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Sir Ian McKellen and Roger Allam discuss their new play Frank & Percy at The Other Palace, London. Talking to our culture editors, Nancy Durrant and Nick Clark, Allam describes the show as a 'gay rom com', and McKellen says it ‘will appeal to anyone’. This episode is a cut down version of an in-depth interview from the The Evening Standard Theatre Podcast, to hear the full interview click here...

This is a special episode taken from our business podcast, How to be a CEO. Tjodolf Sommestad is the President of King Games, creators of Candy Crush. One of the earliest 'freemium' games, over the last decade it's become the most downloaded match game in the world, with three billion downloads across platforms. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kate Winslet, Stormzy, Victoria Beckham and Princess Beatrice all feature at Vogue World event. Burberry’s Bond Street takeover and more. How emerging designers are dealing with the cost of living crisis. Our Fashion Director Victoria Moss discusses the up-and-coming fashion designers to look out for this year, and why London Fashion Week is so significant for the city. In this episode: How Burber...

More than half of all London roads now have 20mph limits . Do the stats back the low-speed zones? Air quality, MPG and community benefits explained. Our City Hall and Transport Editor Ross Lydall and Jeremy Leach from 20’s Plenty For Us discuss the rationale behind the 20mph zones, and whether they’re working for London. In this episode: How do we know that 20mph zones work? Why London drivers are...

Is Vladimir Putin trying to secure arms from Kim Jong Un? Reports North Korea want Russian satellite technology in return. How will western leaders respond? Our Defence Editor Robert Fox describes the significance of these talks, and considers what they may lead to. In this episode: Why the meeting was a ‘marriage driven by necessity’ What weaponry could North Korea provide for Russia? How a succe...

Sir Mark Rowley: still ‘hundreds’ of Met officers who should’ve been sacked. London crime stats for the past 12 months revealed . Why the Daniel Khalife re-arrest showed ‘what the Met Police can do’. Our Home Affairs Editor Martin Bentham and our Crime Correspondent Anthony France discuss the Met Police Chief’s first twelve months as commissioner, and look ahead to what he’ll have to deal with nex...

Despite the grim economic outlook, London’s enjoying an unprecedented boom in luxury hotel launches that will see thousands of lavish new rooms opening over the next two years. The Standard’s front page reports at least 13 high-end hotels are scheduled to open by 2025, many from world-renowned operators launching in the capital for the first time, while others get major refurbishments to tempt eli...

In this special episode we’re finding out  how vital school supplies are giving Ukrainian children ‘the routine of a regular, normal day’. The Evening Standard’s Kate Rice visits UNICEF’s giant warehouse in Copenhagen to find out how a simple ‘School in a Box’ is helping Ukrainian students return to the classroom. Then we travel to a high school in Oleksandria in central Ukraine to hear 15-ye...

Recorded live from the Evening Standard Art Prize announcement at Cromwell place. We talk to the winner of the competition, Iman Sidonie-Samuels and CEO & Artistic Director of Cromwell Place, Helen Nisbet, who was also the head judge. We also talk to Frédéric Malle, the perfume publisher who supported the event, about his own art collection and what he believes its true value is.  &n...

An Evening Standard investigation's revealed a staggering 2.9 million tons of good-to-eat farm produce is being dumped in landfill , incinerated or sent to waste treatment plants that produce biogas as soaring numbers of people go hungry nationwide.    In this episode of The Leader podcast, our Investigations Editor, David Cohen tells us what he's discovered, and how a crisis is lea...

After a disappointing July and August, we’re finally getting some sunshine, and with it a heatwave driven economic boost for the capital. But, is it enough to make up for a subpar summer?  Hospitality bosses and economists are welcoming the unexpected boost in sales for September as temperatures climb towards 32C, and Londoners head to beer gardens to make the most of the weather.  The E...

Following an Evening Standard investigation into the single justice procedure, Tristan Kirk, our courts correspondent, reveals the truth behind this 'conveyor belt' system.  Some of the scandals uncovered are a sick pensioner convicted 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 wome...

As the new term officially begins, there’s a row over who will shoulder the burden of paying to repair all the schools affected by the concrete crisis.  The start of the new academic year saw dozens of schools in England fully, or partially closed, due to potentially unsafe reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete - also known as RAAC. Now, the government is under pressure to publish a full lis...

After taking WordPress from a small blogging site in the 2000s to an all-in-one website creation platform, which is now the backbone of around a third of all websites, Matt Mullenweg has now set his sights on social media. Now as CEO of Tumblr, Matt reveals his plans to revamp the site , welcome disillusioned ex-Twitter and Reddit users, and create a social site that is, at its core, open-source....

It’s a nightmare start of term for many pupils heading back to class on Monday - with warnings that over 100 schools, nurseries and colleges in England have been built with ageing concrete leaving buildings at risk of collapse. Now thousands of children face a return to lockdown-style online learning at home or in temporary cabins. The new crisis follows years of underinvestment in school infrastr...

We examine Ukraine’s long-range drone war penetrating deep inside Russian territory - both in the air and underwater. But first, there’s more on Rishi Sunak’s mini cabinet reshuffle and Energy Secretary Grant Shapps being parachuted into the Ministry of Defence. The former six-day Home Secretary replaces Ben Wallace, who was the longest serving defence chief of this latest Conservative government,...

Britain’s air traffic control data meltdown has left thousands of Britons marooned in foreign airports. It’s forced the relatively lucky ones to pay for hotel rooms, while other passengers bed down on floors in terminals - with many running low on prescription medication. Nats (National Air Traffic Control Services) blames a vague “technical glitch” caused by a rogue flight plan. But was this cata...

Cometh the day, cometh the Ulez as London Mayor Sadiq Khan’s flagship scheme to fight pollution in the capital goes live. It means drivers crossing the boundary into outer London will have to pay a £12.50 fee if their cars don’t meet exhaust emissions requirements. There have been protests against the expanded Ultra low emissions zone, now boundaried by the North Circular and South Circular, while...

We're in El Salvador with local journalist, Julia Gavarrete, takes us to ‘the Power of the Red Butterflies’ project in Chalatenango, where they are aiming to dispel myths around female bodies.  Menstruation is viewed here as a subject only for women, it’s seen as dirty and believed that when someone is experiencing one, they should hide themselves away. In the Evening Standard’s #LetGirl...

Over a million people are set to attend Notting Hill Carnival this bank holiday weekend, as the event marks Windrush 75, but could train strikes dampen the festivities? The Evening Standard’s Arts Correspondent, Robert Dex, explains why this year’s carnival is extra special, how the train strikes could potentially impact the festivities, and reveals what the Mayor of London had to say in his exclu...

The Evening Standard’s Defence Editor, Robert Fox, explains the significance of the reported death of Yevgeny Prigozhin, and what this means for the future of the Wagner group. He also discusses the latest developments with the Russia/ Ukraine war, as well as his predictions on what Vladimir Putin will do next. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When a restaurant has been open more than half a century, closing doesn’t come easily. “Emotionally I’m drained,” Michel Roux Jr's told the Evening Standard newspaper “I'm knackered.” Last Friday, he announced that 56 years after its first, Le Gavroche would run its final service in January of next year. In this episode we speak to our Reveller editor David Ellis, who hasn't just eaten in the famo...

A YouGov poll of 1,000 Londoners suggests that the Mayor of London’s popularity is languishing in the suburbs, with a negative rating of -24. The results come ahead of the controversial expansion of the Ultra Low Emission Zone across Greater London next week.  The question is though, with the Mayoral elections coming up in 2024, does Sadiq Khan have enough time to win back the suburbs? ...

Should England get an open-bus parade? Is the extra bank holiday dream over? Are plans already underway to recognise the Lionesses’ efforts? Our Arts Correspondent Robert Dex explains why the celebration should be about much more than just England’s performances throughout the World Cup, and describes what an appropriate celebration would look like. In this episode: Will the royals & governmen...

If you've ever had a text reminding you about a hospital appointment, there's a good chance it'll have come via DrDoctor. The platform was built in 2012 and allows patients to book or cancel visits. When co-founder Tom Whicher was developing the idea, the concept of sharing data, and using AI in healthcare was controversial. Now, it's commonplace and the company started this year by winning £10 mi...