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• Sir Philip Green brands BHS inquiry a 'kangaroo court'

  30-07-2016 23:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  Ex-BHS boss Sir Philip Green has accused Frank Field of turning a parliamentary inquiry into the collapse of the high street chain into a "kangaroo court".
  
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• Walton-on-Thames murder: Man arrested in connection with fisherman's death has been bailed

  30-07-2016 22:42 via standard.co.uk
  
  A man who was arrested on suspicion of murder after a fisherman's body was found in the River Thames has been bailed.
  
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• Bethnal Green murder: Tributes paid to victim named locally as Luther 'Beanz' Edwards

  30-07-2016 22:17 via standard.co.uk
  
  Dozens of tributes have been paid to a young father who was stabbed to death outside an east London Tube station last night.
  
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• Bethal Green murder: Tributes paid to victim named locally as Luther 'Beanz' Edwards

  30-07-2016 22:17 via standard.co.uk
  
  Dozens of tributes have been paid to a young father who was stabbed to death outside an east London Tube station last night.
  
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• Labour leadership race: Owen Smith tells suuporters rival Jeremy Corbyn is 'not the Messiah - he's a very naughty boy'

  30-07-2016 21:16 via standard.co.uk
  
  Labour leadership hopeful Owen Smith steered his campaign to topple Jeremy Corbyn into "enemy territory" today by telling supporters at a Liverpool rally: "He's not the Messiah."
  
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• Labour leadership race: Owen Smith tells supporters rival Jeremy Corbyn is 'not the Messiah - he's a very naughty boy'

  30-07-2016 21:16 via standard.co.uk
  
  Labour leadership hopeful Owen Smith steered his campaign to topple Jeremy Corbyn into "enemy territory" today by telling supporters at a Liverpool rally: "He's not the Messiah."
  
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• Chris Dickson: Sutton United sign former Ghana striker

  30-07-2016 20:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  National League side Sutton United sign 31-year-old former Ghana international striker Chris Dickson.
  
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• World Cup 66 Live: Special event at Wembley Arena marks 50 years since England's historic win

  30-07-2016 20:04 via standard.co.uk
  
  A special event has been held at Wembley Arena to mark 50 years to the day that England won the 1966 World Cup.
  
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• RideLondon attracts thousands of cyclists to the streets

  30-07-2016 19:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Thousands of cyclists take to the city streets for the annual RideLondon event.
  
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• Women's Super League One: Arsenal Ladies v Liverpool Ladies

  30-07-2016 19:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Live coverage followed by report of Sunday's Women's Super League One game between Arsenal Ladies and Liverpool Ladies.
  
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• Clipper Round the World yacht crews welcomed in London

  30-07-2016 19:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Crews taking part in the biennial Clipper Round the World yacht race have returned to London after their 11-month journey.
  
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• Former Royal Marine Duncan Potts dies in Alps climbing fall

  30-07-2016 18:57 via standard.co.uk
  
  A former Royal Marine who got engaged just last month has been killed in a climbing accident in the French Alps.
  
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• 1966 World Cup: Special event marks 50 years since England's football win

  30-07-2016 18:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Thousands of people attend a special Wembley event exactly 50 years since England's football team won the World Cup.
  
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• At least 16 feared dead after hot air balloon catches fire and crashes in Texas

  30-07-2016 18:45 via standard.co.uk
  
  At least 16 people have died after a hot air balloon caught fire and crashed in a pasture in Texas.
  
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• Man stabbed near Bethnal Green Tube station after boxing event

  30-07-2016 17:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A man has died after being stabbed near Bethnal Green Tube station in east London, the Met Police say.
  
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• RideLondon: thousands take to traffic-free streets for FreeCycle event

  30-07-2016 17:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  Thousands took to the streets of London today for the capital's biggest annual cycling event.
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn: 'Rebel MPs cannot take Labour Party name if they force a split'

  30-07-2016 16:43 via standard.co.uk
  
  Jeremy Corbyn has warned rebel MPs they will never be able to take the Labour Party's name if they force a split.
  
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• Man arrested after body of fisherman is found in River Thames

  30-07-2016 16:36 via standard.co.uk
  
  Police have arrested a man on suspicion of murder after a body was found in the River Thames.
  
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• JK Rowling: I did say 'never say never' for Harry Potter

  30-07-2016 16:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  As the Harry Potter and the Cursed Child play premieres in London, the BBC grabbed a quick word with author JK Rowling.
  
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• Bethnal Green murder: Man stabbed to death 'after row broke out at boxing match'

  30-07-2016 16:07 via standard.co.uk
  
  A man was stabbed to death outside a Tube station after a row broke out at a boxing match in Bethnal Green last night, witnesses say.
  
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• Hat-trick hero Sir Geoff Hurst relives 1966 World Cup win

  30-07-2016 16:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England beat West Germany 4-2 at Wembley STadium to win their first and only World Cup and, to mark the 50th anniversary, we spoke to the match's hat-trick hero, Sir Geoff Hurst.
  
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• A look inside London's Playboy Club as it celebrates its 50th anniversary

  30-07-2016 15:50 via standard.co.uk
  
  The exclusive Playboy Club in Mayfair began a weekend of celebrations on Friday to mark its 50th anniversary.
  
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• Man left fighting for life after west London stabbing in early hours of the morning

  30-07-2016 15:21 via standard.co.uk
  
  A man was left fighting for his life after being stabbed in the early hours of this morning on a quiet street in west London.
  
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• West Dulwich rape: Man charged with train station attack

  30-07-2016 14:11 via standard.co.uk
  
  A 19-year-old man has been charged with raping a woman at a south London train station.
  
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• RAF Marham: Anti-terror cops join investigation into attempted abduction of serviceman outside RAF base

  30-07-2016 13:43 via standard.co.uk
  
  Anti-terror police have offered to support the investigation into the attempted abduction by two men of a serviceman outside an RAF base.
  
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• Ilford assault: Man fighting for life after attack near train station

  30-07-2016 13:34 via standard.co.uk
  
  A man is fighting for life in hospital after he was attacked near a train station early this morning.
  
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• Plastic bag use plummets by 6 billion after 5p tax

  30-07-2016 12:22 via standard.co.uk
  
  Shoppers are on track to cut the use of plastic bags by six billion after a 5p tax was introduced, early figures suggest.
  
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• Callum Elder: Brentford sign Leicester City defender on loan

  30-07-2016 11:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Championship side Brentford sign Leicester City defender Callum Elder on a season-long loan deal.
  
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• Pokemon Go teens robbed at gunpoint in Islington park

  30-07-2016 11:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Three teenagers playing Pokemon Go are robbed at gunpoint of their mobile phones in a north London park, Metropolitan Police has said.
  
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• Brothers arrested in Belgium for 'plotting fresh terror attack'

  30-07-2016 11:06 via standard.co.uk
  
  Belgian police have arrested two brothers who were allegedly planning a new terror attack on the country.
  
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• Mum of Brit accused of attempting to shoot Donald Trump launches crowdfunding campaign to pay for legal costs

  30-07-2016 10:54 via standard.co.uk
  
  The mother of a 20-year-old British man accused of attempting to shoot Donald Trump has launched a crowd-funding campaign to cover his legal costs.
  
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• Dover traffic delays: Travellers advised to stock up on supplies as port braces for more queues

  30-07-2016 10:32 via standard.co.uk
  
  Holidaymakers travelling through Dover are being urged to stock up on vital supplies with more delays and queues expected.
  
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• Zika virus: Pregnant women urged to avoid trips to Florida after outbreak

  30-07-2016 10:04 via standard.co.uk
  
  Pregnant women are being advised to postpone non-essential trips to Florida because of the Zika virus.
  
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• Teenage Pokémon GO players robbed at gunpoint in north London park

  30-07-2016 09:49 via standard.co.uk
  
  Three teenagers have been robbed at gunpoint while playing Pokémon GO at a north London park.
  
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• Bethnal Green stabbing: Man knifed to death outside Tube station

  30-07-2016 09:31 via standard.co.uk
  
  A man has died after being stabbed in front of horrified passengers outside Bethnal Green Tube station.
  
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• Montage of highlights from the David Bowie Prom

  30-07-2016 09:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  With Neil Hannon, Amanda Palmer, John Cale, Marc Almond, Paul Buchanan, Anna Calvi and the musicians' collective s t a r g a z e conducted by André de Ridder.
  
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• London Fire Brigade reveal most bizarre animal-related callouts

  30-07-2016 08:47 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Fire Brigade's most bizarre animal callouts of this year have been revealed.
  
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• Dozens of London pupils permanently excluded for sexual misconduct

  30-07-2016 08:44 via standard.co.uk
  
  More than a dozen pupils are being excluded from London schools each week for sexual misconduct, new government figures have revealed.
  
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• What's Hot in London: July 23-29 - Playbill.com

  30-07-2016 06:03
  
  Playbill.com
  What's Hot in London: July 23-29
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  Reviews (and some of the secrets) are out for Harry Potter, and re-runs for two 1960s hits, Half a Sixpence and Breakfast at Tiffany's, return. What's Hot in London. Did critics #KeeptheSecrets on Harry Potter? The two-part stage premiere of Harry ...and more »
  
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• David Bowie honoured at BBC Proms

  30-07-2016 03:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The life and music of David Bowie are honoured at an eclectic, late-night edition of the BBC Proms.
  
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• London skyline rising but the history below ground is far more fascinating - PBS NewsHour

  30-07-2016 01:25
  
  PBS NewsHour
  London skyline rising but the history below ground is far more fascinating
  PBS NewsHour
  Where once stood a 16th Century theater that first staged Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, a new London complex, including a 37-story residential tower, is rising. As the skyline changes at a head-spinning clip, archaeologists, by law, are digging down, ...and more »
  
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• T20 Blast: Yorkshire, Essex and Durham join Nottinghamshire in quarter-finals

  30-07-2016 00:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire, Essex and Durham claim the final three quarter-final spots in the last round of T20 Blast group games.
  
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• Honeysuckle Weeks: Missing actress found 'safe'

  30-07-2016 00:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Missing Foyle's War actress Honeysuckle Weeks, 36, is found "safe and well", following a search by Sussex Police
  
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