The London Standard - March 06, 2025

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March 06, 2025

From Sex Education to Agatha Christie, Mimi Keene's star is rising—just don't mention water...

Mimi Keene's cat and dog are pestering her on the sofa, annoyed she's paying attention to somebody else, but she seems to be in her happy place, saying: \"I'm not very adventurous, I'm a home bird.\"

2 mins

'British criticism of Meghan has always been: witch! It's not subtle'

The first episode of Meghan of Montecito’s lifestyle show With Love, Meghan aired this week on Netflix: the duchess’s latest moonshot at the appearance of a perfect life.

8 mins

The London socialite. His aristocrat killer. And a mother's search for justice

The brutal, ketamine-fuelled killing of a public schoolboy shocked the world. In our new true-crime podcast, we tell the real story

7 mins

The Fat Badger, London's first invite-only pub

A riotously fun boozer that doesn't officially exist? No wonder celebs are secretly flocking here

3 mins

Low-budget indie film Anora wins big at the Oscars

“The more Hollywood changes, the more it remains the same,” writes Ty Burr.

2 mins

Forget the Trump noisepeace could now be possible

There's much to fixate on, but it's best to judge the President on the substance

4 mins

What happens to London if climate change gets out of control?

A little-known oceanic current could collapse and wreak absolute havoc

4 mins

I'm selling pictures of my body online to fund my touring

Streamers and ticketing sites have left musicians like me facing tough choices

4 mins

'Rihanna loves me'

The Nigerian singer and double Mobo winner Ayra Starr on fame, faith and her number one fan

7 mins

At the table Sweet dreams are cooked like these

Sometimes dreaming seems a rather melancholy thing, to be thinking of another time, another place.

3 mins

Out for the night You really shouldn't miss...

Not many artists manage to sell out The O2 on only their second album tour, but that’s exactly what 25-year-old Californian singer-songwriter Gracie Abrams has done with The Secret of Us. Granted, Abrams’s dad is Star Wars director JJ Abrams, her boyfriend is Paul Mescal, she’s close friends with Taylor Swift and recently collaborated with Selena Gomez.

2 mins

Firstnight This beautifully tailored 1970s treatwears just as well today

One of the weird things about the- atre is that most plays have an initial run, then they’re never seen again. It’s an art form with a short memory. Watch- ing this revival of Alterations by Michael Abbensetts, rediscovered as part of the Black Plays Archive at the National Theatre, you do wonder how many other great pieces of writing are gathering dust somewhere.

2 mins

Worth the wait This is a beautifully written triumph

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's first novel since 2013's Americanah is a winner

3 mins

Feed your mind with this stirringhymn to the greatest season on earth

Spring is in the air, at last. After a grinding winter of long icy spells, the sun is back, the blossom is on the trees and we can hear birdsong again.

2 mins

Neurohacking is the hot wellness trend, but is it the emperor's new code?

Are you behind the evolutionary curve if you're not rewiring your brain these days? CLAUDIA COCKERELL investigates...

3 mins

Why Britain can win big by betting on the new space race

Britain and space exploration hardly sound like natural bedfellows.

2 mins

Is it the final call for the Heathrow villagers?

Life with the residents whose homes could be destroyed if a third runway touches down

6 mins

The 11 most inspiring women in London

The trailblazers shaping the capital

2 mins

Are you ready for medieval-core?

No one was more surprised than medieval armourer Matthew Finchen.

4 mins

My ultimate make-up moments

The iconic artist shares her beauty secrets, her favourite products - and some of her starriest collaborations

3 mins

Marlon James on why Kingston is Jamaica's beating cultural heart

Whether it’s parties, patties or patois, this Caribbean capital is a non-stop celebration, says the Booker Prize-winning author

5 mins

Me, Marrakech and I: How to ace a solo female trip

I first visited Marrakech with my then-boyfriend in 2004, when I spent my days getting lost in the labyrinthine souks and witnessing snake charmers hypnotise cobras. Over 20 years later, I decided to see how it fared for females going it alone.

2 mins

How the Trump dividend is fuelling a FTSE bonanza

Investors are flocking to the London stock market and buying into Britain's future

4 mins

The big shorts: next week in the City

London seals its position as the capital for growing businesses

2 mins

“Last year's Festival was brutal, but we're ready to put it right”

The Guinness Village is, to Cheltenham racegoers, something of a field of dreams.

6 mins

Will Tuchel speak for nation over Trump's World Cup?

Questions coming as US president tears up the old world order

2 mins

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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..