REVEALED: 5 | Vintage Vibes

Forty unemployed young people hired after Skill Up Step Up training

The young people are part of the first wave to benefit from the companies who pledged to our campaign

The Independent UK · Jun 22, 2022

Pushkin House: how a little Russian enclave in London is raising its radical, progressive voice

The cultural centre’s new director is fearlessly challenging the party line to stand up against oppression

Evening Standard · Jun 14, 2022

London’s buzziest restaurants: from Lisboeta to Rita’s, the 10 hottest tables in town

From candlelit suppers on the canal to timeless trattorias, David Ellis names the capital’s dining rooms that everyone’s talking about

Evening Standard · Jun 8, 2022

Jonzi D interview: ‘So much of classical ballet is wrapped up in colonial voices’

Jonzi D’s trailblazing Breakin’ Convention festival is back - he talks about the rise of hip hop theatre, and opening a new Sadler’s Wells academy in east London

Evening Standard · Apr 28, 2022

London elections 2022: Labour on the backfoot over budget blackhole in Croydon

The Evening Standard tested the temperature of voters in Croydon

Evening Standard · Apr 27, 2022

Jimi Famurewa reviews Acme Fire Cult: The soul and spirit of a pyromaniacal Ottolenghi

Amid the wafting woodsmoke, Jimi Famurewa finds a veg-heavy venture that blazes with inventiveness

Evening Standard · Apr 27, 2022

Linton Kwesi Johnson interview: ‘Racism’s still very much in the DNA of the United Kingdom’

The legendary dub poet reflects on five decades at the heart of Black activism – and how he’s still fighting now

Evening Standard · Apr 22, 2022

Jimi Famurewa reviews Lisboeta: Nuno Mendes sets out to seduce with his fearless love letter to Lisbon

This inordinately sexy restaurant has the palpable, crackling buzz of an instant hit, says Jimi Famurewa

Evening Standard · Apr 6, 2022

London’s largest Ukrainian school is a lifeline for displaced children craving normality

St Mary’s Ukrainian School in Holland Park provides a glimmer of hope for refugees in London, but as demand soars, it needs support. Anna Davis meets the parents and teachers united by a wish to create a safe space for children

Evening Standard · Apr 4, 2022

David Ellis reviews Lahpet: I’ve fallen lock, stock and barrel for Burmese serving a cure for all ails

David Ellis heads to ‘the Yards’ and discovers his happy place

Evening Standard · Mar 23, 2022