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Hang on, where have all the powerful women gone in this Rishi reshuffle?

I DON'T think the reshuffle really matters (I'll explain why in a bit) but I am wondering whether it's such great news that it's all blokes at the top of the batting order again.

Buckle up Dave, you've got a hell of an in-tray

ON his return to Whitehall, David Cameron will have found more than enough items of urgent business piling up in his in-tray at the Foreign Office.

Ghosts, bloodings and the Dodi ick: The Crown is back

Elizabeth Debicki’s Diana takes centre stage in what may be the riskiest season yet of the Netflix hit, says Melanie McDonagh

War will drag on, warns Biden as he raises hopes on hostages

PRESIDENT Joe Biden said today that Israel’s war in Gaza would probably drag on until Hamas’s “capacity to murder” is degraded.

New laws for Rwanda flights 'could come in just days'

But ministers are warned of potential clash between MPs and the judiciary

Royal aides' fury over new Harry book claims

ROYAL courtiers are said to be furious over claims that Prince William ignored his brother’s messages on the day that Queen Elizabeth died.

My cellmate heroines and the real value of free speech

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe shared a bunk with one of Evin prison’s pillars of resilience. She tells of what she learned about Iran’s state-sponsored cancel culture and repression

PALMER: CALL-UP SHOWS MY TOUGH DECISION TO LEAVE CITY WAS RIGHT

COLE PALMER believes his agonising decision to leave boyhood club Manchester City for Chelsea is paying off, after he was named in the England squad for the first time.

Ice hockey death arrest

AMAN has been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter and released on bail following the death of ice hockey player Adam Johnson.

Supercharged Flintoff

ENGLAND great Andrew Flintoff has been named as the new head coach of Northern Superchargers in the men's Hundred, as his return to the sport continues.

ABRAMOVICH'S 'SECRET' DEALS TO BE PROBED

LEAKED FILES REPORTEDLY SHOW PAYMENTS WORTH MILLIONS OF POUNDS THAT MAY HAVE BROKEN FFP RULES

Six-point plan to end blunders and fix football's VAR farce

Teething problems were inevitable, but after a string of errors a new approach is needed

Black Friday spending could fall by £1.5bn

CONSUMER spending on Black Friday could plunge by £1.5 billion from a year earlier with interest in the shopping extravaganza waning, a PwC survey has found.

BoE 'will not cut interest rates despite inflation fall'

TODAY’S plunge in inflation to 4.6% will be cheered on Downing Street and Threadneedle Street alike, but economists warned it will not be enough for the Bank of England to think about cutting interest rates.

Nothing in London feels like it's made for us actual Londoners any more

I'M not being funny but… Christmas is well and truly upon us.

Creaking Biden knows he is an old 82, but don't write him off

WHAT is Joe Biden to do? Last week two reputable polls rated his chances for re-election as in serious jeopardy, with him losing to Donald Trump in a series of must-win states.

Tanks move in at Gaza hospital as Israel hunts for Hamas

ISRAELI forces raided Gaza’s largest hospital as the US said its own intelligence confirmed that Hamas was using tunnels beneath the facility to support military operations and hold hostages.

Biden welcomes Xi for US-China talks

XI JINPING today arrived in San Francisco for talks with Joe Biden in his first visit to the US in six years.

Hammer blow to Sunak's 'stop the boats' vow as judges tear Rwanda flights plan to shreds

RISHI SUNAK'S flagship Rwanda deportation plan was torn to shreds today in the Supreme Court which branded it unlawful.

If you don't get cancelled, you're not cool: rapper Azealia Banks lets rip

In a freewheeling interview with Evgeny Lebedev, the controversial and outspoken star takes aim at big tech and the culture wars and tells him why she'll be voting for Trump

They worship at altar of the Left because they don't know what Stalin was like

Jordan Peterson is the leading voice in the fight against cancel culture. He tells Evgeny Lebedev of the many challenges ahead

For speech to be free we must allow for ideas we disagree with

ARE people are only prepared to support freedom of speech and assembly when they already agree with the opinions of the people they are defending?

This country has a great tradition of free speech - we can't throw it away

In a passionate speech in the Lords, the Evening Standard's proprietor argues that Britain's cancel culture is putting freedoms in peril around the world

WIMBLEDON EXPANSION PLANS HIT A ROADBLOCK

WANDSWORTH PLANNING CHIEFS PROPOSE REJECTING 200m REVAMP OF NEW SITE, DESPITE MERTON SUPPORT

Palmer is proving a point after delayed take off

WAKING up on his day off, Cole Palmer opened his phone to a message asking how quickly he could get to Manchester Airport.

Vodafone: HQ staff should not worry about job cuts this year

VODAFONE boss Margherita Della Valle said staff at its Paddington HQ should not worry about job cuts this year, despite plans to axe 11,000 staff globally by mid-2026.

Wages figures raise PM's hopes on inflation

THERE were no nasty surprises in wages and jobs numbers out today, ahead of a vital moment later in the week for the Prime Minister’s pledge to halve inflation.

Landsec West End offices 'are full' as demand soars

PROPERTY giant Land Securities today declared its West End offices are “full” as the latest industry data for London showed that businesses are in talks to let even more space — enough to fill six Gherkin towers.

Delusional Suella thought she spoke for a nation full of hate: she was so wrong

LAST week I read with interest that delusion has a new form — manifestation or “positive thinking”, as it was known.

Babies are dying in Gaza and we need a ceasefire

NEVER, in all of my 20 years working in the charity sector, have I witnessed a more desperate humanitarian situation than the one that is unfolding in Gaza right now.