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Tax cuts are on way, says Sunak with business set to benefit

RISHI SUNAK confirmed today that tax cuts will be in the Autumn Statement with the priority on businesses.

Djokovic's Davis Cup warning to Murray

NOVAK DJOKOVIC has set his sights on derailing Andy Murray and Britain's Davis Cup hopefuls in Malaga next week.

It's the hosts' game to lose as a nation awaits final reckoning

PICTURE yourself waking up as Virat Kohli on Sunday morning and imagine for a minute how much sleep you might have managed through the night. A minute, in fact, would be pretty good going.

Care relishing battle as Farrell faces heir apparent

MARCUS SMITH and Owen Farrell spent five months building a firm World Cup friendship, but tomorrow will revert to being the best of enemies.

Millions down the drain after calamitous return

‘Embarrassing’ start could impact bid to break American market

Shopping trips 'set to rise' in Knightsbridge

CHRISTMAS shopper numbers in Knightsbridge are forecast to surpass pre-pandemic levels for the first time and total spend will jump.

Nationwide is much needed... in spite of the advert

NATIONWIDE chief Debbie Crosbie still won't say how much she has paid Dominic West for those ridiculous TV ads, where he plays a bad banking boss goon, the cost-cutting chief of Any Bank plc.

MARKET ROUND-UP: Shares a bit jaded after LSE's big night

THE morning after London Stock Exchange's big night hosting City investors left shares looking a little worse for wear today.

Issas use Asda forecourts as collateral in loan deal

ASDA has used its new petrol forecourts as collateral in a fresh loan deal after the billionaire Issa brothers sold the sites from EG Group as part of their £2.1 billion merger of the two companies, the Standard has found.

Dolly leaves the country to spawn a true rock monster

When Dolly Parton received her invitation to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2022, she initially turned it down.

McKellen shows that theatre's spirit is thriving

The actor’s latest project is just the kind of innovation we're celebrating this weekend at the Evening Standard Theatre Awards

A stark reminder that the horrors of empire are within living memory

THEY used to say the sun never set on the British Empire because God wouldn't trust an Englishman in the dark. And when darkness fell on the empire after the Second World War, that was proven unsettlingly true.

There's a lesson for all of us in the Indian cricket team's inability to enjoy its victories

IS IT possible to be too good at cricket? India is giving it the old college try and an entire subcontinent is freaking out as a result.

Your Subway order will depart from Platform 2

Tube man swapped takeaway phone number for Waterloo

End of woke? Not quite but the beginning of the end...and I want a statue in Parliament

Piers Morgan puts his world to rights with Dylan Jones

Willkommen! How the Germans have taken King Kane to their hearts

England ace quickly wins over team-mates and public at Bayern

Raging Diddy is a rapist and sex trafficker who left me bloodied and bruised, claims ex

SEAN \"Diddy\" Combs has been accused of rape, violent behaviour and sex trafficking by his ex-girlfriend. Singer Cassie claims the rap mogul was a \"serial domestic abuser\", he allegedly plied her with alcohol and drugs leading to addiction, and is said to have forced her into taped sexual encounters with male prostitutes.

Look who's back in the Hollywood limelight

THE Duchess of Sussex claims she and Prince Harry have \"so many exciting\" projects on the way.

Pro-Palestine protests 'to go local'

Demonstrations in nine areas of capital rather than repeat of mega march’

Odd couple musical romance is a sweet early slice of Christmas cake

CHRISTMAS comes early to the Kiln with this charming two-person musical that riffs on New York romcoms. Dougal (Sam Tutty), a dorkily good-hearted cinema usher from Crawley, spends 36 hours in a Manhattan December with wry, dry, city-savvy barista Robin (Dujonna Gift), because her sister is marrying the wealthy dad he never knew.

Coleman and Tennant honouring among stars stage talent at our awards

TOM HIDDLESTON, Jenna Coleman, Sheila Atim and David Tennant are among the stars celebrating London's stage talent at the 67th Evening Standard Theatre Awards on Sunday.

Suella's Rwanda plan is like rule by Putin, claims top Tory

SUELLA BRAVERMAN is championing a new Rwanda plan stripping away legal constraints as presidents \"Putin and Xi do,\" a senior MP claimed today amid a growing Tory civil war.

THEY HAVE MADE US LOOK LIKE CLOWNS, FUMES MAX

VERSTAPPEN SLAMS GLITZ OF VEGAS LAUNCH... AND ALSO DISLIKES TRACK

Cray pulped but hope Cup run boosts promotion bid

IT TOOK 150 minutes across two games, but finally the gulf in class between Charlton and Cray Valley Paper Mills showed.

Embarrassing calls robbed us of victory, insists Hayes

EMMA HAYES felt Chelsea were \"robbed\" after two \"embarrassing\" late decisions in their controversial 2-2 draw with Real Madrid in the Women's Champions League.

Big and brash, but F1 is taking expensive gamble in Sin City

Interest is massively on the up in the US, but fears are sport is only in Vegas for the show

Starc returns in style as he grabs initiative for Australia

AUSTRALIA'S seamers this morning seized control of their World Cup semi-final against South Africa, as they look to set up a meeting with hosts India in Sunday's showpiece.

Royal Mail takes hit as turnaround falters

THE frustration for Royal Mail shareholders continued today amid more big losses and a warning from its new boss that a turnaround will take time.

Burberry China sales rise as Goddess perfume soars

BURBERRY'S new Goddess perfume and the first collection designed by famed fashion guru Daniel Lee helped revenue rise to nearly £1.4billion, with mainland China sales up 15% in the first half.

Dear Nationwide: Don't go changing to try and please us

THE City joke goes like this. You can be absolutely certain what a bank with spare capital will do next.