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Sue Gray’s new job in no way calls partygate report into question

By Evening Standard Comment
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These WhatsApp leaks: yet again more heat than light on lockdowns

By Emily Sheffield
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I’ve had my Hackney flat for 20 years. It shouldn’t be out of reach

By Paul Flynn
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Harry and Meghan face a harsh lesson about grace-and-favour Frogmore

By Anne McElvoy
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The Evening Standard political cartoon by Christian Adams

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Podcast: Behind the celebrity weight-loss drug semaglutide

By Rochelle TraversRachelle Abbott
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Boris Johnson may have misled MPs over partygate – inquiry

By Jack Kessler
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Podcast: Humanoid ‘general-purpose’ robots blueprint

By Mark BlundenRachelle Abbott
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What’s the matter with London?

By Jack Kessler
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Ozempic is resurrecting the nightmare of toxic skinny

By Emma Loffhagen
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Before we move on from Covid-19, we must learn the lessons of it

By Evening Standard Comment
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Britain is vulnerable to Russia and we must change our policy fast

By Robert Fox
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I feel sorry for DiCaprio, he’ll never experience love like me

By Sarfraz Manzoor
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Matt Hancock accused of rejecting care home testing advice

By Jack Kessler
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Would lower London rents for women be helpful or patronising?

By Matthew Covell
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An independent, public inquiry into Covid-19 is as urgent as ever

By Evening Standard Comment
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I cheat my way through life with the help of every shortcut there is

By Martin Robinson
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Brexit’s ‘benefits’ are becoming clearer: getting back what we had

By Martha Gill
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London’s secondary school lottery gap is still too wide

By Alan Smithers
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Rishi Sunak praises EU single market – but not for you

By Jack Kessler
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Podcast: Drones ‘blow up’ Russian spy plane in Belarus

By Mark BlundenRachelle Abbott
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Sunak deserves credit on the Protocol. But the best deal was in the EU

By Evening Standard Comment
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We are locking young people out of London — this is how we level down

By Anna van Praagh
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The dream of a Babycham revival is a dream too far

By Robbie Smith
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Sunak basks in glory but is still in business of extinction prevention

By Matthew Dancona
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Podcast: ‘Salad crisis’ crunch talks & energy cap latest

By Jon WeeksRachelle Abbott
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UK and EU strike Northern Ireland Protocol deal

By Jack Kessler
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Podcast: US Presidents’ DNA blasts to deep space

Plus! New Call of Duty & human beats Go AI

By Mark BlundenRachelle Abbott
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The extremists have never been so far from the public on immigration

By Tanya Gold
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Northern Ireland Protocol deal is a fork in the road for Rishi Sunak

By Evening Standard Comment
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Yes to turnips: we should embrace seasonal eating

By Melanie McDonagh
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Signs of green shoots for our economy? Sadly, I don’t think they exist

By Stephen King
Business

How to be a CEO podcast: What Charlie Mullins did next

By David MarslandRachelle Abbott
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Theatre Podcast | Sophie Okonedo in Medea

By Rachelle Abbott
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Undefeated: Ukraine, one year on

By Jack Kessler
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Human beings are driven solely by their self-interest — deal with it

By Jack Kessler
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Podcast: E-skin boosts robot self-awareness

By Rochelle TraversRachelle Abbott
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One year on, Britain and the West must stand by Ukraine

By Evening Standard Comment
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Rishi must summon his Jedi skills or face stark electoral oblivion

By Emily Sheffield
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Podcast: All aboard London’s solar-powered Tube!

By Mark BlundenRachelle Abbott
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What do you think of Sir Keir Starmer’s pledges?

By Andy Beill
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The Tories have forgotten how to attack Keir Starmer

By Jack Kessler
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Unlike previous elections, the Tories face a plausible future PM

By Evening Standard Comment
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Britain helped us when it was needed. We will never forget that

By Vadym Prystaiko
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Changing Roald Dahl’s words is an act of cowardice and we all know it

By Tomiwa Owolade
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Reforming the Met cannot become a political football

By Nick Bowes
London Life

Dragons’ Den star plans entrepreneurship scheme for Grenfell community

Steven Bartlett has begun a mentoring initiative for the Grenfell community

By Peter Firth
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Shamima Begum loses bid to regain British citizenship

By Jack Kessler
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It’s taken too long, but earrings for men are finally back

By Chris Cotonou
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The Leader podcast: Food rationing & supermarket veg crisis

By Mark BlundenRachelle Abbott
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Podcast: Are the rules of the internet about to be reshaped?

By Rachelle AbbottRochelle Travers
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Intransigence has got the government nowhere – negotiations remain key

By Evening Standard Comment
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Dinosaur Kate Forbes is learning that values do matter in our politics

By Ayesha Hazarika
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Nuclear hints and threats aside, Putin’s fate still depends on China

By Robert Fox
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Shamima Begum was brainwashed, she doesn’t owe us regret or remorse

By Martha Gill
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The Leader podcast: Workplace burnout & hitting ‘permacrisis’

By Mark BlundenRachelle Abbott
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My Met Police officers deserve a 10 per cent pay rise

By Sir Mark Rowley