The London Standard - April 02, 2024

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April 02, 2024

Former Standard political editor Reiss dies aged 82

CHARLES REISS, the former political editor of the Evening Standard who was behind a series of era-defining scoops, has died aged 82.

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Welcome to London, UK's loneliness capital

Vauxhall has the highest rates and young women suffer the most

1 min

Catch criminals, not JK Rowling: minister wades into row over new hate crime laws

JK ROWLING should not be arrested after she challenged police in a scathing online attack on Scotland's controversial new hate crime law, a Cabinet minister said today.

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Briton among seven aid staff killed in Israeli air strike on Gaza convoy

A BRITON and six other aid workers distributing food in Gaza have been killed in an Israeli air strike, their charity said today, in an \"unforgivable\" tragedy that sparked mounting international dismay.

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Sunak defends free childcare scheme

NURSERY GROUPS ISSUE WARNING OVER PLACES

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KATE MOSS’S BOROUGH COMES TOP IN RESEARCH - And the nation's beauty capital is...

CROYDON has been named the beauty capital of the UK thanks to its high concentration of hairdressers and nail salons.

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My work is political but it is also playful

Ahead of the first major London show of his work in nearly 20 years, the British-Nigerian artist Yinka Shonibare speaks to Nancy Durrant about false culture wars, diversity in the capital and the exclusive artwork he designed for the front cover of today’s Standard

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Scotland's new hate crime law is truly chilling

The lesson of Scotland's new hate crime law, unleashed on a baffled nation on April Fool's Day, is that free speech needs perpetual vigilance.

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I stopped a racist attack on Kennington Road - we're becoming a nasty city again

SOME weeks ago I intervened in a racist assault. Passing a bus stop on Kennington Road on a Sunday morning, my wife Ann and I noticed a burly white man, in his fifties like me, bearing down on a frail, older black man, taunting him and grabbing at the orthopedic crutch he was using.

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One of London's unloved streets is getting a glow-up

FOR as long as most Londoners can remember, Queensway has been the ugly duckling to the otherwise rarefied \"swan\" neighbourhoods surrounding Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park.

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Footsie on brink of high after shock jump above 8000

A SURPRISE bounce above 8000 today left the rejuvenated FTSE 100 index on the brink of the record high set in February 2023.

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Next Mayor'needs far bigger cut of tax take'

THE next Mayor of London must be granted sweeping new powers to keep and spend the tax revenues raised in the capital for investment in Britain's powerhouse regional economy, a major business group said today.

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Gabriel is thriving in the role of Arsenal's enforcer

Brazilian is perfect partner for silky Saliba at heart of defence

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Comeback kings offer warning for Hammers

Moyes demands senior players step up

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Palace's show of faith in fast-learner Wharton is already paying dividends

GIVEN Eberechi Eze was once a teen sensation himself, Adam Wharton should take it as a compliment that his Crystal Palace team-mate chuckled when he discovered his age.

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ENGLAND BLOW AS STOKES OPTS TO GIVE WORLD T20 A SWERVE

TEST SKIPPER WANTS TO FOCUS ON RETURNING TO TOP LEVEL AS ALL-ROUNDER AFTER INJURY SETBACKS

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