A four-year-old boy with leukaemia has dropped off more than 400 bags of Christmas presents – at the children’s hospitals where he received care. Harley Firminger, 30, and her son Elliott Hole decided to give back to the local children’s hospitals by dropping off hundreds of gifts and advent calendars to keep sick kids entertained. … Read more
Arsenal can take another big step towards Champions League qualification as they host Monaco tonight. The Gunners bounced back formidably from a disappointing narrow defeat by Inter Milan in their last European outing last month, continuing their recent resurgence with a ruthless 5-1 destruction of Sporting Lisbon – one of the continent’s most in-form teams … Read more
Fans have been left convinced that Peaky Blinders and Oppenheimer actor Cillian Murphy will be returning to the 28 Days Later franchise after being spotted in the 28 Years Later trailer. The Irish actor starred in the original cult classic movie all the way back in 2002, leaving many hoping for his return. The upcoming … Read more
London’s beleaguered NHS will be in a “very different place” in a decade, a health minister has vowed, ahead of a ‘Ten Year Plan’ to transform the health service. Speaking to the Standard ahead of an event where more than 100 Londoners were invited to share their experience of the NHS, Public Health Minister Andrew … Read more
A terraced house in east London went up in flames after a dramatic explosion on Tuesday afternoon. Around 60 firefighters and eight fire engines were called to the blaze on Ley Street in Ilford just after 4pm, which caused the house’s first floor and loft conversion to go up in flames. Social media footage from … Read more
A white Christmas could be a possibility this year for some in the UK after the Met Office predicted snow between Christmas Eve and January 7. In its long-range forecast for the festive period, meteorologists said sleet and snow was “likely at times”, particularly on higher ground in the north. However, London may miss out … Read more
Just a few weeks ago the name Ahmed al-Sharaa, 42, would barely have flickered an eyebrow beyond a narrow neighbourhood of northern Syria and Iraq. Better known under his nomme de guerre Abu Mohammed al-Jolani he may now be a candidate for personality of the year, an icon on the Time Magazine cover, possibly alongside … Read more
A former east London decorator who obtained £145,000 of Covid Bounce Back loans has been ordered to pay compensation and banned from being a company director. Ruxanda Guja, formerly of Bell Avenue, Romford, claimed £100,000 more than she was entitled to for her company, Roxy Contracts Limited, which she said dealt with “specialised construction activities”. … Read more
Former England rugby player Tom Voyce is believed to have died after going into the River Aln in his car on Sunday, Northumbria Police said. The force said officers received a report on Sunday morning that Mr Voyce, 43, who played for clubs including Bath and London Wasps, had not returned home following an evening … Read more
Neil Harris says the surprise announcement he is stepping down as Millwall head coach “isn’t an easy decision” but the club great believes it is the right time to end his second spell in charge. The former Lions striker returned to The Den as manager in February, over four years after resigning from the role, and impressively … Read more