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Why the glitzy West End is better value than east London's hip hangouts

Forget how it used to be: today, nights in the West End are a better deal than the fashionable spots sporting an “E” postcode, argues Mike Daw

Evening Standard · Jun 3, 2024

Music show: Classical violinist Guy Braunstein on revisiting The Beatles

Classical violinist Guy Braunstein has just released a record that revisits the Fab Four's classic "Abbey Road". It was recorded in the mythical London studios. He popped by FRANCE 24 to tell us more about what inspired him to revisit The Beatles and how there are only two categories of…

France 24 · Jun 3, 2024

Lib Dems spring a 'small boat crisis' on Rishi Sunak at Thames rowing club near London

The PM was on a visit to Henley and was chatting away when suddenly the Lib-Dem vessel came motoring past on the Thames

Evening Standard · Jun 3, 2024

How AP covered the D-Day landings and lost photographer Bede Irvin in the battle for Normandy

On D-Day, The Associated Press had reporters, artists and photographers in the air, on the choppy waters of the English Channel, in London, and at English departure ports and airfields covering the Allied assault in Normandy

The Independent UK · Jun 3, 2024

Could psychedelic toads boost our brains? London scientists launch trial into substance found on amphibian's skin

Researchers to investigate how substance called 5-MeO-DMT creates ‘mystical experiences’ to explore potential therapeutic benefit

Evening Standard · Jun 3, 2024

Cyclist suffers spinal injuries after being hit by car driver at RideLondon

Essex Police are calling for information on the incident, during the event which takes place on closed roads

Cycling Weekly · Jun 3, 2024

Carnival dancers, stained glass and a haunted corner shop: a tour around Alvaro Barrington’s installation Grace

This fast-rising artist became known for his yarn paintings but has always thought beyond the canvas. Now he’s transplanting strands of his lives in Grenada, New York and London into the galleries of Tate Britain

The Guardian - UK · Jun 3, 2024

Show some respect: Standard launches campaign with £500k to tackle sexist abuse in schools

Evening Standard Dispossessed Fund will kickstart workshops to educate 13 and 14-year-old inner city pupils about healthy relationships

Evening Standard · Jun 3, 2024

‘Humanity is always the centre of my practice': Alex Prager's new work blurs the line between reality and fiction

Alex Prager speaks to Wallpaper* about her new body of work, 'Western Mechanics', which opened at Lehmann Maupin in Seoul

Wallpaper · Jun 3, 2024

City hopes rise for £50 billion blockbuster Shein share listing to warm up the stock exchange's long winter

London could be home shares in the fast-fashion giant beloved of Gen-Z’s style and price conscious consumers

Evening Standard · Jun 3, 2024