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For the New Zealand newspaper formerly known as the Evening Standard, see Manawatū Standard.
The Evening Standard, formerly The Standard (1827–1904), is a long-established newspaper, since 2009 a local free newspaper in tabloid format, with a website on the Internet, published in London, England.
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Type | Regional free daily newspaper |
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Format | Tabloid |
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Editor | Dylan Jones |
Founded | 21 May 1827; 197 years ago (1827-05-21) |
Political alignment | Labour Party[2] |
Language | English |
Headquarters | Alphabeta, 14–18 Finsbury Square, London |
Circulation | 274,538 (as of April 2024)[3] |
ISSN | 2041-4404 |
Website | www![]() |
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In October 2009, after being purchased by Russian businessman Alexander Lebedev, the paper ended a 180-year history of paid circulation and multiple editions every day, and became a free newspaper publishing a single print edition on weekdays, doubling its circulation as part of a change in its business plan.
On 29 May 2024, it was announced the newspaper would go from a daily to weekly print publication, after becoming unprofitable