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Why is so much of London's public art so bad?
Too many public commissions get watered down by planners
4 min |
September 05, 2023
Evening Standard
Qantas airline chief quits over 'tickets sold for cancelled flights'
THE boss of Qantas is to leave his job immediately following a series of embarrassing revelations about the airline, including allegations it sold tickets for flights that had already been cancelled.
1 min |
September 05, 2023
Evening Standard
20C tropical nights, but showers are forecast for weekend
LONDONERS could swelter in back-to-back \"tropical nights\" this week for the first time ever in September.
1 min |
September 05, 2023
Evening Standard
Jails fear as minister says concrete crisis will be over by Christmas
A WATCHDOG today warned of potential “chaos” if crumbling concrete was found in prisons, as a minister insisted that the school buildings crisis should be resolved well before Christmas.
3 min |
September 05, 2023
Evening Standard
Burning Man: exodus from the desert
THOUSANDS of partygoers stranded for days at the Burning Man festival have started their exodus from the Nevada desert as conditions that left roads impassable finally eased.
1 min |
September 05, 2023
Evening Standard
Kings and queens of the catwalk
Londoner up for model of the year as The Fashion Awards return to Albert Hall
2 min |
September 05, 2023
Evening Standard
Secret justice in dock after Standard probe into 'conveyor belt' court system
A SICK pensioner convicted behind closed doors of breaking the Covid lockdown with a visit to his allotment, parents unlawfully fined in dark corners of the justice system over truancy allegations, and women who attended the vigil for Sarah Everard prosecuted while oblivious to criminal cases against them.
3 min |
September 05, 2023
Evening Standard
The only way is up as Katie breaks into top 50
KATIE BOULTER says she is only just getting started after securing her breakthrough to the world's top 50 for the first time.
1 min |
September 04, 2023
Evening Standard
Davis Cup skipper Smith keeping eyes on Jack
GREAT BRITAIN'S Davis Cup captain Leon Smith will be keeping a close eye on Jack Draper today, as he finalises his thoughts for next week's group stage in Manchester.
1 min |
September 04, 2023
Evening Standard
Draper's impressive run no surprise to anyone - including opponent Rublev
IT IS a mark of the standing in which Jack Draper is held in the sport that no one who has watched him on his way to the fourth round of the US Open is in the least bit surprised.
2 min |
September 04, 2023
Evening Standard
Trust the watchword as England gear up for Argentina opener
FORMER England full-back Jonathan Webb invoked former US Secretary of State George Shultz in a pointed imploration to Steve Borthwick's squad and their Rugby World Cup campaign.
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September 04, 2023
Evening Standard
Malan form increases World Cup clamour for Brook
AS Harry Brook walked out to bat at Old Trafford on Friday night, he received the kind of ovation that cannot have been experienced by too many of his fellow Yorkshiremen on excursions across the Pennines.
2 min |
September 04, 2023
Evening Standard
The clubs where mums chill to 'stop going mad with parenting'
A LOT of entrepreneurs report falling into their careers by chance but Maggie Bolger says she \"accidentally fell into parA enting\" and that triggered her successful career building family clubs. After growing up in New Zealand, she took a gap year \"and went travelling to Australia, Hong Kong and London, then got knocked up at 22 with my first child in London\".
3 min |
September 04, 2023
Evening Standard
Ryanair hails record August despite chaos for 63,000 passengers
RYANAIR said 63,000 of its passengers were hit by the \"still unexplained\" technical error that led to chaos over the bank holiday weekend, but the airline still managed to break its monthly record for passengers again in August.
1 min |
September 04, 2023
Evening Standard
New tenant takes 40 Leadenhall to 70% pre-let
THE owner of one of the biggest new skyscrapers being built in the City has signed another major tenant-making it 70% pre-let - in the latest sign of the strength of demand for new office space.
1 min |
September 04, 2023
Evening Standard
Going for growth
In-nature learning has proven benefits for children. Now it's time for schools to take it more seriously.
2 min |
September 04, 2023
Evening Standard
The AI conundrum
ChatGPT's rise has prompted a fierce debate about the impact of smart tech on our schools. Lisa Glover investigates
2 min |
September 04, 2023
Evening Standard
Tailor to icons: meet fashion's 'Mod buddha'
John Pearse is the Swinging Sixties legend who is busy dazzling the next gen of fashionistas, says Joe Bromley
4 min |
September 04, 2023
Evening Standard
Keir Starmer's reshuffle is about doubling down on Labour's new seriousness
WHEN Sue Gray worked in government one of her many sought-after skills was her advice W on reshuffles. Today she reports for duty as Sir Keir Starmer's chief of staff and will walk straight into a reshuffle.
3 min |
September 04, 2023
Evening Standard
The Mohamed Al Fayed I knew was masterful
THE death aged 94 of former Harrods owner Mohamed Al Fayed brings down an Egyptian curtain on the window of the world's most famous store. Of course he was known for many other things.
1 min |
September 04, 2023
Evening Standard
Prince Harry and Superman are more alike than you think
PLEASE don't take this the wrong way, but I think Prince Harry might be Superman. Back in the Seventies, before the current vogue for turning superheroes into movie franchises, the Hollywood producers Alexander and Ilya Salkind decided to reboot the famous DC Comics alter-ego and turn Superman into a proper movie star.
3 min |
September 04, 2023
Evening Standard
Sunak will sleep a little easier with his top team in place
The shake-up of the No 10 press operation gives Rishi Sunak back the network that created his winning brand as chancellor
4 min |
September 04, 2023
Evening Standard
Palace striker's charges dropped in court blunder
A PREMIER League striker's convictions for driving without insurance and a valid licence have been overturned after it emerged he had been wrongly prosecuted in a court case the footballer knew nothing about.
1 min |
September 04, 2023
Evening Standard
Ukraine defence minister axed as president calls for 'new approach'
UKRAINE'S defence minister has been dismissed with president Volodymyr Zelensky saying it is time for \"new approaches\".
1 min |
September 04, 2023
Evening Standard
Vow from first director of East Bank cultural quarter
THE newly appointed director of the East Bank cultural quarter has promised to \"work alongside\" the people of east London to make it a success.
1 min |
September 04, 2023
Evening Standard
Like James Bond but naughtier, this hitman lacks shock and awe
DAVID FINCHER'S Fight Club debuted at Venice 1999. Since then, Fincher has graced us with some phenomenal films, many of them about killers, real or imagined.
2 min |
September 04, 2023
Evening Standard
Gives us Martha's rule, plead sepsis victim's parents
THE parents of a teenager who died in a London hospital two years ago have called for patients to be given the right to an urgent second opinion if they feel they are not being listened to.
1 min |
September 04, 2023
Evening Standard
Starmer hands Rayner 'proper job' after criticism from Labour MPs
SIR KEIR STARMER reshuffled his top team today, giving his deputy a longawaited more high profile role in his shadow cabinet.
2 min |
September 04, 2023
Evening Standard
London braced for 32C Wednesday scorcher
LONDON is set to bask in temperatures of up to 32C this week as a \"late dose of summer\" hits - just as the school holidays end.
1 min |
September 04, 2023
Evening Standard
Harry's delight and horror as his team duke it out with Messi's Inter Miami
PRINCE HARRY looked delighted as he joined Hollywood royalty watching Lionel Messi in action in Los Angeles.
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