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How a little royal help made acupuncture all the rage

WELLNESS Sticking pins in yourself is in vogue. Eloise Coulson tells Madeleine Spencer about life as a model turned acupuncturist - and why it works

The annoying thing about Harry and Meghan’s trip

WHEN is a royal tour not a royal tour? When it features the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, that's when. I give you their triumphal tour of Nigeria.

People relieve themselves outside my window, so I've developed a drastic solution

IT'S 2024, so why are people still shamelessly urinating in public? There's a lot to love about this city, but there are a few things I loathe. And one thing that's made me buy a megaphone. More on that later.

From Damien Hirst to a man called Jesus, London is defined by its faces

IN the same way that Damon Runyon's characters leapt off the page and became part of the popular imagination, so every city needs its heroes and its faces-mythical and legendary. London is no different, and if you've lived here for any serious amount of time, you will have accumulated a number of people who define the city.

Work it! Where London's elite really do business

Forget the Garrick, the real networking is now done in high-end gyms that cost up to £10,000 a year. Will Hosie reveals where the 1% do their deals, and the spot each industry likes best

Oxford St renaissance that's left experts lost for words

Less than a year after it was branded a national embarrassment, Britain’s premier shopping destination will be transformed in £1bn boom

Postecoglou must work out how to get Son to shine again

WHEN Tottenham faced tomorrow’s opponents Burnley in September, Ange Postecoglou’s starting XI more or less picked itself, but, as Spurs’ season has unravelled, the head coach has tinkered, leaving his best team far less clear today.

BA owner forecasts glorious summer as Asia flights return

BRITISH AIRWAYS owner IAG today said it was on track for a bumper summer after revenues grew by 9% in the first quarter of the year.

Drivers warned over delays as M25 closes again from 9pm

DRIVERS have been warned of lengthy delays as parts of the M25 are closed over the weekend, which could see the hottest day of the year.

Nigerian tour for Meghan and Harry after London meet

THE Duke and Duchess of Sussex today arrived in Nigeria for a three-day “private” tour after flying in together following a secret reunion in London.

ARTETA HOPES THEATRE OF DREAMS DOESN'T LEAD TO MORE NIGHTMARES

OLD TRAFFORD is known as the Theatre of Dreams, but for Arsenal it has so often been the stuff of nightmares.

Last place? I've thought about it

Ahead of going to bat for the UK at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, Olly Alexander is starting to feel the pressure.

Save me from this plague of horrible art shops

IN AN update on Britain’s catastrophe of good taste, Clarendon Fine Art shops are categorically booming.

POCH: I COULD DECIDE TO GO

BOSS INSISTS FUTURE IS NOT JUST IN THE HANDS OF CHELSEA’S OWNERS

Moyes deserves fans' acclaim as he heads towards the exit door

WHAT will go down as the defining image of David Moyes’s West Ham reign?

Vunipola's big chance to pay back Sarries for standing by him

No8 must switch focus to on-field matters as play-off race comes down to final two games

The private members' club no one talks about

ENDLESS column inches were filled this week on the Garrick Club. Members of the 192-year-old association were horrified to discover that it didn’t admit women and rushed to overturn the rule.

Battle over Paqueta is centre stage in new era for Hammers

IF DAVID Moyes had had his way, West Ham's final home game of the season tomorrow, against Luton Town, might be only a suspected farewell, rather than the real thing.

Happy Friday! Sadiq's deputies and PR chief on more money than PM

SADIQ KHAN and his top aides have received a pay rise, with the Mayor and at least 13 of his City Hall staff earning more than the Prime Minister, it can be revealed.

As more of my generation leave London I think: thank god I never did that

SOMETIME around their late thirties and early forties, something happens to each London generation.

‘Our capital's cultural biosphere is unrivalled'

As the National Gallery celebrates its 200th birthday, Nick Clark talks to its director Gabriele Finaldi about funding, A-list fans and the challenges of protecting its artworks for future generations

Caring brings back Le Caprice on £1bn site of former US embassy

LE Caprice, the celebrity restaurant famed as Princess Diana’s favourite haunt, is to return to London’s dining scene at a new Mayfair location next summer — five years after it closed during the pandemic.

Infighting, apparatchiks and a 'screwed up' selection panel: how the Tories blew it

THE full story of how the Tories failed to stop Sadiq Khan from being re-elected can be revealed today — with infighting, a bungled selection process and a lack of campaign funds blamed by insiders for derailing their efforts.

I'm no stalker so I'll see you in court, real Martha tells Netflix over Reindeer

THE “real” Martha from Baby Reindeer has said she is going to sue Netflix and creator-turned-star Richard Gadd over her “defamatory” depiction.

UK bounces back to growth after one of shortest slumps

THE economy surged back to growth in a major boost to Rishi Sunak just a week after the Tories suffered an elections drubbing across the country.

I'M HUNGRY TO WIN ALL I CAN, SAYS JORGINHO

MIDFIELDER OUTLINES PLAN AS HE AGREES CONTRACT EXTENSION AND ADMITS HE HAS UNFINISHED BUSINESS

Why Jesus must settle onabench role going forwards

WHEN Gabriel Jesus joined Arsenal two years ago, Mikel Arteta described him as a player who \"changed our world\".

Fans want to see the stars all year round, not just at the big events

ATHLETICS is in a loop from which Michael Johnson is attempting to extricate it.

Footsie closing the gap after US-listed Arm flops

NEW hopes that London shares could be on their way back in fashion by the summer emerged today, as the latest FTSE 100 surge and signs of a US tech slowdown helped narrow the valuation gap between the US and UK.

This M&S Marble Arch saga is now an unholy farce

IT IS 1,042 days since Marks & Spencer first submitted its plans to Westminster council for the demolition of its famous Oxford Street flagship store near Marble Arch and replace it with a nine-storey complex including a new shop, offices and a pedestrian arcade. When the proposal went in on July 2, 2021, Boris Johnson had a year left to enjoy residing at 10 Downing Street.