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Heavy rain and flooding have been causing chaos in London.On Thursday, a RNLI lifeboat, Met Police, and fire brigade vessels, had to rush to Temple Pier because a party boat sank that was moored there.Ten fire engines and around 70 firefighters were called to Hackney Road in east London because of severe flooding after a canal burst its banks.The Standard news reporter William Mata has been interviewing local residents and businesses impacted by the “knee-high” flood water. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Court documents relating to the paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein have been made public.The Standard’s Deputy Political Editor, Jitendra Joshi, discusses the names, allegations and what it all means. The documents mainly consist of previously unseen legal arguments from the defamation case Virginia Guiffre, Epstein's main accuser, made against his former lover Ghislaine Maxwell in 2015. Last month, a US judge ruled documents relating to Epstein, which include the names of more than 170 people, should be made public. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Will the longest strike in NHS history bring services to a standstill? Junior doctors in England - who make up roughly half the doctor workforce - walked out across the country at 7am this morning. It’s the start of a six-day walkout over pay involving thousands of medics in the British Medical Association.The Standard’s Health Reporter, Daniel Keane, explains everything you need to know. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Evening Standard’s astrologer, Shelley von Strunckel, explains what this year has in store for all of us. Why 2024 is all about ‘breakthroughs’ and what each star sign can expect in the coming 12 months. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It’s the highlight of London’s arts calendar - the Standard’s pop culture review of 2023.Listen to what’s made our very ad hoc list of the cream of this year’s pop culture.From ‘Barbenheimer’ to Beckhams, double denim, warp-speed Tik Toks and Paltrow’s ski case to ‘Taylornomics’, Stormzy & Maya return, S Club reunited, Rihanna and ‘rizz’.You’ll hear Evening Standard producer Mark Blunden speaking with two leading commentators in this space - Standard arts writer and commissioning editor Vicky Jessop, and celebrity correspondent Tina Campbell. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is a festive cutdown taken from our Theatre podcast. Hear Nancy and the Nick’s reveal some of their top West End shows from 2023 and what they’re looking forward to in 2024. To hear the full episode hit this link: lnk.to/zHhmCdMerry Christmas, and have a happy New Year, with only the best kind of drama. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A special festive edition of London Love Stories with Katie Strick for The Standard podcast. Legendary British filmmaker Richard Curtis discusses his love affair with the capital and how it inspired his career. He also shares exclusive behind the scenes gems about Love Actually, Notting Hill, Four Weddings and a Funeral, About Time and Bridget Jones’s Diary. Want to hear more? Listen to London Love Stories with Katie Strick here: https://podfollow.com/london-love-stories-with-katie-strick Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The total raised by the Evening Standard’s Winter Survival Appeal in partnership with Comic Relief has swelled to £2.4 million - thanks to a final surge in public donations to £200,000.With one million children in extreme poverty and at severe risk of being inadequately fed, clothed or kept warm this winter, the funds raised have been hailed by struggling charities and parents as a lifesaver, providing food and essentials to families in crisis.You can hear much more about some of the 20 outstanding charities and social enterprises being funded in this episode.The Standard podcast’s joined for a special episode by our campaigns editor David Cohen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It was a “nightmare” before Christmas at Hyde Park Corner tube station with “unsafe” scenes caused by train delays and “staggering levels of criminal and antisocial behaviour” from some people apparently returning from the Winter Wonderland event. TfL is investigating after a station worker described how dozens of people at a time barging through ticket barriers, plus threats to assault staff when asked to stop vaping in the station, during the incident earlier this month.It came as new laws went on the statute books requiring minimum service levels on strike days - just in time for a potential New Year strike by RMT members.You can hear Evening Standard transport editor Ross Lydall’s interview with transport secretary Mark Harper on strike strategy, plus his latest analysis on the Hyde Park Corner station chaos. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

NHS bosses are warning London hospitals are under “extraordinary pressure” due to a “high volume of sick people” as junior doctors began their 26th day of strike action.Members of the British Medical Association began a 72-hour walkout from 7am on Wednesday in hospitals across England in a bitter dispute over pay.Hospital bosses in the capital say the strikes came at “the worst possible time” with rising demand for emergency services during the festive period.More than 1.1 million appointments have already been cancelled in the past year due to industrial action in the NHS.Junior doctors are demanding a 35 per cent pay rise to correct a real-terms fall in income since 2008.The BMA announced the strike earlier this month after talks between junior doctors and the Government broke down.Analysis, plus impact on London A&Es, with Evening Standard health reporter Daniel Keane. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.