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Former PM’s private office forwarded business proposal from peer to owner of X in June 2024, leaked files suggest

The Evening Standard scooped the world in 1971 with the first and only picture of Russian defector Oleg Lyalin, who is now the subject of a compelling new book

The actor and comedian was caught travelling at 97mph on the M6 near Telford, Staffordshire, in July last year.

Yesterday afternoon, I walked to Hair EQ up in Notting Hill Gate, where Tareq has tamed the mane for many years, for a blow-dry before an event at the National Gallery then another thing ie the launch of the Friends of Afghan Women Network (FAWN) in the House of Commons,…

He was the ‘best f***ing writer on the paper’ at a time when deadlines were ferociously tight, lunches long and liquid and expense accounts generous

Tristan Kirk hailed as ‘a journalist who made a difference’ for his investigation into flaws of Single Justice Procedure

The Independent, in which Evgeny Lebedev is also biggest shareholder, reports seventh year of profitability

I did two spells at the Evening Standard, the first in the late 1980s, the second, as editor, between 2012 and 2017. In that first period of time, we covered the fall of the Berlin Wall, the premiership of Margaret Thatcher, the Big Bang and its consequences, and the drama…

Today is the final daily issue of the Evening Standard. From next Thursday, September 26, we will be relaunching as a vibrant, culturally rich weekly newspaper, which will contain all your favourite Evening Standard elements — news, sport, entertainment, culture, restaurants, music, comment, investigations, campaigns and fun.