Shumaila Iftikhar

<p>Former England and Leeds Rhinos rugby league legend Rob Burrow died from motor neurone disease aged 41 on Sunday, June 2 after being diagnosed in 2019</p>
Health

What is motor neurone disease and is there any link with rugby?

Rob Burrow’s death from MND raises the question about rugby’s potential connection to the incurable disease

4 Jun 2024
<p>Jeremy Corbyn was leader of the Labour Party between September 2015 and April 2020 </p>
UK

Jeremy Corbyn’s future: Will he stand again as a Labour MP?

Mr Corbyn has told the Standard ‘I love my job and I want to carry on doing it’

18 May 2023
<p>Proud Places prioritises young people excluded from school, young refugees and young people at risk of gang exploitation, but mainstream schools are also included in the programme. </p>
London

London heritage charity expanding youth engagement programme

Proud Places scheme being expanded with a £750, 000 grant to help ‘transform’ lives of 10,000 young people in next three years

26 Mar 2023
<p>Susan Riley spends four hours in hospital, three times a week for her dialysis. With the right information earlier on, the Lewisham grandmother may have been able diagnosed with kidney failure sooner and managed the condition better. </p>
Health

Woman’s plea to monitor blood pressure after ‘shock’ kidney failure

Susan Riley was left in ‘total shock’ after being diagnosed with a rare kidney disease

17 Mar 2023
<p>The debate was part of the 5th ATHENA40 Global Conversation.</p>
London

Women’s needs must be recognised to improve gender equality

Evening Standard joins global discussion on International Women’s Day

8 Mar 2023
London

Chunkz to speak at Islamophobia-tackling event in London

The Aziz Foundation is calling for the International Day to Combat Islamophobia to be enshrined into UK law

27 Feb 2023
<p>Hairdressers and beauty salon therapists will chat with customers and staff about the importance of the checks and signpost the app (File picture) </p>
Health

Salons to help raise breast cancer awareness in Black and Asian women

In a pilot scheme, salon staff will encourage more women from minority ethnic communities to book NHS health checks

21 Feb 2023
<p>Unions have said paramedics will respond to life-threatening incidents during the strike</p>
UK

Ambulance strike: How much do paramedics earn?

Paramedics are among the workers striking today in a dispute about pay. So how much are they paid?

20 Feb 2023
<p>Susan Pollack OBE urged people to put an end to a culture of blame.</p>
UK

Holocaust survivor urges people to treat each other equally

As world remembers atrocities, survivor Susan Pollack urges people to learn from the past and end culture of blame

27 Jan 2023
A father has been given permission to arrange for his children to be vaccinated against coronavirus after their mother opposed vaccination (Kirsty O’Connor/PA)
Health

Covid jab uptake in Black community ‘impacted by racial inequality’

Experts have called for better public health messaging to help drive higher vaccination rates among ethnic minority communities

13 Jan 2023
<p>People take part in the New Year’s Day Parade in London </p>
London

London New Year’s Day Parade 2023: What you can expect

The London New Year’s Day Parade returns to its route to welcome in 2023. Here’s what you can expect

19 Dec 2022