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Ben Murphy interview: Who needs fine dining when you've got great cocktails and good vibes?

Late-night DJs, a Pizza Hut-inspired ice cream trolley and lunch for £30: Ben Murphy is finally having fun, he tells David Ellis

Evening Standard · Feb 2

Jacob Alon: 'Not being able to express myself was killing me'

Jacob Alon has just scooped the 2026 Brits Critics’ Choice Award — and with their intimately haunting folk, the young Scottish singer-songwriter may be the hottest new talent in years.

Evening Standard · Jan 31

The best Scotch whiskies to celebrate Burns Night with

Pay tribute to Scotland’s greatest poet by raising a dram in his honour, says David Ellis

Evening Standard · Jan 21

The biggest food and drink stories of 2025, from Pizza Express to M&S' strawberry sandwich

Did you manage to get your hands on a 33p margherita at Pizza Express?

Evening Standard · Dec 19, 2025

The 10 best bars of 2025, from Tabac to Dante

The Standard’s bar columnist Josh Barrie recalls fluffy Garibaldis and his first ‘austerity measure’

Evening Standard · Dec 16, 2025

From Casablanca to Rabat: Why northern Morocco is the place to book for a 2026 spring getaway

Less hustle, more horizon – Claudia Baillie trades chaotic souks for coastal air, creative cities and dramatic landscapes

Evening Standard · Dec 15, 2025

Nadia Fall on troublemaking and inspiring hope at the Young Vic

Artistic Director of the Young Vic, Nadia Fall, tells us about her rebellious vision and why theatres are ‘anti-fascist spaces’

Evening Standard · Dec 12, 2025

David Ellis's 12 favourite restaurants of 2025, from Martino's to Eel Sushi Bar

The Standard’s restaurant critic on the very best of everything he ate this year

Evening Standard · Dec 12, 2025

Trump Caught 'Napping' On Duty — And Karoline Leavitt's Defence Only Makes It Worse

President Donald J. Trump appeared to nod off during a televised Cabinet meeting — a moment seized upon by critics even as Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt insists he was fully focused and in control.

International Business Times UK · Dec 7, 2025

“When he gave the family car back, his father tried to sell it as ‘formerly driven by Frank Zappa’”: The background that gave rise to music’s most eclectic iconoclast, by his wife and son

He developed his own form of expression at 9 years old, taught himself to compose music at 11, and hated the Summer Of Love, drugs and lack of effort. Here’s why there’s no such thing as an ex-Zappa fan

Louder · Dec 4, 2025