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Former Youtuber turned entrepreneur Caspar Lee joins the show to talk about his incredible career as one of the first-ever social media stars and his new job as co-founder of the Influencer marketing company.

Check out the full interview with Caspar HERE.

Caspar turned his back on creating videos with tens of millions of views, including many featuring A-list Hollywood stars, to pursue a long-held passion to build a start-up with his business partner Ben Jefferies.

So how does someone who has made such a success of themselves doing one thing manage to transition to something else?

He gives advice for those who want to become the next big thing on TikTok, and for those who want to work with them on brand awareness campaigns.

And we talk about the pressures that being a Youtuber can bring to a young person, and what it’s like being “the grandfather of the internet” aged just 27.

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Wonder Park: Paramount Pictures & Nickelodeon

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It's been a week they would rather forget for the Met.

A YouGov poll found that the majority of Londoners think the force is sexist and racist. There’s been the appalling story of a 15-year-old black school girl in Hackney who was strip searched whilst on her period, without adult supervision.

And all this is happening whilst the selection of a new Met commissioner is on hold until Cressida Dick’s pay-off is sorted out. 

Emma Loffhagen is a columnist from the Evening Standard. She explains what the new commissioner will need to do to improve public opinion and whether or not it’s possible to build back trust in the Met.

Today we talk about:

• Emma’s reaction to the 15-year-old girl who was strip searched (1:07)
• Is the Met fit for purpose? (2:54)
• What she wants to see from the new commissioner (5:52)

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Shock and disbelief as P&O Ferries sacks 800 crew members and suspends its services. 

In a statement, P&O confirmed the workers would be made redundant immediately as a result of “unsustainable” financial losses. The move has been condemned by unions as “a betrayal of British workers”.

The Independent’s Travel Correspondent, Simon Calder, joins us from Dover to discuss the aftermath.

Today we talk about:

• Reaction from Dover (0:43)
• The confirmation that 800 staff members have been sacked (2:02)
• How will P&O Ferries manage the backlash? (6:13)

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The day is finally here, after six years imprisoned in Iran, Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe is coming home. 

The mother-of-one is on a flight along with British–Iranian businessman Anoosheh Ashoori, who had also been detained since 2017. Another British national, Morad Tahbaz, has been released from prison but remains in Iran. 

We hear from Eilidh Macpherson, an Amnesty International UK campaigner who has worked closely with the families.

Today we talk about:

• EiIidh’s reaction to photo of Nazanin on the plane (2:05)
• How it feels knowing Nazanin and Anoosheh are coming home (2:30)
• Amnesty International UK calls on the government to do more (7:19)

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There’s some light at the end of the Crossrail tunnel. London’s Transport Commissioner, Andy Byford, has confirmed that the long-delayed Elizabeth Line will open before 30th June 2022. Although, he won’t give an exact date just yet.

The east-west line, which will link Reading and Heathrow with Shenfield and Abbey Wood via twin tunnels between Paddington and Whitechapel, was initially meant to have opened in December 2018 but has fallen years and billions over budget.

The Evening Standard’s City Hall Editor, Ross Lydall, explains everything we know so far about the £20 billion line. 

Today we talk about:

• The latest Crossrail developments (4:14)
• Whether the Elizabeth Line will be worth the wait (5:58)
• The ten new stations (7:19)

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The UK government’s ‘Homes for Ukraine’ scheme has officially launched. Homeowners can sponsor named individuals, or families, to stay in their home for a period of at least six months. Those who do open their doors will receive £350 a month as a thank you.

Rachael Burford, the Evening Standard’s Political Reporter, explains how it all works, the criticisms and whether the UK is doing enough for Ukraine. 

More than 2.5 million people so far have fled Ukraine because of Russia's invasion, in what the UN has called the fastest-growing refugee crisis since World War Two.

Today we talk about:

• The 'Homes for Ukraine' scheme, what is it? (1:15)
• Has the UK improved its visa system for refugees yet? (3:34)
• How does the UK compare to other European countries when it comes to helping Ukrainian refugees? (5:07)

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As part of the Evening Standard’s International Women’s Day podcast special series, we’re joined by Ann McNeill, professor of tobacco addiction at King’s College London.

Professor McNeill is also vice-dean of culture, diversity and inclusion at the university’s Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience.

She discusses how family experiences inspired a focus on harm from smoking, succeeding in male-dominated academia and how her team’s pioneering research led to an overhaul for cigarette shop displays in UK shops.

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What London’s new clean air plan means for your lungs and pocket

As Mayor Sadiq Khan announces plans to expand the capital’s Ultra-Low Emission Zone by the end of the 2023, we speak to Dr Gary Fuller, an air pollution scientist at Imperial College London, who runs the pollution-mapping Londonair website.

Dr Fuller looks at how the existing scheme in central London is working out, and discusses the increase in toxic air as post-Covid commuters return to work.

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The Association of Ukrainians in Great Britain’s London social centre has been transformed into an aid logistics HQ.

Volunteers collate donated critical supplies for lorry dispatch to the war zone.

Painkillers, tourniquets, torches, helmets and new socks are among critical items needed.

We speak with AUGB members Vlodko Pawluk and Iryna Terlecky about how Russia’s brutal invasion has galvanised the capital to help the massive aid effort.

To donate to the Standard’s Ukraine appeal, please visit: gofundme.com/eveningstandardukraineappeal

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To mark International Women’s Day 2022, the Evening Standard and the London Press Club hosted one of four panels of leading women in the UK to discuss issues surrounding female empowerment. The panel was led by former BBC Radio Four producer, Carole Stone.

The London panel, themed “Women as Catalysts for Resilience, Diversity & Change”, discussed gender diversity, inclusion and open communication in the workplace.

Guests from our own newsroom included columnist Nimco Ali, Dawn Alford, executive director of the Society of editors, Press Club young journalist of the year winner Abbianca Makoni, and the Evening Standard’s Chief Content Officer Anna Van Praag.

Other panels took place simultaneously in Zagreb, Karachi, Beirut, Nairobi, Amman and Dubai.

The events were organised by Elizabeth Fillipouli, founder of the Athena40 forum. 

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