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Badenoch defends decision to allow former antisemite to run for council

Kemi Badenoch said Joshua Bonehill-Paine was ‘somebody who has been rehabilitated’ and now helps counter antisemitism.

Evening Standard · Aug 5

Bereaved mother says England maternity commissioner role would be ‘fundamentally dangerous’

Emily Barley, founder of Maternity Safety Alliance, says recommendation in Amos report will not solve wider cultural problems

The Guardian - UK · Jun 30

Pressure on Starmer as number of Labour MPs calling for him to quit reaches 100

The Prime Minister has repeatedly vowed to fight any leadership challenge, insisting he will not ‘walk away’.

Evening Standard · Jun 20

Wes Streeting ‘preparing to resign’ on Thursday after talks with PM

The Cabinet minister confronted the Prime Minister in Downing Street over the crisis engulfing Labour before the King’s Speech on Wednesday.

Evening Standard · May 13

Hantavirus: Cruise Britons isolate as captain praises ‘kindness’ and ‘unity’

In latest developments, the French government said a French woman evacuated from the cruise ship has tested positive for hantavirus.

Evening Standard · May 11

‘Worried about it’: BBC presenter Amol Rajan considers raising children in India amid ‘big problems’ in UK

BBC presenter Amol Rajan said he is considering relocating his family to India due to what he described as “big problems” in England, during a conversation with broadcaster Gyles Brandreth on the Rosebud podcast.

The Times of India · Apr 10

British planes ‘in the sky’ in Middle East to defend allies after US strikes on Iran

Keir Starmer has demanded that the Iranian regime ends retaliatory strikes on neighbours in the Middle East in response to a pre-emptive attack by the US and Israel

The Independent UK · Feb 28

Jack Thorne says Lord Of The Flies adaptation will explore male condition

Thorne has reimagined William Golding’s 1954 literary classic.

Evening Standard · Feb 5

'I was so angry': Queen Camilla speaks for first time about sexual assault on London train

‘When I was a teenager, I was attacked on a train… I remember at the time being so angry,’ recalls the Royal

Evening Standard · Dec 31, 2025

Your family would be so proud of you, Queen tells John Hunt and daughter Amy

Louise Hunt, her sister Hannah Hunt and their mother Carol Hunt were killed by Kyle Clifford – Louise’s ex-partner – last year in Hertfordshire.

Evening Standard · Dec 31, 2025