Starmer’s winter fuel cut: the London MPs backing revolt
London MPs have joined a Commons movement challenging the axing winter fuel payments for millions of pensioners.Evening Standard political editor Nicholas Cecil has Monday morning's details on an earl...
9 Sep 202411min
How to stay focused with Memory Grand Master, Mark Channon (Masterclasses from the Evening Standard)
Nicola Barron (Masterclasses) is joined by Mark Channon, productivity coach and World Memory Grand Master no less, to explore ways in which we can stay focused and get things done. Plus, boost your po...
7 Sep 202416min
Prisons crisis: Could UK offenders be sent to Estonia?
The UK government is reportedly considering sending offenders to serve sentences in Estonian prisons to ease overcrowding in Britain’s jails. Although it’s not officially been confirmed, cabinet minis...
6 Sep 202415min
After Grenfell inquiry, what's next for criminal investigation?
Bereaved families of victims who died in the Grenfell Tower fire say those complicit in the 2017 disaster must face justice - but face waiting at least a further two years for any charges to be brough...
5 Sep 202414min
Grenfell Tower Inquiry: damning report & fight for justice
The Grenfell Tower Inquiry has delivered a damning final report into the disaster that claimed 72 lives.It found the west London tower was turned into a death trap in June 2017 by “dishonest” construc...
4 Sep 202410min
Israel arms suspension: UK decision backlash
The UK Defence Secretary has told his Israeli counterpart that the British government is ‘following the law’ with its decision to suspend around 30 arms export licences over the Gaza conflict.The Gove...
3 Sep 202411min
Ofsted one-word grading scrapped, now what?
It’s been announced that the one and two-word Ofsted ratings for schools will be scrapped with immediate effect. The Government said the change, which follows the suicide of head teacher Ruth Perry in...
2 Sep 202414min
The Most Romantic Bus In London: Part Two (London Love Stories)
We're treating you to an episode from London Love Stories. What’s that they say about buses and two coming at once? Perhaps the same can be said of bus-related love stories, too. Host Katie Strick mee...
31 Aug 202425min
