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More couples choose to delay children or not have them at all

Facial recognition technology is already changing the nature of policing in the capital. To that end, the Met has been granted an additional £500,000 to fund further live facial recognition operations against knife and other offences, as part of a £4 million Home Office investment that will also finance the development…

From agents’ fees to six-round interviews with prospective flatmates, finding somewhere to rent in London is an exercise in strategic patience. Yet somehow, the process has become even harder in recent years.

PM unveils vision for UK as regional mayors convene

Countless column inches were filled this week on the Garrick Club. Members of the 192-year-old association, which include deputy prime minister Oliver Dowden and levelling up secretary Michael Gove, were horrified to discover that it didn’t admit women and rushed to overturn the rule.

When this newspaper endorsed Sadiq Khan for a third term as London’s Mayor, it was not simply because of who he was not: Susan Hall. The Evening Standard believes that Khan was the best candidate, and Londoners agreed by a significant margin. Yet it is difficult to escape from the…

Ex-President Donald Trump, who recently signaled he won't oppose the growing crypto sector, may be a boon to Bitcoin and the broader digital assets' industry, a Standard Chartered analyst said.

A London charity is bridging divisions with ‘active listening’

As so often, what starts in the United States swiftly makes its way to Britain. In recent weeks, a wave of pro-Palestinian student encampments have sprung up across the UK, and London is no exception.

The Standard’s courts correspondent is a nominee for this year’s Paul Foot Award