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How are we still drinking the espresso martini?

It was invented for a supermodel in the Eighties at Fred’s Bar ... and ever since it’s sloshed about in the hand of every hedonist in town

Grieving mother tells how son took Rubik's Cube on Titan sub to break record

THE teenage son of a London billionaire who died alongside his father on the Titan submersible took a Rubik’s Cube with him because he wanted to break the world record for solving it, his mother has said.

Duchess of York reveals breast cancer surgery as William launches campaign

THE Duchess of York has revealed she has had a single mastectomy after being diagnosed with breast cancer, and urged listeners of her podcast to go for a screening.

Mutiny highlights weakness of leader's gangster state

AS a former soldier who now runs The HALO Trust, the world’s leading NGO tackling conflict, I have followed the war closely in Ukraine, where my 900 staff are saving lives by clearing landmines.

Ex-spy chief: revolt leaves Putin significantly weaker

Former MI6 boss claims his legitimacy with Russians is being called into question

Finally! Elton fires up a lacklustre Glasto

Elton John | Glastonbury

Too late for Stephen but not for Met chief to drive reform

THE naming of Matthew White as a sixth suspect in the murder of Stephen Lawrence raises disturbing new questions about the Met’s failings and its inability to secure proper justice over one of the capital’s most notorious killings.

STEPHEN LAWRENCE: THE SIXTH SUSPECT

50-YEAR-OLD NAMED FOR THE FIRST TIME | WITNESSES SAY HE WAS THERE AT FATAL ATTACK | PROBE HIGHLIGHTS YET MORE POLICE BUNGLING | Key suspect cheats justice thanks to more errors by Met

Arteta the constant gardener in Arsenal's regrowth

Boss believes seeds of success have been planted to bring back Gunners’ glory days

UNITED'S £55m FINAL OFFER FOR MOUNT

BID TO TEST CHELSEA'S RESOLVE, AND DEFENSIVE DUO AZPILICUETA AND CHALOBAH COULD FOLLOW HIM OUT

Middlesex's record chase gives them a rare triumph

MIDDLESEX captain Stephen Eskinazi paid tribute to his players’ hard work after they ended a 14-match losing run in the T20 Blast with a scarcely believable victory over Surrey at the Kia Oval last night.

Ecclestone's heroics give England best platform to go on attack

WHEN England captain Heather Knight declared all-out attack in the build-up to this Test, the framing of her comments were in relation to how England would play with the bat: white-ball cricket; play your shots; go out and whack it. What was less clear, however, was how the plan would manifest itself with the ball.

Bitter baseball rivals aiming to knock it out of the London park

Organisers hope clash between Cardinals and Cubs paves way for more games in capital

The Bank of England may be forced to generate a recession

EVENTS this week have bolstered my view that high inflation won't disappear on its own. Yesterday's 0.50% rise in interest rates from 4.50% to 5.00% shows that the Bank of England is realising this. Even so, I suspect the Bank will have to generate a recession to break the back of inflation.

Shock climb in retail sales adds to inflation headache

A SHOCK rise in retail sales kept the spotlight on the Bank of England's hard-fought battle to tame inflation today, just hours after a super-sized rate hike surprised the City.

Mass board clear-out at Worldfirst as billionaire Ma tightens his grip

LONDON fintech WorldFirst has seen a mass board exodus as billionaire Jack Ma tightens his grip on the management of the payments company, the Standard has learned.

Different Strokes, but it's clear why you'd want to be in his band

INDIE | Albert Hammond Jr | Melodies on Hiatus (Red Bull)

Spurs close on £17m deal for Empoli's Vicario

TOTTENHAM are closing in on a deal for Empoli goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario

The hottest band in Britain

The Last Dinner Party talk to Elizabeth Aubrey as they head to Glasto for the first time

I'm hoping to learn from Murray and Federer, says Alcaraz

CARLOS ALCARAZ is poring over clips of Roger Federer and Andy Murray in order to master how to play on grass

London student 'scared to make sub dive and only went to please his father'

TITANIC TRAGEDY 19-YEAR-OLD AMONG FIVE KILLED BY 'IMPLOSION' NEAR WRECK OF LINER

Princess can reign on her quick return to Royal meet

ROYAL ASCOT concludes on a poignant note, as the feature Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes (3.40) takes place for the first time since the passing of the late monarch

Shake, rattle and roll: 200,000 set to party

Hordes join Lizzo and Guns N' Roses at Glasto for break from financial crisis

'I didn't think I'd be back on the stage at Glastonbury'

Jake Shears, former Scissor Sisters star and now a solo artist, is heading to Worthy Farm in vivacious form, finds Sam Moore

DS Smith counts inflation cost as global volumes fall

THERE was fresh insight into the state of the global economy from the FTSE 100’s DS Smith today, the maker of millions of the cardboard boxes used to ship goods around the world.

'NEARLY MAN' WILL REVEL IN ANY NUMBER OF LEAD ROLES

AT CHELSEA, Kai Havertz never really lived up to expectations after his £71million move to Stamford Bridge in 2020 — but Mikel Arteta believes he can unlock his potential at Arsenal.

HAVERTZ TO JOIN GUNNERS IN £65m DEAL

ARSENAL BOSS ARTETA BELIEVES HE CAN UNLOCK POTENTIAL IN PLAYER WHO STRUGGLED AT CHELSEA

Knight ready to unleash her own Bazball approach to win Ashes as well as new fans

THE Women’s Ashes today got under way here at Trent Bridge, with England looking for their first series win since 2013-14 to regain the Urn.

England in conundrum if Moeen is not fit for Lord's Test

McCullum will pick the spinner if his finger recovers, but coach needs a back-up plan

How big pharma is using AI to untangle the language of DNA

CHATGPT and other large language models have seen a surge in popularity in recent months, transforming firms like OpenAI into multi-billion dollar businesses and amassing hundreds of millions of users worldwide, employing the tool to summarise reports, answer queries or write people’s homework.