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When Rishi Sunak became Prime Minister, his MPs hoped their new leader’s relative popularity would rub off on a discredited Tory brand. Instead, the reverse effect appears to be on display.

Sydney Piper was supposed to be under constant one-to-one care, but fled and was found in Epping Forest a month later

The Standard looks back on her life and career as the Bridget Jones film hits the cinemas

It is safe to say that last night’s mayoral hustings produced as much heat as light. This was most obviously the case when Andreas Michli, an independent candidate, forced proceedings to be halted for 20 minutes by repeatedly shouting out the names of teenage knife crime victims, preventing Sadiq Khan…

Gielgud Theatre pulls down curtain on production two months early

The Grade II* listed crossing was hurriedly closed to vehicles five years ago

A man has been charged with nine thefts after he was arrested in the Square Mile

By late March 2020, schools, nurseries and colleges in Britain were shut in response to the violent spread of Covid-19. Except for the children of key workers and those considered vulnerable, all teaching took place online.

The Standard reveals the ‘monumental efforts’ schools across the capital are making to bring children back to the classroom