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Jan 8, 2021 · 8 min
Coronavirus: A major incident's been declared in London
Health editor Ross Lydall joins the show to explain why the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has "put up the biggest red flag he can" as coronavirus runs rampant through the city. Ross tells us what that means for hospitals where doctors...
Jan 7, 2021 · 11 min
Where does the US, and Donald Trump, go after the Capitol Hill chaos?
A special edition of the Leader looks at the violence and rioting by Trump supporters at the Capitol in Washington. With contributions from reporters, historians, security experts and some of those who were in the building at the time, we examine the i...
Jan 6, 2021 · 13 min
Vaccine ‘mega-centres’ are coming, but the government’s had to cancel school exams; & Democrats win in Georgia.
Boris Johnson’s under huge pressure to deliver a successful vaccine roll-out today as he promised MPs a “means of escape” from lockdown. Our political editor, Joe Murphy, says the Prime Minister’s announced that London’s ExCeL exhibition centr...
Jan 5, 2021 · 10 min
Covid Lockdown until March... at least? And Bridgerton & the evolution of the period drama
Michael Gove appears to have contradicted the Prime Minister's suggestion that the new lockdown in England will end in February, by suggesting it'll be March before restictions are lifted. The Evening Standard's political reporter Sophia...
Jan 4, 2021 · 10 min
What new COVID lockdown restrictions loom, how can schools ever re-open; & Assange isn’t going to the US
Our political editor Joe Murphy tells us why the “pitch is being rolled out” ahead of England being subjected to new, tougher, coronavirus restrictions. He says Boris Johnson’s been under huge pressure from within his own party, with former health secr...
Dec 18, 2020 · 10 min
Thank you London: £10m raised for our food appeal
Nine months ago, when we launched Food For London Now from a standing start 72 hours after lockdown, we did it because we feared food poverty would soar as vulnerable families came under pressure. Initially we thought raising £3 million to sup...
Dec 17, 2020 · 6 min
More of the south east goes into Tier 3 but Big Ben will toll at New Year, and a change to the tube map
A huge swathe of the South-East and London’s commuter belt is to be plunged into Tier 3 restrictions, meaning pubs and restaurants must close. Our political editor Joe Murphy tells us the decision will affect millions of people, but it's still bee...
Dec 16, 2020 · 10 min
Boris wants "extreme caution" at Christmas, but won't change the rules and can Wonder Woman save cinema?
Boris Johnson's rejecting calls for him to scrap the relaxation of coronavirus rules, instead telling the Commons he wants people to "exercise extreme caution". Our deputy political editor Nicholas Cecil says that's despite an alarm...
Dec 15, 2020 · 9 min
Half the public wants stricter rules at Christmas, and the true cost of Tier 3
An IPSOS Mori poll for the Evening Standard's revealed half the public thinks coronavirus rules over the Christmas period aren't strict enough. Meanwhile, Boris Johnson's under pressure to scale back the so-called festive “bubbl...
Dec 14, 2020 · 10 min
A new coronavirus mutation has been found, and may have put London in Tier 3; And schools close early
The Health Secretary Matt Hancock's told the Commons, the UK's identified a "new variant" of Covid-19 as he announced London and parts of the south east are going into Tier 3 on Wednesday. He said the mutation may be associated with...
Dec 11, 2020 · 8 min
The frantic covid testing surge to save London, and Dame Barbara Windsor: why the city has lost an icon
Tens of thousands more Londoners are to be tested for Covid-19 in a bid to stem a rise in cases as the capital faces being plunged into Tier 3 restrictions. Our deputy political editor Nicholas Cecil says Health Secretary Matt Hancock has orde...
Dec 10, 2020 · 12 min
Fay Maschler: 48 years as the Evening Standard's Chief Restaurant Critic
After nearly half a century, and an estimated 14,000 meals, Fay Maschler's putting down the cutlery as the Evening Standard's chief restaurant critic. She talks to our Reveller editor David Ellis about her pioneering career, from the death th...
Dec 9, 2020 · 10 min
Brexit: is there really "a good deal to be done"? And Anne McElvoy on Nigella Lawson's love of provoking foodies
While Boris Johnson insists there's still a Brexit deal emerging, the Evening Standard's Jack Kessler looks at why the negotiations have been so hard. Geography, politics and even personalities have been among the unexpected issues conspiring...
Dec 8, 2020 · 9 min
The coronavirus vaccine is here, but is London heading for Tier 3; and no mistletoe at Christmas?
Our health editor Ross Lydall's been speaking to some of the first people in London to receive the coronavirus vaccine. He tells us it's been an emotional moment for many of them, and even Health Secretary Matt Hancock couldn't hide his ...
Dec 7, 2020 · 11 min
Theatrics and brinkmanship: Inside the Brexit talks, the covid card/passport row, and onboard the royal train
Our political editor Joe Murphy on the Brexit negotiations: what's real and what's just "theatre" at the roundtable in Brussels. He also discusses what's going on outside the room, with France and Germany bearing down on the ta...
Dec 4, 2020 · 8 min
'Stick to the rules' this weekend or London could go into Tier 3, and the joy of theatre at Christmas
A public health chief's warning of the risk of London being plunged into Tier 3 restrictions as the squeeze on Covid-19 cases appears to be faltering. Professor Kevin Fenton, London director for Public Health England, has told the Evening...
Dec 3, 2020 · 8 min
The hackers trying to get covid vaccine secrets, and Shop London's Christmas discounts revealed
International organisations involved in distributing Covid-19 vaccines have been targeted by possible state-linked cyber spies, according to IBM. The US tech giant says it's uncovered a “global phishing campaign” it believes started in Se...
Dec 2, 2020 · 9 min
The 'logistical mountain' of rolling out the covid vaccine; & London unlocked: scenes from 'Wild Wednesday'
A Covid-19 jab has been approved in Britain. The UK is believed to be the first country in the world to give the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine approval and it will be available across the country from next week. Our health editor, Ross Lyda...
Dec 1, 2020 · 8 min
Jim Armitage: Rishi Sunak must "halt the mad tourism tax;" & the real reason Mariah Carey loves Christmas
In four weeks, new laws will end the decades-old duty free regime for travellers from outside the EU. The result will be to make shopping here 20 per cent more expensive for them. Our city editor Jim Armitage has written an open letter to Rishi Sunak, ...
Nov 30, 2020 · 8 min
Is a scotch egg a 'substantial meal'? 24-hour Christmas shopping, & Rita Ora's 'rule breaking' birthday party
A Scotch egg may amount to a “substantial meal” so ordering one in a pub or restaurant could entitle people to drink alcohol under Covid-19 rules.  Environment Secretary George Eustice has said provided it was served...