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• Federico Fazio: Tottenham Hotspur defender joins Roma on loan

  03-08-2016 23:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tottenham's Argentina defender Federico Fazio joins Italian side Roma on a season-long loan deal.
  
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• Regent Street crash: Man dies after being hit by van near Oxford Circus

  03-08-2016 23:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  A man has died after he was hit by a van on a busy central London shopping street this evening.
  
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• Battersea stabbing: Police launch murder probe after man is knifed at Winstanley estate

  03-08-2016 22:31 via standard.co.uk
  
  A murder investigation has been launched tonight after a man was stabbed to death in south-west London.
  
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• Yorkshire couple clone dead dog in Korea and come home with two puppies

  03-08-2016 22:22 via standard.co.uk
  
  A couple who cloned their beloved dead dog have brought his puppies back home - at a cost of £67,000.
  
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• London 'fellatio cafe' planned near Paddington station by Geneva businessman

  03-08-2016 21:24 via standard.co.uk
  
  An entrepreneur plans to set up a 'fellatio café' in central London where customers receive oral sex while having a cappuccino.
  
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• 'Dangerous' man locked up after police find two guns in his bedroom during raid

  03-08-2016 21:13 via standard.co.uk
  
  A "dangerous" man has been jailed for nearly six years after police found two guns in his bedroom during a raid.
  
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• British pubs ditching fish and chips as demand for salads rises

  03-08-2016 20:42 via standard.co.uk
  
  British pubs are ditching fish and chips from their menus as demands for salads rocket, a report has found.
  
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• Dalston diabetic pensioner with dementia missing for two days 'at serious risk of harm'

  03-08-2016 19:54 via standard.co.uk
  
  Police are growing increasingly concerned for a diabetic pensioner with dementia who has been missing from his east London home for two days.
  
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• Yours for under £30,000... a double-decker bus converted into a two-bedroom flat

  03-08-2016 19:40 via standard.co.uk
  
  A businessman has advertised a double-decker bus for sale after he converted it into a two-bedroom flat.
  
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• Threatening mugger robs terrified woman on packed train in south London

  03-08-2016 19:04 via standard.co.uk
  
  A devastated woman has told how she was threatened on a packed train before she was mugged in front of young families.
  
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• Southern Railway threatened with fresh strike action over emergency timetable

  03-08-2016 18:47 via standard.co.uk
  
  Members of the Aslef union are the latest workers to threaten crisis-hit Southern Railway with industrial action, it was announced today.
  
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• Dubai plane crash landing: Firefighter dies battling Emirates aircraft flames

  03-08-2016 17:54 via standard.co.uk
  
  A firefighter has died while tackling a blaze on an Emirates passenger jet which crash landed in Dubai.
  
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• Sales manager of jewellery store reveals plan behind smash and grab raid in Piccadilly

  03-08-2016 17:48 via standard.co.uk
  
  The sales manager of a luxury watch store spoke of the moment a gang of armed moped thieves targeted the shop.
  
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• Police officer seriously hurt after armed thieves attempt raid on Piccadilly watch store

  03-08-2016 17:48 via standard.co.uk
  
  A police officer has been seriously injured after a gang of armed moped thieves targeted a luxury watch store in central London during an attempted smash and grab raid.
  
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• British woman 'caged' by Saudi father because she 'kissed a guy' must be freed, says top judge

  03-08-2016 17:19 via standard.co.uk
  
  A British woman who claims her Saudi father keeps her "caged" because she kissed a man must be returned to the UK, a judge has ruled.
  
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• Three children hurt after bouncy castle comes loose in Swanage

  03-08-2016 17:07 via standard.co.uk
  
  Three children have been injured after a bouncy castle came loose from its position.
  
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• Thirteen children hurt after bouncy castle comes loose at Swanage Carnival

  03-08-2016 17:07 via standard.co.uk
  
  Thirteen children have been injured after a bouncy castle came loose from its moorings before it blew over at a carnival.
  
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• Nine children hurt after bouncy castle comes loose at Swanage Carnival

  03-08-2016 17:07 via standard.co.uk
  
  Nine children have been injured after a bouncy castle came loose from its moorings before an inflatable slide blew over at a carnival.
  
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• Ofgem's decision to price-cap pre-pay meters slammed by top energy companies

  03-08-2016 16:30 via standard.co.uk
  
  Energy providers have slammed Ofgem's plan to shake up the energy market by introducing a price-cap on pre-pay meters.
  
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• Ukip leadership election: Frontrunner Steven Woolfe excluded from contest for submitting forms 17 minutes late

  03-08-2016 15:10 via standard.co.uk
  
  Ukip leadership hopeful Steven Woolfe, the previous frontrunner in the race to succeed Nigel Farage, has been excluded from the contest, the party said.
  
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• Police investigate new abuction attempt on soldier at Aldershot base

  03-08-2016 15:05 via standard.co.uk
  
  Police are investigating an attempted abduction of a soldier at the Aldershot Garrison in Hampshire – just weeks after a similar incident outside an RAF base in Marham.
  
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• The sewage works called the Cathedral of the Marsh

  03-08-2016 15:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Volunteers are hoping to open the ornate Crossness sewage works in Abbey Wood which were built in 1866 regularly for visitors.
  
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• Moped gang armed with knives and an axe in smash-and-grab raid on Piccadilly watch store

  03-08-2016 14:49 via standard.co.uk
  
  Police swooped on a scooter gang armed with axes and knives after an attempted robbery on a central London luxury watch store.
  
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• Moped gang armed with knives and an axe in smash-and-grab raid on Piccadilly jewellers

  03-08-2016 14:49 via standard.co.uk
  
  Police swooped on a scooter gang armed with axes and knives after an attempted robbery on a central London jewellery store.
  
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• Manager of hipster coffee shop 'launched foul Islamophobic rant at Muslim nightclub bouncer'

  03-08-2016 14:39 via standard.co.uk
  
  A hipster coffee shop manager claimed Muslims "want to take over the world" in a foul-mouthed Islamophobic rant at a bouncer for throwing him out of a City cocktail bar, the Old Bailey heard today.
  
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• EuroMillions: British family scoop £61.1m in jackpot win

  03-08-2016 13:23 via standard.co.uk
  
  A British family have scooped a whopping £61.1 million jackpot win on the EuroMillions.
  
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• Rare Amur leopard gives birth to two cubs on camera at Twycross Zoo

  03-08-2016 12:55 via standard.co.uk
  
  One of the world's most endangered species of big cat has given birth to two cubs in the UK.
  
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• Heroic dog saves owner's life by smashing window and barking for help

  03-08-2016 12:52 via standard.co.uk
  
  A New Jersey dog has been dubbed a "hero" after saving its sick owner's life by breaking a window and barking for help.
  
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• London schoolgirl wins Child Genius amid 'pushy mum' row

  03-08-2016 12:50 via standard.co.uk
  
  A west London schoolgirl lifted a trophy as big as herself as she won the "greatest Child Genius final in history" in front of an awe-struck audience.
  
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• Met chief: Londoners' intel is the best defence from terror attacks

  03-08-2016 12:49 via standard.co.uk
  
  Intelligence provided by Londoners is the best defence against terror attacks, Met chief Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe said today.
  
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• Dover traffic delays: motorists warned that this week's chaos could be the worst yet

  03-08-2016 12:47 via standard.co.uk
  
  Motorists travelling to and from Dover this weekend have been warned to prepare for the worst delays yet as so-called "Black Saturday" looms.
  
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• Mother shot dead by US police during standoff she filmed for Facebook

  03-08-2016 12:46 via standard.co.uk
  
  A young mother was shot dead by US police during a standoff that she filmed and posted on Facebook.
  
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• London deploys 600 extra police following terror attacks across Europe - CNN

  03-08-2016 12:39
  
  CNN
  London deploys 600 extra police following terror attacks across Europe
  CNN
  London (CNN) London will increase its presence of armed police following the recent terror attacks across Europe, authorities announced. As part of a new anti-terrorism operation, 600 additional armed officers will be present in highly visible ...
  London given 600 extra armed policeFinancial Times
  More armed police set to protect London, say Met chief and mayorBBC News
  The Rise of Gun-Carrying Cops in LondonThe Atlan
  
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• 'Keep rocking in heaven': tributes paid to guitarist Luca Ricca struck by fatal illness

  03-08-2016 12:38 via standard.co.uk
  
  A Guitar player in an up-and-coming rock band was found collapsed and dying in the street two days after becoming separated from his friends on a night out in east London.
  
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• Boris Bike ride to the rescue after burglary on eve of charity event

  03-08-2016 12:32 via standard.co.uk
  
  A group of friends refused to admit defeat when their £7,000 cycles were stolen from a garden shed on the eve of the Ride London challenge — they jumped on Boris Bikes.
  
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• Terrifying moment Emirates plane with 300 people on board crash lands in Dubai

  03-08-2016 12:24 via standard.co.uk
  
  This is the terrifying moment an Emirates plane with 275 people on board crash landed on the runway at Dubai International Airport.
  
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• Terrifying moment Emirates plane with 275 people on board crash lands in Dubai

  03-08-2016 12:24 via standard.co.uk
  
  This is the terrifying moment an Emirates plane with 275 people on board crash landed on the runway at Dubai International Airport.
  
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• Londoner's Diary: New European is given new life, thanks to Brexit

  03-08-2016 12:23 via standard.co.uk
  
  The New Day, which hoped to turn good news into high sales, has already woken up to the cold reality of closure — the newspaper folded after just nine weeks. But there is good news for this year's other upstart title The New European: success has been snatched from the jaws of the Remain campaign's defeat.
  
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• Pioneering Old Oak housing development given go-ahead by Mayor

  03-08-2016 12:19 via standard.co.uk
  
  A pioneering housing development that will start London's biggest regeneration since the Olympics has been given the go ahead by Sadiq Khan.
  
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• Tom Watson calls for Labour boycott of 'outrageous abuse' of honours list

  03-08-2016 12:16 via standard.co.uk
  
  Labour's deputy leader Tom Watson today called for his party to boycott the Lords appointments and honours system after the storm over David Cameron recommending peerages and gongs to dozens of allies and aides.
  
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• University of Reading art lecturer who had sex with 'vulnerable' student sacked

  03-08-2016 12:15 via standard.co.uk
  
  A fine art lecturer was sacked by the University of Reading for having a relationship with a "vulnerable" student he was supervising.
  
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• Fury as union boss calls Southern rail chaos 'short term pain'

  03-08-2016 12:08 via standard.co.uk
  
  A union boss was condemned today after warning commuters that they face "short-term pain" as more strike action was threatened on Southern Railway.
  
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• Gangsters caught on camera buying 'grave digging kit' to bury an associate

  03-08-2016 12:04 via standard.co.uk
  
  Two gangsters who executed an associate before burying him in an Ikea bag were caught after CCTV captured one of the killers in a DIY shop as he practised digging a shallow grave.
  
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• Unexploded WWII bomb found in park in Feltham

  03-08-2016 11:57 via standard.co.uk
  
  Police sealed off roads in Houslow this morning after workmen found an unexploded bomb in a nearby recreation ground.
  
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• Woman becomes Australia's oldest mother aged 63 ... and her husband is 78

  03-08-2016 11:53 via standard.co.uk
  
  A woman has been criticised by leading medical practitioners after officially becoming Australia's oldest mother — at the age of 63.
  
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• Shocking footage shows Emirates plane bursting into flames after performing emergency landing at Dubai airport

  03-08-2016 11:38 via standard.co.uk
  
  An Emirates plane burst into flames as it performed an emergency landing at Dubai Airport.
  
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• Police storm Brixton arches planning meeting as councillors are glitter-bombed

  03-08-2016 11:37 via standard.co.uk
  
  Police were called in after protesters glitter-bombed councillors for approving proposals to redevelop Brixton's historic railway arches.
  
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• Revealed: the new face of anti-terror policing in London

  03-08-2016 11:16 via standard.co.uk
  
  These are the new heavily armed police officers who will keep London's streets safe from terror attacks.
  
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• Pope Francis condemns children being taught about transgender choice as an 'annihilation of man'

  03-08-2016 10:52 via standard.co.uk
  
  Pope Francis has hit out against children being taught about transgender choice in schools.
  
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• Mayor to press on with controversial Swiss Cottage to Oxford Circus cycle superhighway

  03-08-2016 10:44 via standard.co.uk
  
  Sadiq Khan today announced he was pressing ahead with one of Boris Johnson's most controversial cycle superhighways.
  
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