Robert Dex

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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.... MORE

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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.

<p>Sheridan Smith in Opening Night</p>
London

Wainwright blames post-Brexit 'lack of imagination' for show flop

Opening Night received largely negative reviews and is closing early

7 May 2024
<p>Activists rally to protest against Israeli attacks on hospitals</p>
World

Palestinian groups protest after death of doctor in Israeli prison

The doctor is said to have been taken prisoner from a hospital in Gaza.

3 May 2024
<p>General view of Homerton Fertility Centre</p>
Health

Homerton Fertility Clinic has its suspension extended by regulator

The licence has been suspended until August.

3 May 2024
<p>Proposals to reimburse victims of bank transfer scams are fundamentally flawed, according to the Treasury Committee (Tim Goode/PA)</p>
Crime

BBC presenter reveals he has lost half his life savings in scam

The veteran newsman opened up about his own experience

3 May 2024
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Politics

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

3 May 2024
<p>The Prime Minister Rishi Sunak goes canvassing in Chelsea with wife Akshata Murty </p>
Politics

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

2 May 2024
<p>Boris Johnson has announced he will co-chair Better Earth, founded by former Tory MP and net zero tsar Chris Skidmore (Jane Barlow/PA)</p>
Politics

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

2 May 2024
<p>A CCTV image released by the BTP of a man they want to speak to in connection with phone robberies on trains</p>
London

Police issue CCTV image after knifepoint phone robberies on trains

The robberies took place across three days last month

2 May 2024
<p>A bus strike in south west London has been called off </p>
London

London bus strike suspended after new pay offer

The news will come as a relief to bus passengers across south west London

2 May 2024
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World

Biden says 'order must prevail' after college campus protests

The President spoke out after days of unrest on campuses across America

2 May 2024
<p>Israeli soldiers in the Gaza Strip</p>
World

Israeli military 'preparing for offensive' in Lebanon

It comes after both sides exchanged fire across the border

2 May 2024
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London

Flood warning for south London and suburbia after epic storm

The warning comes after the huge thunderstorm hit London overnight

2 May 2024
<p>Hundreds of thousands of social media users reported outages (Yui Mok/PA)</p>
London

Social worker wins case after suspension for gender critical views

It comes three years after she was first sanctioned by her employer.

1 May 2024
<p>Daniel Anjorin was killed by a man who went on a rampage wielding a sword</p>
Crime

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

1 May 2024
<p>The Conservative MP for Fylde disputes the allegations (Chris McAndrew/UK Parliament/PA)</p>
Politics

Tory MP Mark Menzies apologises to his constituents after scandal

The scandal-ridden MP has apologised to his constituents.

1 May 2024
<p>Saudi activist and fitness instructor Manahel al-Otaibi walks in western clothes</p>
World

Female fitness instructor jailed in Saudi Arabia over 'clothing'

Her sister only escaped prosecution by fleeing the country

1 May 2024
<p>Police use water cannon against demonstrators in Georgia</p>
World

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.

1 May 2024
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Podcasts

Turner Prize at 40: is it still relevant? ...The Standard podcast

Plus! Cash-strapped Southbank Centre ‘mulls name sale to fund repairs’

24 Apr 2024
<p>Lloyd Evans and Professor Lea Ypi</p>
UK

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

19 Apr 2024