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OPINION - The Standard View: Labour's offer to London should start with fixing Hammersmith Bridge

Should Labour soon sweep to power, it will receive an unenviable economic and geopolitical inheritance. Such circumstances provide no guarantee the party would win a second term but one policy would at least secure the gratitude of millions of Londoners: finally fixing Hammersmith Bridge.

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BBC responds to reports Giovanni Pernice 'has quit' Strictly Come Dancing

The Italian dancer has reportedly confided in friends about seeking new opportunities on other TV programmes

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London's birth rate tumbles 20% in a decade as cost of living crisis puts people off having children

More couples choose to delay children or not have them at all

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OPINION - The Standard View: Keeping London's streets safe without eroding rights is a necessary balancing act

Facial recognition technology is already changing the nature of policing in the capital. To that end, the Met has been granted an additional £500,000 to fund further live facial recognition operations against knife and other offences, as part of a £4 million Home Office investment that will also finance the development…

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OPINION - The Standard View: London's renters need curbs on holiday let free-for-all

From agents’ fees to six-round interviews with prospective flatmates, finding somewhere to rent in London is an exercise in strategic patience. Yet somehow, the process has become even harder in recent years.

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UK General Election: Sunak & Starmer signal countdown ...The Standard podcast

PM unveils vision for UK as regional mayors convene

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The private members' club no one’s talking about

Countless column inches were filled this week on the Garrick Club. Members of the 192-year-old association, which include deputy prime minister Oliver Dowden and levelling up secretary Michael Gove, were horrified to discover that it didn’t admit women and rushed to overturn the rule.

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OPINION - The Standard View: The Tories' mayoral selection process was a dereliction of duty to Londoners

When this newspaper endorsed Sadiq Khan for a third term as London’s Mayor, it was not simply because of who he was not: Susan Hall. The Evening Standard believes that Khan was the best candidate, and Londoners agreed by a significant margin. Yet it is difficult to escape from the…

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Standard Chartered Analyst Believes Trump Government Will Be 'Actively Supportive' Of Bitcoin

Ex-President Donald Trump, who recently signaled he won't oppose the growing crypto sector, may be a boon to Bitcoin and the broader digital assets' industry, a Standard Chartered analyst said.

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University protests & the importance of dialogue: The Standard podcast

A London charity is bridging divisions with ‘active listening’

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OPINION - The Standard View: Anti-Jewish hatred has no place on university campuses

As so often, what starts in the United States swiftly makes its way to Britain. In recent weeks, a wave of pro-Palestinian student encampments have sprung up across the UK, and London is no exception.

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Standard's Tristan Kirk nominated for award over secret justice investigations

The Standard’s courts correspondent is a nominee for this year’s Paul Foot Award

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Westfield Stratford evacuated over 'bomb scare'

The item was found to be non-suspicious

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Sadiq Khan: Rishi Sunak's 'on something' if he thinks UK is heading for hung Parliament

Sadiq Khan tells Standard the scale of his re-election as mayor means PM was deluded to believe the country was not set for a Labour victory

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Bomb threat prompts evacuation of British Airways flight to London from Bermuda

Passengers reportedly disembarked the aircraft at Bermuda’s international airport on Sunday night

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London mayoral election: Key boroughs to watch for Sadiq Khan and Susan Hall as capital holds its breathe

Counting in the London mayoral and assembly elections will begin on Saturday morning

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Local elections: the Tories’ heavy council losses explained - The Standard podcast

Jitendra Joshi and Rachael Burford discuss the Conservatives' significant losses in the local elections and Labour's success in the Blackpool South by-election.

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London stock market falls out of top 20 in 2024 global IPO destination rankings — joint with Kazakhstan

The IPO drought comes at the same time as an exodus of firms from the London Stock Exchange

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London hospital forced to close canteen kitchen after mouse droppings found in onions

It was also found on floor, trolley and dough mixture machine

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OPINION - Rishi Sunak's 'comeback narrative' collides with economic reality

"Was in the slow lane. Still in the slow lane. Will remain in the slow lane." The laconic words of Jonathan Prynn, the Standard's business editor, summarising (off the record but oh well) today's report by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), which forecasts that the UK will be…

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London mayoral election: 15 memorable moments in the race for City Hall

From Susan Hall admitting she was a ‘raver back in the day’ to doughnuts bearing Sadiq Khan’s face, Ross Lydall looks back at the highlights from the 2024 mayoral race

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Standard Chartered beats UK banks thanks to Asian focus

STANDARD Chartered showed off the benefit of its focus on Asian markets today with a jump in trading income as clients took a more “risk on” approach to investing.

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Netflix will automatically serve users ads if on this ad-free plan

Brits on the Basic tier will be switched to the cheaper ad-supported plan unless they cancel or pay more

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Our pick of 7 of the best original Apple TV+ shows, from Slow Horses to The Morning Show

Looking for something excellent to watch this week? Why not try one of these gripping shows

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