Why Harry and Meghan finally quit the Royals; and London Fashion Week launches
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have confirmed to the Queen that they will not be returning as working members of the Royal Family. Prince Harry and Meghan initially stepped back from their roles as se...
19 Feb 202113min
Summer holidays to Greece may be coming, but also be really expensive
Talks have started between Britain and Greece which could pave the way for holidays this summer in the Mediterranean country. Greek tourism minister Harry Theoharis has revealed preliminary discussion...
18 Feb 20217min
The Lockdown Sessions: Easyjet's CEO on summer holidays and electric planes
The boss of Easyjet, Johan Lundgren, sits down with the Evening Standard's Susannah Butter to explain how he thinks the UK's airlines can get off the ground again after nearly a year of pandemic restr...
17 Feb 202110min
Super-fast Covid tests to save entertainment, but will they work? And Framing Britney Spears reviewed
The government's hoping rapid coronavirus tests, being trialled at Porton Down, will allow Britain’s devastated entertainment and events industry to reopen in the summer. But our arts correspondent Ro...
16 Feb 202111min
The Covid mutation fear behind a “cautious but irreversible” route out of lockdown, and Meghan’s pregnancy announcement
Our political editor Joe Murphy tells us the government’s fears of a new, as yet unknown, coronavirus mutation are behind its “timid” approach to lifting lockdown. Despite pressure from some MPs in hi...
15 Feb 202112min
The Trump Impeachment: The Defence begins
The Democrats have rested their case against Donald Trump in his second impeachment trial, now the defence begins. After three days of evidence, including the showing of emotive previously unseen foot...
12 Feb 20217min
Matt Hancock’s booked his summer holiday, should you?
Matt Hancock says he booked a summer holiday to Cornwall “months ago” but admits there’s “uncertainty” about whether he, or anyone else, will actually be able to make any trips. Our deputy political e...
11 Feb 20215min
Professor Green: on mental health, food banks and ‘tone deaf’ influencers in Dubai
Stephen Manderson, aka Professor Green, is a big advocate for opening up the conversation around mental health, having presented documentaries on everything from suicide to child poverty. On this epis...
10 Feb 202118min
