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Brave Blossoms’ budding style means Ford can get England attack in bloom

Fly-half ready to pull the strings in bid to get Borthwick’s men back to their fluent best

Frustrations boil over as minnows give secona-string hosts a real scare

FRANCE expected a cakewalk against Uruguay in Lille last night, but instead were caught up in a bun fight.

Paqueta’s chance to show City what they have missed out on

IT WOULD hardly have taken too vigorous a flapping of a butterfly’s wings for Lucas Paqueta to be returning to London Stadium tomorrow as a Manchester City player.

Rice has qualities to ensure Arsenal are not Toffees puddings

GIVEN how much Everton have struggled in recent seasons, Arsenal’s record at Goodison Park is surprising.

Richarlison has perfect boss to get him backfiring again

Postecoglou will offer support

New tech fund can help revive the London market for listings

THE saga of chip designer Arm’s move to New York has triggered much soul-searching about the future of London as a home for tech businesses, and its destiny as a capital market more generally.

Bond Street lettings nearing record’

BOND STREET is having another bumper year with store lettings closing in on last year’s record and the vacancy rate falling back to pre-Covid levels, new data reveals today.

Poirot at Halloween is a bit of a fright

TO say this is Kenneth Branagh’s best Hercule Poirot movie yet is undoubtedly true, but means little. Murder on the Orient Express and Death on the Nile were ridiculous.

Go on, shed a tear or two at this true hymn to the human spirit

THIS exuberant, inclusive musical tells the true story of teenage rugby star Henry Fraser, who was paralysed from the shoulders down in a holiday swimming accident in 2009 but became a successful painter.

Welcome back to the fold, Freddie. Now let’s make this a permanent arrangement

IT IS little surprise that this year's Ashes drew so many comparisons to 2005's epic, since so many of that great series' heroes were so prominently involved.

Sara’s father and stepmother on murder charge

SARA Sharif’s father, stepmother and uncle were today set to appear in court charged with her murder.

Posh Sleepover star tn court clash with celebrity nail artist

A MULTI-MILLIONAIRE TV property developer has launched a High Court appeal against an “obscene” £740,000 payment awarded to a celebrity nail artist who bought a house from him that was plagued with damp.

The inside story of how British missiles were used to attack the Russian fleet

Storm Shadow weapons were critical in Ukraine’s attack on Sevastopol this week, destroying a submarine, large landing ship and crippling the vital dry dock.

Boks blow as Marx is out of tournament

SOUTH AFRICA hooker Malcolm Marx will miss the rest of the World Cup after sustaining knee ligament damage, writes Nick Purewal.

World Cup over for Cherry after slip on stairs

SCOTLAND hooker Dave Cherry has been ruled out of the World Cup after sustaining a concussion, writes Nick Purewal.

Off-key anthems give organisers jarring problem to fix

THE eyes of the world are trained on France, soaking up rugby's biggest party, but the ears have been sadly underwhelmed.

Committed Marler happy to be back in the 'horrific' Test arena

JOE MARLER has perhaps learned the hard way how to put his health and his family ahead of his love for the \"horrific\" yet compelling challenge of Test rugby.

It's not vandalism to dream of reviving the Curzon Mayfair

IN the City, The Ned is buzzing and packed. There at a lunch time recently, it was incredible just how many people were dining, drinking, mixing. I remember it as the Midland Bank headquarters, all marble and grand, but empty and forlorn. That interior has been retained, but today the building is alive.

THG shares slide after losses rise 25%

SHARES in THG slid as much as 18% as markets opened this morning after the online health and beauty retailer warned of the impact of weak consumer demand.

Shifting dining habits boost the residential ring

IF YOU got the impression that the City's wine bars and restaurants are still not as buzzy as they were pre-Covid... you would be absolutely right.

Hipgnosis in rights sale to fund $180m share buyback

THE City's growing scepticism over the value of investments in song catalogues today led the London-listed Hipgnosis Songs Fund to sell $465 million worth of music royalty rights after claiming its shares did not reflect the true value of its portfolio.

A wind of change is blowing through the City of London: it's back to the office, or else

THE City boss was fuming about the lack of staff in his expensive office on Friday. \"You can make money and not turn up.

Air pollution on the Tube could be our next crisis

HAVE you ever touched the air vents behind the seats on the Central line? I made that mistake at the weekend and I won't be repeating it.

This China spy scandal has exposed our state's rotten core

THERE is nothing like a walk around parliament to leave you melancholy. The once dynamic British state, which still celebrates itself in these Gothic halls and corridors with countless statues and portraits of Victorian derring-do, is now defined by paralysis. Build our way out of a housing crisis through the trusty British solution of new terraces? That's too difficult, sorry.

Libya floods death toll 'could reach 20,000'

King tells of his deep sadness after quarter of city is swept into the sea

NEW SPAIN OUTCRY REPORTER 'SEXUALLY ASSAULTED' ON LIVE TV

SPANISH police have arrested a man on suspicion of sexually assaulting a journalist after he allegedly touched her while she was on live TV.

Hold on to your hat, Paddington! Why jam could soon become marmalade

IT IS enough to make Paddington Bear drop his marmalade sandwich.

Tycoon, her son's ex-girlfriend and £200,000 court showdown over 'bloody cow' row

THE head of a multi-million-pound business empire is suing her son's ex-girlfriend for allegedly refusing to pay back almost £200,000 after being called a \"bloody cow\" during a row.

Sara family quizzed by murder police after landing at Gatwick

DETECTIVES were today questioning the father, stepmother and uncle of 10-year-old Sara Sharif on suspicion of murder after they returned from Pakistan.

Women held at Everard vigil win Met payout and vow to 'speak up on abuse'

A WOMAN who was paid substantial damages after being arrested at a vigil for Sarah Everard today vowed to continue to \"speak up about police abuse\" despite receiving death threats.