with wife Trudie

‘Crazy' runners back in Africa

THE Street Child Sierra Leone Marathon is returning to Africa after a two-year break in the pandemic.

Sun, sea and sand in city's latest borough of culture

Transformation: Sun & Sea (Marina) in Los Angeles. The show, coming to Lewisham, features opera performers singing about the climate crisis

Madeley in hospital day after jungle trial

RICHARD MADELEY was taken to hospital today after falling ill on the set of I’m a Celebrity

We must break smuggler network says politician, as fifth suspect arrested

Vigilant: French police assess a stretch of coastline believed to be used by migrants to cross the Channel

Vivo heads for FTSE 250 exit with £1.7bn takeover

Cheers: Remy Cointreau upped its financial guidance on the back of strong sales in China and the US, sending its shares 10% higher in Paris

TUCKING IN £10M PAYDAY FOR CAKE BOX CHIEFS

THE boss of Enfield-headquartered Cake Box and his wife will enjoy a £10.5 million payday after reducing their stake in the bakery chain.

Online shopping scams target Black Friday

Favourite mark: Apple’s Airpods were one of one of the brands in cybercriminals’ sights last year, alongside Nike and PlayStation

Bang goes my gun licence, says Cara's father after ‘bit of a cock-up'

THE aristocrat father of Cara Delevingne is fighting a police decision to take away his firearms licence, the Standard has learned.

Zaha savours Palace pressure pot Jack Rosser

Forward thinking: Zaha has been given more freedom to attack under Vieira

STEPPING UP GEIGER EXPANDS FOOTPRINT

KURT Geiger is stepping up its presence on UK high streets, despite lockdowns hitting the shoe firm’s sales by more than £150 million.

Rehab hope for bike courier who suffered fractured spine

A VOLUNTEER motorbike courier suffered a fractured spine when a car driver pulled into his path as he delivered Covid testing kits to a London hospital.

The only upside of Covid for BT is that people realise how much they need us

ON the leadership campaign trail in June 2019 Boris Johnson said in his usual off the-cuff way that he wanted ultra-fast broadband in every UK home by 2025.

Shares rise in brokers on chance of second retail investor boom

IT WAS a grim day on the markets, but traders looking for bargains found themselves eyeing up the shares of the firms they work for.

Race against time to find travellers from new Covid variant hotspots

Fears new variant could be spread more easily — and resist vaccines

Mother with heart condition fights to bring her twins back to UK

In care: Lisa Keerthichandra and her husband Dash, who both have British passports, with their adopted twins Aria and Lucinda

Pepe can still realise all his potential with us, says Arteta

MIKEL ARTETA says Arsenal are currently not thinking about entertaining offers for club-record signing Nicolas Pepe.

Football stars ‘need to step up in fight against stabbings'

CHELSEA legend Paul Canoville is encouraging footballers to call out London’s knife crime epidemic.