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• Nice attack: At least 70 dead after lorry ploughs into crowd celebrating Bastille Day in French city

  14-07-2016 23:37 via standard.co.uk
  
  At least 70 people are dead and dozens more are injured after a lorry rammed into crowds celebrating Bastille Day in the southern French city of Nice, officials say.
  
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• Nice 'attack': Dozens feared dead after lorry ploughs into crowd of people in southern French city

  14-07-2016 23:37 via standard.co.uk
  
  Dozens of people are feared dead after a lorry ploughed into a crowd during Bastille Day celebrations in the French city of Nice.
  
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• Nice 'attack': At least feared 70 dead after lorry ploughs into crowd celebrating Bastille Day in French city

  14-07-2016 23:37 via standard.co.uk
  
  At least 70 people are dead and more than 100 are injured after a lorry rammed into crowds celebrating Bastille Day in the southern French city of Nice, officials say.
  
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• Nice 'attack': At least 70 dead after lorry ploughs into crowd celebrating Bastille Day in French city

  14-07-2016 23:37 via standard.co.uk
  
  At least 70 people are dead and dozens more are injured after a lorry rammed into crowds celebrating Bastille Day in the southern French city of Nice, officials say.
  
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• Zika epidemic will end in three years, study suggests

  14-07-2016 23:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Zika epidemic is likely to end within two to three years because there will be too few people left to infect, researchers from Imperial College London predict.
  
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• Home Secretary Amber Rudd meets Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe on first day

  14-07-2016 22:59 via standard.co.uk
  
  Home Secretary Amber Rudd began her new job today with a walk around Westminster alongside Met Police chief Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe.
  
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• Selhurst stabbing: Delivery van driver 'knifed by pair who took his vehicle'

  14-07-2016 22:36 via standard.co.uk
  
  A delivery van driver was stabbed three times today by a pair of men who then stole his vehicle and sped off through south London, a witness claims.
  
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• Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson booed at French Embassy

  14-07-2016 22:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The new Foreign Secretary, Boris Johnson, has been booed by some of the guests at a French Embassy reception in London.
  
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• Jeremy Clarkson's Grand Tour show grounded as presenter hit by flight delay

  14-07-2016 22:10 via standard.co.uk
  
  Jeremy Clarkson's new motoring show The Grand Tour was temporarily grounded today after a flight he was set to catch was hit by major delays.
  
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• Jeremy Clarkson's Grand Tour show grounded after British Airways flight delay

  14-07-2016 22:10 via standard.co.uk
  
  Jeremy Clarkson's new motoring show The Grand Tour was temporarily grounded today after a flight he was set to catch was hit by major delays.
  
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• Seized Isis laptops are full of pornography says ex-US intelligence chief

  14-07-2016 20:46 via standard.co.uk
  
  Laptops seized from Isis extremists are crammed full of pornography, according to a former US intelligence chief.
  
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• Theresa May completes ruthless Cabinet shake-up in bloody Day of the Long Knives

  14-07-2016 19:49 via standard.co.uk
  
  Theresa May sacked or moved almost the entire Cabinet in a bloody Day of the Long Knives today.
  
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• Theresa May Cabinet: New PM completes ruthless Government shake-up in bloody Day of the Long Knives

  14-07-2016 19:49 via standard.co.uk
  
  Theresa May sacked or moved almost the entire Cabinet in a bloody Day of the Long Knives today.
  
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• Ex-DJ Chris Denning in court charged with 24 sexual offences

  14-07-2016 19:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A former BBC DJ appears in court charged with historic child sex offences as part of a police inquiry into a youth disco.
  
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• Ex-Radio 1 DJ Chris Denning in court over child sex offences

  14-07-2016 19:23 via standard.co.uk
  
  Ex-Radio 1 DJ has appeared in court charged with child sex offences as part of a police investigation into a youth disco.
  
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• Ex-BBC Radio 1 DJ Chris Denning in court over child sex offences

  14-07-2016 19:23 via standard.co.uk
  
  Ex-Radio 1 DJ has appeared in court charged with child sex offences as part of a police investigation into a youth disco.
  
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• London MPs in Theresa May's new cabinet

  14-07-2016 19:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Prime Minister Theresa May unveils an almost totally new-look cabinet - with new faces in most jobs and one department scrapped entirely.
  
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• Seven teens arrested in Nando's after police find loaded gun in bag

  14-07-2016 18:36 via standard.co.uk
  
  Police have arrested a group of teenagers at a Nando's after a loaded gun was found in a bag.
  
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• County Championship: Adam Lyth scores 202 in Yorkshire's draw with Surrey

  14-07-2016 18:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Adam Lyth scores the fourth first-class double century of his career as Yorkshire draw with Surrey at The Oval.
  
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• Boris Johnson says leaving the EU does not mean leaving Europe 'in any sense'

  14-07-2016 17:58 via standard.co.uk
  
  Britain's new Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson today claimed leaving the EU did not mean "in any sense" leaving Europe.
  
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• Boris Johnson: Leaving the EU does not mean leaving Europe 'in any sense', says new Foreign Secretary

  14-07-2016 17:58 via standard.co.uk
  
  Britain's new Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson today claimed leaving the EU did not mean "in any sense" leaving Europe.
  
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• Fulham sign Chelsea's Tomas Kalas and Denis Odoi from Lokeren

  14-07-2016 17:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Fulham sign Lokeren full-back Denis Odoi for an undisclosed fee and Chelsea defender Tomas Kalas on a season-long loan.
  
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• Multi-millionaire's ex-wife 'is too frightened to leave Kensington'

  14-07-2016 17:27 via standard.co.uk
  
  A multi-millionaire's ex-wife has been allowed to stay in her five-storey home by a High Court judge after claiming she is too "frightened" to leave Kensington.
  
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• London multi-millionaire's ex-wife 'is too frightened to leave Kensington'

  14-07-2016 17:27 via standard.co.uk
  
  A multi-millionaire's ex-wife has been allowed to stay in her five-storey home by a High Court judge after claiming she is too "frightened" to leave Kensington.
  
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• Three-year-old boy 'savagely attacked by angry group of squirrels in country park'

  14-07-2016 17:26 via standard.co.uk
  
  A three-year-old boy was left dripping with blood after apparently being savagely attacked by an angry pack of squirrels.
  
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• Chelsea: Antonio Conte wants to tailor Champions League quality side

  14-07-2016 17:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Chelsea manager Antonio Conte says he is a "tailor" who will make the "best dress" for Chelsea to get them back into the Champions League.
  
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• Walthamstow stabbing: Man rushed to hospital after being knifed

  14-07-2016 17:13 via standard.co.uk
  
  A man has been rushed to hospital after he was stabbed in east London this afternoon.
  
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• Liverpool Street platforms on Crossrail line completed

  14-07-2016 16:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The platforms at one of the main stations on the new £14.8bn Crossrail scheme are completed.
  
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• Andrea Leadsom named Environment Secretary in Theresa May's cabinet

  14-07-2016 16:15 via standard.co.uk
  
  Brexit campaigner and Tory leadership contender Andrea Leadsom has been given a position in Theresa May's Cabinet.
  
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• Jeremy Hunt criticised for 'gloating' tweet as he remains as Health Secretary

  14-07-2016 15:46 via standard.co.uk
  
  Jeremy Hunt was accused of sending a "smug" tweet after keeping his job has Health Secretary under Theresa May.
  
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• Pokemon Go: Officers warn players to stay clear of Twickenham police station

  14-07-2016 14:57 via standard.co.uk
  
  Pokemon GO players have been told to keep away from a London police station as the game starts to spread across the capital.
  
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• Stephen Crabb quits Cabinet job days after 'sexting' scandal

  14-07-2016 14:54 via standard.co.uk
  
  Stephen Crabb has quit his Cabinet job days after becoming embroiled in a sexting scandal.
  
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• Shoppers camp for 27 hours for opening of new branch of Ikea in Reading

  14-07-2016 14:30 via standard.co.uk
  
  Shoppers desperate to get their hands on flat-pack furniture and meatballs spent 27 hours camped outside a new branch of Ikea.
  
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• Ikea shoppers in Reading camp for 27 hours for opening of a new branch

  14-07-2016 14:30 via standard.co.uk
  
  Shoppers desperate to get their hands on flat-pack furniture and meatballs spent 27 hours camped outside a new branch of Ikea.
  
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• Harry gets an HIV test to raise awareness

  14-07-2016 14:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Prince Harry has been tested for HIV in an effort raise awareness about the condition and encourage others to get a test.
  
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• Prince Harry tested for HIV to raise awareness about condition

  14-07-2016 13:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Prince Harry gets tested for HIV in a bid to raise awareness about the condition and encourage others to get checked out.
  
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• Lib Dems troll Theresa May with website 404 page

  14-07-2016 13:44 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Liberal Democrats have 'trolled' new Prime Minister Theresa May with a pointed error message on the party's website.
  
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• Bank of England keeps interest rates on hold despite post-Brexit economy struggles

  14-07-2016 13:37 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Bank of England has defied predictions and kept interest rates on hold despite fears of a post-Brexit collapse.
  
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• Crispin Blunt hails Boris Johnson's appointment as new Foreign Secretary

  14-07-2016 13:10 via standard.co.uk
  
  New Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson today won backing as he set out to enhance Britain's standing on the world stage.
  
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• Prince Harry takes HIV test live on Facebook

  14-07-2016 12:39 via standard.co.uk
  
  Prince Harry today took a HIV test live on social media to raise awareness of the condition.
  
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• Teacher fired over 'inappropriate' use of Alien designer in art class

  14-07-2016 12:35 via standard.co.uk
  
  A teacher who chose an "inappropriate" artist to be studied in class was sacked when a GCSE pupil then stumbled upon explicit images online, a tribunal has been told.
  
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• New Malden teacher fired over 'inappropriate' use of Alien designer in art class

  14-07-2016 12:35 via standard.co.uk
  
  A teacher who chose an "inappropriate" artist to be studied in class was sacked when a GCSE pupil then stumbled upon explicit images online, a tribunal has been told.
  
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• Chancellor Philip Hammond laughs off 'goth claims' by Richard Madeley

  14-07-2016 12:31 via standard.co.uk
  
  The new Chancellor today laughed off claims by former classmate Richard Madeley that he was a Guardian-waving "goth" who paraded around school in a long leather trench coat.
  
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• Michael Gove, Nicky Morgan and John Whittingdale all sacked in Prime Minister's morning of long knives

  14-07-2016 12:23 via standard.co.uk
  
  Theresa May sacked Michael Gove in a morning of the long knives today.
  
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• Sadiq Khan 'needs more powers to protect London from Brexit'

  14-07-2016 12:15 via standard.co.uk
  
  Sadiq Khan today warned ministers he would not be able to protect Londoners from the economic fallout of Brexit unless they hand over more powers.
  
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• Rise in tourist visits to London

  14-07-2016 12:06 via standard.co.uk
  
  London has received a record 3.8 million visits from overseas travellers in the first three months of this year, figures reveal today.
  
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• Brexit Secretary David Davis says UK 'will quit the EU in December 2018'

  14-07-2016 12:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  Britain should probably formally quit the EU around December 2018, new Brexit Secretary David Davis has signalled.
  
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• Tottenham Hotspur 'left with £1m bill over crane trespasser'

  14-07-2016 11:54 via standard.co.uk
  
  £1m is the equivalent of 20 weeks of Harry Kane's wages
  
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• Londoner's Diary: Thieves steal the show from Soho gallery

  14-07-2016 11:54 via standard.co.uk
  
  Stress in Soho as an art exhibition had to be cancelled due to the theft of the works, which would make Thomas Crown scratch his head. The show, by Swedish artist Herr Nilsson, was due to open tomorrow at Brewer Street's Lights of Soho but The Londoner hears that £100,000 worth of neon art hasn't made the trip from Sweden.
  
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• Boris Johnson's appointment as Foreign Secretary is 'a gamble', Tory grandee Rifkind says

  14-07-2016 11:44 via standard.co.uk
  
  Boris Johnson's appointment as Foreign Secretary was called into question today after a former Conservative holder of the office branded it "a gamble".
  
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