Robert Dex is Arts Correspondent at The Standard covering all things cultural. He previously did the same job at the Press Association and also worked on local newspapers in Cornwall and south London....
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Robert Dex is Arts Correspondent at The Standard covering all things cultural. He previously did the same job at the Press Association and also worked on local newspapers in Cornwall and south London.
Sadiq Khan and Susan Hall face anxious wait for mayor election result
Londoners will now have to wait until Saturday when they are due to find out who their new mayor is
Rishi Sunak prepares for bruising elections verdict
The elections are expected to be bad news for the Prime Minister with forecasts predicting the Tories could lose up to half of the seats they are defending
Boris Johnson turned away at the ballot box after forgetting photo ID
The former PM fell foul of a law his own government brought in
Police issue CCTV image after knifepoint phone robberies on trains
The robberies took place across three days last month
London bus strike suspended after new pay offer
The news will come as a relief to bus passengers across south west London
Biden says 'order must prevail' after college campus protests
The President spoke out after days of unrest on campuses across America
Israeli military 'preparing for offensive' in Lebanon
It comes after both sides exchanged fire across the border
Flood warning for south London and suburbia after epic storm
The warning comes after the huge thunderstorm hit London overnight
Social worker wins case after suspension for gender critical views
It comes three years after she was first sanctioned by her employer.
Man, 36, charged with murder of boy who died in Hainault sword attack
It comes after the death of the secondary school pupil Daniel Anjorin
Tory MP Mark Menzies apologises to his constituents after scandal
The scandal-ridden MP has apologised to his constituents.
Female fitness instructor jailed in Saudi Arabia over 'clothing'
Her sister only escaped prosecution by fleeing the country
Georgian politician shows off bruises and says he was beaten by police
The politician showed off the bruises he said he got during a protest against a controversial new law.
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Lust and the lecture: Female academic hits back at Spectator writer
Professor Lea Ypi, a professor of political theory at the London School of Economics, responded to piece published in The Spectator by Lloyd Evans
William vows to 'look after' Kate at first event since cancer news
William helps out at food distribution charity, Surplus to Supper, in Sunbury-on-Thames, Surrey, before a visit to a youth centre in west London
Team GB kit revealed for Paris Olympics
Gymnast Max Whitlock and divers Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix and Tom Daley among stars modelling kit for launch
UK's 'most expensive cup of coffee' being sold for £265 in Mayfair
Speciality coffee bar Shot sourced the drink from the Japanese island of Okinawa
City approves Museum of London demolition, but Gove puts plan on pause
The scheme has been changed significantly since the initial proposals in 2021
London prepares to remember 25th anniversary of nailbomb attacks
It is quarter of a century since the attacks stunned Londoners.