What’s next for trial of Donald Trump?
Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty to charges of orchestrating a plot to overturn his 2020 election loss - in what prosecutors call an effort to undermine American democracy. It’s the third time the ...
4 Aug 202311min
Cocaine busts in London record high
Evening Standard investigation reveals cocaine seizures in London soared over 1,500 per cent in the past decade.Usage has become so prevalent that there’s even cocaine traces in the capital’s waste wa...
3 Aug 202310min
Free Speech: Could book bans happen in Britain?
We've all heard about the 'book bans' in US states like Florida, where schools and libraries are pulling titles from their shelves following complaints from parents about 'controversial' content. Coul...
2 Aug 202316min
How summer of music brought London’s tourists ‘roaring back’
London Mayor Sadiq Khan says the capital’s tourist economy is “roaring back” to life after Covid - but is it, and who’s paying a fortune for those inflated entry ticket, food and drink prices?Research...
1 Aug 202310min
Britain worsened by inflation & NHS delays - poll
A new poll suggests that three quarters of Britons say long NHS waiting lists, rising taxes, strikes and inflation fuelling the cost-of-living crisis are making the UK a “worse place to live”. The Ips...
31 Juli 202310min
Leader Weekends: Displaced by ISIS (Let Girls Learn)
This is a bonus episode taken from the Evening Standard’s year-long series of specials called ‘Let Girls Learn’, we’re going to Duhok in Iraqi Kurdistan. The Lotus Flower is a non-profit organisation...
29 Juli 202310min
Sadiq Khan gets green light for Ulez expansion
Sadiq Khan’s decision to expand Ulez found to be ‘within his powers’. Five Tory councils vow to continue the fight against “tax on living in outer London”. How many people actually support the expansi...
28 Juli 202313min
Rishi Sunak ‘steps in’ to tackle London housing crisis
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak reveals proposals to fix London's housing crisis. Is he right to blame Mayor Sadiq Khan for high house prices? Our Political Editor Nicholas Cecil and our City Hall Editor R...
27 Juli 202313min
