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I have visited Russia and China, but there is a limit to where will go

We can’t avoid imperfect regimes, nor should we. Many places I’ve visited had bad human rights records

Londoner's Diary

TORY party bible

Ditch the rockets, Greta urges Elon

GRETA THUNBERG has urged Elon Musk to focus on the climate rather than Twitter and space travel.

We ought to de-zombify this commercial Halloween

Coming home to roost: our embrace of asoulless Halloween has its costs

No Rishi Sunak, we do not have the luxury of boring politics right now

The real circumstances of life are, sadly, not going to be dull and it will be no comfort to have a PM who is

Visa rules must work

DINERS can’t get the service because restaurants are struggling to find the staff.

New PM can’t afford to ignore climate threat

CLIMATE change is the single greatest threat humanity faces. From rising sea levels to forest fires, heatwaves to flooding, its impact will be the defining feature of the 21st century and beyond.

From prisoner to president: Lula’ beats Bolsonaro for stunning win

BRAZIL'S Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva today appealed for \"peace and unity\" after the left-winger defeated Jair Bolsonaro in a bitter - and extremely close - presidential election.

King offers his condolences to South Korea

THE King today sent a message of condolence to South Korea expressing his \"shock and sadness\" after more than 150 people died in a Halloween street party crush in Seoul.

Hunt for India bridge survivors goes on

A SEARCH was under way today for survivors after a suspension bridge collapsed in western India, sending hundreds plunging into the water and killing at least 132.

This is heartbreaking: Bishops and imams in school meals plea

The scale and scope of hardship we are seeing is deeply alarming. The Prime Minister must act swiftly

Twitter sackings aren't to Save cash, says Musk

TWITTER'S new owner Elon Musk today denied reports he plans to sack staff at the social media giant to avoid paying out planned bonuses.

Key decisions on Covid put under spotlight at public hearing

THE decisions made by politicians during the Covid-19 pandemic were coming under the spotlight today during the second preliminary hearing of the public inquiry.

Russiaiy missile, strikes. cut water and power supplies

Shelled: awoman in Yahidne in the Chernihiv region of Ukraine. Left, President Zelensky

Gucci, Dior, David Koma: moto jackets have got fashion’s biggest names revving their engines

TOP of my wishlist this autumn is a motorcycle jacket.

Woke culture gets abuse but it has many positives

Ahead of the release of his new film, Nobel and Booker Prizewinning writer Kazuo Ishiguro talks to Mick Curtis about the culture wars and why the housing crisis keeps him awake at night

Anger over little man from China’ comments

A MINISTER was accused of being \"ignorant\" today after he suggested a \"little man in China\" could be listening to his personal phone conversations.

10.7m patients but number of full-time London GPs down

THE number of full-time GPs in London has fallen over the last five years despite a rise in the number of patients, the Standard can reveal.

Tory MP turns on Suella over 'overcrowded' migrant base

Backbencher attacks breach of humane conditions after weekend bomb’ attack

Director high on drugs and drink tried to rape victim on sofa

“Fateful decision”: Oliver Smail was jailed for three-and-ahalf years

MORE THAN 1,000 SUSPECTS TAKEN OFF POLICE GANGS’ MATRIX TO MAKE IT FAIRER’

THE way in which the Met logs gang members in London is to undergo an overhaul to tackle unjustified disproportionality after the removal of more than 1,000 “low risk” people from its current database.

Activists spray paint Bank of England, Home Office and MI5

ACTIVISTS today sprayed orange paint on a series of buildings in central London, including the Home Office, the MI5 building and the Bank of England.

With 350 unfilled jobs, I’ll have to close my restaurants in new year, says Jason Atherton

LONDON celebrity chef Jason Atherton has warned he will have to start closing thriving restaurants in the new year because it has become impossible to recruit staff.

HAILEY’S TWIST FOR HALLOWEEN

Jade and Jordan sprinkle some Disney party magic at Halloween bash

Car chase and volley of shots leave two dead in Brixton mayhem

Onlookers ran for cover as shots rang out and innocent man was left dead in crash

SUNAK OPENS DOOR TO COP27 U-TURN

HE’LL GO IF HE CAN FIND TIME, SAYS MINISTER

You're Fired! Musk's Twitter Takeover

The bird is freed, says billionaire as he seals deal and sacks top bosses

Zelensky Vows Vengeance After Putin's Kamikaze Drone Deluge

Volodymyr Zelensky pledged to clip the wings of Russia’s air power after revealing that Moscow has launched more than 30 “kamikaze” drone attacks on Ukraine in the past two days.

The making of fashion’s most bankable muse

Insiders are calling 2022 Bella Hadid’s year. From that viral spray-on dress runway moment to countless campaigns, it’s world domination for the model

VIPs should go to World Cup, Says minister

THE World Cup is a “key global event” that should be attended by government leaders and senior figures, a Cabinet minister insisted today.