Asylum system shake up as migrants moved to military sites
Today it’s been announced that hundreds of asylum seekers are to be moved to military sites as the Government aims to end the use of hotels to house small boat migrants. However, defence minister Luke...
28 Okt 202515min
Billions squandered on migrant hotels due to Home Office ‘incompetence’
A parliamentary report has sharply criticised the Home Office's management of the asylum system that has led to "billions" of pounds being wasted. It said the government has repeatedly cut corners and...
27 Okt 202515min
Where are London’s violent crime hotspots?
The Standard can reveal a new interactive map that pinpoints London’s violent crime hotspots, as latest figures show the capital still accounts for almost a third of knife offences in England and Wale...
24 Okt 202516min
Flooding fears as Storm Benjamin hits
Storm Benjamin hit the UK with gale force winds causing travel disruption, and serious flooding feared. Yellow weather warnings were put in place for London, the south of England, and the east Midland...
23 Okt 202516min
Inside London’s grooming gang shame
The Standard’s exclusive investigation on London’s harrowing grooming gang epidemic uncovers the repeated story of vulnerable youngsters let down by the authorities there to protect them. The Standard...
22 Okt 202516min
Virginia Giuffre's book, Nobody's Girl: the most staggering revelations
We speak to Melanie McDonagh, who has reviewed Virginia Giuffre's memoir, Nobody's Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice.Giuffre's book gives an account of her two-year ordeal as ...
21 Okt 202515min
How Starmer’s Chagos fiasco sent a London council into meltdown
As the Chagos Islands deal returns to the Commons, the Standard’s Chief Political Correspondent, Rachael Burford, joins us to explain how the influx of islanders from the remote archipelago has left H...
20 Okt 202516min
Leading the Charge: Electric London – People, Policy and the Price of Change
Londoners have been told for years to go electric – and many listened. Families swapped their cars for EVs on the school run. Small businesses invested in electric vans. Thousands of Uber drivers made...
18 Okt 202514min
