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Evening Standard
Latest London news, football, business, showbiz and entertainment from the London Evening Standard
- Sue Gray: why do we fetishise older women in positions of authority?Her name has spawned thousands of memes, but would society be so patronising if a man was in charge of the Downing Street partygate investigation, asks Claire Cohen?
- East London shop fined £10k for breaking Covid click and collect rulesAn electric appliance shop in east London has been fined £10,000 for breaking Covid-19 click-and-collect rules after a sting by Trading Standards officers.
- Older customers cautious over return to bingo halls says Mecca ownerRank Group said revenues dipped after the spread of the Omicron variant of coronavirus in November.
- NHS staff Covid absences falling but still higher than before ChristmasThe figures are down 15% on the average of 35,555 the previous week.
- Decades of laughter came from the pen of Barry CryerThe comic was prolific in his writing and collaborations.
- Truss to meet Stormont leaders amid mounting political tension over protocolThe Foreign Secretary is holding talks with DUP First Minister Paul Givan and Sinn Fein deputy First Minister Michelle O’Neill in Belfast.
- Ash Barty overcomes weight of history to reach first Australian Open finalRarely can a player have spent less time on court in their quest for a Grand Slam title than Ash Barty.
- Barry Cryer: Comedy legend dies, aged 86Comedian Barry Cryer has died, he was 86.
