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It's World Cup crunch time for Wiegman

THE past six months have been all about who will not make England's World Cup squad, but tomorrow Sarina Wiegman must finally decide who has made the cut

Ashes uncertainty but McCullum cannot wait for the magic to start

AS MOST of the country enjoyed the final knockings of the spring’s hat-trick of bank holidays yesterday, England’s players arrived at Lord’s, the most monumental international summer since 2019’s World Cup-Ashes double-header now almost upon us. Brendon McCullum, the head coach, could hardly keep the smile off his face

Hollywood Bowl stays on a roll as new records set

HOLLYWOOD Bowl’s winning streak showed no signs of waning today as the firm rolled into summer with another record half-year of results

Moscow targeted by drones after one person dies in latest wave of Kyiv air strikes

MOSCOW was hit by a wave of drone attacks today damaging several buildings, according to the city’s mayor

'We're being starved of the arts in this country'

As his new Royal Ballet show opens, the star choreographer Wayne McGregor tells Nancy Durrant that 'levelling up' should mean more money for culture, not less

Holmes: ITV 'cover-up' over Schofield

EAMONN HOLMES has alleged that there was a “total cover-up” on ITV’s This Morning show over Phillip Schofield’s affair with a young male colleague

Boris WhatsApps deadline extended

COVID Inquiry chairwoman Baroness Hallett today extended a deadline until 4pm on Thursday for the Government to hand over unredacted documents including Boris Johnson’s WhatsApp messages

Cannes idolises Lily-Rose's new series

LILY-ROSE DEPP walked the Cannes red carpet alongside pop star The Weeknd at the premiere of their gritty new HBO series The Idol.

MAYOR PLEDGES MILLIONS FOR PALACE REVAMP

KHAN VOWS TO DELIVER 'OUTSTANDING VENUE' WHICH COULD BECOME NEW HOME FOR ATHLETICS IN CAPITAL

GAMBLING ADDICT TONEY BET ON HIS TEAM TO LOSE GAMES

BRENTFORD have vowed to stand by Ivan Toney and “do everything possible” to help him through a gambling addiction, after the FA this morning published the full written reasons for the England’s striker’s eight-month ban

Djokovic needs spark in quest to win most Majors

THE build-up to this year’s French Open has been more about those left behind than those taking part

Why Spurs must treat boss hunt like star search and spend big

Good coach worth his weight in gold - and now Postecoglou is serious contender for job

Riccioni will 'embrace the pain' in his bid for final glory

Italian tight-head is determined to deliver

Prime office rents soar along central section of Elizabeth line

PRIME office rents along the Elizabeth line’s central London section have leapt, in some cases by 20% since preCovid, as businesses seek commuter- friendly locations for employees, research for the Standard has foun

'I care what people say and if they hate my music'

Legendary musician Nick Cave tells Elizabeth Aubrey why negative reviews still sting, and what the grief of losing his sons has taught him about connection

Police continue to question man over 'deliberate' Downing Street gates crash

DETECTIVES were today continuing to question a man on suspicion of criminal damage and dangerous driving after a driving into the Downing Street gates

Deadly missile blast at medical unit after new Russian strikes

AT least one person was killed and 15 injured when a medical facility was hit today in a wave of Russian missile strikes across Ukraine

TikToker who filmed himself inside family's home may have breached court order already

A TIKTOK “prankster” is being investigated by police for potentially breaching a court order imposed after he filmed himself entering a family’s home

Wife died of starvation in Sudan after Briton shot by snipers seeking food

ELDERLY LONDON HOTELIER AND PARTNER 'ABANDONED' YARDS FROM BRITISH EMBASSY IN WAR ZONE

A sunny bank holiday at last! But beware air, road and rail hitches

LONDONERS were today finally looking forward to a sunny bank holiday weekend - but the half-term holiday plans for thousands of families have already been thrown into disarray

RECESSION RISK WORTH IT TO TAME INFLATION, SAYS HUNT

CHANCELLOR BACKS BANK'S RATE RISES - HE'D BE 'COMFORTABLE' WITH SLUMP TO SHORE UP ECONOMY

We are ready to make up for pain of last season

AS WILL JACKS looks out upon his Surrey team-mates training at the Kia Oval and ponders how this ridiculously talented group have never won the Vitality Blast, he probably does not mean to bastardise Michael Jordan

Managerial search bears all the depressing hallmarks of 2021 hunt

ONLY Daniel Levy and his inner circle know the true extent of Tottenham’s interest in Arne Slot, and only the Dutchman’s agent, Rafaela Pimenta, and Feyenoord general manager Dennis te Kloese know what was said in yesterday’s crunch meeting over his future

MOUNT READY FOR BRIDGE FAREWELL AS TALKS STALL

MASON MOUNT is preparing to say his goodbyes to Chelsea supporters at Stamford Bridge on Sunday, with the midfielder increasingly likely to leave his boyhood club this summer

SPURS TARGET SLOT TO STAY AT FEYENOORD

BLOW FOR UNDER-PRESSURE TOTTENHAM CHAIRMAN LEVY AS DUTCHMAN SAYS MOVE WAS NEVER ON CARDS

Ailing Cineworld eyes Chapter 11 exit

STRUGGLING cinema chain Cineworld now expects to emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in July, but a complaint from shareholders who risk getting wiped out could put that in doubt

City rejects replica of Putin critic Navalny's cell as 'too political'

THE City of London has turned down a plan to erect a replica of the cell used to hold Russian dissident Alexey Navalny amid fears it could compromise its \"political neutrality\"

'Unforgiveable': Ella mother hits out after Ulez protest at Mayor

THE mother of the London schoolgirl whose death was the first to be officially recorded as caused by air pollution has described protests that disrupted a Sadiq Khan event on the South Bank as “unforgiveable”

'At last Met is held to account': ex-MP praises action over VIP probe officer

CAMPAIGNERS today welcomed the decision to investigate a former senior Scotland Yard officer who led the disastrous VIP child abuse inquiry for gross misconduct

Energy cap cut gives families £400-a-year lifeline

FAMILIES were given a £400-a-year lifeline today after the cap on energy bills was cut following steep falls in wholesale gas and electricity prices