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Legal tech firm Farewill has seen its valuation slashed by more than £50 million by one of its major shareholders, the Standard has learnt, amid growing signs European tech firms are struggling to hold on to the heady valuations they attracted during the height of the pandemic.

It is all a Jewish conspiracy, you see. Labour’s candidate for the Rochdale by-election, Azhar Ali, told a party meeting that Israel had “deliberately” allowed the October 7 massacre — in which Hamas murdered 1,200 people and took more than 240 hostage — to go ahead to give them “the…

The legendary dissident artist tells Martin Robinson about his new Ai vs AI exhibition in Piccadilly and the chilling similarities he sees between western cancel culture and Chinese oppression. Plus: Standard readers can win a print by the artist!

The Standard is seeking to buy fledgling magazine Air Mail in a $50 million deal. 

The couple met in 2017 and have been engaged since at least 2022 - but are said to have split last year after growing apart

The Co-op is calling for attacks on shop workers to be made a specific offence. And which of us does not feel sympathy for poor unfortunate retailers who are on the sharp end of the increase in shoplifting? The Standard reported last year on one branch of the Co-op which…

Residents have fought three year battle, with fears heightened recently over warnings of man approaching lone women in the area

Action comes after a Standard investigation revealed concerns over how vulnerable are convicted in closed-door hearings

Ahead of tonight’s ceremony, contenders reflect on how much their nomination means