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Comment

Gaslighting happens in politics too; look at Truss

By Emily Sheffield

The Standard View: London’s climate has changed

By Evening Standard Comment

Serena Williams gave us a lesson — in not giving up

By Jack Kessler

For queer people of colour in London, Black Pride is crucial

Emma Loffhagen on why being a minority within a minority carries an extra burden, which is why events like Black Pride truly matter

By Emma Loffhagen

Why Xi still sees Putin as his ‘best, most intimate friend’

By Katie Stallard

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Podcast: Will TfL be nationalised?

Ross Lydall, the Evening Standard’s City Hall & Transport Editor explains...

By Rachelle Abbott

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It’s official: drought declared in London

By Jack Kessler

Podcast: Formula E powers car dreams after South Korea final

By Rachelle Abbott Jon Weeks

Britain has no government – and multiple crises

By Jack Kessler

Liz Truss: It’s tax cuts vs ‘Gordon Brown economics’

By Jack Kessler

The Leader podcast: Could London run dry?

By Rachelle Abbott

Podcast: ‘Illegal weapons sold on Amazon’ in Which? probe

Plus, the 'Butterfly Galaxies' entangled and dancing around each other 60 million light years away

By Rachelle Abbott

End of ultra-low cost Ryanair flights won’t stop the super-emitters

By Evening Standard Comment

Don’t write Biden off yet, he could still win the midterms

So what if Larkin was reactionary? The poems still sing

By Tomiwa Owolade

Socrates and Plato matter too much to be left just to Britain’s elite

By Tomiwa Owolade

Podcast: What happens if you don’t pay energy bills?

By Rachelle Abbott

Podcast: US vs China over Biden’s computer Chips Act

By Rachelle Abbott Simon Hunt

Talking Point: Where are you cutting back?

Victor in the race for No 10 faces an in-tray that few would envy

By Evening Standard Comment

Stephen Barclay: The NHS is here to help – and always will be

By Stephen Barclay

My business got hit by Covid; now it’s the financial crisis

Podcast: Summer of strikes

Katie Strick’s ultimate guide on everything you need to know...

By Rachelle Abbott

Podcast: Are we prepared for more wildfires?

By Rachelle Abbott

Should Covid-infected cricketer have been allowed to play?

The decision to allow a cricket player with Covid to take part in the Commonwealth Games left some asking howzat allowed

One weird trick NHS dentists don’t want you to know

By Jack Kessler

Podcast: Elon calls for public bot count on Twitter

Plus to mark international cat day, Pokémon Go releases huge 3D cats in Japan

By Rachelle Abbott

‘With me as PM, our greatest days lie ahead’

Tories singing from same hymn sheet as football’s Premier League

By Philip Collins

Shouty voices on Twitter are holding far too much sway

The Standard View: Decay in NHS dentistry is part of a wider crisis

Podcast: SliderCuts Boss on building his barber’s shop fortune

Clients include Stormzy, Lebron James and Anthony Joshua

By Rachelle Abbott

The Leader podcast: Hosepipe bans and UK droughts

By Rachelle Abbott

‘Next PM must find billions to help struggling households’

By Jack Kessler

Podcast: Moon shot for South Korea and SpaceX

Plus! Physicist apologises for space chorizo sausage joke

By Rachelle Abbott

Recession warning lays bare harsh realities facing next Tory leader

By Evening Standard Comment

London’s finest gay boozer returns in all its raucous glory

Tories should delay voting until we get solutions to this crisis

By Emily Sheffield

Podcast: Interest rates rise as UK faces another recession

By Rachelle Abbott

Bank of England raises interest rates, predicts long recession

By Jack Kessler

Cyber expert on TikTok ban by UK Parliament

Plus! The pig ‘brought back to life’ and Nasa chaperones for private astronauts

By Rachelle Abbott

Let’s pray Pelosi’s Taiwan trip doesn’t start the next big war

By Sarah Baxter

Are politicians with such self-belief really a good thing?

By Sarfraz Manzoor

The Standard View: London cannot afford another TfL bailout stand-off

By Evening Standard Comment

Deadline passes for final TfL bailout deal

By Jack Kessler

The Leader podcast: What’s the future of London’s transport?

By Rachelle Abbott

Podcast: Inside the techniques of VR surgery

By Rachelle Abbott

Mortgage pain is set to get a whole lot worse as interest rates rise

By Evening Standard Comment

Deadly missiles and fresh forces — worse is to come from Putin

This leadership race has less dignity than a Love Island final

By Ayesha Hazarika

Podcast: BP’s record profits and how consumers are fighting back

By Rachelle Abbott

Truss forced into U-turn on public sector pay after backlash

By Jack Kessler

US cut-and-run from Afghanistan has opened up a new hub