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The US candy stores of Oxford Street: business rates unpaid, illegal goods seized and money laundering exposed. The Evening Standard’s Anthony France discusses the criminality behind some of the American sweet shops along the capital’s most popular shopping promenade, and how authorities are fighting back against them. In this episode:The shops selling counterfeit goodsHow Anthony was “stonewalled” by staffWestminster Council owed millions in unpaid business ratesHow some stores are ‘cleaning’ laundered moneyHow fewer checks are needed to open a business than to apply for a library cardThe legitimate stores being impactedFollow us on Twitter #TheLeaderPodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is a bonus episode taken from our business show How to be a CEO. Listen to the full episode here.When you’re going into business, it’s always good to bring someone along with you. How did What Not to Wear’s Trinny Woodall build a multi-million-pound business? She didn’t start with that number in 2017. In fact, the number some potential investors were more interested in was 51 - her age when her company, Trinny London, launched.‘Trinny’s Tribe’ has also been a huge part of Woodall’s success building her makeup empire. In this episode: Her first business, selling bows as a 16-year-old Age bias from potential investors Why she stood by her plan to sell to 35+, not 20-year-olds The value of slow retention and community engagement over rapid growth Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Leader podcast visits Roseberys Fine Art Auctioneers in south London to discover how artists in the Old Master period expressed themselves.We’ll hear how creatives have revealed their individualism through the centuries with Lara L’vov-Basirov, Roseberys’ head of sale and specialist in Old Master, British and European Pictures.It’s all part of gathering inspiration for the Evening Standard Art Prize, which is back for 2023 and looking for entries with the theme of A Portrait of You - celebrating self-expression in sculpture, textiles, ceramics, glassware, jewellery or wood carving.Twelve shortlisted artists will have their work exhibited in central London, plus a £5,000 cash prize and a bespoke fragrance courtesy of the competition’s sponsor, perfume brand Editions de Parfums Frédéric Malle.In this episode, you can also learn all about how to get involved - and what the judging panel will look for in the entries, with Evening Standard culture editor Nancy Durrant.The competition closes on 15 June.Find out more at standard.co.uk/culture/art-prize Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How hot will London be as global temperatures creep upwards?Scientists say there’s now a 66 per cent chance the 2015 Paris agreement’s 1.5C global warming threshold will be breached within the next four years.In this episode of The Leader podcast, we examine how London could be impacted by the devastating effects of climate change unless urgent action is taken by government, business and the people. You’ve seen those often angry confrontations between drivers and Just Stop Oil protesters at flashpoints throughout the capital - but while we may not agree with their means, they’re undoubtedly shining a light on the challenges we face.Breaching 1.5C annually for a decade or more would see more intense heatwaves, even worse than London’s recent baking summers, and heightened pollution.To find out what this means for Londoners and our dense urban infrastructure - plus how to do your bit, we’re joined by Laurie Laybourn, author of Planet on Fire: A Manifesto for the Age of Environmental Breakdown. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Could a “super-hub” planned for the high-speed London-to-Birmingham rail link once the Cameron-Osborne government’s flagship transport project be headed for the buffers?Because a four-and-a-half mile stretch crucial for getting passengers into central London from HS2’s planned Old Oak Common interchange, near Wormwood Scrubs, is on ice as Euston project costs rocket from £2.6 billion to £4.8 billion.Now the Department for Transport’s delaying the Euston project until the 2040s - that’s a decade later than planned - as construction costs spiral and designers struggle to make the new HS2 station fit with the existing terminus.Nearby Camden residents have already suffered years of anxiety from the disruption - now they’re in limbo living near a vast crater of a building site, with many fearing for their property values, structural integrity from tunnelling and mental health.The Leader podcast speaks with freelance journalist Ella Jessel, who’s been investigating the project for the Standard’s Homes & Property.Plus, how residents in Primrose Hill have seen their property prices fall and daily lives disrupted, with actress and local campaigner Annabel Leventon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Warning, this podcast episode contains strong language as well as major spoilers for the eighth episode of the final season of Succession.The Evening Standard’s Elizabeth Gregory, Hamish MacBain and Martin Robinson are here to review the latest instalment from the final season of Succession.America decided… or did it? Election night saw Shiv exposed, morals and ethics go out of the window, political allegiances formed… and the start of chaos unfolding that threatens to engulf the whole country.Every Tuesday until the final of Succession, we’ll be reviewing each episode after it drops on the Leader podcast. Be sure to listen to hear analysis, insight and general fandom around one of the most talked about TV series ever.Succession is available to watch in the UK on Sky Atlantic and NOW. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wearing his trademark olive green military fatigues, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has touched down in the UK to negotiate a major weapons deal.From Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Chequers retreat, it's been promised hundreds of long-range attack drones will be given to help counter Russia’s ongoing invasion. Britain last year provided over £2 billion of military support to Ukraine - more than any country apart from America - and has also trained 15,000 Ukrainian troops here.But the agreement to send long-range Storm Shadow precision missiles sparked the Kremlin to threaten military retaliation. Now, the UK government’s confirmed provision of hundreds of air defence missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles with a range of nearly 125 miles, plus fighter jet pilot training - but Zelensky wants the planes.The Leader podcast’s joined from Kyiv by Denys Ganzha, a member of the president’s Youth Affairs Council.We discuss the context of Zelensky’s visit, mobilisation of young Ukrainians, living under threat of Russian missile attacks and chances of peace talks. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is a bonus episode taken from our business show How to be a CEO. Click this link to hear the full thing. The boss of IBM’s trailblazing apprenticeship programme, Jenny Taylor MBE, joins us to talk about education and employment opportunities for the next generation. As part of our new Step Up campaign, this episode was recorded ahead of the Evening Standard and WorldSkills forum with employers and education leaders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For the first time in 25 years, the competition is back on UK soil as we play hosts for last year’s winner Ukraine. Last time Sam Ryder did the UK proud with his song, Space Man, but this year it’s the turn of Mae Muller, who will be hoping to win the competition - or at least a respectable finish - with her entry, I Wrote a Song.Eurovision experts - and superfans - Dr Paul Jordan, aka Dr Eurovision, and Professor Helen Julia Minors, head of the School of Arts at York St John University, share their predictions and insights into this year’s competition. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Yet more findings have revealed efforts to root out rogue officers are failing. A year after former Commissioner Dame Cressida was forced to quit by London’s Mayor, the force is still to put its house in order.The Evening Standard’s Home Affairs Editor, Martin Bentham, discusses the key revelations from the progress report from the Police Inspectorate, the difficulties when it comes to tackling these issues, and whether or not Scotland Yard can ever truly fix its problems. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.