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The Evening Standard scooped the world in 1971 with the first and only picture of Russian defector Oleg Lyalin, who is now the subject of a compelling new book

Don't mention the word 'Britpop' around Pulp's Jarvis Cocker

Yesterday afternoon, I walked to Hair EQ up in Notting Hill Gate, where Tareq has tamed the mane for many years, for a blow-dry before an event at the National Gallery then another thing ie the launch of the Friends of Afghan Women Network (FAWN) in the House of Commons,…

He was the ‘best f***ing writer on the paper’ at a time when deadlines were ferociously tight, lunches long and liquid and expense accounts generous

Tristan Kirk hailed as ‘a journalist who made a difference’ for his investigation into flaws of Single Justice Procedure

The Independent, in which Evgeny Lebedev is also biggest shareholder, reports seventh year of profitability

I did two spells at the Evening Standard, the first in the late 1980s, the second, as editor, between 2012 and 2017. In that first period of time, we covered the fall of the Berlin Wall, the premiership of Margaret Thatcher, the Big Bang and its consequences, and the drama…

Today is the final daily issue of the Evening Standard. From next Thursday, September 26, we will be relaunching as a vibrant, culturally rich weekly newspaper, which will contain all your favourite Evening Standard elements — news, sport, entertainment, culture, restaurants, music, comment, investigations, campaigns and fun.

After successful campaign by the Standard, charities warn that Rishi Sunak’s pledge risks getting ditched in Rachel Reeves’ Budget