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Parents have warned that their children are being ‘set up for failure’ if their schools are shut

Funding comes as the mayor hosts a roundtable summit with Thames Water and other agencies - but is criticised for failing to include the London Assembly

TfL had ordered the libraries’ removal for fire safety reasons outlined by the LFB - but Mayor says he is hoping for ‘very swift announcement of a U-turn’

Tech pros give reasons to be optimistic about the future

Labour government considering options after 25 per cent steel and aluminium tariff imposed

A North Sea cargo ship collision has resulted in ongoing fires, prompting fears over potential health and environmental impacts

Woman penned heartbreaking letter to court saying: ‘I am so sorry for this’

The supermarket has revealed that since the show’s launch, searches for some ingredients have shot up

Welcome to your latest edition of The London Standard. This week, we explore the complex issue of how Meghan Markle became so staggeringly divisive. Tanya Gold asks what she has done to deserve this treatment, in a piece that’s clever, funny and remarkably astute about a fairy tale gone wrong…

A two-month consultation will look at a shopping list of proposals aimed at restoring public faith in criminal justice

If you run with the pack, you need not bark but wag your tail you must. Russian proverb. For 23 years, I was literary editor, and later also film critic, of the London Evening Standard. A dreamy job — getting paid well to read books and watch movies and then…