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The London Standard
At the table AA Gill's favourite is still in a league all of its own
Restaurants and newspapers are kindred spirits of a kind.
3 min |
December 18, 2025
The London Standard
One to Watch
SUPERSTITION IS WORKING ITS MAGIC FOR ASHA BANKS — SHE'S SMASHING IT ON STAGE, SCREEN AND BEHIND THE MIC
2 min |
December 18, 2025
The London Standard
Whoop founder Will Ahmed
The health entrepreneur goes to work on an egg (or eight), loves meditation and cold plunges - and monitors everything
3 min |
December 18, 2025
The London Standard
First Night Cinders and Red Riding Hood soar in Sondheim's fairytale mash-up
Stephen Sondheim's 1980s musical mashup of various, mostly Grimm fairy tales - Cinderella, Jack and the Beanstalk, Rapunzel - is triumphantly revived by director Jordan Fein.
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December 18, 2025
The London Standard
TAKE A HIKE TO TOPANGA WITH ALANA HADID
Canyon sunsets, misty hot tubs by a crackling fire, artisanal treasures — this Californian gem keeps pulling the designer, film-maker and sister of Gigi and Bella back
4 min |
December 18, 2025
The London Standard
The best exhibitions to visit this Christmas
London's galleries are at their best over Christmas, firstly as escapes from the shopping madness and then, between Christmas Day and New Year's Eve, when half of London has cleared out and there's room to actually have a glimpse of a painting or two.
3 min |
December 18, 2025
The London Standard
Director Rob Reiner and his wife found dead and their son charged with murder
“Rob Reiner, who has died with his wife in tragic circumstances, had a knack of making films that might be described as gently cultish.
2 min |
December 18, 2025
The London Standard
New MI6 boss warns of Russia threat in first public speech
“Blaise Metreweli, the head of MI6, is hardly the first chief of the Secret Intelligence Service to identify the Russians as the biggest threat to UK security.
2 min |
December 18, 2025
The London Standard
The most atmospheric candles to help you wax lyrical this Christmas
From cocooning comfort to a dusky party scent, try this season's wonder wicks
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December 18, 2025
The London Standard
McCullum’s era is coming to a sorry end in Adelaide
England falter in perfect batting conditions, leaving the head coach on the brink. By Cameron Ponsonby
3 min |
December 18, 2025
The London Standard
THE WORST OF TIMES: TROUBLE AT THE BRITISH LIBRARY
Impoverished staff on strike. A devastating cyber attack. Multiple changes of leadership. Books poorly protected. Claudia Cockerell investigates a national treasure in crisis
7 min |
December 18, 2025
The London Standard
After Andrew's downfall, will it be a Christmas horribilis for the royals?
What does Christmas 2025 hold for the royal family, following a year that seems to have rivalled the famous annus horribilis of 1992, when three royal couples separated and a fire tore through Windsor Castle?
3 min |
December 18, 2025
The London Standard
The best homeware gifts
UNIQUE AND BEAUTIFUL PIECES FOR INTERIORS FIENDS.
2 min |
December 18, 2025
The London Standard
'PREPARING THESE MEALS ISN'T A GAME, IT'S SERIOUS — LIVES ARE AT STAKE
As our campaign hits £2.6m, Ian McKellen and Standard proprietor Evgeny Lebedev get stuck in with peeling apples.
6 min |
December 18, 2025
The London Standard
Keep a cool head on the road and play it safe with this brightidea
Being seen and safe on the road as I weave my way to work through these dark, wintry months is paramount.
1 min |
December 18, 2025
The London Standard
On the shelf... Delicious recipe books for the cooks in your life
There are few handier Christmas presents than a cookbook.
3 min |
December 18, 2025
The London Standard
Joy to London: the 12 hottest tickets of Christmas
From carols on a grand scale to Scrooge done two ways and a rather cute little bear, here's your festive calendar sorted
5 min |
December 18, 2025
The London Standard
The $100bn battle for the soul of Hollywood
The bidding war for Warner Bros will determine the future of film - will London escape the fallout?
4 min |
December 18, 2025
The London Standard
Joshua risks his credibility for £70 million
The former world champion can't look silly against YouTube sensation Jake Paul or his reputation will be shredded. By Matt Verri
6 min |
December 18, 2025
The London Standard
Gunmen kill 15 at Bondi Beach Hanukkah celebration
“This violence did not emerge from nowhere.
1 min |
December 18, 2025
The London Standard
Celebrity astronauts and the rest of the year that was in science and tech
Perhaps the biggest advances in medicine this year were made through CRISPR technology - a type of targeted gene therapy that can alter the DNA of living beings.
1 min |
December 18, 2025
The London Standard
CHEAT THE INTERNET
THE STORIES LIGHTING UP SOCIAL MEDIA THIS WEEK
2 min |
December 18, 2025
The London Standard
Starmer should forcibly show his revulsion at the treatment of Jimmy Lai
To absolutely no one's surprise, after a two-year trial, the Hong Kong democracy activist and former media tycoon, Jimmy Lai, has been convicted of publishing seditious material and \"colluding with foreign forces\" under Hong Kong's National Security Law.
3 min |
December 18, 2025
The London Standard
Designer Giles Deacon loves St James's Park for dates — and St John for dining and doughnuts
I've been living in London since the 1980s.
3 min |
December 18, 2025
The London Standard
Out for the night NYE clubs you really shouldn't miss...
For those who like a bit of a playground, the Cause in Canning Town is offering one hell of a NYE bonanza, spanning 16 hours and seven dancefloors.
3 min |
December 18, 2025
The London Standard
Londoner's Diary
Georgia May Jagger is in her blue period while Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal put the Bard in the frame
2 min |
December 18, 2025
The London Standard
Deck the halls with fabulous florals
LET LONDON'S HOTTEST FLORISTS SHOW YOU HOW TO CREATE A FESTIVE WONDERLAND, SAYS AMIRA HASHISH
3 min |
December 11, 2025
The London Standard
Will London’s battered high streets get the Christmas boost they need?
After a grim year, retailers are panicking that shoppers aren't spending enough to help them survive January.
6 min |
December 11, 2025
The London Standard
MasterChef presenter Grace Dent gossips at Lilibet's, loves Honey & Co - and plots a draconian reign
I lived in a flat above a builders’ merchant. The hallway was so rotten that I once fell through the floorboards down to my waists
3 min |
December 11, 2025
The London Standard
Gold leaf on the potatoes? Just the start of Christmas at Skye McAlpine's
At home, the cook and writer takes the festive season to a whole new level. By Olivia Lidbury
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