Vicky Jessop is a Commissioning Editor and Culture Writer at The Standard. She writes and commissions pieces on TV, covers gaming and (when she has time) also contributes to music, features, film, tech and travel....
Vicky Jessop is a Commissioning Editor and Culture Writer at The Standard. She writes and commissions pieces on TV, covers gaming and (when she has time) also contributes to music, features, film, tech and travel.
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Nigel Farage has been in the news recently calling for a change to abortion laws. What does that mean for the UK?
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The initiative celebrates rising stars from across the creative industries
Dwayne Johnson is adamant audiences should be free to sing aloud at the cinema and it has prompted our culture desk to draw the battle lines
It’s not just about the many, many hits - Stewart is a man of many talents
The megastar pulled out all the stops for her orchestral performance – which included a cameo from Elton John
The murder of the six year old beauty queen has never been solved
No, you don't have to watch all the same films over and over
Green-witch market! A Liberty’s collab! Jeff Goldblum on a piano! London is rolling out the green carpet for the adaptation of the stage hit
From meeting Donald Trump to Wayne Rooney writing poems, there’s a lot going on
This hotel in Tanzania’s north combines high-end service with the call to adventure
He’ll be playing London and Newcastle before setting off on a 2025 tour of Europe