Venice Film Festival: Beetlejuice Beetlejuice & other big movies
The 81st annual Venice International Film Festival is officially underway. Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, the long-awaited sequel to Tim Burton’s 1988 classic comedy horror, opened up the festival this week...
30 Aug 202410min
Professor Russell Foster on the science of sleep (Brave New World)
On this preview of Brave New World….Is there such a thing as perfect sleep? Leading expert in circadian neuroscience from Oxford University, Professor Russell Foster, joins host Evgeny Lebedev, to exp...
29 Aug 202414min
Paralympics 2024: What does it take to be a Paralympian?
Team GB's 220 athletes have arrived in Paris ready for the Paralympic Games. Our senior editor and feature writer Katie Strick discusses what she learned from interviews with some of this year’s athle...
28 Aug 202412min
Oasis reunion tour: is London ready?
After a 15-year hiatus the Gallagher brothers are finally getting the band back together. Wembley stadium is set to host four shows as part of the UK and Ireland tour in 2025. The Standard’s Celebrity...
27 Aug 202412min
The Most Romantic Bus In London: Part One (London Love Stories)
We're treating you to an episode from London Love Stories. Host Katie Strick meets Alice and Elliot, the first of two couples who fell in love after meeting on the same bus route from King’s Cross. Ma...
25 Aug 202424min
Notting Hill Carnival 2024 special
The August bank holiday weekend brings a feast of music to west London as Notting Hill Carnival marks its 56th year.The celebration of Caribbean culture runs over three days, with musical styles from ...
23 Aug 202415min
GCSE results 2024: London students get country's best grades
London students continued to have Britain’s best GCSE results as hundreds of thousands of teenagers nationwide discovered their academic fate.Pupils in England, Wales and Northern Ireland received the...
22 Aug 202411min
The impossible cost of London rent
A report reveals the salaries Londoners need to earn so they can afford a privately rented home in the capital.Average earnings required are growing ever higher, with more than £76,000 a year now need...
21 Aug 202411min
