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August 15, 2024
Top of the class: London students get best A-levels in country
LONDON today overtook the South East as the best-performing region in the country for A-level results.
![Top of the class: London students get best A-levels in country Top of the class: London students get best A-levels in country](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22096/1800484/4pwCkRURV1723743808079/TOP-OF-THE-CLASS-LONDON-STUDENTS-GET-BEST-ALEVELS-IN-COUNTRY.jpg)
3 mins
Look what you made us do! Swifties camp out overnight for Wembley gig
FANS camped out overnight as Taylor Swift mania broke out again in London ahead of the final European gigs of the singer’s blockbuster tour.
![Look what you made us do! Swifties camp out overnight for Wembley gig Look what you made us do! Swifties camp out overnight for Wembley gig](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22096/1800484/o_HJcFrZL1723744051020/LOOK-WHAT-YOU-MADE-US-DO-SWIFTIES-CAMP-OUT-OVERNIGHT-FOR-WEMBLEY-GIG.jpg)
2 mins
Woman in 'sexsomnia' rape case battle with CPS wins £35,000
A WOMAN has received £35,000 in damages after the Crown Prosecution Service wrongly dropped her allegation of rape amid claims that she could have had an episode of “sexsomnia”.
![Woman in 'sexsomnia' rape case battle with CPS wins £35,000 Woman in 'sexsomnia' rape case battle with CPS wins £35,000](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22096/1800484/CQgIVUA7U1723744146835/WOMAN-IN-SEXSOMNIA-RAPE-CASE-BATTLE-WITH-CPS-WINS-35000.jpg)
2 mins
My mum woke me to ask if I'd support Swift
Taylor Swift has five new supports acts for her latest Wembley gigs. Robbie Griffiths talks to one, the 19-year-old Sofia Isella
![My mum woke me to ask if I'd support Swift My mum woke me to ask if I'd support Swift](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22096/1800484/9L2O_LdYE1723744227908/MY-MUM-WOKE-ME-TO-ASK-IF-ID-SUPPORT-SWIFT.jpg)
3 mins
Lettuce prankster has collar felt as Truss fans fail to see the funny side
HARMLESS prank or an act of vile sedition? When it comes to the Liz Truss lettuce prank that happened at a theatre in rural Suffolk on Tuesday night, opinions are divided.
![Lettuce prankster has collar felt as Truss fans fail to see the funny side Lettuce prankster has collar felt as Truss fans fail to see the funny side](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22096/1800484/ItSIiCSeA1723744348232/LETTUCE-PRANKSTER-HAS-COLLAR-FELT-AS-TRUSS-FANS-FAIL-TO-SEE-THE-FUNNY-SIDE.jpg)
1 min
The state of mental health care shames Britain
IF YOU ask most people how the crisis in the NHS has had an impact on their lives, they will recount stories of a horrifying 12-hour wait in A&E, a canceled operation or a delayed cancer diagnosis.
![The state of mental health care shames Britain The state of mental health care shames Britain](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22096/1800484/QlfEe1y1g1723744531662/THE-STATE-OF-MENTAL-HEALTH-CARE-SHAMES-BRITAIN.jpg)
2 mins
Smug coupled-up types owe their single friends like me more introductions
HAVING been single for all of my thirties, I've become comfortable with being the source of hilarious dating stories for my happily loved-up friends.
![Smug coupled-up types owe their single friends like me more introductions Smug coupled-up types owe their single friends like me more introductions](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22096/1800484/u3TfIMAZD1723744611909/SMUG-COUPLEDUP-TYPES-OWE-THEIR-SINGLE-FRIENDS-LIKE-ME-MORE-INTRODUCTIONS.jpg)
2 mins
This is not a drill: Britain's economy is flashing green
I WOULD be the first to admit it. My stories and commentaries on the state of the British economy have not made for very cheery reading over the past two or three years.
![This is not a drill: Britain's economy is flashing green This is not a drill: Britain's economy is flashing green](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22096/1800484/qUh9fejcL1723744736811/THIS-IS-NOT-A-DRILL-BRITAINS-ECONOMY-IS-FLASHING-GREEN.jpg)
2 mins
Experts say 0.6% growth is no obstacle to rate cuts
THE UK’s run of solid economic growth should not delay the Bank of England making further interest rate cuts this autumn, City experts have said.
![Experts say 0.6% growth is no obstacle to rate cuts Experts say 0.6% growth is no obstacle to rate cuts](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22096/1800484/FHGUC0fNj1723744880090/EXPERTS-SAY-06-GROWTH-IS-NO-OBSTACLE-TO-RATE-CUTS.jpg)
2 mins
Ange working to repeat his second-season magic formula
ANGE POSTECOGLOU’S second season at a club has never failed to be a spectacular success.
![Ange working to repeat his second-season magic formula Ange working to repeat his second-season magic formula](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22096/1800484/d2umNqYyD1723744971025/ANGE-WORKING-TO-REPEAT-HIS-SECONDSEASON-MAGIC-FORMULA.jpg)
2 mins
Best chance of dethroning City will come off the pitch
TO mark the start of the new season, Richard Masters, the Premier League's chief executive, has this week completed a series of media rounds.
![Best chance of dethroning City will come off the pitch Best chance of dethroning City will come off the pitch](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22096/1800484/thdpw7e1P1723745054984/BEST-CHANCE-OF-DETHRONING-CITY-WILL-COME-OFF-THE-PITCH.jpg)
3 mins
Calafiori's arrival adds backbone to title assault
MIKEL ARTETA is known for his relentless work ethic, so it is no surprise that just over one week into his summer break he was already plotting how Arsenal can overhaul Manchester City.
![Calafiori's arrival adds backbone to title assault Calafiori's arrival adds backbone to title assault](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22096/1800484/PVM0TKgGD1723745458287/CALAFIORIS-ARRIVAL-ADDS-BACKBONE-TO-TITLE-ASSAULT.jpg)
2 mins
The London Standard Newspaper Description:
Publisher: ESI Media
Category: Newspaper
Language: English
Frequency: Weekly
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..
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