standard.co.uk

standard.co.uk is the definitive website for those who live, work and play in the world’s most vibrant city.

Website content is built around the news stories that mean the most to Londoners. Whilst the site offers in depth coverage of major UK and World news stories, the focus is on City Hall and other local topics of specific interest in the capital. Business coverage focuses on the City of London and sport’s stories are dominated by inside news from London’s major sporting teams and events.

Site Design

• Improved usability and clear navigation to showcase the best of the rich content that the London Evening Standard produces

• ‘Hot Topics’ and ‘Most Read’ to take readers directly to the most popular sections and stories on the site

• New blogs from the Standard’s talented, high-profile and occasionally controversial team of writers

• A Life and Style channel giving readers the chance to catch up with the best content from ES Magazine alongside additional travel, health and beauty and fashion features

• Twitter feeds from the site’s main channels to ensure visitors can access up to the minute news and views at a time that suits them

• An ‘Entertainment’ channel, with complete listings and reviews for London covering film, theatre, restaurants, music and other entertainment options

• A Showbiz channel, featuring celebrity news, as well as pictures and the latest from the capital’s party scene and the fashion world

• Reader feedback and comment is given a high profile as readers enter into debate on the stories that really matter to London

About standard.co.uk

Interactivity is key and over 2,000 user comments are submitted to the site every week. standard.co.uk allows users to publish their comments alongside articles, as well as participating in daily debates and voting in the daily poll, the results of which are publsihed both online and in the newspaper.

The site also hosts columnist pages from the Evening Standard's team of journalists including Will Self and Brian Sewell as well as blogs on topics such as science and technology, health, consumer affairs and London politics.

For more information please contact Sharon Spon-Smith on 020 3615 2345