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After taking WordPress from a small blogging site in the 2000s to an all-in-one website creation platform, which is now the backbone of around a third of all websites, Matt Mullenweg has now set his s...

2 Sep 202311min

It’s a nightmare start of term for many pupils heading back to class on Monday - with warnings that over 100 schools, nurseries and colleges in England have been built with ageing concrete leaving bui...

1 Sep 202312min

We examine Ukraine’s long-range drone war penetrating deep inside Russian territory - both in the air and underwater.But first, there’s more on Rishi Sunak’s mini cabinet reshuffle and Energy Secretar...

31 Aug 202311min

Britain’s air traffic control data meltdown has left thousands of Britons marooned in foreign airports.It’s forced the relatively lucky ones to pay for hotel rooms, while other passengers bed down on ...

30 Aug 202310min

Cometh the day, cometh the Ulez as London Mayor Sadiq Khan’s flagship scheme to fight pollution in the capital goes live.It means drivers crossing the boundary into outer London will have to pay a £12...

29 Aug 202311min

We're in El Salvador with local journalist, Julia Gavarrete, takes us to ‘the Power of the Red Butterflies’ project in Chalatenango, where they are aiming to dispel myths around female bodies. Menstr...

26 Aug 202310min

Over a million people are set to attend Notting Hill Carnival this bank holiday weekend, as the event marks Windrush 75, but could train strikes dampen the festivities?The Evening Standard’s Arts Corr...

25 Aug 202310min

The Evening Standard’s Defence Editor, Robert Fox, explains the significance of the reported death of Yevgeny Prigozhin, and what this means for the future of the Wagner group. He also discusses the l...

24 Aug 202314min