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Monkeys' variety show sets the Emirates raging

Arctic Monkeys Emirates Stadium, N7

Sunak steers clear of Partygate debate as Boris allies condemn 'overreaching' MPs

THE row over Boris Johnson’s future escalated today as MPs were set to debate a damning report that found he lied to Parliament over Partygate.

'Dancing woman' in lockdown video is now aide to top Tory on mayoral shortlist

THE “dancing woman” in the Partygate video works as an aide to a Tory shortlisted to become his party’s London mayoral candidate, the Standard can reveal.

Mystery Evening Standard sellers star in first show as the National Portrait Gallery reopens

A SLICE of Evening Standard history will go on show when the National Portrait Gallery reopens this Thursday.

Mortgage ticking time bomb as rates rise - but Sunak rules out support

HOMEOWNERS are facing even more mortgage pain, as data released today showed the average interest rate on a two-year fixed rate deal is now more than six per cent.

Club final experiences are helping us evolve, says Southgate

GARETH SOUTHGATE said that Manchester City’s Champions League triumph is “fantastic” for England, as he refused to condemn party-boy Jack Grealish for his wild celebrations at winning the Treble.

Murray has grounds for optimism in quest for long run at Wimbledon

IN A corner of Greenwich yesterday, Roger Federer was waxing lyrical about Andy Murray.

Overhyped valuations are now threatening our fintech crown

LONDON is the best place to found and scale a fintech business — but frothy tech valuations now threaten its reputation.

Heard joke about speeding comic? He needed loo

COMEDIAN Omid Djalili was caught speeding in London and told police he was in a rush — as he needed to use the lavatory, a court heard.

Former head of police watchdog is charged with child sex cases from the 1980s

THE former police watchdog boss has been charged with a string of rapes and indecent assaults on a teenage girl nearly 40 years ago.

Spotify pull the plug on Meghan and Harry's £18m podcasts

THE Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s multi-million-pound deal with Spotify has ended amid reports that the couple did not hit the streaming giant’s productivity targets.

Don't run away from backing the Boris verdict, Tory MPs are urged

RISHI SUNAK and other Tory MPs came under pressure today not to “run away” from defending Parliament’s rules by failing to vote through the damning privileges committee report on Boris Johnson.

Banks raise rates again in further mortgage pain

MORTGAGE rates jumped yet again today piling more pressure on anxious home owners and first time buyers.

Sunshine, the Ashes and the great British WFH bunk-off

MILLIONS of people were enjoying the Great British bunk-off today as glorious weather and the start of the Ashes combined to lure them away from their working day.

Warner won't be fazed by facing Broad again, says Cummins

Under pressure: opener David Warner

London rivals are united in praise of 'gentleman’ Hollins

True Blue: Hollins played 592 times for Chelsea and went on to manage them

Arsenal’s early blow in Rice bid as Hammers seek £100m

Foes then friends? Declan Rice in action last season against Thomas Partey, who could be his team-mate when the new campaign begins

The FCA is tying itself in knots on non-financial misconduct

Watchdog case: in 2021 the Financial Conduct Authority opened an investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct by Crispin Odey, below, at his eponymous hedge fund. He denies the claims

L&G name Santander’s European head Simdes as new CEO

LEGAL & General named its new CEO today, bringing in an outsider to run the FTSE 100 insurer, which has £1.3 trillion in assets under management.

31 different languages at London primary bidding to be best school

\"Unwavering dedication\": students at Barham primary school in Wembley which was in top 10 for \"community collaboration\"

Voters could get a say on low traffic zones under Tory mayor front-runner

VOTERS could get a say on whether to retain low traffic neighbourhoods under a plan being considered by the frontrunner to become the Tory London mayoral candidate.

McKellen shines in unlikely tale of romance with plenty of bark and bite

Frank and Percy Theatre Royal Windsor ★★★★✩

Boris '90-day ban’ for misleading Commons

Sanction he would have faced as report found he tried to re-write the rules

Grace's hockey team-mates pay tearful tribute as probe goes on

Killed: Grace O’Malley-Kumar’s hockey teammates, and with her family

MORTGAGE MAYHEM

LONDON HOMEOWNERS FEEL PAIN OF £8,000 RISE IN REPAYMENTS A YEAR

Rashford appeals to football chiefs over 'mad' schedule

ENGLAND'S Marcus Rashford has reiterated calls for the \"mad\" football calendar to be reconsidered.

Eze: I owe Hodgson so much... he has helped me grow up

Palace star's debt of thanks as he looks to make England debut

Kapow! It’s back to the 1980s as the bond vigilantes get busy

Full speed ahead: Michael Keaton as Batman in the new Flash movie, with Ezra Miller in the lead role

Shell ditches plan to cut annual oil production

FTSE 100 energy behemoth Shell was at the centre of fresh controversy today, after it ditched a plan to cut annual oil production while simultaneously boosting its payout to shareholders.

Shaftesbury says sales are beating pre-Covid level

Property giant: Shaftesbury Capital owns shops and restaurants around Covent Garden, as well as in Chinatown and Carnaby Street