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Apr 6, 2021 · 7 min
How covid passports could get London theatres sold out again
Arts correspondent Robert Dex joins us to look at a government plan that could allow theatres to re-open without social distancing as early as this summer. Ministers are looking at how rapid tests and proof of vaccination could allow big shows to reope...
Apr 1, 2021 · 5 min
Why kids as young as 5 could be taking part in Covid vaccine trials
The Evening Standard’s deputy political editor Nicholas Cecil joins us to explain why researchers are to begin coronavirus vaccine trials with children. It follows news that youngsters as young as five could be given the AstraZeneca jab in trials that ...
Mar 31, 2021 · 8 min
After lockdown, will the savers spend like it’s a new Roaring Twenties?
Are we heading for another Roaring Twenties? After a year in lockdown, it appears the UK has saved quite a lot of money and now the Evening Standard’s Jonathan Prynn says we’re being encouraged to spend it. Official figures reveal an unprec...
Mar 30, 2021 · 7 min
A new Covid Vaccine could be here within weeks
The Evening Standard’s deputy political editor Nicholas Cecil joins the show to explain the new Novovax vaccine, that could be released in the UK in April. He says ministers have ordered 60 million doses, after trials found it to be 86 per cent effecti...
Mar 29, 2021 · 6 min
Lockdown's ending and, yes, you can go to the beach today
The Evening Standard's political editor, Joe Murphy, joins the show to tell us how the relaxation of lockdown restrictions "goes further than advertised".  Trips to the seaside, the New Forest, favourite walks and cyc...
Mar 26, 2021 · 12 min
O2 Business Boss Jo Bertram on life after lockdown
We’re just over one year since lockdown began, and we’re just a few days from it at least starting to come to an end. This week on the Leader podcast we’ve been looking at how the pandemic has affected our health and our economy – but what happens next...
Mar 25, 2021 · 7 min
How would a Covid passport for pubs work?
It looks like the government's planning some kind of certification scheme for bars, retailers and airports that would allow people to prove they've either been vaccinated or do not have Covid-19. The Prime Minister says "there i...
Mar 24, 2021 · 13 min
London Mayoral election: Shaun Bailey speaks to Ross Lydall; and Sophia Sleigh on what a Covid memorial might look like
The Conservative candidate for London Mayor, Shaun Bailey's told the Evening Standard he'll close the gap on Sadiq Khan ahead of the city making its vote on May 6th. He spoke to Ross Lydall, who joins the podcast to assess the Tory hopeful...
Mar 23, 2021 · 11 min
The highs and lows of London's year in lockdown
The Evening Standard's Jonathan Prynn and Nicholas Cecil discuss how measures to curb the spread of coronavirus have hit the capital city. More than £50bn has been wiped from London's economy, according to the Centre for Economics and Busines...
Mar 22, 2021 · 13 min
The EU vaccine war's heating up as a third covid wave comes the UK's way; and is Deliveroo worth nearly £9bn?
Political editor Joe Murphy describes the negotiations as the European Union threatens to raise the stakes in the vaccine wars, just as Boris Johnson warns the continent's "third wave" of coronavirus will "wash up on our shores...
Mar 19, 2021 · 11 min
Life expectancy in Covid-era London worst since Second World War
“Staggering” official figures reveal how Covid-19 has impacted life expectancy in London -now at its worst since the Second World War.Data from PublicHealth England, analysed by the King’s Fund, shows life expectancy for Londoners has been seriously...
Mar 18, 2021 · 10 min
Schoolgirls are being empowered to beat street predators as community processes trauma of Sarah Everard’s death
Londoners are still processing the horrific disappearance and death of Sarah Everard, there is a renewed focus on what more can be done to keep women safe on the streets. As the inquest into Sarah’s death opened today, it’s been a particularly stressfu...
Mar 17, 2021 · 8 min
Is the EU starting a coronavirus vaccine war?
European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen's shocked the UK by appearing to threaten to cut off vaccine supplies from Europe if doses of AstraZeneca made in the UK aren't sent back to the continent. Boris Johnson's hit b...
Mar 16, 2021 · 10 min
Why is the AstraZeneca covid vaccine being suspended by so many EU countries? And Prince Philip is out of hospital.
With countries across Europe suspending use of the AstraZeneca injection, we speak to Dr Will Budd, from Imperial College London, about claims that the vaccine may be causing blood clots in some recipients.He tells us there's no evidence to sugge...
Mar 15, 2021 · 9 min
Sarah Everard Vigil: How it turned to violence
Evening Standard crime correspondent Anthony France takes us through the events that turned a peaceful vigil on Clapham Common into a violent protest with four arrests. Could Scotland Yard have done more to ensure the event took place as plann...
Mar 12, 2021 · 12 min
Sarah Everard: Met acknowledges "hurt and anger"; And Ross Lydall meets Laurence Fox
Assistant Commissioner Nick Ephgrave has promised Scotland Yard's dedication to the people of London is "undiminished" after it was confirmed Sarah Everard's body had been identified. The Evening Standard's home affairs editor,...
Mar 11, 2021 · 7 min
Organisers of Sarah Everard vigil speak out on women's safety
The Evening Standard's Helena Wadia speaks to one of the organisers of Reclaim These Streets, a series of vigils taking place across the UK following the disappearance of Sarah Everard.  Jessica Leigh is among those behind an e...
Mar 10, 2021 · 9 min
Meghan v Piers: Did her complaint influence his decision to quit GMB?
It's emerged the Duchess of Sussex did make an official complaint against Piers Morgan following the former GMB host's claim that she was "lying" during her interview with Oprah. Meghan is one of 41,000 to have raised an is...
Mar 9, 2021 · 16 min
London Minds: How to improve mental health in lockdown
We don’t know yet precisely how a year in lockdown has affected us, but we’re getting a pretty good idea. An Evening Standard survey found that 42% of our readers say their mental health has been hit by the Covid crisis. 27% don’t know what to do to im...
Mar 8, 2021 · 8 min
Meghan & Harry: The Oprah interview that plunged the monarchy into crisis
Buckingham Palace is struggling to contain the fallout from a series of bombshell allegations from Harry and Meghan in their much-anticipated interview with Oprah Winfrey. The monarchy has been plunged into crisis as the Duchess of Su...