Is coronavirus inside the Iranian prison where Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe is being held?
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe is being held inside an Iranian jail where campaigners claim people are dying from coronavirus. Tehran denies there is an outbreak among inmates at Evin, but the British gove...
28 Feb 202015min
Coronavirus infects stock markets and sport; Heathrow runway dream grounded – what now?
While doctors and governments struggle to stop the spread of coronavirus, the bug is already infecting stock markets and sports schedules. Trillions have been wiped off shares around the world in less...
27 Feb 202014min
Coronavirus: ‘British politeness’ could be our best defence; the Harry formerly known as Prince; swansong for a London icon
Millions of people are being urged to avoid getting close to others as doctors say the coronavirus outbreak is now likely to become a pandemic. In the UK, the number of confirmed cases remains at 13, ...
26 Feb 202017min
How Westminster ‘turned a blind eye’ to sex abuse; and the ‘seismic’ impact of Harvey Weinstein’s conviction
An official report has concluded that politicians and institutions at Westminster ‘turned a blind eye’ to sex abuse against children for decades to protect their own reputations. The Independent Inqui...
25 Feb 202013min
Has coronavirus reached its tipping point? Is the Democrat nomination Bernie Sanders to lose? And Hilary Mantel's 'brilliant' conclusion to the Cromwell Trilogy
A fifth person has died in Italy from Coronavirus, South Korea reported more cases over the weekend, billions have been wiped off stock markets around the world. Despite global prevention measures, Co...
24 Feb 202016min
Why MI6 is hiring teenagers; & the Chilean gangs flying thieves to the UK
Britain’s top spy, Sir Alex Younger, has told the Evening Standard how teenagers are being recruited to MI6 as it battles to stay ahead in a new technology race. The agency’s lowering its recruitment ...
21 Feb 202013min
Hanau Terror Attack: is Germany facing a resurgence of the far right? And why Turner on the new £20 note means so much
Germany fears the rise of the far right after a neo-Nazi gunman killed nine people in drive-by shootings. Tobias R also killed his mother before taking his own life, and left behind a video and note e...
20 Feb 202011min
What impact will a points-based immigration system actually have? And what’s next for the National Theatre?
The government says its proposed points-based immigration system is “firm and fair”. Business leaders warn it’s “a disaster”. The Leader speaks to the Evening Standard’s Jonathan Prynn to find out wha...
19 Feb 202014min
