Evening Standard - October 19, 2021
Evening Standard - October 19, 2021
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October 19, 2021
BORIS'S £1BN BOOST FOR ELECTRIC CARS
PM UNVEILS PLAN FOR NET ZERO CARBON — AND PLEADS TO KEEP COP26 ON TRACK
5 mins
ETERNAL FAME JOLIE'S PREMIERE IS A FAMILY AFFAIR
Angelina Jolie poses on the red carpet for the premiere of Marvel film Eternals. The actress, who was wearing a gold chin cuff, was joined at the event in Los Angeles by five of her six children and co-stars including Gemma Chan and Kit Harington
1 min
Ready for take-off! 3D holograms to bring Spitfire engine and Rocket to your home
TREASURES from some of the country’s biggest museums could be appearing in your home as 3D holograms thanks to pioneering new technology.
1 min
Meghan's father in emotional plea: I'd love to see my grandchildren
MEGHAN MARKLE’S estranged father today made an emotional plea to see his grandchildren, saying it was time “to talk” with his daughter and her husband Prince Harry.
2 mins
Trump sues to stop riot inquiry committee seeing records
DONALD TRUMP is suing the congressional committee investigating January’s storming of the Capitol by his supporters in a bid to stop it obtaining White House records.
1 min
Slick and damning reconstruction of failings over Grenfell
Value Engineering: Scenes From the Grenfell Inquiry
2 mins
Sentenced, jeweller who knocked No10 aide off his bike
A HATTON Garden jeweller who knocked Downing Street aide Andrew Gilligan off his bike in a crash in the City has been sentenced for dangerous driving. Chukwudi Uzorh, 31, was driving a Nissan Juke which hit Mr Gilligan as he was cycling to meet a friend for supper.
2 mins
‘Grave fears' for girl missing from campsite
AUSTRALIAN police today said they had “grave fears” for a four-year-old girl who vanished from a remote campsite four days ago.
1 min
Anne McElvoy - We've wasted 25 years... now we need real climate policies, not just hot air
COP26 is nearly upon us: and the diplomatic prelude kicks off today as the Government published its New Zero transformation plans. You can’t fault the va-va-vroom of the Johnsonian rhetoric promising a big bet on wind power, on hydrogen, on electric vehicles, on gigafactories, on carbon capture and storage, all those things. And that’s driving a lot of the investment. Today’s climate change moments have their own A-list, so the PM is hosting the techster turned climate curer Bill Gates at the Science Museum and has told Mike Bloomberg he is placing “a big bet” on green investment.
3 mins
Is this a watershed moment for social media hate?
A BBC Panorama investigation last night revealed how social media sites, including Facebook and Instagram, actively push misogynistic content to men who send abusive content to women, radicalising them further.
1 min
Meggitt reassures investors as probe starts on takeover
DEFENCE contractor Meggitt moved swiftly to reassure investors today after the business secretary intervened in its £6.3 billion takeover by a US rival.
1 min
PayPal duo's start-up hits $425m as West Coast giants pile in
A LONDON fintech start-up has attracted $50 million from a Silicon Valley fund that manages the money of billionaires like Mark Zuckerberg.
1 min
HIT MAKERS PROBE INTO MUSIC STREAMING
THE UK competition watchdog is to probe the music streaming market to ensure it continues to thrive at a time of “radical” change.
1 min
Airline stocks fall as key routes prepare to restart
LUCRATIVE transatlantic routes are still to resume, yet that’s not stopped jittery investors dumping airline and travel stocks just as the sector’s recovery gets under way.
1 min
Asda joins hiring frenzy amid staff scramble
ASDA today became the latest grocery giant to launch a bumper Christmas hiring spree as UK supermarket chains scramble to recruit seasonal staff.
1 min
Bellway rings up £3bn sales in housing boom
BELLWAY today showed it expects solid growth to outlast the pandemic housing boom, as it outlined a target for £1.25 billion of profits over two years.
1 min
Benteke: No excuses ... we had to go home with three points
CHRISTIAN BENTEKE says Crystal Palace are learning from their mistakes the hard way after they threw away another lead at Arsenal last night.
2 mins
‘IT'S NOT EASY BEING ON THE BENCH BUT I HAVE TO DO MY JOB'
LACAZETTE EAGER FOR MINUTES AFTER RESCUING POINT FOR ARSENAL
2 mins
‘Bus driver' Smith has real chance to steer England with Ford parked by Jones
EDDIE JONES described his squad selection for the Autumn Nations Series next month as “a line in the sand” — and England’s head coach is not wrong.
3 mins
Livingstone likely to be fit for T20 World Cup opener
ENGLAND were this morning breathing a sigh of relief at the news that allrounder Liam Livingstone is expected to be fit for their T20 World Cup campaign after leaving the field during yesterday’s warm-up defeat to India.
1 min
Evening Standard Newspaper Description:
Publisher: ESI Media
Category: Newspaper
Language: English
Frequency: Daily
Founded in 1827, the Evening Standard is an iconic London brand, recognised as setting the agenda in politics and business, as well as being first with major news and sports stories. It is the UK's largest quality daily newspaper.
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