{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/9475d117-fcd4-4915-a6f3-923941e7aa0d/6753272f2dd88df1328ede86?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"President Biden pardons son Hunter, norovirus surge, rail renationalisation: our weekly news round-up","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61ba05fc1a8cbed4343cf0e6/1733502434200-f7d0de63-1f14-4302-9e98-7da30838d4f5.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Welcome to The Standard podcast’s round-up special edition.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode:</p><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.standard.co.uk/news/us-politics/hunter-biden-pardon-joe-biden-us-president-donald-trump-b1197525.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><u>President Joe Biden pardons son Hunter</u></a>, sparing him a possible prison sentence for gun and tax convictions</li><li>British drivers will see a<a href=\"https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/rachel-reeves-car-tax-changes-autumn-budget-2024-b1196371.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><u>&nbsp;shake-up of the road tax rules in the spring</u></a>, with a new emissions-based charging system and EV drivers paying for first time</li><li>Victims of the crime of stalking are to be given better protection including the<a href=\"https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/stalking-victims-right-to-know-identity-home-secretary-yvette-cooper-b1197713.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><u>&nbsp;right to know the identity of their online harasser</u></a>&nbsp;as part of <a href=\"https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/stalking-victims-right-to-know-identity-home-secretary-yvette-cooper-b1197713.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><u>new legal protections unveiled by the Home Office</u></a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.standard.co.uk/business/mayfair-luxury-development-caudwell-billionaire-apartments-penthouse-b1197543.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><u>London’s most expensive ever residential development</u></a>, in Mayfair, where prices start at £35 million</li><li><a href=\"https://www.standard.co.uk/news/transport/train-companies-renationalised-south-western-c2c-greater-anglia-labour-b1197944.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Three rail companies serving London commuters will be renationalised</u></a>&nbsp;by Labour next year</li><li>Surge in<a href=\"https://www.standard.co.uk/news/health/norovirus-cases-surge-winter-vomiting-bug-symptoms-b1191277.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><u>&nbsp;norovirus</u></a>&nbsp;cases reported by the UK Health Security Agency</li><li>PM Starmer pledges<a href=\"https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/keir-starmer-reset-speech-labour-neighbourhood-police-officers-b1198166.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><u>&nbsp;every neighbourhood in England and Wales will have a named, contactable police officer</u></a><u>.</u></li><li><a href=\"https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/frequent-posting-social-media-mental-health-study-b1197756.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">UCL study reveals link</a>&nbsp;between social media posting and mental health problems.</li></ul><p><br></p>","author_name":"The Evening Standard"}