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Welcome to your latest edition of The London Standard. This week, we explore the complex issue of how Meghan Markle became so staggeringly divisive. Tanya Gold asks what she has done to deserve this treatment, in a piece that’s clever, funny and remarkably astute about a fairy tale gone wrong…

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Private prosecution shake-up announced by ministers after Post Office and 'fast-track justice' scandals

A two-month consultation will look at a shopping list of proposals aimed at restoring public faith in criminal justice

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OPINION - As the Oscars return, it's time we faced the real truth about prizes

If you run with the pack, you need not bark but wag your tail you must. Russian proverb. For 23 years, I was literary editor, and later also film critic, of the London Evening Standard. A dreamy job — getting paid well to read books and watch movies and then…

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Sadiq Khan urged to protect Royal Parks Police from cuts

‘Armed, organised criminal gangs are already targeting Londoners in the Royal Parks’, the mayor was told at a City Hall meeting

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“There’s so much equity in the Squier brand name – there are people that proudly play Squier over Fender”: Fender outlines the future of Squier after the launch of its new Standard Series – which is built in the same factory

The Standard Series further closed the gap between Fender and Squier – but would Fender ever put its name on the entire production line, from entry level to Custom Shop?

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The best facials in London

The best facial bookings to make now, as recommended by The Standard beauty team

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“If this guitar had come out of one of our other facilities saying Fender no one would be having this conversation”: Fender’s Justin Norvell on the $599 Standard Series, how it was made, and why it is not a Squier with a different decal on the headstock

Fender’s EVP of product on who its new Indonesian entry-level series is for, what its critics are getting wrong, and why this is (probably) as affordable as the Acoustasonic is going to get

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Adult social care must be ‘modernised’ to help London councils on brink of bankruptcy, says care minister

London’s boroughs have warned that they have faced ‘rocketing demand for social care’

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Three arrested after young man stabbed to death in Hackney

Two 21-year-old men and a 22-year-old man have been arrested on suspicion of murder, Scotland Yard said

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How we use Generative AI at the Standard

Generative AI is a powerful new technology with revolutionary potential. With the Standard’s mission to celebrate the most technologically advanced city in the UK, to ignore it would be foolish; to embrace it without setting clear boundaries, equally so.

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Plans for cultural hub at house of William Blake backed by London Assembly

The Mayfair property offers a ‘unique opportunity’ to ‘secure Blake’s legacy for generations to come’

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TUI cancels flights to three major destinations: full list of affected routes

‘We will still be providing TUI packages to these destinations through third-party flying,’ a representative tells the Standard

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Gordon Ramsay protégé Matt Abé to open first solo restaurant at Le Gavroche site

Ramsay has secured a 15-year lease on the famous Mayfair property

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Roads in southwest London borough in 'terrible state' causing danger to residents, warns MP

Ministers have been warned that Britain’s roads are ‘in a shocking state of disrepair’

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Tory councils refuse to sign Sadiq Khan's 'school inclusion charter'

The charter aims to ‘tackle the causes of all forms of exclusion’ in a bid to cut violence

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Parking fines in London to increase to £160 after Sadiq Khan gives green light to councils

Councils seek first increase in fines since 2010 to tackle epidemic of ‘anti-social and obstructive parking’

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Map shows alarming decline in number of pharmacies across London as experts warn of 'increasing pressure to meet demand'

Nearly 9 in 10 London boroughs have seen at least one pharmacy close permanently in the last two years

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South London rapper Dave funds essential packs for elderly patients at St George's Hospital

South London rapper Dave will help hand packages given to elderly residents leaving St George’s Hospital

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Michelin Guide 2025: why was only one female chef awarded a star?

Only one female chef, Emily Roux, was awarded a Michelin star this year

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Tottenham Hotspur get green light for training ground despite anger over 'loss of beautiful park'

Enfield Council has approved Tottenham Hotspur's plans to fence off part of Whitewebbs Park to build a new training ground for their women’s team

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“It’s becoming harder and harder to see why one guitar made of two lumps of wood bolted together with some basic electrics and hardware can cost $5,000, while one like this is a 10th of that price”: Shergold Masquerader SM11 Standard review

An original British guitar model – beloved of leftfielders like Bernard Sumner and Julian Cope – updated, modernized, and punching well above its new, lowly price point

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Grenfell survivor says 'we'll chain ourselves with bars' to block tower block demolition

A survivor who escaped the 20th floor of Grenfell Tower has vowed to chain herself up outside the site to prevent it being taken down

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The four-part chef drama aired in 2023 and takes fans inside the tense atmosphere of a high-class London eatery

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Heartbreaking map reveals London's deadliest roads

There were 66 pedestrians and 10 cyclists killed on London’s roads in 2024

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