London heatwave: Hottest May day for 79 years with Monday forecast to hit 34C in capital Parts of the UK were as hot as the Mediterranean with a high of 32.3C at Kew Gardens Evening Standard · May 24
Sizzling temperatures could mean hottest bank holiday on record It comes as the Met Office has said heatwave conditions have now been met in eight parts of England. The Independent UK · May 24
Wes Streeting says Labour must ‘change course’ or hand Reform UK victory In his resignation speech in the Commons, the former minister said Sir Keir Starmer’s Government is losing the fight against nationalism. Evening Standard · May 20
Kylie reveals second cancer diagnosis in 2021: ‘I was a shell of a person’ The Australian singer, known for Can’t Get You Out Of My Head, revealed she had second cancer in her new Netflix series. Evening Standard · May 20
Sizewell C construction costs to add up to £19 to electricity bills, says NAO Last year, the Government struck a deal with investors to push ahead with the power plant’s construction, to the cost of around £38 billion. Evening Standard · May 19
Dozens of people and 20 firms could be charged over Grenfell fire Bereaved relatives and survivors met the news with ‘caution, grief and determination’, having already faced a long wait for justice. Evening Standard · May 19
Kylie on entertainment industry: ‘Would be nice not to be asked about your age’ A new Netflix series explores how the Australian singer became one of pop’s biggest stars. Evening Standard · May 18
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King visits Golders Green and meets Jewish stabbing victims Charles visited a Jewish Care charity centre to meet with victims Shloime Rand, 34, and Moshe Ben Baila, 76, also known as Norman Shine. Evening Standard · May 14
Outgoing Currys boss to take top job at Boots It comes amid growing speculation that Britain’s biggest chemist is preparing for a potential multibillion-pound stock market listing. Evening Standard · May 14
Labour turmoil continues as Streeting mulls leadership challenge Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy has questioned whether any of the Prime Minister’s rivals can muster the necessary support to launch a contest. Evening Standard · May 13
Starmer has ‘full confidence’ in Streeting despite leadership challenge talk The Health Secretary is said to have told allies he is preparing to quit Government on Thursday. Evening Standard · May 13
Wes Streeting ‘preparing to resign’ on Thursday after talks with PM The Cabinet minister confronted the Prime Minister in Downing Street over the crisis engulfing Labour before the King’s Speech on Wednesday. Evening Standard · May 13
Starmer sets out plans for ‘stronger and fairer’ UK as he fights to save his job The King’s Speech set out Sir Keir Starmer’s plans for government as his position as Prime Minister remained in jeopardy. Evening Standard · May 13
Evening Standard · May 13 Streeting leaves No 10 after brief talks with Starmer as PM fights on The Health Secretary is seen as one of the Prime Minister’s key rivals.
Evening Standard · May 11 Virginia Giuffre’s posthumous memoir triumphs at British Book Awards Nobody’s Girl: A Memoir Of Surviving Abuse And Fighting For Justice picked up two prizes at the ceremony.
Evening Standard · May 11 More than 50 Labour MPs call for Sir Keir Starmer to resign Sir Keir’s speech failed to quell demands from discontented backbenchers that he quit or set out a timetable for his departure.
Evening Standard · May 11 MP backs down from Labour leadership bid as Starmer vows to prove doubters wrong Catherine West had previously said she would challenge Sir Keir for the party leadership as early as Monday afternoon.
Evening Standard · May 11 Starmer vows to prove ‘doubters’ wrong after local election drubbing Describing the election results as ‘tough’, he told an audience in central London: ‘I get it, I feel it, and I take responsibility.’
Evening Standard · May 6 Kemi Badenoch: Tories facing new reality of multi-party era Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch said she was leading a ‘new party’ but acknowledged the rise of rivals like Reform UK will hit the Tory vote.
Evening Standard · May 4 David Attenborough at 100 – bringing wonder to millions The broadcaster has been a fixture on British television for 70 years.
The Independent UK · May 3 Candidates vying to replace PM like ‘auditions for Labour Celebrity Traitors’ SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn hit out at the ‘squabbling’ and ‘political infighting’ in Sir Keir Starmer’s party.
Evening Standard · May 1 Hannah Waddingham and Ncuti Gatwa named as final Saturday Night Live UK hosts SNL made its debut in the UK on March 21.
The Guardian - UK · Apr 30 It’s amazing how much damage Kemi can do to herself in five minutes on local radio Echoes of Liz Truss as Badenoch blusters and blunders through series of short interviews, saving the worst for almost last
Evening Standard · Apr 26 Archbishop of Canterbury to meet Pope Leo amid calls for peace The archbishop will also join the Pope for midday prayer in the Chapel of Urban VIII within the Apostolic Palace.