Brexit: is there really "a good deal to be done"? And Anne McElvoy on Nigella Lawson's love of provoking foodies
While Boris Johnson insists there's still a Brexit deal emerging, the Evening Standard's Jack Kessler looks at why the negotiations have been so hard. Geography, politics and even personalities have b...
9 Dec 202010min
The coronavirus vaccine is here, but is London heading for Tier 3; and no mistletoe at Christmas?
Our health editor Ross Lydall's been speaking to some of the first people in London to receive the coronavirus vaccine. He tells us it's been an emotional moment for many of them, and even Health Secr...
8 Dec 20209min
Theatrics and brinkmanship: Inside the Brexit talks, the covid card/passport row, and onboard the royal train
Our political editor Joe Murphy on the Brexit negotiations: what's real and what's just "theatre" at the roundtable in Brussels. He also discusses what's going on outside the room, with France and Ger...
7 Dec 202011min
'Stick to the rules' this weekend or London could go into Tier 3, and the joy of theatre at Christmas
A public health chief's warning of the risk of London being plunged into Tier 3 restrictions as the squeeze on Covid-19 cases appears to be faltering. Professor Kevin Fenton, London director for Publi...
4 Dec 20208min
The hackers trying to get covid vaccine secrets, and Shop London's Christmas discounts revealed
International organisations involved in distributing Covid-19 vaccines have been targeted by possible state-linked cyber spies, according to IBM. The US tech giant says it's uncovered a “global phishi...
3 Dec 20208min
The 'logistical mountain' of rolling out the covid vaccine; & London unlocked: scenes from 'Wild Wednesday'
A Covid-19 jab has been approved in Britain. The UK is believed to be the first country in the world to give the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine approval and it will be available across the country from next ...
2 Dec 20209min
Jim Armitage: Rishi Sunak must "halt the mad tourism tax;" & the real reason Mariah Carey loves Christmas
In four weeks, new laws will end the decades-old duty free regime for travellers from outside the EU. The result will be to make shopping here 20 per cent more expensive for them. Our city editor Jim ...
1 Dec 20208min
Is a scotch egg a 'substantial meal'? 24-hour Christmas shopping, & Rita Ora's 'rule breaking' birthday party
A Scotch egg may amount to a “substantial meal” so ordering one in a pub or restaurant could entitle people to drink alcohol under Covid-19 rules. Environment Secretary George Eustice has said provid...
30 Nov 20208min
