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Nov 27, 2020 · 9 min
25% of Londoners 'unlikely' to take a covid vaccine; & on Black Friday Top Shop's owner reportedly 'faces administration'
Health experts and community leaders are joining forces to urge Londoners to get the Covid-19 jab after a shocking poll suggested a quarter of Londoners are unlikely to have it. The YouGov survey for the Mile End Institute, Queen Mary...
Nov 26, 2020 · 8 min
How London 'narrowly missed' Tier 3 covid rules; and our £120k Future Theatre Fund with TikTok
London has escaped the toughest Covid-19 restrictions with cases now falling in more than two-thirds of boroughs, according to official figures. But our deputy political editor, Nicholas Cecil, says it was a "borderline decision" that politic...
Nov 25, 2020 · 10 min
Meghan's "unbearable" miscarriage grief; Sunak's spending review, & what to watch on Netflix at Xmas
The Duchess of Sussex has described her “unbearable grief” after she suffered a miscarriage. In a moving account written for the New York Times, Meghan reveals how she lost her unborn baby in July while she and husband Harry were living in Los...
Nov 24, 2020 · 8 min
London's battle to stay out of Tier 3, and why it matters to theatre and sport
Politicians and business leaders are pleading for London to stay out of Tier 3, as the number of covid-19 cases falls in the city as a whole. The Evening Standard's Lizzie Edmonds explains the "crippling" effect it could have if...
Nov 23, 2020 · 8 min
When will the Oxford vaccine be available, what's happening with Tiers?
The UK’s home-grown Covid vaccine is “highly effective” — and the first Britons are expected to receive it by the end of the year. Oxford University says its vaccine was found to be up to 90 per cent effective in preventing people falling seri...
Nov 20, 2020 · 9 min
Music: The #SaveOurVenues Campaign, and Idlewild's Rod Jones on the London gig that made them
Leading music industry figures are issuing an urgent plea to protect small venues facing collapse amid the pandemic. The coronavirus and lockdown measures have forced scores of live music homes in London to temporarily close since March. The C...
Nov 19, 2020 · 8 min
Why the Oxford vaccine could be a breakthrough for the elderly, and the true cost of a PS5
The Covid vaccine being made by Oxford university is safe and works well in older adults most likely to become seriously ill or die from the virus, its creators revealed today. In another major boost for hopes of bringing the pandemic to heel,...
Nov 18, 2020 · 9 min
Is Christmas worth the risk? Plus Dolly Parton's Covid vaccine funding revealed
Families may be able to mix in “bubbles” at Christmas under plans for a brief relaxation of coronavirus restrictions over the festive period, according to reports. It comes as data shows the number of new cases in London appears to be stabilising and t...
Nov 17, 2020 · 8 min
Can mouthwash really 'kill coronavirus', and what was on Obama's 'Presidential Playlist'?
Mouthwash can kill coronavirus within 30 seconds of being exposed to it in a laboratory, a scientific study has found. The preliminary result comes ahead of a clinical trial into whether using over-the-counter mouthwash could to reduce the lev...
Nov 16, 2020 · 9 min
The Crown: Why accuracy matters in drama; & our campaign to feed London this Christmas
The Crown is already a huge success for Netflix, but the drama's being criticised for taking liberties with the truth. Some leading historians are concerned about how Prince Charles is being portrayed as the drama moves into the 80s and t...
Nov 13, 2020 · 8 min
The 'real' Dominic Cummings: a former SPAD speaks as the special advisor quits
Dominic Cummings has left Downing Street, but will he really have no influence over the government in future? We speak to Peter Cardwell, a former special advisor who worked with, and was fired by, Mr Cummings to find out what he's really...
Nov 12, 2020 · 5 min
Anarchy in Downing Street: Lee Cain's resignation and the infighting it's exposed
Boris Johnson’s Downing Street operation's been thrown into turmoil following the dramatic resignation of his communications chief Lee Cain. We speak to our deputy political editor Nicholas Cecil who explains how the departure was forced by an app...
Nov 11, 2020 · 8 min
THAT Mary Wollstonecraft statue: a defence; and even Joe Wicks is tired of lockdown
A row over a statue dedicated to feminist icon Mary Wollstonecraft is continuing, with protesters now covering up the silver sculpture featuring a naked woman in London. The artist behind it, Maggi Hambling, has told the Even...
Nov 10, 2020 · 7 min
Coronavirus jab "ready in three weeks"; and Dominic West's marriage "as good as over"
Health Secretary Matt Hancock's confirmed the UK's coronavirus vaccination programme could begin "from the start of December", but our deputy political editor Nicholas Cecil says it won't be available to everyone straight away....
Nov 9, 2020 · 9 min
Everything we know about the "promising" Coronavirus vaccine, and when will Biden call Boris?
Experts are hailing “promising” news of a Covid-19 vaccine that trials show to be 90 per cent effective. Its makers, Pfizer and BioNTech are calling it a "great day for science and humanity" but, if it really does work, when...
Nov 6, 2020 · 14 min
‘Insane’: Republicans distance themselves from Donald Trump, London’s businesses already feeling the impact of lockdown
A growing number of Republicans are distancing themselves from President Donald Trump, who has doubled down on claims of voter corruption in the US election. Representative Adam Kinzinger, a Republican from Illinois, tweeted that the President's c...
Nov 5, 2020 · 13 min
US Election: Biden's Senate battle, and could London exit lockdown early?
Joe Biden is inching ever closer to the White House, but will his ambitions be dead on arrival if the Republicans hold the Senate? Our US correspondent, David Gardner, says the Democrat's going to struggle to get his big ideas, like healthcare ref...
Nov 4, 2020 · 8 min
US Election late edition: Why Donald Trump is a 'danger to democracy'
Donald Trump's vowing to go to the Supreme Court as the US election hangs on just a handful of key states. Our editorial column says the move's "without legal standing" and "saying the quiet part out loud makes him no ...
Nov 4, 2020 · 6 min
US Election early edition: Trump claims "victory", Biden says "keep the faith"
In this special early edition of the Leader podcast, we speak to the Evening Standard's Michael Howie who's been checking the results of a unique US election. With votes still being counted, there is still no clear winner, but that's not...
Nov 3, 2020 · 14 min
Is it really over for Donald Trump? A US election special
America is going to the ballot box, with predictions Donald Trump's time in the White House is over. In this special programme, we're joined by Evening Standard columnist and senior editor of the Economist, Anne McElvoy. She tells us why poll...