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• Jail for men who supplied cocaine cutting agents to London drug dealers

  01-07-2016 22:55 via standard.co.uk
  
  A man who supplied cutting agents to drug dealers, which changed hands in a supermarket car park in Islington, has been jailed for 18 years.
  
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• Brexit poll: Five per cent of Leave voters now want to stay in the EU

  01-07-2016 22:53 via standard.co.uk
  
  Five per cent of Leave voters would now change their decision and vote to stay in the EU, according to a new poll.
  
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• Government answers Jo Cox's final written questions on protecting children in war zones

  01-07-2016 22:28 via standard.co.uk
  
  Jo Cox's final questions in Parliament - which focused on protecting children living in a war zone - have been answered by the Government.
  
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• Wimbledon 2016: Play on middle Sunday given go-ahead

  01-07-2016 22:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Wimbledon organisers give the go-ahead for play on the middle Sunday of the tournament for the first time since 2004.
  
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• Bangladesh attack: Isis claims responsibility after 'foreign hostages' taken by gunmen at Dhaka cafe

  01-07-2016 21:59 via standard.co.uk
  
  Isis has claimed responsibility for an attack by up to nine gunmen on a Bangladesh café this evening where foreigners were reportedly taken hostage.
  
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• Bangladesh attack: Isis claims responsibility after 'foreign hostages' taken and police killed by gunmen at Dhaka cafe

  01-07-2016 21:59 via standard.co.uk
  
  Isis has claimed responsibility for an attack by up to nine gunmen on a Bangladesh café this evening where foreigners were reportedly taken hostage and police were shot dead.
  
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• Fire crew helps west London fox with head stuck in watering can

  01-07-2016 21:41 via standard.co.uk
  
  Firefighters were called out to west London this morning to help free a fox that had its head stuck in a watering can.
  
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• Christian Benteke: Crystal Palace make £25m bid for Liverpool striker

  01-07-2016 21:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Crystal Palace make a £25m bid to sign 25-year-old Liverpool and Belgium striker Christian Benteke.
  
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• Met Police officer charged with child sex offences

  01-07-2016 21:06 via standard.co.uk
  
  A serving Metropolitan Police officer has been charged with a series of child sex offences.
  
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• Troy Deeney, Isaac Success & Christian Kabasele agree Watford deals

  01-07-2016 20:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Watford captain Troy Deeney agrees a new five-year contract on the day the club sign forward Isaac Success from Granada for a record fee.
  
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• Bafta-nominated producers of Starsuckers film jailed for £2.2m tax scam

  01-07-2016 20:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Two Bafta-nominated film producers are jailed at Southwark Crown Court for their part in a £2.2m tax scam.
  
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• Jailed: Forest Gate man who murdered 60-year-old in botched revenge arson attack

  01-07-2016 20:11 via standard.co.uk
  
  A man who mistakenly burned to death a "joyous and lively" 60-year-old in a botched Christmas Day revenge attack has been jailed for at least 30 years.
  
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• Channel Tunnel boss warns of 'summer surge of migrants' trying to beat Brexit controls

  01-07-2016 19:42 via standard.co.uk
  
  Britain's vote for Brexit could lead to a surge of migrants throught the Channel Tunnel this summer as they desperately try to beat new restrictions, the crossing's boss has warned.
  
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• Brentford: Daniel Bentley, John Egan & Romaine Sawyers join the Bees

  01-07-2016 19:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Championship side Brentford sign goalkeeper Daniel Bentley, defender John Egan and midfielder Romaine Sawyers.
  
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• Artists behind 'ghost soldiers' project revealed

  01-07-2016 19:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  National Theatre head Rufus Norris and artist Jeremy Deller were behind a Somme commemoration project featuring men dressed as World War One soldiers.
  
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• Jake Bidwell: QPR sign left-back from rivals Brentford

  01-07-2016 19:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Championship club Queens Park Rangers sign Jake Bidwell from west London rivals Brentford for an undisclosed fee.
  
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• Kentish Town murder: Police investigation launched after woman dies in hospital

  01-07-2016 18:45 via standard.co.uk
  
  A murder investigation is underway and an elderly man has been arrested following the death of a 33-year-old woman in north London.
  
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• West London café bans Michael Gove and Boris Johnson for leading Brexit campaign

  01-07-2016 18:34 via standard.co.uk
  
  A west London café appears to have banned a number of the Brexit campaign's leading figures.
  
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• Kyle Knoyle: West Ham defender joins Wigan Athletic on season-long loan

  01-07-2016 18:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Wigan Athletic sign teenage defender Kyle Knoyle on a season-long loan from Premier League side West Ham United.
  
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• World War Two bomb discovered on Greenwich foreshore

  01-07-2016 18:05 via standard.co.uk
  
  An unexploded World War Two bomb has been washed up on the riverside in Greenwich.
  
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• Dan Crowley: Oxford United sign Arsenal midfielder on loan

  01-07-2016 17:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  League One side Oxford United sign Arsenal's teenage midfielder Dan Crowley on a season-long loan deal.
  
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• Brexit protest: Tens of thousands to attend pro-EU rally 'March for Europe' in central London

  01-07-2016 17:38 via standard.co.uk
  
  Ten of thousands of people are expected to march through central London on Saturday in a protest against Britain leaving the European Union.
  
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• Floyd Ayite: Fulham bring in Togo forward from Bastia

  01-07-2016 17:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Championship side Fulham sign Togo international Floyd Ayite from French Ligue 1 side Bastia for an undisclosed fee.
  
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• Alice Gross: Evidence shows 'police did not contribute to death'

  01-07-2016 16:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The death of a girl suspected of being killed by a convicted murderer, was not contributed to by actions of police, an inquest hears.
  
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• Matty Stevens: Peterborough United sign Barnet striker for new League One season

  01-07-2016 16:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Peterborough sign Barnet striker Matty Stevens on a three-year contract, while captain Chris Forrester agrees new deal.
  
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• Jose Mourinho: Son of Manchester United boss signs for Fulham

  01-07-2016 16:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jose Mourinho Jr, son of the Manchester United manager, signs a two-year scholarship deal with Fulham.
  
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• Chiswick: Escaped violent sex offender wanted after 'boy attacked and woman has hair sprayed red'

  01-07-2016 16:45 via standard.co.uk
  
  Police are hunting a violent sex offender over a spate of alleged attacks, including an assault on an eight-year-old boy and a woman who had her hair sprayed red.
  
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• West Kensington stabbing: Man fighting for life after daylight attack on busy road

  01-07-2016 16:38 via standard.co.uk
  
  A man is fighting for his life in hospital after he was stabbed in the street in West Kensington.
  
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• Arsenal fan Claudio 'Claude' Callegair reported missing

  01-07-2016 16:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A taxi driver who became well known online after his regular appearances on an Arsenal fan site is reported missing.
  
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• Labour Party membership surges by thousands amid Jeremy Corbyn leadership crisis

  01-07-2016 15:54 via standard.co.uk
  
  Thousands of new members have joined the Labour Party as a leadership challenge against Jeremy Corbyn looms.
  
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• Brexit: Remain camp's ditched campaign posters made public for first time

  01-07-2016 15:12 via standard.co.uk
  
  Remain campaign posters that never saw the light of day during the EU referendum were today released for the first time.
  
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• British Gas to offer some customers free eight hours of electricity at weekends

  01-07-2016 14:15 via standard.co.uk
  
  British Gas is offering customers free electricity for eight hours at weekends.
  
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• British Gas to offer customers eight free hours of electricity at weekends

  01-07-2016 14:15 via standard.co.uk
  
  British Gas is offering customers free electricity for eight hours at weekends.
  
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• Newcastle United: Dwight Gayle and Matt Ritchie join Championship side

  01-07-2016 14:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Newcastle United sign Crystal Palace striker Dwight Gayle and Bournemouth winger Matt Ritchie on five-year deals.
  
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• Barnet sign Exeter's Alex Nicholls and Leicester's Ryan Watson

  01-07-2016 14:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Barnet sign Alex Nicholls and Ryan Watson following their departures from Exeter and Leicester respectively.
  
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• Kate Middleton overcome with emotion as she greets children on visit to the Somme

  01-07-2016 14:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Duchess of Cambridge told schoolchildren she was finding her visit to the Somme "quite emotional," as she toured a new museum dedicated to those lost in the bloody battle.
  
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• British pub in York refuses to serve Dutch woman beer 'because ID wasn't English'

  01-07-2016 14:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  A Dutch student claims she was refused a drink at a British pub because her ID was "not English".
  
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• Crystal Palace sign Andros Townsend and Steve Mandanda

  01-07-2016 13:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Crystal Palace sign winger Andros Townsend and goalkeeper Steve Mandanda on the opening day of the transfer window.
  
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• Battle of the Somme: London pays tribute from Waterloo to Wimbledon

  01-07-2016 13:12 via standard.co.uk
  
  London today paid a sombre tribute to the thousands killed at the Battle of the Somme.
  
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• Trident missile debate on hold until new Conservative leader and PM has been chosen

  01-07-2016 13:11 via standard.co.uk
  
  Plans for a full parliamentary debate next week on further development of the upgraded Trident nuclear weapons have been delayed pending the selection of a new prime minister, the Standard can reveal.
  
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• Michael Gove launches Tory leadership campaign with a dig at Theresa May

  01-07-2016 13:11 via standard.co.uk
  
  Michael Gove launched his leadership campaign today with a dig at Theresa May's "ice queen" image.
  
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• Michael Gove denies ambushing Boris Johnson as he launches 'bid and bold' Tory leadership bid

  01-07-2016 13:11 via standard.co.uk
  
  Michael Gove launched his "big and bold" bid for the Tory leadership today, fending off claims that he betrayed Boris Johnson.
  
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• Conservative leadership election: Key Theresa May backer Justine Greening hails 'new age' of women in power

  01-07-2016 12:54 via standard.co.uk
  
  One of Theresa May's key backers today heralded the possibility of a "new age" of women in power across the world.
  
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• Conservative leadership election: Key Theresa May backer hails 'new age' of women in power

  01-07-2016 12:54 via standard.co.uk
  
  One of Theresa May's key backers today heralded the possibility of a "new age" of women in power across the world.
  
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• Tennis ace Marcus Willis 'set to make millions' after Wimbledon 2016 performance

  01-07-2016 12:49 via standard.co.uk
  
  British underdog Marcus Willis "could make millions" following his rise to tennis fame as long as he stays true to his character and keeps playing, branding experts have said.
  
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• Dan Evans to take on Federer in Wimbledon 2016's second David and Goliath battle

  01-07-2016 12:42 via standard.co.uk
  
  The family of British tennis player Dan Evans today said he was "really looking forward" to his David and Goliath battle against Roger Federer at Wimbledon.
  
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• Michael Gove pledges to reduce immigration as he formally announces Tory leadership bid

  01-07-2016 12:39 via standard.co.uk
  
  Michael Gove promised to bring an end to freedom movement into the UK and reduce immigration numbers as he formally made his Conservative leadership bid today.
  
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• Sadiq Khan told 440 London schools they were 'blighted by toxic air'

  01-07-2016 12:25 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Mayor today told more than 440 London schools that they were blighted by air so toxic it breached EU rules.
  
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• John McDonnell unveils Labour plan for EU to save Jeremy Corbyn's leadership

  01-07-2016 12:25 via standard.co.uk
  
  Shadow chancellor John McDonnell today sought to shore up Jeremy Corbyn as party leader as he unveiled a Labour response to Britain's Brexit turmoils.
  
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• Tory leadership: Boris Johnson wishes Michael Gove 'every success'

  01-07-2016 12:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Boris Johnson makes his first public comments since pulling out of the Tory leadership race, saying he wishes Michael Gove "every possible success".
  
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