{"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/68713494fe0897380ee93a5b?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The schools closure crisis hitting London - and the UK ","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61ba05fc1a8cbed4343cf0e6/1752249097202-fdf413cf-6d72-41f7-a48e-8c706206d9d7.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>In The Standard’s latest special report, reporter Jacob Phillip has been investigating <a href=\"https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/school-closures-primaries-falling-pupil-rolls-birth-rate-b1237247.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">the capital’s vanishing schools</a>, with more than 30 primaries in the capital set to shut or merge before the next academic year. He joins us to unpack the reasons behind this trend, which is also affecting other parts of the UK.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>And in part two, The Standard’s Head of Culture, Martin Robinson, <a href=\"https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/music/justin-bieber-swag-album-review-b1237704.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">reviews Justin Bieber’s new surprise album, Swag</a> - which the Canadian singer says is his most personal to date.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"The Evening Standard"}