Rachael Burford
Evening Standard
United Kingdom
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Met officer suspended ‘after passing Algerian Embassy secrets’
A Metropolitan Police office has been suspended for allegedly passing secret information to Algerian officials after starting an illicit relationship with a member of staff at the country’s London embassy. → Read More
Major makeover for Oxford Street given green light
Westminster council has signed off the first stage of funding for a £90million revamp of the shopping district → Read More
Covid and flu vaccines roll out early after new variant detected in UK
The Covid-19 and flu vaccination programme is starting earlier than planned after a new variant of coronavirus was detected in the UK → Read More
Hackney mayor suspended by Labour after photo emerges of him partying with paedophile councillor
The Mayor of Hackney was suspended by the Labour party on Thursday after a photo emerged of him partying with a former councillor who had been arrested in a child pornography sting two weeks previously. → Read More
Senior London Tories under fire over Facebook groups that celebrate Ulez cameras destruction
Senior London Tories were on Thursday accused of “condoning criminality” after it was revealed they help run social media groups that have celebrated the destruction of Ulez cameras and shared conspiracy theories about Sadiq Khan. → Read More
Finland ambassador among those against ice rink plans at Kensington Palace
A row has broken out over plans to install a huge ice rink and Christmas fair at Kensington Palace → Read More
Fresh Tory Party turmoil over London mayoral shambles
Probe into London Conservatives reignites City Hall selection row → Read More
Greenpeace activists stage protest at Rishi Sunak’s Yorkshire home
Climate change campaigners scaled Rishi Sunak’s North Yorkshire mansion and blacked out his windows with a giant curtain on Thursday morning. → Read More
London’s housing crisis ‘unmanageable’ as one in 50 now homeless
Latest London news, business, sport, showbiz and entertainment from the London Evening Standard. → Read More
Raging wildfires close Italian airport as toxic heat engulfs Europe
Raging wildfires forced the closure of Palermo Airport on Tuesday morning as thousands of tourists were forced to abandon European holidays because of blazes and extreme weather. → Read More
Rishi Sunak refuses to say whether he’ll vote on Boris Johnson partygate report
Tory MPs will be given a free vote on the report that found Boris Johnson lied over partygate during a Parliamentary debate → Read More
Four in 10 would leave London to escape toxic air
Four in 10 Londoners are considering leaving the capital to escape toxic air pollution, a poll claimed on Wednesday. → Read More
Labour on defensive as party hits out at Sue Gray ‘vendetta’
Ministers are pursuing a “vendetta” against partygate investigator Sue Gray, Labour has claimed, as the row intensified over her appointment as Sir Keir Starmer’s next chief of staff. → Read More
Matthew Offord: London Conservative MP announces he will stand down at next election
A London Conservative MP has announced he will not fight the next general election, saying his time in office "has required great sacrifices in my personal and professional lives". → Read More
Give Transport Secretary power to overturn Ulez, says Tory MP
Conservative former cabinet minister Theresa Villiers said the Government should have the power to intervene → Read More
‘Brexit idiocy’ blamed for tech giant ARM choosing New York over London
The “idiocy” of Brexit is partially to blame for one of the UK's largest tech firms choosing to list on the New York Stock Exchange over London, the company's co-founder has warned. → Read More
BBC chairman Richard Sharp quits in storm over Boris Johnson loan
Investigation came after it emerged Sharp played a role in facilitating loan guarantee for Boris Johnson → Read More
More women add to claims of misconduct by senior Tory MP Julian Knight
Nine women in total are said to have raised concerns about Julian Knight’s behaviour → Read More
Brits in Sudan urged to get to rescue airport ‘as soon as possible’ as ceasefire extended
Britons still in war-torn Sudan have been urged to get to the airport “as quickly as possible” after rival factions agreed to a last-minute ceasefire extension. → Read More
Grenfell nursery reopens in permanent home six years after fire
A nursery which was based at the foot of Grenfell Tower has finally moved into a permanent home six years after the devastating fire. → Read More