Jeanette Winterson: Could AI ever write its own original story?
We know it can order groceries when your fridge is empty, turn on the lights in your house, even drive a car but could AI ever be smart enough to become an author?Computing pioneer Ada Lovelace though...
23 Juli 202116min
Just how bad is the ‘pingdemic’?
Our Political Editor Nicholas Cecil reveals how shoppers are being urged not to panic buy as staff at supermarkets are forced to self-isolate after being alerted by the NHS app. The “pinging” crisis i...
22 Juli 20215min
Is a record year for teen knife deaths in London inevitable?
As the Evening Standard reveals a 7-year-old was caught taking a knife into his primary school to “stab another boy at afterschool club,” our investigations editor David Cohen tells us how we here.In ...
21 Juli 20219min
How Wally Funk’s put a sexist wrong right with her historic space flight with Jeff Bezos
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has made history with the successful launch of his New Shepard rocket in West Texas. Among those onboard with him was the flight pioneer Wally Funk, who at 82 has become the ...
20 Juli 20218min
How 'the fizz went out of Freedom Day'
The Evening Standard's political editor, Nicholas Cecil, tells us how the response to 'Freedom Day' has been more muted than ministers expected. Although nightclubs opened up at one minute past midnig...
19 Juli 20216min
Freedom day’s coming, so why are young people not getting jabbed?
Health editor Ross Lydall tells us why health chiefs in London are so concerned about the lack of young people coming forward to get the coronavirus vaccine.With ‘Freedom Day’ approaching, an enormous...
16 Juli 20217min
TfL fares are going up by how much?
The Evening Standard’s Jack Kessler tells the podcast why Transport for London fares are set to rise by around 5 percent from January, and what that could mean for efforts to bring people back to the ...
15 Juli 20217min
London’s face-mask on a train laws explained
Do you need to wear a face mask on a train in London or not from July 19th? Our city hall editor, Ross Lydall, says it depends on what train you’re on and even which station you’re arriving at.The may...
14 Juli 20219min
