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London is preparing for the first network-wide underground strike action in more than 5 yearsAll underground stations are expected to close on Tuesday and Thursday, as members of the RMT Union strike over jobs, pensions and working conditions.It’s thought the strike action will mean a £20million loss in fare income for an already struggling Transport for London.City Hall Editor Ross Lydall discusses the planned tube strike action, London Mayor Sadiq Khan’s role in trying to resolve it, and what the future holds for TfL. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How do you sell an idea that’s so innovative, a lot of people don’t understand it? This is a bonus episode for our brand new business podcast "An Invitation to Meet…”, this week we're letting you hear our interview with Holly Tucker MBE, who founded the Not on the High Street marketplace 16 years ago. You can hear the full episode with Holly here: https://pod.fo/e/108b77Now running the Holly & Co small business advice company, she tells us how she used the power of story-telling to drum up finance and persuade the public to use her site when “people still didn’t like putting their credit card details into a shopping portal". We also talk to Holly about why women leading businesses is so important.Holly will be appearing at the Evening Standard’s SME EXPO event at Olympia London. You can get more details, and free tickets, here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tube strikes across the entire network will go ahead next week as part of the ongoing row over Transport for London cuts. Passengers are facing severe disruption, closed stations and little or no service, the same week the TfL fare increases come into effect.The Evening Standard’s City Hall Editor, Ross Lydall, explains everything that London commuters need to know about what’s set to be a week of travel misery. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“Vladimir Putin has launched a war in Ukraine, shattering peace on the European continent”, Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has said.Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the Russian President had “chosen a path of bloodshed and destruction” and the UK and its allies would respond “decisively”. But what exactly is Putin’s strategy and can he be stopped? The Evening Standard’s Defence Editor, Robert Fox, explains the Russian strategy, their capabilities and whether Ukraine can fight back. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dr Tim Stevens, cyber security expert from the Department of War Studies at King’s College London, tells us about how Russia could strike online.GCHQ's National Cyber Security Centre is urging UK organisations to 'bolster their online defences', warning of a 'historical pattern of cyber-attacks on Ukraine with international consequences'. The US has also warned of threats to banks, power plants - even water treatment facilities. Dr Stevens tells us about the capabilities of the Russian government, but also the hacking groups inside the country. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The UK has warned that the Russian invasion of Ukraine has already started. It comes after Vladimir Putin recognised two breakaway regions of eastern Ukraine as independent states and ordered in what he claimed were Russian “peacekeeping” troops. Boris Johnson has announced sanctions against five Russian banks and three “very high net wealth” individuals under his “first barrage” of measures over the Ukrainian incursion.Dr Julie Norman, Lecturer in Politics and International Relations at University College London and the Co-Director of the UCL Centre on US Politics explains the potential impact. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Prime Minister is unveiling his plans to scrap all remaining covid legal restrictions in England as part of his ‘Living with Covid’ plans. Is this the return of normality at last? Well, it’s certainly not smooth sailing for Mr Johnson. Experts have been urging the government to be cautious and Labour has questioned the plans to reduce testing. There’s also some criticism about the timing of the announcement in the wake of ‘partygate’. The Evening Standard’s Political Editor, Nicholas Cecil, explains what we know so far about the plans and how they're going down in Westminster.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It’s been a wild, windy Friday after a weather Red alert was issued by the Met Office - warning of risk to life - and 70mph gusts were recorded in the capital, with Londoners urged to stay indoors.London Ambulance Service reported two people injured, one by falling debris and another by a tree.Trees have been brought down, buildings damaged - including the O2 - and there’s been widespread flight and rail cancellations.London Fire Brigade declared a “major incident” due to the volume of 999 calls over Storm Eunice.So how can we prepare for future extreme weather events and are the authorities doing enough when the worst happens?The Leader’s joined by Ilan Kelman, Professor of Disasters and Health at University College London.You can listen to the Evening Standard's brand new business podcast 'An Invitation to Meet...' here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The capital’s bracing itself on Friday for what is expected to be the worst storm in over 30 years. The Met Office issued a rare Amber warning on Thursday - later upgraded to the highest level Red warning - for extreme weather hitting London. It says blasts of severely high winds are expected to be so powerful that Storm Eunice poses a “danger to life” from flying debris, with roofs blown off, downed trees and damaged power lines. The government’s called an emergency Cobra meeting and rail passengers in the capital are being urged not to travel.For some expert insight into the risks ahead, the Leader’s joined by Professor Liz Bentley, chief executive of the Royal Meteorological Society.Check out our brand new business podcast called 'An Invitation to Meet..' here.Find out about the Evening Standard's SME XPO at Olympia London on the 25th and 26th of May here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

If you’re working in the City, data released on Wednesday by the Office for National Statistics, shows you’re probably doing very well indeed with a nice pay rise.But bankers' pay is now growing three times faster than the wages of NHS nurses and teachers, showing how unequal the Covid economic recovery really is.To unpick the ONS data, we’re joined by Luke Hildyard, director of the High Pay Centre, a London-based independent think tank. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.