On board the coronavirus cruise ship; Trump’s impeachment win; Hollywood’s last golden age star dies
Coronavirus is spreading fast with over 30,000 cases confirmed, and with a third case confirmed in the UK. UK health secretary Matt Hancock chaired a Cobra meeting to explain what the government are d...
6 Feb 202014min
Can Mayor Pete Buttigieg oust Donald Trump? & Shaun Bailey's pitch for London Mayor
There’s all-out war between Republicans and Democrats in Washington, and Donald Trump appears to be winning. Nancy Pelosi may have ripped up the print-out of his State of the Union address, but the Pr...
5 Feb 202019min
Boris goes green in electric car pledge – but can we really ban petrol cars by 2035? Also, did Iowa caucus chaos give Trump cause to cheer?
Boris Johnson has pledged that the sale of new petrol and diesel cars will be banned by 2035 – bringing the government target forward by a full five years. But on Tuesday sacked environment minister C...
4 Feb 202015min
Streatham attack: UK terror laws must change - Plus, what’s it like being a BAFTA judge?
Another terror related incident took place on Streatham High Street yesterday, the second in London in the last three months. How do we stop these attacks becoming “normal”? The attacker has been name...
3 Feb 202015min
Drawing Brexit: a special episode on the day Britain leaves the EU
How do you sum up Brexit in one image? That was the challenge set to the Evening Standard’s cartoonist Christian Adams. To achieve it, he has delved into the archives, to take inspiration from one of ...
31 Jan 202011min
Coronavirus: China policy leaves hundreds of brits stuck in Wuhan, splitting families apart
The last British Airways flight out of China landed in Heathrow on Wednesday night carrying some very relieved passengers. But an estimated 200 Brits remain trapped in Wuhan. The UK have sent a plane ...
30 Jan 202016min
Why western brands are closing shops in China; will Pompeo UK visit be hampered by Huawei deal; saving a London pop icon
Today British Airways announced they are suspending flights to and from mainland China while they assess the coronavirus situation. The British government has said all repatriated citizens will be pla...
29 Jan 202013min
Boris Johnson defies Trump on Huawei 5G approval. Plus new post-Brexit migration rules, and remembering Nicholas Parsons
After a crunch meeting Boris Johnson has said that Huawei should be allowed a limited role in the new UK 5G infrastructure – despite lobbying from the Trump administration against Huawei’s involvement...
28 Jan 202014min
