Editing Evening Standard (section)

==Freesheet and supplements==
On 14 December 2004, [[DMG Media|Associated Newspapers]] launched a Monday–Friday [[free newspaper|freesheet]] edition of the ''Evening Standard'' called ''[[Standard Lite]]'' to help boost circulation. This edition had 48 pages, compared with about 80 in the main paper, which also had a supplement on most days.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2004/dec/10/pressandpublishing.advertising|title=Media buyers voice fears over 'downmarket' free Standard|newspaper=The Guardian|date=10 December 2004|first=Claire |last=Cozens|access-date=1 June 2015}}</ref>

In August 2006, the freesheet was relaunched as ''[[London Lite]]''. It was designed to be especially attractive to younger female readers and featured a wide range of lifestyle articles, but less news and business news than the main paper. It was initially available only between 11:30&nbsp;a.m. and 2:30&nbsp;p.m. at ''Evening Standard'' vendors and in the central area, but later became available in the evening from its street distributors.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2006/aug/25/associatednewspapers.pressandpublishing2|title=Some Lite relief|newspaper=The Guardian|date=25 August 2006|first=Stephen |last=Brook|access-date=1 June 2015}}</ref> With the sale of the ''Evening Standard'', but not the ''London Lite'', to Alexander Lebedev on 21 January 2009, the ownership links between the ''Standard'' and the ''Lite'' were broken.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2009/oct/05/associated-newspapers-evening-standard|title=Associated Newspapers backs Evening Standard decision to go free|newspaper=The Guardian|date=5 October 2009|first=Stephen |last=Brook}}</ref>

On Fridays, the newspaper includes a free glossy lifestyle magazine, ''ES'' (launched as the ''Evening Standard Magazine'' in 2009,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.magforum.com/papers/nationals.htm#ass|title=UK national newspapers|website=MagForum|access-date=9 June 2018}}</ref>) and the circulation was increased to 350,000 in September 2014.{{Citation needed|date=July 2024}} This has moved from more general articles to concentrate on glamour, with features on the rich, powerful and famous.{{Citation needed|date=July 2024}} On Wednesdays, some areas offer a free copy of the ''Homes & Property'' supplement, edited by Janice Morley, which includes London property listings and articles from lifestyle journalists including Barbara Chandler, Katie Law, and [[Alison Cork]].{{Citation needed|date=July 2024}}

A free entertainment guide supplement ''Metro Life'', previously called ''Hot Tickets'', was published on Thursdays from September 2002 to September 2005. This was a "what's-on" guide with listings of cinemas and theatres in and around London.{{Citation needed|date=July 2024}}
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File:Evening Standard Van.jpg|The ''Evening Standard'' has a fleet of delivery vans painted in a distinctive orange and white livery.
File:Delivering the London Evening Standard to Euston Station.jpg|Delivering the ''Evening Standard'' to [[Euston railway station|Euston Station]], September 2022
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