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June 12, 2025 (In)Justice: Killer Privilege | Episode 2: The Party Is Over
On December 30, 2014, Katja Faber wakes from a horrific nightmare—Alex’s face is twisted in pain, and something is terribly wrong. Hours later, at 2 a.m., her worst fears are realised when police arrive at her home in Spain to tell her that Alex has been killed. As the gruesome details of his final moments emerge, Katja struggles to process the unimaginable loss and the shocking reality of what happened.
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38 min
June 11, 2025 Did London miss out in the Chancellor’s spending review?
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has unveiled her spending review today, with budgets set out for all government departments over the next few years. The Standard’s business editor Jonathan Prynn has the latest.

And in part two, as featured in The Standard’s Hidden London series, we’re joined by John Darlington, an archaeologist and director of projects for the World Monuments Fund, to explore Boston Manor House.

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12 min
June 10, 2025 Revealed: More than 700 children as young as 10 caught with knives and firearms in London schools
More than 700 children, as young as 10, have been caught with knives and firearms in London schools, according to new figures obtained by The Standard. Crime correspondent Anthony France joins us to explain more.

And in part two, food and drink writer Josh Barrie reveals the big winners from last night’s National Restaurant Awards - with 56 restaurants in the capital making the top 100 list.
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11 min
June 09, 2025 Israel intercepts diverted Gaza aid boat with Greta Thunberg
A boat of 12 activists - including Greta Thunberg - headed for Gaza to deliver urgent aid has been diverted to Israel and those on board ‘kidnapped’. Asad Rehman, Executive Director of the UK based human rights organisation War on Want, explains the latest.

And in part two, news reporter Megan Howe reveals The Standard’s exclusive freedom of information data on how much the Met police spent managing two large protests against China’s proposed mega embassy in London.

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16 min
June 06, 2025 Labour stuns Reform with Scottish win – Plus, Cypress Hill on Royal Albert Hall album
Today Labour’s Davy Russell narrowly defeated the SNP to win the by-election in Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse, with Reform coming a close third. The Standard’s chief political correspondent Rachael Burford has the latest.

And in part two, Rachelle Abbott meets the founder of hip hop band Cypress Hill, B-Real, to discuss the band’s new album with the London Symphony Orchestra, which was recorded at London’s Royal Albert Hall and was inspired by an episode of The Simpsons.

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17 min
June 05, 2025 (In)Justice: Killer Privilege | Episode 1: Did You Hear About Alex?
Katja Faber is a former barrister and journalist who has lived through every parent’s worst nightmare—the death of her 23-year-old son, Alex Morgan. In our opening episode, Katja takes us back to 2014, introducing us to Alex and the glamorous, globetrotting world he was part of before his tragic killing later that year. We explore the circumstances surrounding his death and how he and his killer ended up taking drugs together in a Swiss villa on that fateful night.
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38 min
June 04, 2025 Millions more pensioners to get winter fuel payments in major U-turn
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has revealed what to expect in the upcoming spending review - including that winter fuel payments will be restored to some pensioners this year, in a government u-turn on the allowance cuts.

To run us through the latest, we're joined by The Standard's Chief Political Correspondent, Rachael Burford.

Plus, in part two, we’ll be exploring whether monogamy is still a realistic, with culture writer Claudia Cockerell.

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/pensioners-winter-fuel-payments-reeves-spending-review-b1231164.html

https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/london-monogamy-modern-relationships-b1230343.html
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18 min
June 03, 2025 Is Thames Water drowning in the deep?
Today the New York private equity firm KKR dramatically pulled out of a financial rescue plan for the heavily indebted Thames Water. Eleanor Shearer, a senior research fellow at the Common Wealth think tank, joins us to ask what happens next.

Plus, the Standard’s showbiz correspondent Tina Campbell, is here to discuss the latest development in the continuing feud between It Ends With Us co-stars Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni.

https://www.standard.co.uk/business/new-york-private-equity-kkr-thames-water-rescue-ofwat-b1230923.html

https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/blake-lively-justin-baldoni-medical-records-b1230950.html

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15 min
June 02, 2025 Will Keir Starmer’s defence review keep Britain safe?
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-spending-donald-trump-b1230498.html
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14 min
May 30, 2025 Mystery surrounds a series of sinister red paint attacks...
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 cottagecore garden trend to your own urban outdoor space.
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14 min