‘Naomi for president!’: London fashion week comes back to life

In-person events are part of industry’s ‘reset’ as models return to the catwalks and the party restarts “Ecstatic” was how British Fashion Council chair Stephanie Phair summed up the mood as London fashion week returned to catwalks after 18 months of taking place on screen. Continue reading...

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‘China’s Lehman Brothers moment’: Evergrande crisis rattles economy

President Xi Jinping faces serious test of his financial reforms as struggles of property giant send ripples through real-estate sectorThe crisis engulfing Evergrande, China’s second-biggest property company, is the greatest test yet of President Xi Jinping’s effort to reform the debt-ridden behemoths of the Chinese economy. It could also be the most...

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Pelé recovering having re-entered intensive care unit in São Paulo

Reports say Pelé readmitted due to acid refluxDoctors and daughter insists he is in stable conditionPelé is said to be recovering following reports he had re-entered an intensive care unit at São Paulo’s Albert Einstein Hospital in an apparent deterioration of the three-time World Cup winner’s health after he left the unit earlier this week.ESPN Brasil...

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Twenty photographs of the week

The Taliban in Kabul, Emma Raducanu winning the US Open, wildfires in California and the 20th anniversary of the September 11 attacks – the most striking images from around the world this week Continue reading...

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Romelu Lukaku is flying at Chelsea while Harry Kane is stuck in stasis | Barney Ronay

Two elite, 28-year-old strikers face-off at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Sunday after a decade of changing fortunesPredator versus predator. There will be a strong temptation when Spurs and Chelsea walk out at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Sunday afternoon to view the latest instalment of this edgy, at times rather sour London rivalry through the...

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Digested week: start with a Monday from hell and go from there

The pandemic continues to be a ball-ache but we were given a tiny and surprising point of lightMondayToday was the kind of Monday we all dream of having. My 10-year-old son fell, hurt various bits of himself and smashed his two front teeth on the pavement. We spent the day in A&E, then the dentist. I and the extended family went into uncharacteristic...

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Derby County face 12-point deduction after applying to enter administration

Financial hit of pandemic given as one reason for movePoints loss would see Derby drop to bottom of ChampionshipDerby face the prospect of falling to the bottom of the Championship following confirmation that they will be handed a 12-point penalty for declaring they have filed notice to appoint administrators.Derby said they “had no choice but to make...

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France recalls ambassadors to US and Australia after Aukus pact

First time France has recalled a US ambassador in alliance dating back to American revolutionFrance has recalled its ambassadors to the US and Australia for consultations sparked by the “exceptional seriousness” of Canberra’s surprise decision to cancel an order for French-built submarines and its security pact with Washington and London.The French...

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Brilliant Saint-Maximin rescues point for Newcastle against Leeds

At times it seemed as if Allan Saint-Maximin was taking Leeds on almost single-handedly and, tellingly, the struggle was often far from unequal.Without their attacking talisman to, once again, ride to the rescue, Newcastle would surely have been well beaten in a wonderful, thrill a minute, match full of audacious creative improvisation and sometimes...

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Alex Lozowski kicks Saracens past Bristol on winning return to big time

Bristol 9-26 SaracensLozowski kicks seven penalties in ominous displaySo much for new horizons. This was the same old Saracens – suffocating, stifling and ultimately supremely successful. On their return to the Premiership after a season of shame in the second tier they ground Bristol down before breaking their spirit to give the rest of the league...

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