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BORIS HIT BY CABINET SPLIT ON TAX HIKE AND COST OF LIVING

A CABINET clash over the looming cost-of-living crisis exploded in public today with Transport Secretary Grant Shapps forced to defend a planned rise in National Insurance to tackle the NHS backlog and social care reforms.

Tech stocks tumble as US signals rate rise on cards

TECHNOLOGY and other growth stocks were hit by heavy selling today as traders ripped up forecasts for when US interest rates might start to rise.

Sympathy in short supply as Nadal says Djokovic knew risks

RAFAEL NADAL says Novak Djokovic knew the potential consequences of not getting vaccinated amid his detention in Melbourne.

‘Twelve police and dozens of protesters killed' during clashes in Kazakhstan city

DOZENS of antigovernment protesters have been killed along with at least 12 police officers during attacks on buildings in Kazakhstan’s largest city, authorities said today.

We should fear the threat from the master conjurors abroad

LIKE all good conjurors Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin know that the success of their act depends on audience distraction.

WE DIDN'T SHOW ENOUGH FIGHT, ADMITS LLORIS

KEEPER RUES ‘FRUSTRATING’ FIRST HALF AS SPURS GIFT CHELSEA SEMI-FINAL LEAD BUT SAYS CUP TIE IS STILL ALIVE

Search your children for knives, pleads mother of stab victim

THE family of a boy stabbed in the final teenage killing of 2021 today called on parents to check their children for knives before they leave home to prevent more tragedies.

Khan on the defensive over biggest rise in council tax bills of his mayoralty

SADIQ KHAN was today forced to defend plans to impose his biggest increase in council tax bills since becoming Mayor.

‘Horrendous' staff shortages as schools in capital balance on edge of closure

SCHOOL leaders in London are grappling with “horrendous” staff shortages and face a challenging term as they teeter on the edge of closure, heads warned today.

£220,000 salary of Westminster official in charge of Marble Arch Mound fiasco

THE Westminster official in charge of the Marble Arch Mound fiasco was the council’s highest-paid employee with a salary of £220,000, it was revealed today.

CONTE: WE NEED A NEW MINDSET TO BE WINNERS

SPURS BOSS WARNS PLAYERS AHEAD OF BRIDGE RETURN

First London float of 2022 plays a blinder with rise

LONDON saw its first IPO of the year today as Facilities by ADF — a provider of everything from trailers to Portaloos to the stars — floated on AIM.

Hope of higher rates sees banks lead sustained gain

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Boris needs a Blair-like focus to save his party from mission vacuum

EVERY Sunday afternoon when the newly knighted Tony Blair was in No 10, he would sit down and handwrite a letter to his key aides and Cabinet ministers.

Big return for Conte highlights a striking difference

IN A different set of circumstances, the return of a celebrated former manager to Stamford Bridge might have provided a welcome distraction from the Romelu Lukaku saga, but Antonio Conte’s reunion with Chelsea will only shine a light on the striker’s situation.

Annual spend on central London offices matches pre-Covid

INVESTOR spending on central London offices returned to pre-pandemic levels in 2021, with buyers betting on tenant demand beyond work-fromhome guidance.

Tests axe boost for travellers

TRAVEL bosses today welcomed as a “step forward” the expected scrapping this week of the requirement for vaccinated travellers to take a Covid test before returning to the UK.

‘Female Steve Jobs' who duped investors with sham blood-testing tech faces years behind bars

A FALLEN Silicon Valley star once hailed as the “female Steve Jobs” faces years behind bars after being convicted of fraud following a landmark trial.

Capital set for cold snap after warm beginning to the new year

TEMPERATURES were set to plunge in London today, with highs of only 6C expected following days of unseasonably warm weather.

‘You don't deserve this, Khloe': Basketball star says sorry over child with another woman

BASKETBALL star Tristan Thompson has apologised to Khloe Kardashian for causing her “heartache and humiliation” after a paternity test revealed he fathered a child with another woman.

Andrew ‘faces uphill battle' to have sex assault case thrown out

PRINCE ANDREW was today warned that he faces an “uphill battle” to have a sex assault case against him thrown out as his lawyers tried to persuade a New York judge to halt the legal action.

Let's forget New Year's resolutions this January

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David Bowie on song as estate joins music rights gold rush

WHAT do Bruce Springsteen, Paul Simon, Neil Young and David Bowie have in common?

Covid fears are testing Conte ahead of return to the Bridge

TOTTENHAM were this morning still waiting on possible Covid cases in Antonio Conte’s squad ahead of the Italian’s return to Chelsea tomorrow.

GIANT STEP VEGAN NUGGETS LAUNCHED

BURGER King UK has launched its first vegan nuggets to coincide with “Veganuary” — the annual charity event that sees people go vegan for the month of January.

Hornby steams ahead as investors bet on strong Christmas sales

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Passengers flock to Wizz Air as price slashing pays off

WIZZ AIR today revealed it carried 2.6 million passengers last month — a near-threefold increase on December 2020 numbers.

London's first knife death of the year as two teenage boys in court charged with murders

A 15-YEAR-OLD and another aged 16 were appearing in court today charged with separate murders as London saw its first stabbing fatality of the year.

Stokes must deliver runs, not words, to restore some pride

That contrasts starkly with Stokes’s record before 2021, and his long break for injury and mental health management. In 47 matches from 2016 to 2020, his batting average was 42 and bowling 27.6.

Never give up. You'll find an opportunity — I got into the BBC

Keen for an apprenticeship and with As at A-level, Tyreek Kasim thought his job search would be a breeze. But as the rejections piled up, he felt ground down. David Cohen tells how an employability charity came to his rescue