Jim Armitage: Rishi Sunak must "halt the mad tourism tax;" & the real reason Mariah Carey loves Christmas
In four weeks, new laws will end the decades-old duty free regime for travellers from outside the EU. The result will be to make shopping here 20 per cent more expensive for them. Our city editor Jim ...
1 Joulu 20208min
Is a scotch egg a 'substantial meal'? 24-hour Christmas shopping, & Rita Ora's 'rule breaking' birthday party
A Scotch egg may amount to a “substantial meal” so ordering one in a pub or restaurant could entitle people to drink alcohol under Covid-19 rules. Environment Secretary George Eustice has said provid...
30 Marras 20208min
25% of Londoners 'unlikely' to take a covid vaccine; & on Black Friday Top Shop's owner reportedly 'faces administration'
Health experts and community leaders are joining forces to urge Londoners to get the Covid-19 jab after a shocking poll suggested a quarter of Londoners are unlikely to have it. The YouGov survey for ...
27 Marras 20209min
How London 'narrowly missed' Tier 3 covid rules; and our £120k Future Theatre Fund with TikTok
London has escaped the toughest Covid-19 restrictions with cases now falling in more than two-thirds of boroughs, according to official figures. But our deputy political editor, Nicholas Cecil, says i...
26 Marras 20208min
Meghan's "unbearable" miscarriage grief; Sunak's spending review, & what to watch on Netflix at Xmas
The Duchess of Sussex has described her “unbearable grief” after she suffered a miscarriage. In a moving account written for the New York Times, Meghan reveals how she lost her unborn baby in July whi...
25 Marras 202010min
London's battle to stay out of Tier 3, and why it matters to theatre and sport
Politicians and business leaders are pleading for London to stay out of Tier 3, as the number of covid-19 cases falls in the city as a whole. The Evening Standard's Lizzie Edmonds explains the "crippl...
24 Marras 20208min
When will the Oxford vaccine be available, what's happening with Tiers?
The UK’s home-grown Covid vaccine is “highly effective” — and the first Britons are expected to receive it by the end of the year. Oxford University says its vaccine was found to be up to 90 per cent ...
23 Marras 20208min
Music: The #SaveOurVenues Campaign, and Idlewild's Rod Jones on the London gig that made them
Leading music industry figures are issuing an urgent plea to protect small venues facing collapse amid the pandemic. The coronavirus and lockdown measures have forced scores of live music homes in Lon...
20 Marras 20209min
