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The London Standard
'This charity found me a better place to live - it gave me hope'
Rica beat the odds to graduate after leaving care, but then faced homelessness
4 min |
December 04, 2025
The London Standard
THE UK'S RICHEST FAMILY AND A VERY AWKWARD SUCCESSION
The Hindujas brought billions to London and built its grandest hotel, but after the death of the family patriarch the family are locked in a bitter battle, says Claudia Cockerell
8 min |
December 04, 2025
The London Standard
Ramsay's top dog conquers Le Gavroche
Food is the great stirrer of memory. Madeleines for Proust, toad in the hole for me. It follows that restaurants are vehicles of a kind, both Concordes and DeLoreans: they take us across the world, but also through time. Pubs summoning the splendour of the Victorians; wine bars that recall Paris in the 1950s; brasseries with a touch of 1960s cool. Rarely, though, are the early-2000s exhumed, as in Bonheur. “Ah, the great mediocrity of the Noughties,” I didn’t think. “Thank God someone’s brought it back.”
3 min |
December 04, 2025
The London Standard
The controversial genetic science that's busting the myths of Hitler's bunker
Did Richard III actually have a hunchback? Was Hitler really Jewish? For years, these ideas have persisted. Now, thanks to the work of geneticist Professor Turi King, Director of the Milner Centre for Evolution at the University of Bath, we know that both are tall tales.
2 min |
December 04, 2025
The London Standard
Justice delayed is justice denied, which is why we're cutting back jury trials
The grim reality of the justice system means victims of serious violent or sexual crimes in London today could wait years for their day in court. London has the biggest backlog in England and Wales, with some cases in Croydon Crown Court listed as far ahead as 2029. And it is not an abstract failure. It is a human tragedy unravelling in slow motion, day after day, case after case.
3 min |
December 04, 2025
The London Standard
Le Carré's spy Circus is given a good rollercoaster ride-anda rousing Christmas Carol old-fashioned
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold Soho Place
1 min |
December 04, 2025
The London Standard
TIME FOR A LITTLE WINTERLUDE
Ditching the UK for a trip to Greece is hardly a novel idea, but while the summer months see over four million Brits flock to the land of olive oil and ancient ruins, the off-season is actually the time to go, according to those in the know. And specifically to the quaint island of Symi.
3 min |
December 04, 2025
The London Standard
Budget bombshell: will your house be a 'mansion' by 2028?
Selling a home in those London villages on the cusp of the £2m mark just got harder with Labour's mansion tax.
6 min |
December 04, 2025
The London Standard
Stars toast a new Soho members' club—and Will Sharpe is perfectly composed on the Amadeus red carpet
In a bit of good news for London's late-night venues, a new members' club has opened in the heart of Soho - and it has a 4am licence.
1 min |
December 04, 2025
The London Standard
Ignorance is bliss — so was I brave enough to take the Ezra full-body scan?
Do you want to know exactly how and when you'll die? I suppose the answer depends on whether you can do anything about it.
4 min |
December 04, 2025
The London Standard
CHELSY DAVY IS ALL SMILES FOR MAURITIUS
The jeweller adores the wildly friendly cultural mix, dinner fresh from the sea and a beer on deserted white sands — so much so, she's setting up home on the island
4 min |
December 04, 2025
The London Standard
A day in the life Former rugby star Chris Robshaw
Variety is key for the ex-England captain along with circuit training, protein shakes and head-clearing cold plunges
3 min |
December 04, 2025
The London Standard
'I HAD NEVER BEEN IN A BAND AND HAD NO AMBITION TO BE IN A BAND'
Avant garde, bookish, psychotic... no wonder south Londonoddballs Dry Cleaningalmost never came into being. Luckily they did because their new album is a parade of masterpieces.
5 min |
December 04, 2025
The London Standard
Londoner's Diary
Gwendoline Christie putsina hair-raising performance as the style crowd light up the Fashion Awards
1 min |
December 04, 2025
The London Standard
On Zack Polanski's Magic Money Tree, economic gravity simply doesn't exist
The Green Party leader thinks Modern Monetary Theory is a cure for Britain's woes - others see it as snake oil at best. By Jonathan Prynn
5 min |
December 04, 2025
The London Standard
Get liquored up in apie shop reborn
Here lies an oft-told narrative arc in London: where once there sat a relic of old-time cheap dining, a more bougie idea takes its place.
1 min |
December 04, 2025
The London Standard
First Night Paw blimey! This adorable creature is atriumph
It only takes about three minutes for Paddington to appear on stage, and that same instant to realise how good this show is going to be.
2 min |
December 04, 2025
The London Standard
'I'M SO COMFORTABLE NOW — I'M NOT ANSWERABLE TO ANYONE'
He left Match of the Day under a cloud, now Gary Lineker is focusing on his multi-million-pound podcast empire. He talks divorce, dating and what he really thinks about the BBC
10 min |
December 04, 2025
The London Standard
The rise of James Orr — JD Vance's 'British sherpa' and Reform's 'posh-bosh' charmer
It is hard to miss James Orr — with his slicked-back mane of blond hair, booming voice and all the confidence of a Wykehamist and an Oxford Balliol graduate, he could easily play the quintessential stage Englishman in a stage adaptation of Agatha Christie. A hybrid of academic and ideologue, he may yet turn out to be one of the most influential behind-the scenes voices in establishing a UK version of American Christian conservatism, allied to the rise of Reform UK.
3 min |
December 04, 2025
The London Standard
Enter the Tardis of fun and chaos
Some years ago in a small town near Tours, France, I went with old pals to the only bar open on a Sunday evening.
1 min |
November 27, 2025
The London Standard
HOW LABRINTH ESCAPED HIMSELF
Winning an Emmy for Euphoria and working with Beyoncé has seen the star take America by storm, but he's also faced darkness — and now recorded the best music of his career.
5 min |
November 27, 2025
The London Standard
It's joking aside for George Clooney while Jeremy Corbyn and Jean Campbell get wickedly sinful
Some A-listers aren't on social media to protect their privacy or their mental health.
1 min |
November 27, 2025
The London Standard
Model Jourdan Dunn loves a candlelit date at the Dover and checks in for pure luxury at the Peninsula
Home is... West London, always has been and always will be.
2 min |
November 27, 2025
The London Standard
A day in the life Therabody founder Jason Wersland
The inventor kickstarts his day with a beach run, loves red light therapy and believes in meditating his way to success
3 min |
November 27, 2025
The London Standard
At the table Fancy a five-hour queue for a pizza the action?
Only you know whether pizza is worth queuing five hours for, whether it is worth sleepless nights sitting in the torpid blue light of a smartphone screen searching in vain for a reservation that will never materialise. This is how it is with the Marlborough.
3 min |
November 27, 2025
The London Standard
THEATRE'S MOST TALENTED STARS IN THE SPOTLIGHT FOR OUR AWARDS
Cate Blanchett, Tom Hiddleston and Rachel Zegler are shortlisted as the Standard's celebration of the stage returns.
5 min |
November 27, 2025
The London Standard
Question over Odegaard’s return after Eze’s statement derby show
The Arsenal captain faces a fight to get back in the side after summer signing dazzles.
2 min |
November 27, 2025
The London Standard
A London family home for under £500k?
YES, INDEED THESE FIVE POSTCODES OFFER WHOLE HOUSES AND ATTRACTIVE LOCAL AMENITIES
4 min |
November 27, 2025
The London Standard
Angry, intolerant, divided and priced-out: why I fear the Zoomers
To understand the man, you have to know what was happening in the world when he was 20
3 min |
November 27, 2025
The London Standard
The London creatives and artisans who craft the most heavenly gifts
Hackney jewels, chefs knives forged in Peckham and scents made in Shoreditch
7 min |