What is ‘Just Stop Hoyle’ plot after Gaza vote chaos?
House of Commons speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle faced a no confidence motion signed by some 59 MPs in a neutrality row over a Gaza ceasefire vote.He was under pressure over his handling of a tinderbox deba...
22 Feb 202410min
Sleep in the sky...BT Tower sold in £275m hotel deal
Popping up 600ft above London’s skyline, the BT Tower has been a West End landmark since the 1960s.Now, the once high-tech monolith that began its life as the Post Office Tower is being transformed in...
21 Feb 202410min
How London’s school ‘ghost areas’ destroy communities
A headteacher warns school closures are creating “ghost areas” across London and destroying communities as so many families leave the capital.The Evening Standard’s education editor Anna Davis joins u...
20 Feb 202411min
London Fashion Week, ‘officecore’ & Baftas
It’s one of the glitziest weeks in London’s style and entertainment calendar - as this year’s Bafta awards ceremony dovetails with the 40th anniversary of London Fashion Week.On Sunday night, celebrit...
19 Feb 202412min
Desperate Housewives Felicity Huffman on Hir at the Park Theatre (The Standard Theatre Podcast)
This special cut is taken from The Standard Theatre Podcast, our chief theatre critic Nick Curtis meets former Desperate Housewives star Felicity Huffman to discuss her role in Hir at the Park Theatre...
17 Feb 202410min
Tory by-elections bloodbath as Sunak & Starmer countdown to polls
It was a double by-election bloodbath for the Conservatives as the party suffered defeats at the ballot box just months before Britain goes to the polls.Rishi Sunak lost both the Kingswood and Welling...
16 Feb 202410min
David Nutt: The Psychedelic Renaissance (Brave New World Preview)
Could psychedelics be used to help tackle mental health issues like depression and addiction? In this preview episode of Brave New World, Evgeny Lebedev speaks to Professor David Nutt, one the leading...
15 Feb 202417min
Sadiq Khan's London Love Story
A special Valentine’s Day cutdown episode from our sister podcast, London Love Stories with Katie Strick. Featuring an exclusive interview with none other than the mayor of London, Sadiq Khan. Listen ...
14 Feb 202415min
