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• Trident: Scottish independence vote approaching, SNP warns after MPs back weapons system

  18-07-2016 23:53 via standard.co.uk
  
  A second vote on Scottish independence is fast approaching after Westminster voted to renew Trident against the wishes of nearly every MP in Scotland, the SNP has warned.
  
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• Trident: MPs vote to renew nuclear weapons programme

  18-07-2016 23:27 via standard.co.uk
  
  UK MPs have voted to back the renewal of the Trident nuclear weapons programme.
  
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• Germany axe attack: Afghan refugee's violent assault on train injures up to 21 passengers

  18-07-2016 22:58 via standard.co.uk
  
  An Afghan teenager reportedly attacked more than 20 passengers on a train with an axe during a violent rampage in Germany before he was shot dead by police.
  
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• Axeman attacks up to 21 train passengers on violent rampage in Germany

  18-07-2016 22:58 via standard.co.uk
  
  An axeman who reportedly attacked more than 20 passengers on a train during a violent rampage has been shot dead by police.
  
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• Afghan refugee attacks up to 21 train passengers with axe during violent rampage in Germany

  18-07-2016 22:58 via standard.co.uk
  
  An Afghan teenager reportedly attacked more than 20 passengers on a train with an axe during a violent rampage in Germany before he was shot dead by police.
  
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• London weather: Mini-heatwave brings hottest day of the year to the capital

  18-07-2016 22:46 via standard.co.uk
  
  Londoners basked in the hottest day of the year so far today as temperatures soared to 30C across the capital.
  
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• Two dead following E. coli outbreak linked to mixed salad leaves

  18-07-2016 22:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  Two people have died following an outbreak of E. coli thought to be linked to eating mixed salad leaves.
  
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• South London shooting: Man injured after being shot in Denmark Hill

  18-07-2016 21:56 via standard.co.uk
  
  A young man is injured in hospital today after he was shot in south London.
  
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• Denmark Hill shooting: Man injured after being shot in south London

  18-07-2016 21:56 via standard.co.uk
  
  A young man is injured in hospital today after he was shot in south London.
  
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• Man 'ripped off Sam Allardyce and West Ham stars in Christmas hamper scam'

  18-07-2016 21:32 via standard.co.uk
  
  An alleged fraudster swindled West Ham players and staff out of thousands of pounds to buy luxury Christmas hampers which were never delivered, a court heard.
  
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• Parliament Square protest: Demonstrators hold Stop Trident demo outside Commons ahead of MPs vote

  18-07-2016 20:47 via standard.co.uk
  
  Demonstrators have camped out at Parliament Square in an "emergency protest" to scrap the Trident nuclear weapons system.
  
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• Channel 4 News condemn former Sun editor Kelvin MacKenzie for his comments on 'hijab-wearing' journalist

  18-07-2016 20:46 via standard.co.uk
  
  Channel 4 News today condemned former Sun editor Kelvin Mackenzie for questioning why a Muslim presenter wearing a hijab should lead coverage of the Nice lorry massacre.
  
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• Moment young men hurl vile abuse at cyclist in road rage clash

  18-07-2016 20:34 via standard.co.uk
  
  A cyclist was subjected to sickening racist abuse on his way into work in an unprovoked incident.
  
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• Schoolgirls sentenced after kidnapping toddler from Primark store

  18-07-2016 19:36 via standard.co.uk
  
  Two teenagers who kidnapped a toddler from a Primark store have been detained for three years and three months.
  
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• Theresa May declares she would push nuclear button ahead of Trident renewal vote

  18-07-2016 19:27 via standard.co.uk
  
  Theresa May told MPs she would authorise a deadly nuclear strike as she warned opposition to maintain the UK's deterrent is "quite wrong".
  
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• Glasgow crash: Men injured after 'runaway' double-decker bus careers through city centre

  18-07-2016 18:41 via standard.co.uk
  
  Two men have been injured after a "runaway" bus careered through a city centre street when the driver apparently went inside a shop.
  
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• Glasgow crash: Man struck by 'runaway' double-decker bus in city centre collision

  18-07-2016 18:41 via standard.co.uk
  
  A man has been struck by a "runaway" double-decker bus in Glasgow city centre.
  
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• King's Cross delays: Signal box evacuation sparks rush hour chaos for sweltering commuters

  18-07-2016 18:05 via standard.co.uk
  
  Sweltering passengers travelling to and from King's Cross face rush hour chaos tonight after a signal box was evacuated which prevented all trains from running.
  
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• Forest Hill sinkhole: Commuters braced for travel chaos told to stay away from London Bridge

  18-07-2016 17:37 via standard.co.uk
  
  Rail bosses today urged commuters to stay away from London Bridge station as engineers battled to repair a huge sinkhole beneath a section of track.
  
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• Police hunt man who carried out sex attack on girl, 10, at sports ground

  18-07-2016 17:24 via standard.co.uk
  
  A 10-year-old girl was sexually assaulted at a sports park in south-east London.
  
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• Usha Patel: 'Sadistic' killer admits murdering woman he met on dating website

  18-07-2016 16:57 via standard.co.uk
  
  A "sadistic" killer who strangled a single mother he had met through internet dating before stabbing her as she lay dying is facing life in prison today.
  
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• Ilford car thief steals Audi with two young children inside

  18-07-2016 16:42 via standard.co.uk
  
  An Audi containing two young children was stolen in north-east London after their mother walked just a few metres to collect her third child.
  
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• Squalid Hackney garage marketed as £1,000 a month 'studio flat'

  18-07-2016 16:14 via standard.co.uk
  
  A landlord could face prosecution after a squalid garage in Hackney was rented out as a "studio flat" for more than £1,000 a month.
  
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• Deputy mayor in Istanbul 'shot in the head' days after Turkey military coup

  18-07-2016 16:10 via standard.co.uk
  
  The deputy mayor of Istanbul's Sisli district has been shot in the head in his office, according to local media.
  
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• Boris Johnson forced to share Foreign Secretary's mansion with Liam Fox and David Davis

  18-07-2016 16:06 via standard.co.uk
  
  Boris Johnson will share the Foreign Secretary's mansion with Cabinet colleagues David Davis and Liam Fox, it has been announced.
  
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• Weather: Stay out of the sun, Londoners are warned on the hottest day of the year so far

  18-07-2016 15:48 via standard.co.uk
  
  Londoners are being told to stay indoors on the first hot, sunny day in recent memory.
  
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• London Bridge and East Croydon commuters face chaos on Southern Rail as sinkhole opens in Forest Hill

  18-07-2016 15:42 via standard.co.uk
  
  Commuters face travel chaos this evening after a huge sinkhole opened under the track at Forest Hill, disrupting Southern and London Overground trains.
  
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• London Bridge and East Croydon commuters face chaos on Southern Rail as 50ft sinkhole opens in Forest Hill

  18-07-2016 15:42 via standard.co.uk
  
  Commuters face travel chaos this evening after a huge sinkhole opened under the track at Forest Hill, disrupting Southern and London Overground trains.
  
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• Willesden Junction attack: Rail worker repeatedly punched in 'violent and unprovoked' assault at Overground station

  18-07-2016 15:34 via standard.co.uk
  
  Police have released an image of a man they want to speak following a "violent and unprovoked" attack at a London Overground station which saw a 49-year-old rail worker repeatedly punched.
  
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• Wells Fargo's Response to Brexit? Buying in London's Financial District - Wall Street Journal

  18-07-2016 15:31
  
  Wall Street Journal
  Wells Fargo's Response to Brexit? Buying in London's Financial District
  Wall Street Journal
  Wells Fargo WFC 0.37 % & Co. on Monday agreed to buy a new London headquarters building, completing one of the biggest commercial real estate deals in the U.K. since the referendum to leave the European Union. The San Francisco bank bought the ...
  US bank buys new office block in LondonBBC News
  Wells Fargo agrees City of London office buy, shrugs off Brexit fearDaily Mail
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• Former England player Ray Wilkins checks into rehab as he was due to face court over drink-driving

  18-07-2016 14:55 via standard.co.uk
  
  Ray Wilkins today failed to appear in court charged with being almost three times the drink drive limit after a charity golf event in West London because he is drying out in the Priory Hospital, a court heard today.
  
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• 'It was easier to get out of Europe': Fury as Ikea shoppers 'queue for three hours' to get out of new Reading store

  18-07-2016 14:15 via standard.co.uk
  
  Flat-pack furniture shoppers faced three-and-a-half hour queues in soaring temperatures as they tried to leave the multi-storey car park of a new Ikea store.
  
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• Blackfriars Bridge fire causes traffic chaos in London as black cab bursts into flames - Mirror.co.uk

  18-07-2016 14:06
  
  Mirror.co.uk
  Blackfriars Bridge fire causes traffic chaos in London as black cab bursts into flames
  Mirror.co.uk
  A black taxi has burst into flames in the middle of a busy bridge in central London. Dramatic pictures show the vehicle engulfed by flames on Blackfriars Bridge around noon today. Plumes of smoke from the blazing cab could be seen across the capital.
  Huge fire in central London as taxi erupts into flames on Blackfriars bridgeDaily Star
  Blackfriars Bridge, London, England, United King
  
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• Brexit spurs 10 London start-ups to enquire about move to Berlin - Reuters

  18-07-2016 14:05
  
  Reuters
  Brexit spurs 10 London start-ups to enquire about move to Berlin
  Reuters
  BERLIN Ten London start-ups have made enquires about moving to Berlin since Britain voted to leave the European Union, business development group Berlin Partner said on Monday. The start-ups employ between 10-18 people each and are interested in ...
  Berlin and London, Fintech Capitals of the WorldNasdaqall 3 news articles »
  
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• Blackfriars Bridge fire: Black cab blaze causes travel chaos on London's 'hottest day so far'

  18-07-2016 14:03 via standard.co.uk
  
  A black cab has burst into flames in the middle of Blackfriars Bridge following warnings of a heatwave in London.
  
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• Black Cab blaze on Blackfriars Bridge during the 'hottest day so far'

  18-07-2016 14:03 via standard.co.uk
  
  A black cab has burst into flames in the middle of Blackfriars Bridge following warnings of a heatwave in London.
  
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• Pokemon GO player calls police on 999 after 'someone stole their Pokemon'

  18-07-2016 13:47 via standard.co.uk
  
  A panicking Pokemon GO player called police on 999 to report a thief had "stolen their Pokemon".
  
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• Theresa May appoints Gavin Barwell in revived Minister for London role

  18-07-2016 13:42 via standard.co.uk
  
  The post of Minister for London has been revived in recognition of the city's importance in achieving Theresa May's goals.
  
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• Theresa May appoints Croydon Central MP Gavin Barwell in revived Minister for London role

  18-07-2016 13:42 via standard.co.uk
  
  The post of Minister for London has been revived in recognition of the city's importance in achieving Theresa May's goals.
  
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• Indian student 'gang-raped by same five men who attacked her three years ago'

  18-07-2016 13:41 via standard.co.uk
  
  An Indian student is recovering in hospital after allegedly being gang-raped by the same five men who attacked her three years ago.
  
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• First images released from MeerKat super-telescope reveal hundreds of unknown galaxies

  18-07-2016 13:11 via standard.co.uk
  
  A South African super-telescope has revealed hundreds of unknown galaxies in the first set of photos taken.
  
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• Brexit could cut London house prices by more than 30%, says bank - The Guardian

  18-07-2016 12:58
  
  The Guardian
  Brexit could cut London house prices by more than 30%, says bank
  The Guardian
  London property prices could fall by more than 30% in the wake of Britain's vote to leave the EU and may halve in the most expensive parts of the city, according to analysts at the French bank Société Générale. Brexit may be the trigger to end London's ...
  Prices of luxury London homes 'could fall as much as 50pc'Telegraph.co.uk
  London Home Values May Fall More Than 30% on
  
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• Brexit battle bus has Leave 'lies' replaced with 'truth' by Greenpeace campaigners outside Parliament

  18-07-2016 12:55 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Brexit battle bus has had its "lies" removed and replaced with the phrase 'time for truth' outside parliament by Greenpeace this morning.
  
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• Tens of thousands of people line Nice promenade in silent tribute to 84 people killed in Bastille Day attack

  18-07-2016 12:54 via standard.co.uk
  
  France fell silent today to remember the victims of the Bastille Day terror attack in Nice.
  
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• Owen Smith makes pitch for Labour leadership by claiming: I'm normal

  18-07-2016 12:42 via standard.co.uk
  
  Owen Smith declared himself to be "normal" as he sought to gain the upper hand in the Labour leadership race.
  
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• Camera lost in North Sea found through Facebook three years later... in Sweden

  18-07-2016 12:26 via standard.co.uk
  
  A mother who lost her camera while scuba diving off Scotland three years ago has told of her amazement after it was found 531 miles away in Sweden.
  
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• John Travolta 'lookalike' killer James Warnock faces dying in jail for rape and murder of schoolgirl in 1982

  18-07-2016 12:25 via standard.co.uk
  
  A labourer who raped and killed a Hampstead schoolgirl in a notorious 1982 murder is likely to die behind bars after he was jailed for life today.
  
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• Losing Trident is a gamble the UK cannot afford to take, says Defence Secretary Michael Fallon

  18-07-2016 12:18 via standard.co.uk
  
  Defence Secretary Michael Fallon today warned that abandoning Britain's nuclear deterrent was a "gamble we simply can't afford to take".
  
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• Comment: Erdogan is an increasingly unreliable ally, but that is better than having him as an enemy

  18-07-2016 12:15 via standard.co.uk
  
  Whoever was behind Friday night's coup in Turkey, President Erdogan has lost no time in using it as the cue to round up enemies.
  
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• Turkey Coup: Boris demands restraint as government rounds up 6,000 people after failed takeover

  18-07-2016 12:13 via standard.co.uk
  
  Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson today called on the Turkish government to show "restraint" as the country's government cemented its power after the failed coup.
  
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