The London Standard - October 17, 2024

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October 17, 2024

Dame Joan Collins

\"People say, 'Joan, you're so normal' And I am. Although I do give really good diva. On stage I diva it to death\"

9 mins

Inside the Met's misogyny battle

A reputation in tatters. Trust at an all-time low. But with a vow to fix things by the new year, how is the force doing?

6 mins

What happens if you talk to a stranger in London?

I broke the golden rule and it has been a very wild ride

4 mins

I saw Dahl's racism first hand, but he shouldn't be cancelled

His views were abhorrent and shameful, but the bigger picture is complex

4 mins

Trump will win the US election - and he'll be good for London

He may lose the popular vote, but the electoral college will be his

4 mins

Jacob Collier

Dubbed the new Mozart, he has three million Instagram followers — oh, and Chris Martin's his mentor. Meet...

5 mins

Britain's best lines - This is pure pleasure to read

Hollinghurst's mastery is to come at our times with an oblique but cutting angle

3 mins

Another unsparing reflection of society - with added filth-from France's finest provocateur

HOUELLEBECQ IS SO GENEROUS WITH HIS PLOTS AND SUBPLOTS, THE PERSONAL AND THE POLITICAL

2 mins

Is Threads a non-toxic social media haven...or a rage-baiting hellscape?

What does Mark Zuckerberg's rival to Elon Musk's X really offer, asks RICHARD GODWIN

4 mins

Hidden London

SECRET SPOTS YOU SIMPLY HAVE TO DISCOVER

4 mins

London's new elite? Meet the Gaytriarchy

Gay men are running everything from AI firms to the art market. WILLIAM HOSIE on how to ascend the Holy Homo Empire

5 mins

Comfort over style? Not for me

Bella Freud says her M&S collab is far from cosy

4 mins

Jingle tills! The best Christmas in five years

The West End has high hopes after Covid and the cost-of-living crisis

4 mins

Tuchel's England mission

Is he the man with the golden touch?

5 mins

Why it doesn't matter the England boss is German

But international football should be 'our best against your best'

3 mins

Jamie Dornan

Actor Jamie Dornan loves breakfastin bed at Claridge's, martinis at Dukes and River Café feasts with Stanley Tucci

3 mins

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The London Standard is a new weekly paper that brings together the newspaper qualities that audiences have read for almost two hundred years. Sharp opinion, analysis, interviews and deeply researched features will combine with ES Magazine’s core values of design, visual impact, luxury lifestyle content and relevance. With an insider’s feel it will offer an original, energetic take on everything London has to offer - the very best comment, consumer guides, business, fashion, food, travel, reviews, politics and the hottest places in London to enjoy the weekend..