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Pubs and brewers across the UK say they are at risk of closure within months due to price hikes upwards of 300%. This comes after years of the pandemic having a crippling effect on the hospitality sec...

30 Aug 202211min

Inspired after a child bought a real truck instead of a toy online with their mums card, GoHenry, the debit card for kids, now has more than two million users in the UK and US. They doubled revenues d...

28 Aug 202210min

As the energy cap is rising by 80% in October, could it reach £7,200 next year? And why are Brits paying more for energy than people elsewhere? Tessa Khan from Uplift explains why bills are so high, a...

26 Aug 202217min

Notting Hill Carnival is back. Europe’s biggest street party is expected to bring around 2 million people into London. The event has just been on a three-year hiatus because of Covid. We speak with ca...

25 Aug 202214min

Six months since Putin’s invasion of Ukraine began, today also marks Ukraine's independence day. Boris Johnson has made a surprise visit to Kyiv to meet President Volodymyr Zelensky, as there is optim...

24 Aug 202212min

68% of Londoners have struggled with mental health this year, but will plans for GPs to prescribe exercise help? CEO of crisis charity Hestia discusses their mental health survey, mental health charit...

23 Aug 202217min

Barristers have voted for strikes. The courts face a backlog of almost 60,000 cases. Will people start avoiding jobs in law? Evening Standard Courts Correspondent Tristan Kirk explains what the strike...

22 Aug 202214min

Anne Wojcicki, co-founder and CEO of 23andme is a pioneer in the biotech industry, has a well-earned spot on the Forbes ‘Power Women’ list and according to reports, is a billionaire - on paper at leas...

21 Aug 202210min