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The London Standard’s defence editor Robert Fox joins us to discuss the government’s newly released strategic defence review. And in part two, he explains the latest on peace talks in Istanbul following Ukraine’s long-range drone attack on Russia on Sunday. https://www.standard.co.uk/comment/defence-review-keir-starmer

Who is behind the red paint attacks both in and outside the capital? Journalist David James Smith reports on the latest, as Stella Creasy, MP for Walthamstow, urges the Met Police to treat the repeated vandalism with the seriousness it deserves. And in part two, journalist Lucy Pavia shares how you can bring the cottag

Ashok Kumar, an American associate professor of political economy at Birkbeck University, shares how the action of the US federal court has scuppered Trump’s tariff plans, and impacted global trade relations. The Court of International Trade found the president overstepped his authority by imposing across-the-board dut

As the Mayor of London urges the government to consider decriminalising possession of small amounts of cannabis, Steve Rolles, a senior policy analyst for Transform Drugs Policy Foundation, unpacks the findings of the London Drugs Commission. And in part two, The Standard’s culture writer Claudia Cockerell questions th

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage is positioning his party against Labour, with policies that will allegedly be funded by axing net zero projects, saving up to £225 billion. The London Standard’s chief political correspondent Rachael Burford explains more. And in part two, news reporter Megan Howe tells us why one London b

As Ofgem announces the latest energy price cap, we’re joined by Emily Seymour, from consumer champion Which? to unpack today’s facts and figures. And in part two, The London Standard’s lifestyle and culture writer India Block reveals the winning songwriters of the Ivor Novello awards - and the state of the music indust