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Jul 10, 2020 · 10 min
Lockdown cancer “timebomb” revealed, and is To Kill a Mockingbird still relevant after 60 years?
The Evening Standard's revealed how thousands of Londoners are missing urgent checks for cancer as the full impact of the coronavirus lockdown emerges. Those seeking a two-week hospital referral from their GP fell by almost 18,000 in May ...
Jul 9, 2020 · 14 min
Why are gyms reopening while offices stay shut? And, Jess Phillips demands protection for migrant domestic abuse victims
The government's announced that gyms and swimming pools will reopen within weeks, but office blocks around the country remain empty as the coronavirus lockdown limps on. It follows the Chancellor unveiling a discount meal scheme, and help for home...
Jul 8, 2020 · 14 min
Can Rishi Sunak's half price meals kickstart the UK economy, and what's next for Boohoo and the fashion industry?
Rishi Sunak's given everyone in Britain a discount voucher for half price meals at restaurants, pubs and cafes during August in an unprecedented move to boost the battered economy. He's also slashed VAT from 20 per cent to j...
Jul 7, 2020 · 13 min
Care homes blast Boris Johnson's "cowardly" comments; and why it's still safe to go the pub after three shutdowns
Boris Johnson has been blasted for an "absolute travesty of leadership" after saying that "too many" care homes did not properly follow procedures during the coronavirus pandemic. Care providers have branded his comments as...
Jul 6, 2020 · 15 min
How lockdown's creating a "lost generation" of children; and west end producer Sonia Friedman on help for the arts
Headteachers have been telling the Evening Standard how the coronavirus lockdown is having a "severe impact" on the country's children.  Sleep loss, silence, and appearing withdrawn or sad are just some of the ...
Jul 3, 2020 · 18 min
London mayor Sadiq Khan: don’t undo all our hard work. Plus Ghislaine Maxwell, by one who knew her
London is set to reopen but London mayor Sadiq Khan warns this isn’t a time to celebrate. He tells The Leader podcast that while Londoners should go out and enjoy the city on Saturday, it's crucial to remember that the threat of Covid-19 is still ...
Jul 2, 2020 · 10 min
Boris Johnson warns UK furlough scheme 'can’t go on' - new Evening Standard editor Emily Sheffield
In an exclusive interview with the Evening Standard’s new editor, Emily Sheffield, Boris Johnson warned Britain: the furlough scheme cannot go on. He said an extension to the scheme, which is keeping 9.3 million people in ‘suspended animation’, wouldn’...
Jul 1, 2020 · 15 min
London scrambles to prepare for coronavirus second wave, as air bridges set to open for travel
If a Leicester-style Covid-19 outbreak hits London, town halls are warning they need more information on how they could enforce a local lockdown. Mayor Sadiq Khan says London isn’t ready for a second surge, and if one hits, more people could lose their...
Jun 30, 2020 · 15 min
Leicester locks down as Boris Johnson plans Britain’s big re-opening
Leicester became the UK’s first city to experience a local lockdown just as Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced his ‘New Deal’ plan to soften the blow to Britain’s economy post-pandemic. What does a new surge in coronavirus cases meanfor t...
Jun 29, 2020 · 12 min
Local Lockdowns: How would London deal with a second wave of coronavirus? Plus, concern at Brexit chief's National Security appointment
The city of Leicester is facing two more weeks of lockdown as the rest of England prepares to head to the pub this weekend. Boris Johnson says this is part of the government’s new ‘whack-a-mole’ approach to deal with local flare ups of coronavirus. But...
Jun 26, 2020 · 15 min
London’s illegal street parties: commissioner says ‘cool it’ as police injured. Plus Labour civil war after Long-Bailey sacking.
More than 140 police officers have been injured in the last three weeks trying to break up massive illegal street parties across London. They're struggling to control the crowds of hundreds gathering in places like Brixton, Streatham and ...
Jun 25, 2020 · 16 min
Robert Jenrick & Richard Desmond: is a "smoking gun" still to be found? & travel journalist Simon Calder on the rumoured new holiday rules
A trove of documents, emails and text messages that was supposed to clear Robert Jenrick of allegations he did billionaire Richard Desmond a favour over a planning decision has done anything but. Questions are being raised about the Housing Secretary’s...
Jun 24, 2020 · 14 min
Health leaders call for review to ensure UK is prepared for 'real risk' of coronavirus second wave
After the big announcement, the government’s now delivering the details on how lockdown will be eased on July 4th. Guidance has been dispatched to businesses affected , including things like telling pubs to warn customers pol...
Jun 23, 2020 · 16 min
Lockdown's ending for bars and museums, but will they actually re-open?; & the campaign to end wet markets
MPs were so excited to hear Boris Johnson say pubs will re-open, they shouted "Hallelujah" in the Commons. Museums and art galleries have the green light too. But after more than three months in lockdown, how many will be re...
Jun 22, 2020 · 13 min
Reading "terror" attack: has the coronavirus lockdown made it harder to stop terrorism, and Diane Abbott on #WindrushDay
Home Secretary Priti Patel's visited the Reading park where three people were killed and three more injured in what's being investigated as a terror attack at the weekend. 25-year-old Khairi Saadallah, a Libyan refugee, is in custody...
Jun 19, 2020 · 12 min
Britain’s coronavirus alert level is reduced, but is it the right call? Plus, how the UK’s creative industry can avoid a cultural catastrophe
The last big hurdle to Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s plan to switch to step two of the UK’s roadmap to recovery has cleared with the coronavirus alert level dropping. It means pubs and restaurants will open next month and there’s even suggestions the ...
Jun 18, 2020 · 13 min
How Dame Vera Lynn became a lasting symbol of hope, plus a warning on childrens’ mental health as they return to school
The ‘force’s sweetheart’, Dame Vera Lynn, has died aged 103. She became a symbol of hope and inspiration for those on the front line of World War Two, and again this year, when the Queen evoked the lyrics in her beloved song ‘we will meet again’ as she...
Jun 17, 2020 · 11 min
Soho London: how eating outside could save the West End after lockdown
Al-fresco dining is set to bring back the buzz to London’s famed West End. Pubs, cafes and restaurants will spill out onto the streets over the summer, reviving spending and lifting the city’s spirits. Soho Estate’s John James has led the charge to get...
Jun 16, 2020 · 11 min
Marcus Rashford forces Boris Johnson to u-turn on free school meals; & Royal Ascot goes virtual
Boris Johnson's made a hasty u-turn on providing free school meals this Summer after a campaign by Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford sounded the death knell for the policy. Now, 1.3 million children will have access to me...
Jun 15, 2020 · 14 min
How UK shops are innovating for a new normal, plus London’s parks are the new pubs
Shops are reopening across Britain but with a new look. Hand sanitizing stations have been installed, caps on the amount of people allowed through the doors have been imposed. During lockdown, the Office for National Statistics shows non-food ...