Will the real Thomas Straker please stand up? After speaking to The Standard about a furious diversity row, Lara Olszowska discovers more about the man behind the butter Evening Standard · Dec 18, 2023
Deal struck between Sadiq Khan and United Airlines for mayor's US trip sparks complaint Fresh details have emerged of a deal struck between City Hall and the US airline as part of the mayor's trip to three American cities last year Evening Standard · Dec 15, 2023
Sadiq Khan targets Tory rival Susan Hall with pickpocketing gag at Christmas bash Mayor sees first CCTV cameras on Central line as he insists Tube is 'low crime environment' Evening Standard · Dec 15, 2023
Where’s the justice? Heart-rending letters from vulnerable are ignored under 'broken' court system Standard investigation reveals appeals from the vulnerable and elderly not routinely looked at by prosecutors under controversial single justice procedure Evening Standard · Dec 15, 2023
Society of the Snow: in 1972, 16 men survived an Andes plane crash that should have killed them. Here's how They had to eat the bodies of their dead friends to survive. Now their story has been made into a film Evening Standard · Dec 15, 2023
The Crown finale & Richard Curtis’ London love story - The Standard podcast After six seasons, 60 episodes and three incarnations of the Queen, Netflix’s The Crown is abdicating its throne. Evening Standard · Dec 15, 2023
Hackney school set for closure like 'ghost town' as families priced out of London 'People aren't having children like they used to do,' headteacher Jo Riley says Evening Standard · Dec 14, 2023
Richard Curtis on what he would do differently if he made Love Actually today Speaking on The Standard's new dating podcast London Love Stories, the legendary filmmaker admitted he regrets not incorporating more of London's diversity into the film Evening Standard · Dec 14, 2023
OPINION - The Standard View: 'We can't go on like this' – time to tackle knife crime on our streets No one should ever board a bus to school, take a walk in the park, or go on a night out with friends, and never come home. Yet it keeps happening in our city. Evening Standard · Dec 14, 2023
Richard Curtis backs our appeal: 'Love is London's superpower — kindness is the ultimate romantic gesture' The Love Actually creator and Comic Relief co-founder talks to Katie Strick about filming mishaps, awkward dating encounters and his rollercoaster love affair with our capital city as he joins our appeal Evening Standard · Dec 14, 2023
Tory mayoral candidate Susan Hall urges Jeremy Hunt to scrap 'tourist tax' for London The Standard has been campaigning for the reintroduction of VAT-free shopping for tourists Evening Standard · Dec 14, 2023
Families already settled in UK won't have to meet new visa salary thresholds, Home Secretary signals People already settled in Britain will not have to meet new salary thresholds when they renew their visas, the Home Secretary signalled on Wednesday. Evening Standard · Dec 13, 2023
OPINION - The Standard View: A historic climate deal has been agreed. Now it must be implemented It is a historic, albeit imperfect, agreement. For the first time, nations of the world have agreed to “transition away” from fossil fuels to avert the worst impacts of climate change. Evening Standard · Dec 13, 2023
Your views on the government’s handling of immigration revealed - The Standard podcast Plus, Sunak tries to woo rebels ahead of Rwanda bill vote Evening Standard · Dec 12, 2023
Evening Standard · Dec 12, 2023 Art After Dark: curator and broadcaster Kate Bryan visits the newly refurbished National Portrait Gallery The Soho House Collection curator reveals some of her favourite works in this new edition of our video series
Evening Standard · Dec 12, 2023 OPINION - The Standard View: The Government's Rwanda focus diverts attention from practical policies If you think you had a suboptimal start to the day, just imagine: you could have scheduled a breakfast meeting with the European Research Group. The Prime Minister met Conservative backbenchers this morning to discuss their concerns with the emergency Rwanda legislation, which they say does not go “far enough…
Evening Standard · Dec 12, 2023 Crackdown on brokers 'double dipping' customers' cash reserves wipes millions off the sector Shares in big three brokers hit as pension funds and investment platform warned on fees and charges
Evening Standard · Dec 11, 2023 The Evening Standard team pick their favourite pubs Last week, the Standard published its official 50 best pubs list. But did it miss anywhere? Here, the rest of the team weigh in
Evening Standard · Dec 11, 2023 Rishi Sunak battles two fronts over Covid Inquiry & Rwanda - The Standard Podcast As Tory party fractures, PM won’t like Mondays such as this
Evening Standard · Dec 8, 2023 Elizabeth Line chaos explained as investigation begins - The Standard podcast Editor in chief Dylan Jones and travel editor Ross Lydall discuss the Elizabeth line chaos for The Standard podcast.
Evening Standard · Dec 8, 2023 OPINION - The Elizabeth line isn't perfect, but at least it exists The Elizabeth line is swiftly becoming the Mesut Özil of public transportation. When it's on, one marvels at the skill, speed and precision delivery. When it isn't, one ends up stuck in a dark, freezing train carriage somewhere outside Old Oak Common with fellow passengers urinating on the seats.
Evening Standard · Dec 8, 2023 Who are The Last Dinner Party? Indie band win Brits Rising star award The indie band follow in the footsteps of Florence and the Machine and Holly Humberstone
Evening Standard · Dec 8, 2023 Secret WWII tunnels set to surface on London stock market The business planning to turn a secret network of Second World War tunnels under Holborn into a major new visitor attraction has made the first preparations for a London stock market listing, the Standard has learned.
Evening Standard · Dec 8, 2023 OPINION - The Standard View: Delays and old tech take the shine off the Elizabeth line's success It is every Londoner’s nightmare. Thousands were trapped on Elizabeth line, Heathrow Express and Great Western Railway trains last night, many for as long as four hours, after a rail operator hit overhead powerlines in west London that are managed by Network Rail. Passengers on one train between Acton and…
Evening Standard · Dec 7, 2023 OPINION - The 50 best pubs in London: this is how we chose them People are protective over pubs. Working up the list of the Standard’s 50 favourites, the line I’ve heard most has been “well, did you include…?”, often swiftly followed by “it has to be in there”. Pubs matter, because so much of our life happens in them: the after-work swift half…