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The British artist, 59, spoke about the lost support systems - youth clubs, local schools, and shared spaces - failing a generation

The Confessions singer opens up to The Standard about his trip to the Emerald Isle, where a bronze statue of an Irish rock legend had a profound impact on him

Louis Tomlinson on class, talent and the price of fame

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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…

This week I have been thinking about what an incredible privilege it is to live in a capital city among some of the most talented people in the world.

Vladimir Putin’s aggression has led to the death of thousands of civilians and laid waste to a country. On the eve of the third anniversary of the invasion, Ukrainians tell the Standard they are bruised but not beaten.

The London Fashion Week edition is here

With The London Standard’s business editor Jonathan Prynn