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Allies 'plan for 2 more years of war'

BRITAIN and senior European allies are preparing a strategy for the Ukraine war lasting at least another two years - and factoring in a diminished role by the United States if Donald Trump returns to the White House, senior defence sources revealed today.

U2 in Las Vegas: the greatest show on earth

Social media is already ablaze with footage from the Sphere, a dazzling auditorium where Bono's band have a new residency. Dylan Jones reports on its opening night

History made: first Lady Chief Justice sworn in

THE first Lady Chief Justice of England and Wales has been sworn into office at a historic ceremony at the Royal Courts of Justice.

I'II chat a path to lower taxes, Hunt tells the Tories

He rules out cuts this year but keeps alive hopes of pre-election giveaway

McCartney looks to the world's future and her family's past to find fashion week Wings

STELLA MCCARTNEY has always been far ahead of the curve when it comes to forward-thinking fabric innovation.

John Lewis boss says she will stand down in early 2025

THE £1 million-a-year boss of John Lewis surprised the business world today by saying she intended to stand down at the end of her five-year term in February 2025.

MP halts surgeries after attack on her adviser and 'racist slurs'

A LONDON MP has been forced to cancel advice surgeries over security fears after a man who allegedly hurled “sexist and racist slurs” at the politician attacked a member of her staff.

Vikings and Team Angry give Europe perfect start

Lowry-Straka then earn third point before Mcllroy-Fleetwood make it a clean sweep

Spurs will be well ahead of schedule if they can end barren Reds run

Liverpool will be good test for Postecoglou

Arteta forced into late call with eight on Gunners' casualty list

Boss hopes for good news at training, with Saka and Rice among the players fighting for fitness

Vilahamn ready to work his magic with Tottenham

ANGE POSTECOGLOU is not the only Tottenham manager with a voracious appetite for taking on fresh challenges.

Growing up, Chelsea's will to win made me the person I am

AT Stamford Bridge on Sunday, Mia Fishel will realise a dream.

The Jam Pot is buzzing as pubs chief hails return of City folk

THE Jamaica Wine House off Cornhill has been serving City workers since 1652, more than 40 years before the nearby Bank of England was established.

Severn Trent looks to raise £1bn for modernisation

The scale of the vast costs of modernising the UK’s water industry were in the spotlight today, when Severn Trent revealed a £1 billion share sale to help pay for its upgrade.

Vultures circle over UK firms where bargains are to be found

FIFTEEN major UK stock market-listed companies with a combined market value of nearly £170 billion are vulnerable to takeover, analysis for the Evening Standard shows.

This sentimental sci-fi epic feels a bit artificial

A RTIFICIAL intelligence has fascinated filmmakers for decades now — Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey gave us the iconic evil robot HAL 9000, while Steven Spielberg offered a softer touch with Haley Joel Osment as an uncanny kid cyborg in A.I. Artificial Intelligence.

Ian Fleming was a spy too: Bond was his bid to relive his youth

THE name’s Secretan, James Secretan.” Doesn’t quite work, does it? Ian Fleming realised as much when he read through the draft of his first spy novel Casino Royale, scratched out the vaguely foreign surname, and created “James Bond”.

It's class, not race, that's the real divide in Britain: and football gets round it

WHENEVER I go to church, I witness diversity. The very young and the very old, the affluent and the impoverished, people from all racial backgrounds and ethnicities.

Boy, 17, charged with murder of schoolgirl after family lay flowers

A 17-YEAR-OLD boy was set to appear in court today charged with murdering Elianne Andam, 15, who was fatally stabbed on her way to school.

£65 grand for four days a week? Don't take us for fools

Deputy PM Oliver Dowden takes aim at the striking unions, the bigger Ulez and backs Susan Hall as excellent’ choice for Mayor

Theatreland's tribute to Gambon

WEST END theatres will dim their lights in honour of Sir Michael Gambon tonight following the actor’s death at the age of 82.

'Watershed season' may herald first £1bn league for women

THE Women's Super League kicks off on Sunday with a \"watershed season\" predicted for the game, powered by the success of the Lionesses at the Euros and World Cup.

Rewired Soucek sets up clash against Gunners

WEST HAM midfielder Tomas Soucek believes he is back to his goalscoring best, after admitting he \"didn't feel that motivated\" last season.

'Jackson will score a lot once he clicks into top gear'

Colwill eager to see more after Striker settles hard-fought tie

Five Guys targets Heathrow as CEO defends 'premium' prices

FIVE Guys UK boss John Eckbert is mostly blasé about plans for new openings; he says the burger chain could open almost 150 more restaurants in the next few years.

Deliveroo buyback set at a third of 2021 float level

AN OFFER by Deliveroo to buy £250 million of its shares was today priced at a third of the level stumped up by investors in its £7.9 billion flotation.

Oxford Street Kurt Geiger is biggest in world

HOPES for a revival of Oxford Street were given a boost today with the opening of a new global flagship store for shoe and accessories brand Kurt Geiger.

Nostalgia for M&A heyday is often misplaced

WHEN I first began reporting on the post Big Bang City in the late Eighties scarcely a day would pass without the button being pushed on another takeover, buyout or mega-merger.

Zoo Digital says writers' strike will lead to 'significant loss'

THE impact of the Hollywood writers' strike hit shares in video services company Zoo Digital which has been badly affected by the halt in production of movies and TV shows and warned of a \"significant loss\".

Betting giant 888 hit by 'punter-friendly' results

WILLIAM Hill owner 888 today became the second bookie in four days to warn of the joint impact of punter-friendly sports results and safer gambling reforms amid turmoil that has wiped billions of pounds off the value of London-listed betting operators this week.