London’s unemployment rate hits 11-year-high ahead of Autumn Budget
Britain’s jobless rate has surged to its highest level for more than four-and-a-half years, as the labour market continues to weaken. London had the highest unemployment rate of any region in the UK a...
12 Nov 202513min
Why are London councillors running for office in Bangladesh?
Communities Secretary Steve Reed, who is in charge of local government, has said he is “appalled” that serving London councillors are campaigning to become MPs in another country. He wrote to Tower Ha...
11 Nov 202513min
Will Elon Musk become the world’s first trillionaire?
Is the world’s richest man about to become even richer? Tesla CEO Elon Musk is now in with a shot of becoming a trillionaire, after a record-breaking pay deal was approved by 75 per cent of his compan...
7 Nov 202516min
Tipping point: Inside Britain’s broken justice system
Did you know Britain's courts are in crisis? After years of cuts by politicians, pandemic disruption and operational failures, The Standard’s special report explores the spiralling backlog of court ca...
6 Nov 202514min
‘Human errors’ led to grooming gang cases being dropped, review finds
Today it’s been revealed that “human errors” led to some grooming gang police investigations being dropped, in the first stage of a massive review of cases involving child sexual abuse. The developmen...
5 Nov 202516min
Is the Chancellor about to break Labour’s tax manifesto promise?
Today Chancellor Rachel Reeves has given the clearest sign yet that she will break Labour’s manifesto promise not to raise taxes on workers, after delivering an unusual pre-Budget speech at Downing St...
4 Nov 202517min
Why is Dubai such a magnet for Londoners?
The Standard’s latest special report reveals the dark truth behind Dubai, as thousands of Londoners are flocking to the Middle East city each year. Ninety per cent of its residents are from elsewhere,...
3 Nov 202516min
The Duke of York's fall from grace
Prince Andrew will be stripped of all his titles, Buckingham Palace has confirmed, and will now be known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor. King Charles made the unprecedented statement last night, that h...
31 Okt 202515min
