'Pay with smile’ facial recognition tech trialled in London cafes Customers can trial the new facial recognition payment method at Kiss The Hippo cafes in Bloomsbury, Chelsea and Soho this week Evening Standard · Sep 23
Gaming grandmother grabs Guinness record for Fortnite streaming Cath Bowie was introduced to the game by her teenage grandson back in 2017. Evening Standard · Sep 23
‘Pay with smile’ facial recognition store checkout system piloted by Revolut Customers can use the new technology in a similar way to unlocking a smartphone or app. Evening Standard · Sep 23
Consumer confidence stumbles amid warnings Budget must provide reassurance Consumer expectations for the economy over the next three months fell from minus 28 to minus 34 this month, according to the BRC and Opinium. Evening Standard · Sep 23
Rental hotspots where competition for homes was strong over the summer revealed Scotland and northern England were home to some of the locations with the most inquiries typically per rental property, Rightmove said. Evening Standard · Sep 23
Coleen and I are still just two kids from Croxteth, says Wayne Rooney The former footballer and his wife of 18 years are the focus of the new Disney Plus documentary series The Real Rooneys. Evening Standard · Sep 23
HSBC targets younger workers with entry-level hiring drive Around a third of all hires the bank has made in the UK this year have been aged 18 to 24. Evening Standard · Sep 23
Arrests made in major police operation targeting alleged human trafficking About 300 officers were deployed as part of Operation Kendrew in Glasgow, Falkirk, Dundee and other locations in Scotland. Evening Standard · Sep 23
Britain should ‘rejoin EU within a decade’, says report by Tony Blair think tank Sir Tony said the EU inviting Canada to become its first associate member showed a ‘newfound flexibility’ from the bloc. Evening Standard · Sep 23
Fiona Shaw reveals how she nearly quit acting after feeling ‘no joy’ The 68-year-old is best known for starring in Killing Eve and the Harry Potter franchise as the cold and repressed aunt Petunia Dursley. Evening Standard · Sep 23
High blood pressure: Only half of people ‘treated by GP have it under control’ Other evidence suggests even when patients have high blood pressure in an NHS Health Check in their GP surgery, they are not prescribed drugs. Evening Standard · Sep 23
Nigeria XI vs Madagascar: Confirmed team news, predicted lineup and injury latest Star striker Victor Osimhen has been ruled out through injury Evening Standard · Sep 23
Hillingdon councillor says 'racist tropes' in AI images shared by Tories crossed a line Hillingdon councillor Sital Punja said the use of her image in AI generated pictures crossed a line Evening Standard · Sep 23
The Wanted’s Nathan Sykes announces he’s set to become a father for the first time in sweet pregnancy reveal Nathan Sykes and his wife Charlotte will welcome their first child in April 2027 Evening Standard · Sep 23
Evening Standard · Sep 23 Teenagers in England to be offered new vocational GCSEs under Government reforms Employers are being asked to provide an additional 200,000 work experience placements for pupils aged between 14 and 16.
Evening Standard · Sep 23 Rubio concerned Ukraine war could spread as Russia harries UK and allies The Kremlin has been accused of waging a covert campaign against countries supportive of Kyiv, fuelling escalation fears.
Evening Standard · Sep 23 The Wanted star Nathan Sykes reveals wife is expecting their first child The 33-year-old singer is best known for being one of the members of the boy band behind the hit songs All Time Low and Glad You Came.
Evening Standard · Sep 23 Lucas Bergvall responds to Tottenham summer transfer speculation: 'I just tried to be happy' Sweden international submitted a transfer request in July before signing a new long-term deal
Evening Standard · Sep 23 Burnham: Labour conference will show it is ‘time for Britain to believe again’ Andy Burnham will deliver his first Labour conference leader’s speech next week as delegates gather in Liverpool.
Evening Standard · Sep 23 'We'll end benefits street': Tories vow to ban long-term claimants from buying alcohol and cigarettes Tory leader Kemi Badenoch says the welfare system is currently ‘unfair to others’
Evening Standard · Sep 23 Tories would ban long-term benefit claimants from buying alcohol and cigarettes Under the plans, anyone who claims universal credit when they are out of work would get six months of full benefits to find a job.
Evening Standard · Sep 23 Taylor Lautner becomes a father and welcomes his first child The 34-year-old actor is married to Tay Lautner and revealed on Wednesday that the pair had their daughter Lennon Taylor Lautner on September 16.
Evening Standard · Sep 23 CCTV image released after man punched at Hackney Downs station The incident took place at Hackney Downs station on August 30
Evening Standard · Sep 23 Arsenal: Jurrien Timber lifts lid on 'miracle' recovery from groin injury after missing training Full-back has only recently returned from long-standing groin injury but rallied to feature in Champions League final
Evening Standard · Sep 23 Falklands row escalates as UK accuses Argentina of ‘unacceptable’ harassment The actions of the Buenos Aires regime ‘is not the behaviour we expect of a democracy’, say British diplomats at UN