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If you think you had a suboptimal start to the day, just imagine: you could have scheduled a breakfast meeting with the European Research Group. The Prime Minister met Conservative backbenchers this morning to discuss their concerns with the emergency Rwanda legislation, which they say does not go “far enough…

Shares in big three brokers hit as pension funds and investment platform warned on fees and charges

The business planning to turn a secret network of Second World War tunnels under Holborn into a major new visitor attraction has made the first preparations for a London stock market listing, the Standard has learned.

It is every Londoner’s nightmare. Thousands were trapped on Elizabeth line, Heathrow Express and Great Western Railway trains last night, many for as long as four hours, after a rail operator hit overhead powerlines in west London that are managed by Network Rail. Passengers on one train between Acton and…

People are protective over pubs. Working up the list of the Standard’s 50 favourites, the line I’ve heard most has been “well, did you include…?”, often swiftly followed by “it has to be in there”. Pubs matter, because so much of our life happens in them: the after-work swift half…

At least two boxes of sliced up shoes were found outside a shoe shop in Covent Garden - but staff said it was standard practice with faulty shoes

The mayor dined with the newspaper's star writers at LPM

I’m not being funny but… what is going on with crime at the moment? As every day goes by I am hearing more and more horrific reports from people, whether it’s muggings in Soho or hate crimes against (my) LGBTQ+ community.

The unquestionable mark of a truly great pub is its egalitarian spirit. The pubs we love — the pubs that have made this list — all share it. They are places where everyone is treated the same, that can be used whenever and however: they are for after-work pints, for…