The London Standard - September 18, 2024

في هذه القضية

September 18, 2024

New Fourth Plinth artwork won't weather the storm ― by design

A SCULPTURE made from hundreds of mask-like plaster casts that will erode and disintegrate in the damp London weather was today unveiled at Trafalgar Square’s Fourth Plinth.

1 min

Emin's explosion of red radiates heartbreak

RAGE. Anguish. Heartache. Adoration. Obsession. Frustration. Love.

2 mins

Top judge demands reform to fast-track justice after a grieving mother's case

GRIEVING families, pensioners with dementia, and even dead people have been wrongly prosecuted in Britain's secretive fast-track courts, a major Evening Standard/ITV News investigation has found.

3 mins

Israel 'blew up thousands of Hezbollah pagers early over fears plot would be foiled'

ISRAEL fast-tracked the detonation of thousands of explosive-packed pagers used by Hezbollah after becoming concerned that the plot was about to be foiled, according to reports.

2 mins

Khan says Oxford Street cycle ban is key to renewal

CYCLISTS will be banned from riding through the pedestrianised section of Oxford Street under Sadiq Khan’s plans to ban traffic from the thoroughfare.

1 min

One-year-old twin girls joined at the head separated by London surgeon

ONE-YEAR-OLD twin girls who were born conjoined at the head have been successfully separated during a 14-hour operation by a leading London surgeon.

1 min

Sky-high air fares keep inflation above Bank's target rate

ROCKETING summer air fares as sunstarved holidaymakers fled to the Med prevented the headline rate of inflation falling back to its two per cent target last month, official figures reveal today.

1 min

"My baby died-then I was convicted over lapsed car insurance"

Broken and lost after her three-month-old daughter died from pneumonia, Jenny Beasley forgot to renew a policy ―and found herself prosecuted as a criminal under the controversial Single Justice Procedure, Tristan Kirk reports

4 mins

I never thought I'd become a best-selling author; bring on the reading renaissance

TO read: within the queer community, known as an instance in which two or more people drag, roast or insult each other for filth.

2 mins

Taking a seat at the table: Sit down with our new critic

The Standard's new restaurant reviewer, David Ellis, shares the meals that shaped him, and what the next course holds

5 mins

Share performance 'not linked' to CEO mega-pay

SOME of the best paid CEOs in Britain have dramatically underperformed the stock market in the past three years, undermining the case for even higher pay for top executives.

1 min

Footsie falters ahead of Fed's rates call

DECISION day on the long-awaited opening cut in US interest rates today kept London traders in defensive mode during a poor session for the FTSE 100 index.

1 min

Ange must weigh up gamble on 'fearless' rookies

FOR Ange Postecoglou, picking a team for tonight’s Carabao Cup third-round tie at Coventry is a balancing act that he can ill-afford to misjudge.

2 mins

I DREAM ABOUT ENDING SPURS' WAIT FOR GLORY

POSTECOGLOU URGES PLAYERS TO EMBRACE SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY’ AFTER 16 YEARS WITHOUT A TROPHY

2 mins

After the knocks, I'm on a roll...the best is yet to come from me

THEY say 13 is unlucky for some but that’s not the way I see it ahead of my 13th world title fight.

3 mins

Saka trains for Euro clash in Italy after derby injury

ARSENAL were today boosted by the fitness of Bukayo Saka ahead of their Champions League opener against Atalanta tomorrow.

1 min

قراءة كل الأخبار من The London Standard

The London Standard Newspaper Description:

The London Standard is a new weekly paper that brings together the newspaper qualities that audiences have read for almost two hundred years. Sharp opinion, analysis, interviews and deeply researched features will combine with ES Magazine’s core values of design, visual impact, luxury lifestyle content and relevance. With an insider’s feel it will offer an original, energetic take on everything London has to offer - the very best comment, consumer guides, business, fashion, food, travel, reviews, politics and the hottest places in London to enjoy the weekend..