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Aug 2, 2021 · 6 min
At Heathrow as London “opens to the world”
Evening Standard reporter Rachael Burford tells us what happened at Heathrow when the first passengers arrived following the UK lifting quarantine restrictions for the vaccinated. She tells us about the scenes of joy as families kept apart by ...
Jul 30, 2021 · 8 min
The Malawi music student who became a Covid hero
In this special edition of the Leader podcast we’re in Malawi to look at how a 24-year-old music student has become a hero in the country’s fight against Covid-19. Maggie Mkandawire had to return to her home village from the capital Lilongwe ...
Jul 29, 2021 · 7 min
Simon Calder on what’s really happening with international travel
Leading travel journalist Simon Calder joins the podcast to try to explain what the government’s doing with international travel, as the UK opens up its borders but other countries keep theirs all but closed to Brits. Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab’s h...
Jul 28, 2021 · 7 min
England’s opening up borders to more US travellers, when will America do the same?
England’s opening up its borders to double-jabbed US and EU travellers, now will other countries let our tourists in?We speak to travel expert Paul Charles who suggests Washington’s unlikely to budge soon on its current restrictions against UK passe...
Jul 27, 2021 · 5 min
Will the pandemic really be over ‘by October’?
The Evening Standard’s political editor Nicholas Cecil takes a look at the stats as one of the country’s leading epidemiologists says the pandemic will be “largely over by October”.Professor Neil Ferguson, who was one of the scientists behind the UK...
Jul 26, 2021 · 5 min
Why was London hit so badly by flooding?
As a huge clean-up begins following a night of flooding in parts of London, people are wondering how one of the world’s leading cities can be hit so badly by rainfall. Evening Standard reporter Rachael Burford’s been looking at that for the newspaper a...
Jul 23, 2021 · 16 min
Jeanette Winterson: Could AI ever write its own original story?
We know it can order groceries when your fridge is empty, turn on the lights in your house, even drive a car but could AI ever be smart enough to become an author?Computing pioneer Ada Lovelace thought it wouldn’t happen because machines can only wo...
Jul 22, 2021 · 5 min
Just how bad is the ‘pingdemic’?
Our Political Editor Nicholas Cecil reveals how shoppers are being urged not to panic buy as staff at supermarkets are forced to self-isolate after being alerted by the NHS app. The “pinging” crisis is growing with Boris Johnson being urged to...
Jul 21, 2021 · 9 min
Is a record year for teen knife deaths in London inevitable?
As the Evening Standard reveals a 7-year-old was caught taking a knife into his primary school to “stab another boy at afterschool club,” our investigations editor David Cohen tells us how we here.In a special report, he’s identified five reasons wh...
Jul 20, 2021 · 8 min
How Wally Funk’s put a sexist wrong right with her historic space flight with Jeff Bezos
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has made history with the successful launch of his New Shepard rocket in West Texas. Among those onboard with him was the flight pioneer Wally Funk, who at 82 has become the oldest person to ever venture into space.On the L...
Jul 19, 2021 · 6 min
How 'the fizz went out of Freedom Day'
The Evening Standard's political editor, Nicholas Cecil, tells us how the response to 'Freedom Day' has been more muted than ministers expected. Although nightclubs opened up at one minute past midnight, when most social distanc...
Jul 16, 2021 · 7 min
Freedom day’s coming, so why are young people not getting jabbed?
Health editor Ross Lydall tells us why health chiefs in London are so concerned about the lack of young people coming forward to get the coronavirus vaccine.With ‘Freedom Day’ approaching, an enormous effort’s underway to encourage older teens and t...
Jul 15, 2021 · 7 min
TfL fares are going up by how much?
The Evening Standard’s Jack Kessler tells the podcast why Transport for London fares are set to rise by around 5 percent from January, and what that could mean for efforts to bring people back to the city centre.Normally TfL fares are set each year ...
Jul 14, 2021 · 9 min
London’s face-mask on a train laws explained
Do you need to wear a face mask on a train in London or not from July 19th? Our city hall editor, Ross Lydall, says it depends on what train you’re on and even which station you’re arriving at.The mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, is changing the conditi...
Jul 13, 2021 · 5 min
Does anyone know what ‘Freedom Day’ actually means?
The Evening Standard’s Nicholas Cecil joins the show as the Prime Minister is criticised by scientists over ‘mixed messages’ ahead of lockdown restrictions being lifted. Boris Johnson’s ditching mandatory face coverings on public transport and in enclo...
Jul 12, 2021 · 11 min
Southgate’s ‘beacon of light’ and the ‘dark atmosphere’ of Wembley
The Evening Standard’s Jonathan Prynn was at Wembley for the England v Italy Euro 2020 final. He tells the podcast there was a “dark atmosphere” even before the game began and it was clear there were more people than seats in his area, suggesting a sec...
Jul 7, 2021 · 6 min
The new knife curb laws for 12-year-olds explained
Our Home Affairs editor Martin Bentham joins the show to explain how new powers to stop children as young as 12 will work. They’ve been announced by Home Secretary Priti Patel and will allow the courts to ban children from having knives and impose rest...
Jul 6, 2021 · 11 min
‘A Cathedral Underground’: Take a tour of Crossrail’s new station at Liverpool Street
Ross Lydall takes us 42 metres underground as TfL unveils its gigantic new Crossrail station beneath Liverpool Street Station.We also hear from London Underground’s MD Andy Lord and Crossrail’s Chief Executive Mark Wild who tell us how the huge engine...
Jul 5, 2021 · 7 min
Here's what 'Freedom Day' looks like (and there's already a row over masks)
The Evening Standard's political editor Joe Murphy tells us what's happening now 'freedom day' looks set for July 19th. There's already a row over the use of face masks with the legal requirement to wear them being lif...
Jul 2, 2021 · 6 min
Did Matt Hancock cost the Tories Batley and Spen?
Our political reporter Sophia Sleigh examines the fallout from Labour’s narrow victory in the Batley and Spen by-election. The party threw everything it had into holding onto the seat, with rumours Sir Keir Starmer’s leadership was at risk. But even he...