Not for a long time has the capital been so full of vibrant, creative minds making a real difference in their chosen fields. Jessica Benjamin profiles 24 fresh faces getting London back to its best
The London-based artist, who created this week’s London Rising Evening Standard cover, shares a peek of her creative space
The Spurs and England footballer on his Lego lockdown, scoring free cab rides and his penchant for The River Café’s desserts
Looking to enter our lockdown photography and video competition? Members of the Evening Standard team share their lockdown photo highlights to get you started
Baking hasn’t just been a national remedy for Covid cabin fever. Jessica Benjamin finds it has also helped our mental health and kick-started fledgling careers
From quarantinis to covidiot to zumping, the past year has spawned a whole new vocabulary. Wordsmith Jessica Benjamin presents a pandemic dictionary
The case of Sarah Everard is sadly not an anomaly; violence against women has been described as an ‘epidemic’ by MP Jess Phillips. So what can men do to change things?
The Mother of Pearl founder and creative director talks to us about the future of the creative industry, fashion’s impact on climate change and her new platform, Fashion Our Future
The Pose star opens up about how far Pride has come since it began, and the roots of his iconic dressing
Some people went rather quiet during lockdown — not so Jordan Firstman, who became a hilarious Insta sensation. Jessica Benjamin meets the internet’s new funniest person
Far more than just a purveyor of irresistible neo-gothic pop, Lauren Auder is an important new voice who won’t allow the trans community to be ‘swallowed up and tamed’. Jessica Benjamin meets her
Inauguration stars Amanda Gorman and Ella Emhoff were signed to IMG last week, so is this a new age for the modelling industry, asks Jessica Benjamin?
Major and Champ arrived in Washington this week and already have their own Instagram account and a line of merch
Nike high tops (in the Capitol, oh yes!), unashamedly sexy cocktail dresses and sharp tailoring, why we’re already obsessed with the youngest Bidens
Yes, Christmas films can be dodgy – but there are also some stone-cold classics in the festive canon
10 years is a long time in (digital) love… From catfishing to Covid cuffing, Jessica Benjamin on how the dating game changed
Hit a rocky patch after one hell of a year? Jessica Benjamin and her boyfriend see if tech can get them back on track