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Andy vindicates bold call and fuels dream of a 'special' farewell

BEYOND the three Grand Slam titles, the two Olympic gold medals and the Davis Cup heroics, Andy Murray has built a career on making the improbable happen.

DALEY BACK IN MEDALS WITH SUPER SILVER

GAMES VETERAN AND WILLIAMS SECOND TO CHINA

After party at Ronaldo's in 2016, I hope Mbappe's around this time, says Clarke

THE last time Joe Clarke won Olympic gold, he ended up at a house party in former Brazil striker Ronaldo’s Rio de Janeiro home.

Happy tears after silver show Peaty has won his biggest fight

AS HE opened his eyes this morning, Adam Peaty fully expected the hangover to kick in.

Tesco sticking to £1bn share buyback as Goldman advises

TESCO today confirmed plans to continue with a £1 billion share buy back programme that should benefit investors.

Heineken takes hit on China brewer

GLOBAL brewer Heineken took a huge hit today from slowing Chinese markets and Europe’s washout summer, leaving its shares feeling the chill.

Firms tell Labour to block 'Beeching style' post cuts

A BUSINESS coalition representing more than 10,000 small and medium size firms today urged the Labour government to block “Beeching style” cuts to postal services.

Trad wifedom is a hoax, of course - but our obsession with it is deeply unedifying

THE obsession with trad wives goes on. Many yearnings meet in them but the principle one is misogyny, just not in the way you might think.

Edna O'Brien mastered the art of reinvention

THE opening sentence of Girl, Edna O’Brien’s last novel is, I think, unforgettable: “I was a girl once, but not any more...” And from there O’Brien, who died on Saturday, takes the reader into the unimaginable horror of the abduction and rape of the Chibok schoolgirls by the Islamist group, Boko Haram.

This ogre of a play needs to go to a land far, far away

SHREK just keeps on giving, doesn’t he? The DreamWorks ogre first appeared in 2001, with a fifth film in his franchise just announced — and don’t forget the Puss in Boots spin-offs.

Heatwave on the cards... as kayaker ends 2,000-mile trip

LONDON is set to bask in 32C heat with temperatures in the high 20s for most of the week.

Israeli clash with militant Hezbollah 'could be worse than Gaza war'

AN escalation in fighting between Israel and Lebanese militant group Hezbollah could be a “much more serious situation” than the war in Gaza, a Cabinet minister warned today.

Minister refuses to rule out tax hikes in autumn budget

Starmer ally leaves possibility of hikes open as Reeves sets out spending cuts

Daley gets the full set of medals as he wins silver at fifth Olympics

TOM DALEY completed the full set of Olympic medals as he today won silver at his fifth Games.

New Tory leader 'must send a clear centre-Right message'

THE new Tory leader must set out a “clear centre-Right message” for the party after years of infighting, a shadow minister said today as nominations to take over from Rishi Sunak were set to close.

Dean is ready to push for glory again after being edged out of title defence

BEING asked to drape his Olympic gold medal over the neck of a Jack Russell by an exuberant owner is one of the more surreal moments Tom Dean faced after the last Games.

Norris: I'm not proud of how I behaved last week

THE headlines from the Hungarian Grand Prix were not of a McLaren onetwo, nor of Oscar Piastri’s first victory in Formula One.

Segro's green shoots for warehouse sector

THERE are signs the commercial property sector has turned a corner in the UK after warehouse developer Segro said it had seen the first rise in valuations for two years.

Post-election surge is on the way, says Rightmove chief

RIGHTMOVE today said it was prepared for a surge in property deals amid falling mortgage rates as the online real estate portal posted a rise in sales and profits.

A love affair with a pop star gone horribly wrong that puts #MeToo centre stage

YOU may have noticed a recent trend in fan fiction-inspired stories of love affairs with pop stars.

I use headphones every day and this is the question that makes me shudder

IT IS the question I fear most in life.

Thanks Kamala, brat summer is over already

WITH all due respect, the moment Kamala Harris co-opted the brat aesthetic for her presidential campaign, brat summer was over.

Distrust the bellicose prophets of doom with their bad history

THERE is an air of the Old Testament prophets over the latest dire military and strategic warnings in Britain and America about the need to prepare for war with Russia and China by 2027.

Thieves steal £185,000 diamond watch

A mother was robbed of her £185,000 designer watch in front of her children in a \"terrifying\" mugging outside St Pancras station.

'Paris will be wrecked by the Olympic Games'

Locals in the French capital have been pushed to the edge by intense traffic, the closure of bridges and metro stations, and 6ft barriers lining the streets in preparation for the upcoming Games. No wonder they're fleeing the city

El Chapo's cartel co-founder and drug lord son under arrest

ONE of the world's most powerful drug lords has been arrested by US federal agents in Texas along with the son of infamous cartel leader El Chapo.

Mother of man kicked by police 'involved in row with passenger'

A MAN was kicked in the head by a police officer at Manchester Airport after his mother was involved in a mid-air row with another passenger, it was claimed today.

I won't be silent on harrowing crisis in Gaza Strip, says Harris

KAMALA HARRIS stated that she would \"not be silent\" over the harrowing humanitarian situation in Gaza after meeting Israel's prime minister at the White House.

Tax rises threat as ministers face £20bn black hole in public finances

BRITAIN could be hit with new tax rises in an autumn Budget as the new Government faces up to the reality of the nation's dire public finances, leading economists warned today.

Huge arson attack on French rail network hits fans on way to the Games

FRENCH plans to welcome the world to the 2024 Paris Olympics tonight were hit by a massive arson attack on the nation’s high-speed rail network.