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Lola Young and Alexa Chung's confessions at the Elle Style Awards

Plus what went on in London this week

Evening Standard · Sep 11, 2025

OPINION - Museums are about who we are and who we aspire to be

We've just come out of the bicentenary year of the National Gallery, crossing the threshold into our third century, and we've been thinking a lot about the future. In part, this lies in developing a building a called St Vincent House at the back of the gallery, which was acquired…

Evening Standard · Sep 11, 2025

Alicia Vikander: "I'm rehearsing my play with an AI Andrew Lincoln!"

The Oscar-winning actor is making her theatre debut in a new version of Ibsen at the Bridge. It’s still a work in progress — and she’s freaking out

Evening Standard · Sep 11, 2025

Tube drivers on £72,000 ‘can’t afford to buy a house in London', says RMT boss

Union leader Eddie Dempsey says a £72,000 salary is “not out of this world” given London’s house prices

Evening Standard · Sep 11, 2025

Prince Harry Reconnects with King Charles over Cancer Battle—'He's Great,' Says Duke

Prince Harry reunited with King Charles in London as the monarch continues cancer treatment, describing his father as 'great' in a rare personal update.

International Business Times UK · Sep 11, 2025

Conservative group to hold vigil in London after Trump ally shot dead

Charlie Kirk, 31, the co-founder and chief executive of the youth organisation Turning Point USA, was killed at a Utah Valley University show.

Evening Standard · Sep 11, 2025

Charlie Kirk vigil to be held in London after political activist shot dead

Political figures in the UK spoke out against political violence following Mr Kirk’s death

The Independent UK · Sep 11, 2025

Live map shows Tube train desert through central London on final day of RMT strike

Londoners have been forced to use buses and bikes to access the city centre all week

Evening Standard · Sep 11, 2025

Sadiq Khan offers £200,000 salary to lure 'Oxford Street tsar' to accelerate pedestrianisation plans

Mayor hopes traffic-free street will help West End to rival New York, Paris and Barcelona

Evening Standard · Sep 11, 2025

More commuters cycling to work because of Tube strike, new figures suggest

New figures from employee benefits provider YuLife showed that cycling miles tracked across London have jumped by 32% this week.

Evening Standard · Sep 11, 2025