The London Standard - March 22, 2023

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March 22, 2023

BORIS IN PARTYGATE SHOWDOWN WITH MPS

HE IS GRILLED BY COMMITTEE HOURS AFTER IT PUBLISHES NEW EVIDENCE FORMER PM INSISTS HE DID NOT DELIBERATELY MISLEAD COMMONS

4 mins

My children are conscious of their own succession, says Brian Cox

SUCCESSION star Brian Cox has said his children are conscious of the “nepo baby” label and do everything to avoid accusations they aren’t architects of their own success.

2 mins

Think again over refusal to call your force racist, Met boss told

SIR Mark Rowley was today urged to think again about his refusal to use the term “institutional racism” to describe the bigotry in the Met as the author of the most damning report in the force’s history warned that it “rings hollow” to say that he does not like the words.

2 mins

'Cultural vandalism': Khan under fire over St Paul's bus route

SADIQ KHAN was today accused of “cultural vandalism” as he pressed ahead with plans to change one of London’s “iconic” bus routes.

1 min

Starmer accused of hypocrisy over special pension tax plan

SIR Keir Starmer came under fire today after it emerged he has a special pension from his time as director of public prosecutions.

1 min

Paltrow fled after hit-and-run crash on ski slope, witness tells court

GWYNETH PALTROW “never said a word” after she “slammed” into a fellow skier then disappeared down the slopes, the sole eyewitness to her crash told a US court.

2 mins

I'd always try to slip piano playing into my movies'

Jeff Goldblum, cult film star turned best-selling jazz musician, talks to Liz Aubrey about this joyful reinvention, his

4 mins

Weapons-grade zingers at Succession's last dance

Weapons-grade zingers at Succession’s last dance

2 mins

Ukraine's Bakhmut counter-attack as Putin's army 'loses momentum'

UKRAINIAN forces have launched a counter-attack to the west of Bakhmut where Vladimir Putin’s army may be losing its momentum to capture the town after months of fierce fighting, British defence chiefs said today.

1 min

Forget the bestie act, Xi and Putin have different aims

Not quite on the same page: President Xi of China and Russia’s Vladimir Putin

2 mins

Fevertree addition of 'adult soft drinks' grows global sales

THE launch of a range of luxury “adult soft drinks” including Ginger Beer and Sicilian Lemonade has helped boost sales at Fevertree as it reported global growth of more than 10% in 2022.

1 min

Superdry signs $51m licence deal for Asia

SUPERDRY today inked a $51 million deal to licence its brand in several Asian countries, in what it called a step to becoming a “superbrand” on the continent.

1 min

Guinness Covent Garden brewery approved

Planning OK: Diageo revised scheme

1 min

My time as a bank owner was a lesson in precarious systems

MUCH has been written about the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank. The 16th largest bank in the United States was here one minute, gone the next.

2 mins

M&S turnaround buoys investors but wider FTSE rally peters out

MORE praise for Marks & Spencer's turnaround progress today reignited the retailer's shares as investors also continued their return to heavily sold banking stocks.

1 min

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW SAM KERR

Going out in the group stage last year hurt this season I want to win it

2 mins

Leader Lawrence plotting Test return

London Spirit’s new skipper was happily surprised at England recall... now, he tells Malik Ouzia, he wants to cement his place in the team

3 mins

We're contenders for Euro glory, insists Saka

BUKAYO SAKA is still feeling the disappointment of England’s World Cup quarter-final defeat, but says they will be in the mix for European Championship glory next summer after Gareth Southgate stayed on as manager.

2 mins

LATE JUSTICE AS STEWARD'S RED IS OVERTURNED

DISCIPLINARY HEARING RULES THAT REF PEYPER GOT DECISION TO SEND OFF ENGLAND FULL-BACK WRONG

2 mins

NAMES IN FRAME TO REPLACE CONTE IN THE SPURS DUGOUT

ANTONIO CONTE remains on the brink of being sacked by Tottenham, with chairman Daniel Levy still thrashing out the terms of the Italian’s exit and deciding on succession plans this morning.

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