The London Standard - January 23, 2025

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January 23, 2025

She stars in a Netflix mega hit and now Luciane Buchanan is playing a queen

It has been two years since action thriller The Night Agent landed on Netflix, but Luciane Buchanan, the breakout star of this twisty hit, still gets messages about it — ranging from the sublime to the ridiculous.

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THE COOL TRAVEL GUIDE TO 2025

From Okinawa to Greenland to, yes, Devon - by raft, camel or barefoot - here are this year's 25 hotspots

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London's yummy mummies take a trip

The middle-class drug everyone takes in the capital (that little brown bottle is a tell-tale sign)

6 mins

Can Peter Mandelson charm Trump?

The Labour grandee takes on his biggest challenge yet

7 mins

The gilded age of the tech barons is upon us

Trump's embrace of Silicon Valley tycoons is creating an oligopoly

4 mins

Why is the capital so full of charity muggers?

Pity the poor souls doing it but it's also a blight on our streets

4 mins

Around the world in eight festivals

Sun, sea and thumping bass - here's where the supercool crowd will be dancing this year

5 mins

The kitchen is on fire but service is a washout

Chefs: duller than you think. Sporting rumours of delinquency still propagate—’shrooms at award shows, clingfilm mischief — but the naughty boys and girls are largely a lost breed.

3 mins

Is Mayfair ready for the 5pm aperitivo?

To wander into a church crypt in Mayfair and spend £11 on a glass of blanc de noir and £12.50 on a sandwich.

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This darker take on the classic musicalis all killer, no filler

Consider yourself consummately entertained if you get a ticket for this xceptional revival of Lionel Bart's show.

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A new healthcare era ― is a full-body scan worth it?

There have been huge developments in preventative healthcare over the past year including rising demand for full-body scans and a more proactive approach to healthcare.

1 min

Best car-free hiking locations from London

London may be a bustling metropolis, but stunning natural landscapes are just a train ride away.

2 mins

Make new and lasting changes

The start of a new year often inspires positive changes, and for those seeking to reclaim their mental health and wellbeing, Ibiza Calm provides a haven of transformation and healing

2 mins

A new year in the capital: start with healthy habits

Nutritional therapist and functional medicine practitioner Tracy Tredoux suggests ways to start the new year as you mean to go on

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Can magnesium transform your sleep?

Juggling long hours and a stressful job left Wild Nutrition customer Fi feeling exhausted and depleted. Struggling to sleep was only compounding the problem

1 min

Feeling run down? Follow your gut feelings

Have you ever wondered why you feel constantly tired, experience brain fog or struggle with health issues like skin problems, pain or mood swings?

1 min

Choose therapists with confidence

Are you considering complementary therapies to help support your lifelong health and wellbeing goals?

1 min

Make room for what matters

The new year is here, and it's the perfect time to reset and refocus.

1 min

Smart saving

Tech-savvy apps are making saving money and investing for the future more straightforward than ever - these are some of the best to download this year.

2 mins

Build your path to financial fitness

It's easy to get lost in the overwhelming choices that surround your financial health, so here are a few core and manageable basics to get you on the front foot in 2025

1 min

Woo-woo or common sense? Inside RFK Jr's plan to Make America Healthy Again

What will Trump's new health secretary do with his $1.7 trillion budget?

4 mins

Why climate change means goatmightsoon bethe new beef...

It's popular outside Europe, but many people here in the UK might never have eaten goat meat.

3 mins

'She handed over her house key I couldn't believe her trust in me, a complete stranger

As our final appeal total hits £3.46million we talk to a beneficiary of Refugees at Home a charity we are funding thanks to your amazing support

4 mins

Ski's chicest, for before and après

This season's essential skiing guide for any budget

4 mins

ChefSelin Kiazim's perfect recipe for eating your way through Istanbul

From fresh fish beside the Bosphorus to amazing roadside kebabs, the Great British Menu winner knows the city inside out

5 mins

How to do Paris like Dietrich Hôtel Plaza Athénée

Hôtel Plaza Athénée is a lesson in OTT luxury and has a storied history of attracting heads of state, A-listers, fashion royalty and le beau monde ever since it opened in 1913. It is also well known for serving as the backdrop to some of TV’s most fashionable shows.

2 mins

The Great Donald Dash

After Trump’s re-election, Democrats are fleeing America for more liberal destinations — and London is high on the list

5 mins

Is this the end for boardroom virtue signalling?

Why big companies are scaling back on wokeness at least in public

4 mins

"I was having a tough time, but Renee has opened me up and got me back to my best"

There was a time when Leah Williamson used to occasionally visit a psychic. It started when a member of her family was going to see one and everyone, including Williamson, ended up going along.

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Will Levy pull the trigger on only answer to Spurs' woes?

Chairman would solve nothing by sacking Ange — he must spend

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