Coronavirus budget backs the NHS ‘whatever the cost’. Will the government be able to deliver?
The new Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, has delivered the conservative government’s new budget. As the NHS prepares for the spread of coronavirus, the chancellor promised the government’s full support ‘whate...
11 Mars 202011min
Will coronavirus wreck your holiday plans? The first London Mayor poll of 2020; & Andy Warhol is back at the Tate Modern...
Will coronavirus wreck your holiday? British Airways has cancelled all trips into and out of Italy. Quantas has cut passenger capacity by a quarter around the world. Popular destinations like Spain ar...
10 Mars 202015min
How the new Chancellor should tackle coronavirus; & Harry & Meghan bow out as senior Royal's
As more and more people self-isolate from the coronavirus, more businesses are struggling to stay open. The ones that can are planning ahead to avoid disrupting the economy any more than it already is...
9 Mars 202014min
Coronavirus: "this is not a drill" say the World Health Organisation; Harry & Meghan's comeback photo; & is International Women's Day pointless?
The head of the World Health Organisation’s warning governments everywhere “this is not a drill,” as the number of people infected with coronavirus passes 100,000. But while scientists race for a vacc...
6 Mars 202015min
UK enters phase two of the coronavirus battle plan; What happened to Flybe; Refugee season at the Imperial War museum
The UK is now in phase two of its battle plan against coronavirus. The infection has defied containment, so now doctors are trying to delay a severe outbreak. The country’s chief medical officer Chris...
5 Mars 202015min
Coronavirus’s lasting legacy; & Joe Biden fights back on Super Tuesday
Coronavirus is coming, but what happens after it’s gone? Will it change our culture? The way we behave? Will home working become more acceptable? Will business travel be less popular? Evening Standard...
4 Mars 202014min
Coronavirus: worst case scenario revealed in UK 'battle plan'; why Apple’s paying out $500m (in total) to some iPhone users; and is ‘Pretty Woman: The Musical’ any good?
One in five employees may be too ill to work during a coronavirus outbreak this year, according to the Government’s battle plan which is putting Britain on an unprecedented war footing against the gro...
3 Mars 202016min
The government has a plan to fight coronavirus in the UK; and who will win ‘Super Tuesday’ to be the Democrats’ pick against Donald Trump?
The Health Secretary, Matt Hancock’s written in the Evening Standard to outline the Government’s coronavirus “battle plan”. He describes how the country is in a ‘containment’ phase, and calls on the p...
2 Mars 202013min
