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“Permacrisis” was recently crowned word of the year and now a study suggests the stress fallout from this armageddon-inspired portmanteau is seeping into our workplaces - with young Gen Z staff members worst impacted.

Could a four-day week help balance things out?

The Leader podcast is joined by Heidi Chow, executive director of Debt Justice, a Bethnal Green-based charity, who reveals the results of their six-month trial to see if a four-day week could help staff “work smarter” and improve colleagues’ wellbeing. Will they keep the radical new schedule, or return to Monday to Friday?

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After the tragic and very public Nicola Bulley case, the Leader podcast examines the race against time to trace at-risk children who go missing in London.

We’re joined by Paul Joseph, head of helplines and reconnections at London charity Missing People.

We also discuss why social media speculation about missing people is so unhelpful and what the public can do to really help when someone disappears.

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As part of our ‘Plug It In’ initiative, we’ve launched a major report setting out the road to an electric vehicle future in London.

The aim is to help clean up the capital’s air by getting more drivers to embrace zero emission cars. We’ve enlisted experts and representatives on infrastructure as well as the motor industry to help set out a realistic plan everyone can work towards. 

The Evening Standard’s Stephen Armstrong, explains how London can lead the way on EVs and reduce toxic pollution so we can all breathe more easily.

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We all know that finding a home in the capital is difficult.

The average first home in London cost £518,900 in 2022 - a price more than 12 times the average salary. 

Data shows that now, over one million households are privately rented here, a rise of 25 per cent in the last decade. A huge demand which means that the competition to secure a flat you want is often fierce.   

This is your guide to the capital’s housing issues and trends with Prudence Ivey, the Evening Standard’s Homes & Property Editor. 

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The number of drivers caught speeding in London has increased by 64 percent - after police introduced new high-tech enforcement cameras.

But, are more Londoners actually speeding or are they just now getting caught?

The Evening Standard’s City Hall Editor & Transport Editor, Ross Lydall, shares his insight and explains how ‘LaserCams’ might have impacted the figures. 

In part two, Jeremy Leach, the London campaign coordinator for 20s Plenty for Us tells us what more needs to be done to improve the safety of our roads.

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The Evening Standard’s Maddy Mussen takes us inside the ‘Are We Dating the Same Guy’ London Facebook group where women share dating notes on men - with more than 20,000 members and counting. 

The main aim is to vet a man you’re interested in, even before you meet him. Flag toxic behaviour, identify potential ‘players’ and more than anything, keep women safe. 

But, can all the information be trusted? And is it only being used for good? 

One of the group’s members, ‘Flossie’ - not her real name - tells us her story. Why she joined, her concerns and what London's dating scene is currently like…

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UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has ordered a security review after the US shot down four unidentified objects believed to be ‘Chinese spy balloons’.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has warned that fighter jets are on standby to be launched within minutes to take down any that enter our airspace. 

The Evening Standard’s Political Editor, Nicholas Cecil, discusses the political significance of the situation.  

In part two, Dr Dan Lomas, Senior Lecturer in Intelligence and Security Studies at Brunel University London, explains how concerned we should all be about potential Chinese spy balloons over the UK…

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Selina Webb is the EVP of Universal Music in the UK. A former journalist, she joined the company’s Polydor label as Press Director in 1998, rising up to take her current position in 2016.

In this episode we discuss 

• Why it takes longer than ever for new artists to cut through, despite there being more ways to discover them
• Selina's route into the music industry
• The innovation teams tasked with discovering future stars
• How to find and secure neurodiverse employees in the creative industries 

Listen to the full How To Be A CEO episode and others here.

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In this month’s special ‘Let Girls Learn’ episode, we’re finding out about life for pregnant teenagers in Freetown, Sierra Leone. 

Being a girl here can be tough, they can often be exploited for sex by men and boys offering them ways to jump the extremely long queue for the water pump line, something known locally as ‘water for water’. 

Teenage pregnancy can be common here but the girls are often rejected by their families, making them extremely vulnerable.

The Evening Standard’s Radhika Aligh visits the 2YoungLives project in the capital Freetown to hear how a mentoring scheme is helping young mothers in the community.

In the #LetGirlsLearn series, we’re aiming to shine a light on innovations and solutions that are helping girls to fulfil their right to education and healthy, productive futures around the globe.

You can find out more online at www.standard.co.uk/optimist/let-girls-learn

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