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Fake assassin comedy hits the target by gunning for old-school laughs

THE Venice Film Festival is churning out assassins at a rate that would put Henry Ford to shame. But if you think you're going to be watching a movie about a lone killer for hire, then you will be disappointed. Or you would be, if Richard Linklater's Hit Man (screening here out of competition) wasn't such a hugely entertaining film.

Sara Sharif's stepmother says family is willing to co-operate

THE stepmother of Sara Sharif, the 10-year-old girl found dead at her home in Woking, today spoke for the first time, insisting the family is willing to co-operate with the authorities and \"fight our case in court\".

Campbell's in the fast fashion lane

NAOMI CAMPBELL showed off her catwalk skills in New York as she debuted her collection with ultra fast fashion brand Pretty Little Thing.

Get off our backsides? We sent back our safety surveys weeks ago, say schools

THE row over crumbling concrete grew today as schools claimed they filled in safety surveys \"months ago\", after the Education Secretary told headteachers to \"get off their backsides\" and send back the forms.

'Separate lives': singer Jonas files for divorce from Thrones actress Turner after four years

SINGER Joe Jonas filed for divorce from his Game of Thrones actress wife Sophie Turner after the couple \"lived separate lives for months,\" it was claimed today.

It's hats off to Piper and Pugh, brimful of style at Elle awards

FLORENCE PUGH and Billie Piper strike a pose together at the Elle Style Awards.

As London basks in sun, there's no end to the party...

LONDON is basking in an unexpected burst of sunshine - so I've had my feet in a paddling pool and my mind on the best late summer jaunts in the city this year.

Who said summer was over?

Retail bosses toast late blast of sun as thousands head to pools, parks and beaches

Cool-hand Aberg pick of the bunch

THE fact that Ludvig Aberg's first Ryder Cup memory is the 2012 Miracle at Medinah perhaps best sums up just how young the Swede is.

Williamson's surprise return for the World Cup

NEW ZEALAND are set to gamble on the fitness of Kane Williamson by naming the star batter in their World Cup squad, less than six months on from his ACL tear.

Once I get my body right, I really believe I can make it to the top, says Draper

JACK DRAPER had given himself no more than a 70 per cent chance of even playing at the US Open with his latest shoulder problem.

DON'T SACK BORTHWICK IF WE FAIL, SAYS TINDALL

SHOW RETURNS TODAY AHEAD OF FRIDAY'S WORLD CUP START

Colwill cleared for England duty after scan

CHELSEA defender Levi Colwill is in line to make his England debut, after a precautionary injury scan came back clear.

HENDERSON: I UNDERSTAND HURT I CAUSED

BUT SAUDI STAR SAYS HIS LGBTQ+ VIEWS STILL STRONG. BELIEVES HE CAN HELP MAKE POSITIVE CHANGES

Pocket Planet aims for one million visitors in Oxford St

HOPES for a revival in Oxford Street's fortunes got another boost today as leisure experience developer Pocket Planet unveiled plans for Britain's biggest indoor miniature world.

Oh Burning Man, this is delicious schadenfreude

NOT since the ineptly managed Fyre festival of 2017 have I taken such pleasure in the suffering of a group of unbearably obnoxious people.

Starmer's new-look Labour is in the hope of power fashioned

WHEN Keir Starmer offered the role of chief of staff to Sue Gray, the senior civil servant who oversaw the partygate inquiry, he craved an organiser on his inner team who understood the interlocking levers of Whitehall - and the pitfalls of operating them.

Pill-popping, parties and a poor little princess: welcome to Priscilla's weird world with Elvis

SOFIA COPPOLA has a long history of transposing women's stories to the big screen, from The Virgin Suicides to Marie Antoinette. This time her attention turns to Priscilla Presley, who is executive producer of Coppola's film and on whose book, Elvis and Me, it is based.

Our agonising wait for justice by family of man shot by police

THE family of a man who was shot dead by police a year ago say the wait to hear whether the officer involved will face criminal charges is agonising.

This is where we are in Britain today: a person of colour 'cancelled'... for sympathising with a person of colour

RECENTLY I found out that remarks I had made about the Duchess of Sussex were the subject of debate on talk radio. I had pointed out to Piers Morgan, who finds it hard to leave the topic alone, that Meghan had to \"learn\" what it was like to be black in our society. She herself claimed that she had never been treated as a black person before coming to the UK. Her own mother said in a documentary that she regretted never having talked to Meghan about race. The discussion branded me a racist - yet the programme's producers didn't invite me to explain my views.

I need my husband not a historical figure, says Ukraine's first lady

UKRAINE'S first lady Olena Zelenska has told of the emotional strain that Russia's invasion has put on her family, saying: \"I need my husband, not a historical figure, by my side.\"

Why is so much of London's public art so bad?

Too many public commissions get watered down by planners

Qantas airline chief quits over 'tickets sold for cancelled flights'

THE boss of Qantas is to leave his job immediately following a series of embarrassing revelations about the airline, including allegations it sold tickets for flights that had already been cancelled.

20C tropical nights, but showers are forecast for weekend

LONDONERS could swelter in back-to-back \"tropical nights\" this week for the first time ever in September.

Jails fear as minister says concrete crisis will be over by Christmas

A WATCHDOG today warned of potential “chaos” if crumbling concrete was found in prisons, as a minister insisted that the school buildings crisis should be resolved well before Christmas.

Burning Man: exodus from the desert

THOUSANDS of partygoers stranded for days at the Burning Man festival have started their exodus from the Nevada desert as conditions that left roads impassable finally eased.

Kings and queens of the catwalk

Londoner up for model of the year as The Fashion Awards return to Albert Hall

Secret justice in dock after Standard probe into 'conveyor belt' court system

A SICK pensioner convicted behind closed doors of breaking the Covid lockdown with a visit to his allotment, parents unlawfully fined in dark corners of the justice system over truancy allegations, and women who attended the vigil for Sarah Everard prosecuted while oblivious to criminal cases against them.

The only way is up as Katie breaks into top 50

KATIE BOULTER says she is only just getting started after securing her breakthrough to the world's top 50 for the first time.

Davis Cup skipper Smith keeping eyes on Jack

GREAT BRITAIN'S Davis Cup captain Leon Smith will be keeping a close eye on Jack Draper today, as he finalises his thoughts for next week's group stage in Manchester.