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Greatest show on earth is here, but don't lose sight of the true cost of Qatar 2022

CONSTRUCTION workers from Bangladesh and Nepal frantically complete last-minute snagging in intense heat; drained players race to be ready for their opening game; WAGs adjust to life on a luxury cruise ship; and fans from across the globe descend on a desert state smaller than London.

Mount puts country before club as he seeks to play a leading role

MASON MOUNT insists he will not be distracted by uncertainty around his future as he battles to win a place in the England team for their World Cup opener.

It's all kicking off! Your guide to the World Cup

The controversy, the WAGs, even a bit of football...life is about to be taken over by the most watched sporting event on the planet. Anthony France takes you through a competition like no other

Twitter offices closed after wave of staff leave

MUSK HAD SAID ONLY 'HARDCORE' EMPLOYEES NEED STAY

I've never been so nervous: Adele on tenterhooks for big reboot in Las Vegas

In rehearsal: Adele prepares for her run at Caesars Palace. In January, she said the show was \"not ready\"

'Squeezed middle' in the South-East will see 900,000 pulled into higher tax band

HUNDREDS of thousands of squeezed middle” earners across London and the South-East are set to be dragged into the higher 40 per cent tax band over the next six years after Jeremy Hunt extended the freeze on thresholds in yesterday’s Autumn Statement.

It's England, 0, Qatar's jellyfish, 1

Three Lions stars are forced to ditch swim in sea as creatures swarm

More Ukraine 'breakthroughs' on way force Russians to dig in

Putin prepares to redeploy forces after defeat in Kherson

HIGHER TAX 'HERE TO STAY' AS PAIN GOES ON

NEW WARNING THAT BURDEN UNLIKELY TO RETURN TO PRE-COVID LEVELS 'ANY TIME IN COMING DECADES'| Truth is we just got a lot poorer, says IFS after revenue grab

Slade: Forget the injuries, Tuilagi's the best in world rugby

HENRY SLADE insists Manu Tuilagi remains the world's best player, despite the England centre's torrid injury record.

Iran will be no pushovers on the pitch, but attention remains on brutal regime

Protest: Iran players cover their country’s symbols with jackets before facing Senegal

ENGLAND CAUTION OVER MADDISON

MIDFIELDER SITS OUT TRAINING AS HE VOWS TO DELIVER BIG MOMENT’

Female officials a welcome addition on biggest stage

FIFA’s groundbreaking move puts Qatar’s repressive rules for women into grim focus

Kane thriving in adversity as he bids to fire England to glory

Talismanic striker has never felt in better Shape, despite being stretched at club level

I know West Ham probably better than anyone...I'm ready for this

MARK NOBLE'S tutor at Harvard University will perhaps, if she reads the introduction to his autobiography, be more impressed with the financial enterprise than the dubious ethics of an earlier money-making deal.

Middle it rides East is on a winner as on soft power of sport

TWO photographs illustrate Doha's past. One is of pearl-fishing boats pulled up on the sand, next to a village of huts; the other is of a low-rise city in which the biggest building is the new Sheraton Hotel.

Fuller's cheers return to centre of town

TOURISTS and commuters flocking back to the capital have provided a much-needed sales boost at pub chain Fuller's, the firm said today.

Burberry doubles down on leather amid £4bn sales target and 'Britishness' focus

BURBERRY is betting big on sales of shoes and handbags as it announced a new target to grow sales to £4 billion within the next three to five years.

Horology of the House of Windsor

King Charles III's wristwear is always one to watch.

Meet the woman curating London's best guest lists

Elli Jafari is responsible for hosting the wildest parties in town it's about the mix of people, she tells Joe Bromley

The dark side of the A-list diet drug rush

It's the whispered-about weight loss jab that's been killing the appetites of celebrities and CEOs alike for months and now it has arrived in the UK. Libby Galvin investigates the craze

Let's be out and proud to be woke it's just the modern term for manners

It’s ironic that an entirely kind and reasonable act like content warnings should be so triggering to the Right

The only way through Christmas gift hell? Pre-nups

Wrapped up:A present-buying contract is a wise way to forestall Yuletide grief

We cannot carry on with a housing stock that is killing us and our children

For too long debate has Jocused on owning rather than renting and quantity of homes rather than quality

Starstruck Stormzy still on the A-lister selfie trail

HE'S one of the most famous faces in music but Stormzy still gets starstruck. At the GQ Men of the Year awards last night, the chart-topping rapper said he felt honoured \"to be in this room among such legendary people\".

CAR-CHING WARHOL WORK SELLS FOR £72M

A GIANT view of a car crash by Andy Warhol has sold for £72 million, one of the highest prices ever achieved by the artist at auction.

Judge's tears as parade car-ram killer is jailed

JUDGE Jennifer Dorow breaks down in tears as she sentences a man who killed six people by driving into them at a Christmas parade in Wisconsin.

Actress and her vile torrent of race abuse

NOTTING HILL FAMILY TARGETED FOR MONTHS

Ballet stars repay a little help from the Friends

The Royal Ballet: A Diamond Celebration

Set your sights on Stuttgart

Deep in the southwest corner of Germany youll find a hidden gem full of wintry romance and festive fun