Talking Horses: Aloha Star could cause Phoenix Stakes upset at 16-1

August 9, 10:13 am (ET)

In a hot-looking Phoenix Stakes with barely a runner that can be safely discounted, Aloha Star (3.10) looks the over-priced one at 16-1. An obvious ...

Sketches from a trying year: 10 cartoonists reflect on 2020

August 9, 10:00 am (ET)

Staff cartoonist with the Times Literary Supplement. Lives in London I was thinking of how the coronavirus has reshaped and reconfigured so many ...

'We failed': one scientist's despair as Brazil Covid-19 deaths hit 100,000

August 9, 9:30 am (ET)

For months Natalia Pasternak has implored Brazilians to take science and coronavirus seriously, in a marathon of TV appearances, newspaper columns, ...

Man City vs Lyon, Champions League preview: Prediction, team news, TV channel, time, live stream, h2

August 9, 9:10 am (ET)

Manchester City will be wary of a damaging banana skin as they prepare to face Lyon in a unique Champions League quarter-final. The rejigged latter ...

Suspected murder-suicide in Dagenham as man and woman in their 30s found dead

August 9, 9:08 am (ET)

A man and a woman have died in a suspected murder-suicide in east London . Police were called to Whalebone Lane South in Dagenham just before 1pm on ...

Come summer 2021, who's going to save our sorry asses?

August 9, 9:00 am (ET)

Two dozen young people, their hair unkempt, their face masks filthy, stood on the rolling route of the Ridgeway at Overton, holding aloft on wooden ...

Coronavirus: 'Very low' risks to children mean school reopenings are safe, expert says

August 9, 8:56 am (ET)

One of the most detailed studies yet will show it is safe for schools to fully reopen next month, a leading child health expert has assured parents ...

Pedro confirms Chelsea exit after five years at Stamford Bridge with farewell post

August 9, 8:41 am (ET)

Pedro has confirmed his five-year stay with Chelsea has now come to an end in an emotional farewell post. The 32-year-old, who signed a short-term ...

YouTuber NikkieTutorials robbed at gunpoint at Netherlands home

August 9, 8:37 am (ET)

YouTuber NikkieTutorials – real name Nikkie de Jager – was robbed at gunpoint at her Netherlands home. The star, who vlogs about beauty tips, took ...

Brentford star Ollie Watkins looks destined for Premier League move after remarkable transformation

August 9, 8:35 am (ET)

When Brentford sold top scorer Neal Maupay to Brighton in a £20million deal last summer, the club were lambasted for failing to replace him. Moves ...

Zoe Kravitz Scorches Hulu For Lack Of Diversity After Her Series 'High Fidelity' Is Cancelled

August 9, 8:26 am (ET)

Zoe Kravitz has slammed Hulu for its lack of on-screen diversity after the company cancelled her rom-com series “ High Fidelity ” this week after a ...

France hosts online international summit to aid battered Beirut

August 9, 8:19 am (ET)

French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday hosts US President Donald Trump and other representatives for a UN-backed virtual conference intended to ...

Robert Pattinson caught out by Christopher Nolan for lying about Batman screen test

August 9, 8:07 am (ET)

Robert Pattinson tried and failed to keep his Batman role a secret from Christopher Nolan . The actor was shooting Nolan’s highly-anticipated new ...

Tourists spark fury with 'disgusting' beach act amid coronavirus crisis

August 9, 8:04 am (ET)

People who ignored social distancing orders during UK’s heatwave have left piles of rubbish on a beach much to the disgust of residents. The UK’s ...

Transfer news LIVE: Sancho to Man United; Chelsea want Rice after Havertz; Arsenal 'sign' Coutinho;

August 9, 8:04 am (ET)

Welcome to the Evening Standard ‘s rolling transfer news and rumours live blog as the summer transfer speculation increases. The window officially ...

Notes on chocolate: tall tales and far-fetched ingredients

August 9, 8:00 am (ET)

When I was pregnant with my second child, and planning a home birth, my partner was doing everything he could to help and support. In a conversation ...

Belarus opposition figures detained as Lukashenko faces challenge in presidential vote

August 9, 7:55 am (ET)

Belarus began voting in an election on Sunday pitting President Alexander Lukashenko against a former teacher who emerged from obscurity to lead the ...

Young Indians deserve far more than what Modi's government is offering us

August 9, 7:55 am (ET)

My beloved nation of India has been on a rollercoaster ride since the beginning of this decade. When the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won a ...

Tate & Lyle: Brexit-backing firm that donated to Tories set to save £73m from trade change

August 9, 7:52 am (ET)

A company is in line to save £73m from a post- Brexit trade shake-up, after campaigning to leave the EU and donating money to the Conservatives . ...

UK weather: Heatwave continues throughout south with temperatures to hit 35C