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• Jubilant Jeremy Corbyn supporters explode with joy after finding out leader will automatically make ballot

  12-07-2016 23:25 via standard.co.uk
  
  Jubilant supporters of Jeremy Corbyn exploded with joy after finding out he would automatically feature on the ballot paper in the Labour leadership contest.
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn wins vote on Labour leadership rules

  12-07-2016 23:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jeremy Corbyn will be automatically included on the ballot in the leadership contest against Angela Eagle, Labour's National Executive Committee rules.
  
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• Glass of water tricks brain into thinking you're full, scientists claim

  12-07-2016 22:24 via standard.co.uk
  
  Downing a large glass of water with dinner cons the brain into believing you are full, researchers say.
  
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• Third Black Lives Matter protest brings central London to a standstill

  12-07-2016 21:36 via standard.co.uk
  
  Black Lives Matter protesters brought London to a standstill again this evening with a march along Oxford Street and into Trafalgar Square.
  
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• RMT claims strike-hit Southern rail 'out of control'

  12-07-2016 21:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Managers on Southern rail have been forced to work as conductors to operate a reduced timetable, the RMT union claims.
  
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• Woman stranded in torrential rain when wheelchair breaks calls Kingston police after car drivers ignore her

  12-07-2016 20:49 via standard.co.uk
  
  A woman whose wheelchair broke down in the pouring rain had to call the police after passing drivers ignored her plight.
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn will automatically be on ballot paper for Labour leadership race, NEC agrees

  12-07-2016 20:49 via standard.co.uk
  
  Labour's ruling body has decided Jeremy Corbyn will automatically make the leadership ballot in a major blow to MPs desperate to oust him.
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn will automatically be on ballot paper for Labour leadership race after NEC vote

  12-07-2016 20:49 via standard.co.uk
  
  Jeremy Corbyn will be on the ballot paper in the looming Labour leadership contest without having to secure backing from MPs, it has been agreed.
  
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• Brexit: Scottish Tory leader Ruth Davidson refuses to rule out second EU referendum

  12-07-2016 20:38 via standard.co.uk
  
  The leader of the Tories in Scotland today refused to rule out a second Brexit referendum as she demanded Theresa May assures EU migrants they are welcome in the UK.
  
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• Ashley Fletcher: England Under-20 striker joins West Ham from Man Utd

  12-07-2016 20:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  West Ham have signed England Under-20 international striker Ashley Fletcher from Manchester United.
  
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• Vive la France! Seven ways to celebrate Bastille Day in London - Time Out London (blog)

  12-07-2016 20:21
  
  Time Out London (blog)
  Vive la France! Seven ways to celebrate Bastille Day in London
  Time Out London (blog)
  Thursday July 14 is Bastille Day, and London is going ga-ga for all things Gallic. Here are seven tres bien (French for 'flipping awesome') ways to get involved. Bastille Day at Borough Market. Get stuck into French delicacies at Borough Market's ...
  
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• County Championship: Trescothick and Trego hundreds boost Somerset

  12-07-2016 20:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Marcus Trescothick and Peter Trego make centuries to drag Somerset back into contention with Middlesex on day three.
  
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• Charlton Athletic: Defender Chris Solly agrees new deal with League One club

  12-07-2016 19:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Charlton Athletic defender Chris Solly signs a new three-year contract with the League One club.
  
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• Marco Pierre White's wife cleared of attack as son 'too hungover' for court

  12-07-2016 19:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The estranged wife of celebrity chef Marco Pierre White is cleared of assaulting her son after he told police he was "too hungover" to be in court.
  
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• Paramedic's bike stolen as they treated patient in City

  12-07-2016 19:28 via standard.co.uk
  
  A cruel thief made off with a paramedic's bicycle while they treated a woman after she fell ill in the City.
  
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• Two-week-old kitten hit with broom after being mistaken for RAT in east London

  12-07-2016 19:02 via standard.co.uk
  
  An adorable kitten was beaten round the head with a broom after being mistaken for a rat as it hid behind a dustbin.
  
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• Willian: Chelsea midfielder signs new four-year contract

  12-07-2016 18:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Chelsea midfielder Willian says it is "a dream to continue with this club" after signing a new four-year deal.
  
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• US presidential election: Bernie Sanders finally throws weight behind Hillary Clinton in race for White House

  12-07-2016 18:27 via standard.co.uk
  
  Defeated Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders today finally offered his long-awaited endorsement of rival Hillary Clinton's bid for the White House.
  
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• Wembley police crash: Man fighting for life after being hit by police car

  12-07-2016 18:18 via standard.co.uk
  
  A man is fighting for life in hospital after he was hit by a police car on its way to an emergency call in north London.
  
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• County Championship: Yorkshire rock Surrey before rain returns at Oval

  12-07-2016 17:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire take three wickets in successive overs but rain permits only 16.4 overs of play on day two against Surrey.
  
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• Not just redheads at risk of skin cancer thanks to 'ginger gene', new research finds

  12-07-2016 17:03 via standard.co.uk
  
  Millions of Britons who do not have red hair but carry the gene that causes it were today warned about skin cancer dangers from exposure to the sun.
  
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• Harrow flooding: Roads beside Harrow North and Pinner Tube stations closed after torrential rain

  12-07-2016 16:49 via standard.co.uk
  
  Roads next to two busy north London Tube stations were closed by flooding as torrential rain hit the capital this afternoon.
  
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• Tottenham Hotspur stadium site sees man brought down from crane after 18 hours

  12-07-2016 16:26 via standard.co.uk
  
  A man who spent over 18 hours at the top of a crane at Tottenham Hotspur's new stadium site has been brought down and arrested.
  
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• Pokémon GO sends oblivious news anchor into weather forecast while playing app

  12-07-2016 16:26 via standard.co.uk
  
  A US news anchor has admitted she may have a Pokémon problem after casually interrupting a weather forecast because she was distracted by the game.
  
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• Man brought down from Tottenham Hotspur stadium crane after 18 hours

  12-07-2016 16:26 via standard.co.uk
  
  A man who spent over 18 hours at the top of a crane at Tottenham Hotspur's new stadium site has been brought down and arrested.
  
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• East London knifeman stabbed woman when she refused to let go of handbag

  12-07-2016 16:25 via standard.co.uk
  
  A robber who dragged a woman down the street and stabbed her when she refused to give him her handbag has been jailed for eight years.
  
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• 'Cowardly' knifeman stabbed woman when she refused to let go of handbag

  12-07-2016 16:25 via standard.co.uk
  
  A robber who dragged a woman down the street and stabbed her when she refused to give him her handbag has been jailed for eight years.
  
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• Commuters' fears over use of Pokémon GO on London's transport network

  12-07-2016 16:15 via standard.co.uk
  
  London commuters have raised safety fears over the new Pokémon GO phone game, after pictures emerged of the digital creatures on Tube tracks and in the middle of busy roads.
  
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• Brexit: Second EU referendum petition to be debated by House of Commons

  12-07-2016 15:58 via standard.co.uk
  
  A petition calling for a second EU referendum will be debated in Parliament after it was signed by more than four million people.
  
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• Bank of England's Mark Carney issues warning to millions of homeowners over rate rises

  12-07-2016 15:48 via standard.co.uk
  
  Millions of homeowners and buyers were today warned by the Bank of England governor to ensure their finances could withstand a three per cent rise in interest rates in coming years.
  
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• Air crew member arrested at Gatwick Airport after 'turning up smelling of alcohol'

  12-07-2016 15:33 via standard.co.uk
  
  An airline crew member was arrested at Gatwick Airport after he allegedly turned up to work on a flight smelling of alcohol, police said.
  
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• Roarie Deacon: Sutton United sign former Crawley forward

  12-07-2016 15:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  National League newcomers Sutton United sign Roarie Deacon following his departure from Crawley Town.
  
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• London mayor appalled at 'unceasing misery' for rail passengers

  12-07-2016 15:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  London mayor calls for Transport for London to take over Southern Railway franchise as emergency timetable causes 'unceasing misery' to commmuters.
  
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• France lifts ban on gay men giving blood

  12-07-2016 15:16 via standard.co.uk
  
  France has lifted a ban preventing gay men from giving blood.
  
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• Police hunt man after attempted rape of girl, 13, in Islington

  12-07-2016 15:12 via standard.co.uk
  
  Police are hunting a man in connection with the attempted rape of a 13-year old schoolgirl in north London.
  
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• Met police hunt man after attempted rape of girl, 13, in Islington

  12-07-2016 15:12 via standard.co.uk
  
  Police are hunting a man in connection with the attempted rape of a 13-year old schoolgirl in north London.
  
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• Metropolitan Police sex abuse corruption inquiries expanded

  12-07-2016 15:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Fourteen further investigations have been launched into alleged police corruption relating to historical child sex abuse claims, the police watchdog says.
  
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• Women's Super League to switch to winter season in 2017

  12-07-2016 15:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Women's Super League is to move from a summer season to a winter season in 2017, the Football Association announces.
  
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• London weather: Severe weather warning in place as thundery downpours soak the capital

  12-07-2016 14:59 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Met Office has issued a severe weather warning as torrential downpours soaked London.
  
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• Walkers crisps investigated over 'impossible to win' holiday competition

  12-07-2016 14:55 via standard.co.uk
  
  Crisps giant Walkers is under investigation following complaints its holiday competition is "impossible to win".
  
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• Assault trial could collapse because Marco Pierre White Jr 'too hungover' to give evidence

  12-07-2016 14:38 via standard.co.uk
  
  The wife of celebrity chef Marco Pierre White could be cleared of assault because her son Marco jr is "too hungover" to give evidence against her, a court heard.
  
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• Wedge-tailed Eagle attacks NSW boy at bird of prey show at Alice Springs Desert Park, Australia

  12-07-2016 14:10 via standard.co.uk
  
  An eagle swoops on a terrified young boy during a birds of prey show.
  
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• Moment eagle attacks boy at bird of prey show in Australia

  12-07-2016 14:10 via standard.co.uk
  
  An eagle swoops on a terrified young boy during a birds of prey show.
  
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• Thousands of people raise £1.2m to buy 'world's best beach'

  12-07-2016 14:06 via standard.co.uk
  
  Thousands have people have joined together to raise more than £1.2million to buy the "world's best beach" in New Zealand.
  
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• Thousands of New Zealanders raise £1.2m to buy 'world's best beach'

  12-07-2016 14:06 via standard.co.uk
  
  Thousands have people have joined together to raise more than £1.2million to buy the "world's best beach" in New Zealand.
  
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• Sir Geoff Hurst's 1966 England World Cup final shirt goes unsold

  12-07-2016 13:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The shirt worn by Sir Geoff Hurst in England's 1966 World Cup victory has failed to sell at auction.
  
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• Thierry Henry: Arsenal legend leaves role as club's under-18 coach

  12-07-2016 13:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Thierry Henry leaves Arsenal after being told he cannot combine his job as a television pundit with his role coaching the club's under-18s.
  
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• Removal van arrives as David Cameron prepares to leave Number 10

  12-07-2016 13:19 via standard.co.uk
  
  A removal van arrived at Downing Street today as David Cameron prepared to make his departure from Number 10.
  
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• Brick thrown through window of Angela Eagle's constituency office after she challenges Jeremy Corbyn

  12-07-2016 13:11 via standard.co.uk
  
  A brick has been thrown through the window of Labour leadership contender Angela Eagle's constituency office.
  
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• United Airlines flight from Heathrow Airport forced to make emergency landing

  12-07-2016 13:06 via standard.co.uk
  
  A flight from London to Chicago was forced to make an emergency landing in Edinburgh after its pilot declared an emergency fuel issue.
  
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