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17 Romance Novels to Read After 'Bridgerton,' From Regency-Era Love Stories to Literary Classics

If you've binged the Netflix hit and devoured Julia Quinn's books, these bodice-rippers should be on your TBR list.

Marie Claire · Mar 10

These are best castles in the world, according to our travel team

On your next day out, our travel team urges you to swap glitzy city skyscrapers for storied castles, and giant shopping malls for expansive fortresses, as you discover the secrets and legends hidden in our favourite strongholds

The Independent UK · Nov 8, 2025

US tariffs on European goods threaten to shake up the world's largest 2-way trade relationship

America’s largest trade partner is awaiting word on whether U.S. President Donald Trump will impose punishing tariffs on its goods

The Independent UK · Jul 6, 2025

Is a chip in your fingernail the future of payments? Tech & Science Daily podcast

The Standard's Business and Technology Correspondent, Simon Hunt, tries out a new chip which can be embedded in your fingernail.

Evening Standard · Apr 4, 2024

New Year's Resolutions 2024 - and how to keep them

From reading more and drinking less, to taking up a vice and doing a flip, the Evening Standard Team reveal their new year vows and tips for keeping them

Evening Standard · Jan 2, 2024

OPINION - Tech & Science Daily podcast: Google AI major announcements reviewed

After Google announced a raft of new artificial intelligence features at its I/O developers conference, the Evening Standard’s Tech Reporter Simon Hunt tells Tech & Science Daily how significant the new AI announcements are.

Evening Standard · May 11, 2023

George Pell’s personal secretary condemns protests as ‘tsunami of hate’ ahead of funeral

Joseph Hamilton reassures Catholics the protests are a mere ‘ripple’ as survivors of clergy abuse tie ribbons to fence around St Mary’s Cathedral

The Guardian - AU · Feb 1, 2023

Crooks pose as Goldman Sachs bankers on WhatsApp to promote dodgy crypto schemes

Brits have lost more than £600 million to fraud in the first half of 2022 alone

Evening Standard · Dec 22, 2022

Banking reforms may not cause the next crash, but they’re unlikely to boost growth either

‘Red tape’ is a revealing concept. To some, it represents bureaucracy (ideally of the foreign kind) ‘gone mad’. Think Brussels directives on the correct angle of a banana – a myth based on EU Commission Regulation No 2257/94 on standards for bananas.

Evening Standard · Dec 9, 2022

Tech & Science Daily: US vs China over Biden’s computer Chips Act

Plus, the unique meteor being recovered from the ocean...

Evening Standard · Aug 10, 2022