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Why Sadiq’s AI veto puts Londoners at risk
Last year, Bedfordshire Police were trying to dismantle the “F*** the Police” gang in Luton. They had stolen £700,000 from cash machines across the country — more than 3,000 withdrawals from dozens of locations. The investigation involved data...
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Ten years of Sir Sadiq Khan
“I have got the best job in the world” — an exclusive interview with the Mayor of London as he celebrates a decade in office.
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Rolling with the punches
Until he was cast as the lusted-after antihero in the Disney+ adaptation of Dame Jilly Cooper’s 1988 bonkbuster, Rivals, Alex Hassell had never even heard of Rupert Campbell-Black. Sitting in Repton Boxing Club in Bethnal Green, after dancing around...
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A mind-bending trip from psychedelics to longevity
When Jonathan Ramalho set out to investigate the healing potential of psychedelic drugs he found himself lured into a world whose dangers he underestimated. An ayahuasca trip in South America pushed him into a five-month-long psychosis which led to...
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The private longevity club with a waiting list
Londoners love a membership, and if it’s got a waiting list, all the better. But forget about Soho House or Maison Estelle, the new must-have memberships are the ones for affordable longevity clinics in the capital. Something of a contradiction in...
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Are we a city that looks the other way?
Christopher Hapeshis looks up at the glass riverside towers a short walk from his small shoe repair shop on the south bank of the Thames, near Nine Elms. The business he and his family have run for more than 60 years was started by his father Michael...
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The industries where London rules the world
THIRTY NEW BURGER KING OUTLETS PLANNED AFTER A WHOPPER YEAR Burger King plans to open 30 new UK restaurants this year after revenue surged by 10 per cent to £448.7 million last year. The fast food chain said underlying earnings increased by seven per...
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Michael Pollan
ISSUE 77 JACK WHITEHALL + SLAYYYTER + IRENE FORTE + AVA JOE + MELANIE MCDONAGH
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Who’s really funding the war in Sudan?
There is little more damning than when the tools for a war crime arrive with the label seemingly still attached. Amid the haul of rockets, shells and mortar rounds seized from the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), the Sudanese paramilitary outfit widely...
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EVGENY LEBEDEV,
iwas privileged to host a dinner on Sunday to honour the winners of the 2025 Standard Theatre Awards and continue the Standard’s proud tradition of championing the West End. Our actors, writers, directors, composers, designers and producers continue to...
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London’s future regeneration hotspots
London is open for investment from each and every one of you,” cheers Shantanu Rajawat, leader of Hounslow Council at the opening reception on the London stand at MIPIM (Le Marché international des professionnels de l’immobilier), the international...
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James Blake, the pop star loved by all the pop stars
At Lola Young’s sold-out gig at the Palladium last week, she took the time to give a shout out to one particular guest. “I see we have a very special person in the audience,” she told the crowd. “He’s new in my life. His name is James Blake. Sorry,...
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HARRIET ADDISON, DEPUTY EDITOR
Aquestion which often comes up in the Standard offices is: what is your most-visited London restaurant? Not your favourite, but your most-visited. For some, it’s the place nearest home, for others, a much-loved special occasion spot. Mine is Brasserie...
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The East End gym for hipsters and gangsters
The mid-1800s were not a good time for public schools. Founded for poor scholars, Eton and its kin were facing scrutiny for having sullied those early ideals in pursuit of educating the elites. In Derbyshire, Repton was under it as well. Is this why...
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The capital’s youth unemployment crisis
It really does not seem fair. It was bad enough that a “lost generation” of British youngsters had their student years blighted by the pandemic lockdowns and hugely disruptive strikes by lecturers. Now, with degrees finally conferred, but burdened by a...
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ANNA VAN PRAAGH, CHIEF CONTENT OFFICER
This is my last week editing the Standard. I have been so lucky to have spent the past decade working with so many brilliant, funny, dedicated journalists reporting on the best city in the world. There have been many, many highlights, whether it’s the...
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The London properties the A-list love
For your everyday A-list celebrity, house hunting can be a trial, despite the vast budgets at their disposal. Because a star has certain needs which us civilians don’t need to worry about — high walls, a way to get in and out without attracting...
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Does natural Ozempic really work?
Iam a 26-year-old man who works in fashion. A little subtext for this sentence: in the GLP-1 injectable era in which we live, almost everybody I interact with either a) fat jabs themselves —with Mounjaro, Wegovy, Ozempic — you name it, b) has recently...
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Get ready for take-off!
From the paradise beaches of Mozambique and Panama to off-the-beaten-track adventures in Peru and Finland, here’s where to travel in 2026.
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