'A good run for England at the Euros might be the only way to get the tills ticking over again,' writes @jonprynn standard.co.uk/business/uk-ec…

Full story in today’s Standard with JonPrynn and Rachael Burford 🗞️

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Chocs away…cocoa bean price soar past $10,000 a ton for first time ever. Just in time for Easter splurge.

This is about the City but affects every single one of us. Excellent piece by JonPrynn even if I’m biased! standard.co.uk/business/londo…

Doesn't look like 'tourism tax' is going to be axed...
The Standard City guru JonPrynn with all the details on this from the Budget and reaction from the West End... standard.co.uk/business/furio…

Ipsos The Standard The Ipsos survey for The Standard showed backing for the Conservatives nosediving by seven points from 27 per cent in January standard.co.uk/news/politics/…

Jan: Manchester woman takes overdose

July: Sectioned in hospital for treatment

August: DVLA spots her car insurance hasn't been paid

This month: Criminal conviction

Another victim of the merciless Single Justice Procedure

Perhaps @jeffsmithetc - her MP - could investigate?

Hard to put into words just how proud I am of Sonia Purnell this book is absolutely brilliant.

Last two 'Veggie Pret' sites in London to convert to standard stores standard.co.uk/business/veggi…

A Stafford woman prosecuted by TV Licensing

She has bipolar, ADHD
Didn't know payment had stopped
Thought she'd fixed the issue

'Maybe I misunderstood them or got confused, I'm sorry'

An avoidable conviction in a broken system

Something for her MP Theo Clarke MP to look into

One of the great scenes of British comedy. RIP Ian Lavender aka Private Pike (Video credit: Dad’s Army, BBC)

RIP Ian Lavender. His sad passing feels like a generational moment almost as much as the loss of the last World War One veteran. Thanks for all the wonderful memories and when you get to the Pearly Gates and asked your name…Don’t Tell Him Pike!

Intense must read reporting from my friend and former colleague Robert Mendick from inside Gaza. telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/01/2…

A 90-year-old housebound pensioner is convicted of not keeping up with his car insurance.

He doesn't have email, struggles to walk, can't write anymore & cares for a wife with dementia

In our flawed, secretive, fast-track justice system, this kind of prosecution keeps happening

and so it came to pass….We're much closer to recession than you think — here's why standard.co.uk/business/uk-re…

Stamp duty raised from property sales in London hits a record £5.6 bn standard.co.uk/business/stamp…

Ticket sales at The O2 arena hit a record 2.5 million this year standard.co.uk/business/the-o…

A must read from @tristankirk who has done more than any other journalist to expose just how wrecked our justice system is.

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Average rate on a two year fixed mortgage below 6% for the first time since June in another boost for the housing market, says Moneyfacts