the Evening Standard
/ði ˌiːvnɪŋ ˈstændəd/
/ði ˌiːvnɪŋ ˈstændərd/
(also informal the Standard)
- an evening newspaper for London, started in 1827. It has stories on both local and national issues and has a colour supplement, called ES Magazine. Since 2009 its official name has been the London Evening Standard and in that year it became a free paper in central London.