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• Lord Janner's daughter brands sex abuse allegations 'an outrage'

  01-08-2016 23:17 via standard.co.uk
  
  The daughter of late Labour peer Lord Janner's has described child sex abuse allegations against him as "grossly unfair".
  
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• Robin Chard: Donations for cancer survivor who died during RideLondon cycle event surge past £40,000

  01-08-2016 23:03 via standard.co.uk
  
  Donations to a JustGiving page set up by cancer survivor Robin Chard have surged past £40,000 after his death during the RideLondon cycling event.
  
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• Schoolboy embarks on ambitious bid to visit all 270 London Underground stations - Evening Standard

  01-08-2016 22:44
  
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  Schoolboy embarks on ambitious bid to visit all 270 London Underground stations
  Evening Standard
  A big-hearted teenager is attempting to visit all 270 London Underground stations in one day as a tribute to his older brother. Alasdair Clift, 13, from Wirral, has taken on the “Tube Challenge” to raise money for Bloodwise after his 17-year-old ...and more »
  
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• Schoolboy embarks on ambitious bid to visit all 270 London Underground stations

  01-08-2016 22:34 via standard.co.uk
  
  A big-hearted teenager is attempting to visit all 270 London Underground stations in one day as a tribute to his older brother.
  
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• Bernie Ecclestone's helicopter pilot arrested over kidnap of F1 boss' mother-in-law

  01-08-2016 22:31 via standard.co.uk
  
  One of Bernie Ecclestone's helicopter pilots has been arrested over an alleged plot to kidnap his mother-in-law in Brazil for a £28 million ransom.
  
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• Man charged with raping woman in Stamford Hill

  01-08-2016 22:03 via standard.co.uk
  
  A man has been charged with raping a woman in Hackney.
  
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• Demonstrators force central London Byron burger restaurant to close - ITV News

  01-08-2016 21:50
  
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  Demonstrators force central London Byron burger restaurant to close
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  The Holborn branch of Byron Hamburger was closed Monday evening as people protested against an immigration sting. Credit: PA Photos. Burger chain Byron have closed a central London restaurant as dozens of protesters gathered to demonstrate against ...
  Byron: Holborn restaurant closes as hundreds hold immigration protestEvening Standard
  Byron Burger in central London sees demonstrators gather outside resta
  
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• Brexit: House of Lords could delay Article 50 and trigger second EU referendum, Tory peer claims

  01-08-2016 21:43 via standard.co.uk
  
  The House of Lords could delay Brexit and help trigger a second referendum, a Conservative peer has suggested.
  
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• Labour leadership: Owen Smith blames Jeremy Corbyn supporters for talk of split in party

  01-08-2016 21:21 via standard.co.uk
  
  Labour leadership hopeful Owen Smith vowed to fight from the centre ground blamed Jeremy Corbyn's supporters for talk of a split in the party.
  
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• New Beer Mile World Record Set in London - Runner's World

  01-08-2016 21:18
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  New Beer Mile World Record Set in London
  Runner's World
  In the last four days, Corey Bellemore has twice bettered the previous mark by a total of 13 seconds. By Blane Bachelor Monday, August 1, 2016, 3:12 pm. Beer Mile in London. Photograph courtesy of Beer Mile World Classic. Canadian Corey Bellemore ...
  World record smashed at London Beer Mile eventTelegraph.co.ukall 6 news articles »
  
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• In London, Back-Stabbing and Conniving (Onstage and Off) - The ... - New York Times

  01-08-2016 21:14
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  In London, Back-Stabbing and Conniving (Onstage and Off) - The ...
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  LONDON — You know these are scary times when “Richard III” starts to look like real life. Audiences for the Almeida Theater's popular revival of Shakespeare's ...and more »
  
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• One-Day Cup: Surrey and Glamorgan rained off after Jason Roy blitz

  01-08-2016 20:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Surrey's One-Day Cup hopes take a knock as rain ruins their match against Glamorgan after 93 not out from Jason Roy.
  
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• Dublin Zoo launches probe after young boy is photographed inside rhino enclosure

  01-08-2016 20:42 via standard.co.uk
  
  An investigation has been launched after a young boy was photographed inside a rhino enclosure at Dublin Zoo.
  
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• DLR suspended after person is struck by train at Westferry station

  01-08-2016 20:17 via standard.co.uk
  
  Trains on the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) have been suspended during rush-hour after a person was hit by a train at Westferry station.
  
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• DLR suspended after man is struck by train at Westferry station

  01-08-2016 20:17 via standard.co.uk
  
  A man has been rushed to hospital after he struck by a Docklands Light Railway train during this evening's rush-hour.
  
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• Byron: Holborn restaurant closes as hundreds hold immigration protest

  01-08-2016 19:59 via standard.co.uk
  
  Crowds of protesters gathered outside a branch of Byron in Holborn this evening amid a continuing storm over an immigration sting.
  
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• Byron: Holborn burger restaurant closes as hundreds stage immigration protest

  01-08-2016 19:59 via standard.co.uk
  
  Crowds of protesters gathered outside a branch of Byron in Holborn this evening amid a continuing storm over an immigration sting.
  
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• BBC iPlayer viewers must pay licence fee to watch shows from next month

  01-08-2016 19:42 via standard.co.uk
  
  Viewers who watch the BBC's iPlayer service will have to pay the licence fee from next month.
  
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• Ashraf Amrani: Londoner who killed parents was on bail for chasing stranger with a knife

  01-08-2016 19:09 via standard.co.uk
  
  A Londoner who killed his parents had been arrested and bailed for chasing a stranger with a knife just days before, an inquest has heard.
  
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• Survivor's pity for Leytonstone station attacker

  01-08-2016 19:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A man who survived having his throat cut in an attack on the London Underground inspired by so-called Islamic State, has given his first TV interview.
  
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• Ukip leadership race: Steven Woolfe admits failing to declare drink-drive conviction in 2012 PCC election

  01-08-2016 18:55 via standard.co.uk
  
  Ukip leadership hopeful Steven Woolfe has admitted he failed to declare a drink-driving conviction when standing for police and crime commissioner (PCC), in a possible breach of electoral law.
  
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• Sean Kelly: AFC Wimbledon sign former St Mirren defender

  01-08-2016 18:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  League One newcomers AFC Wimbledon sign defender Sean Kelly following a successful trial spell.
  
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• Jobless Londoner scoops £58,000 off incredible £1.40 bet after predicting three 7-0 wins

  01-08-2016 18:22 via standard.co.uk
  
  An unemployed Londoner saw his fortunes reverse dramatically when he raked in nearly £60,000 on a £1.40 bet, described as the most incredible punt ever.
  
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• Rapist arrested days before he killed his parents

  01-08-2016 18:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A man who killed his parents and was later found dead had been arrested for chasing a stranger with a knife days earlier, an inquest hears.
  
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• Miss Teen USA apologises for N-word tweets amid storm over all-white final five

  01-08-2016 18:14 via standard.co.uk
  
  The new Miss Teen USA has apologised over her tweets featuring the N-word amid a storm of criticism that all competition finalists were white.
  
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• Spectacular images of the abandoned Highgate station in London - Daily Mail

  01-08-2016 18:09
  
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  Spectacular images of the abandoned Highgate station in London
  Daily Mail
  These spectacular images show one of the best preserved abandoned Victorian railway stations in London. Highgate station opened in 1867 as part of the Great Northern Railway's line between Finsbury Park and Edgware, in the north of the capital. Because ...
  
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• Peppero-no! Fury of guests at 'shambolic' pizza festival in Wembley car park

  01-08-2016 18:07 via standard.co.uk
  
  Furious food fans have slammed a pizza and music festival at Wembley Park, describing it as a "farce" and demanding refunds.
  
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• MySlice festival slammed by pizza lovers after huge queues for Wembley car park event where food ran out

  01-08-2016 18:07 via standard.co.uk
  
  Furious food fans have slammed a pizza and music festival at Wembley Park, describing it as a "farce" and demanding refunds.
  
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• ISIS Sympathizer Who Tried to Behead Train Passenger in London Jailed for Life - TIME

  01-08-2016 17:41
  
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  ISIS Sympathizer Who Tried to Behead Train Passenger in London Jailed for Life
  TIME
  A man who attempted to behead a passenger in an ISIS-inspired attack at a London Underground station last December has been jailed for life. Muhaydin Mire, 30, targeted random individuals during the knife attack at Leytonstone station in East London.
  Man who stabbed London passenger 'for Syria' jailed for lifeReuters
  Mentally ill Islamic State group supporter sentenced to life for London tube attackABC Onli
  
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• Downing Street and Foreign Office warned to keep Larry and Palmerston inside as territory war escalates

  01-08-2016 17:14 via standard.co.uk
  
  Downing Street and the Foreign Office have been advised to keep their cats inside after a vicious row over territory this morning.
  
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• Leytonstone Tube attacker Muhiddin Mire jailed for life

  01-08-2016 16:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A man who attacked Tube passengers with a knife in east London and tried to behead one of them, is jailed for life.
  
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• Emancipation Day March: Hundreds take to streets of Brixton calling for slavery reparations

  01-08-2016 16:54 via standard.co.uk
  
  Roads were closed off today as hundreds marched from Brixton to Parliament Square calling for reparations to be made for slavery.
  
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• District line delays: Signal failure at South Kensington sparks 'severe' disruption for Tube passengers

  01-08-2016 16:54 via standard.co.uk
  
  District line passengers face major delays this afternoon after a signal fault at South Kensington sparked a slowdown of trains across the entire service.
  
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• Ireland calls for EU drug agency to be moved from London to Dublin ... - The Guardian

  01-08-2016 16:35
  
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  Ireland calls for EU drug agency to be moved from London to Dublin ...
  The Guardian
  European Medicines Agency employs 890 staff and is largest EU body in Britain but will have to be relocated after Brexit.and more »
  
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• Purley crash: Driver fighting for life after car hits lamppost in south London

  01-08-2016 16:24 via standard.co.uk
  
  A driver is fighting for life after his car crashed into a lamppost in south London.
  
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• New Cross: Man knifed after fight in south-east London park | Crime ... - Evening Standard

  01-08-2016 15:37
  
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  New Cross: Man knifed after fight in south-east London park | Crime ...
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  A 53-year-old man was taken to hospital after being stabbed during a fight in New Cross. Lewisham Police confirmed that the man was stabbed in a park close ...and more »
  
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• Housing wardens attacked after complaints about ASBO yobs

  01-08-2016 15:09 via standard.co.uk
  
  Two housing wardens responding to a complaint about anti-social behaviour on an estate were beaten up by a hooded youth.
  
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• Grant Ward: Tottenham Hotspur winger joins Ipswich Town

  01-08-2016 15:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ipswich sign winger Grant Ward from Tottenham for an undisclosed fee on a three-year deal.
  
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• Byron: 1,300 people set to descend on Holborn restaurant in fresh protest over 'trap' claims

  01-08-2016 14:53 via standard.co.uk
  
  Over 1,000 people are set to descend on the Holborn branch of Byron burger tonight in a fresh protest over immigration raids – just days after activists released thousands of cockroaches, locusts and crickets in the restaurant.
  
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• Leytonstone Tube attack: Muhiddin Mire sentenced to life behind bars

  01-08-2016 14:26 via standard.co.uk
  
  A schizophrenic knifeman was today sentenced to life in prison after going on an Islamic State-inspired rampage at a Tube station.
  
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• The Progress 1000: Singer Benjamin Clementine headlines our celebration of London

  01-08-2016 13:55 via standard.co.uk
  
  Chance to see Science Museum's new gallery as party focuses on maths and tech innovators
  
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• Dragons star among black business awards nominees

  01-08-2016 13:49 via standard.co.uk
  
  Almost 40 stars of the black business community are named today as finalists for awards that honour their achievements.
  
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• Actress to cycle the length of Norway in Viking costume

  01-08-2016 13:44 via standard.co.uk
  
  An actress is planning to cycle the length of Norway dressed as a Viking after completing a Three Peaks challenge in medieval costume.
  
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• Cameron Holenstein: Harlequins sign prop from French side Pau

  01-08-2016 13:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Premiership side Harlequins sign loosehead prop Cameron Holenstein from French Top 14 club Pau.
  
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• Larry and Palmerston the cats come to blows on Downing Street

  01-08-2016 13:33 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Downing Street cats had to be separated by shocked onlookers after another ferocious scrap this morning.
  
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• 58 fabulous things to do in London this August - Time Out London (blog)

  01-08-2016 13:19
  
  Time Out London (blog)
  58 fabulous things to do in London this August
  Time Out London (blog)
  August is here and it's bursting with brilliant events, parties, screenings and restaurant openings. It's also got Notting Hill Carnival to get excited about, multiple Olympic-themed shindigs to get involved with and music festivals for days. Diaries ...
  
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• Maryland floods: Passers-by form human chain to rescue trapped driver

  01-08-2016 13:06 via standard.co.uk
  
  A group of passers-by formed a human chain to rescue a woman trapped in her car during severe flooding in the US.
  
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• Londoner's Diary: Wilson had no shame about giving a gong

  01-08-2016 12:55 via standard.co.uk
  
  How times have changed. David Cameron's rumoured resignation honours for friends, stylists and donors may have gone down badly but compared with his predecessors they seem a bit tame. No such stinginess from Harold Wilson in his 1976 resignation honours — which became known as the "lavender list".
  
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• Prime Minister Theresa May refuses to step in to Cameron honours row

  01-08-2016 12:33 via standard.co.uk
  
  Theresa May said she will not intervene with David Cameron's honours list despite calls for her to block it amid "cronyism" claims.
  
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• Jack White's record label becomes the first to play a vinyl disc in space - and it's still turning when it touches down

  01-08-2016 12:18 via standard.co.uk
  
  Jack White's record label has made history by playing a vinyl record in space.
  
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