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• Stamford Hill crash: Man rushed to hospital after being hit by car in Hackney

  08-08-2016 23:59 via standard.co.uk
  
  A man has been rushed to hospital after being hit by a car in Hackney.
  
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• Andre Ayew: West Ham United sign Swansea City striker for £20.5m

  08-08-2016 23:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Forward Andre Ayew signs a four-year deal with West Ham United after moving from Swansea City in a £20.5m deal.
  
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• Greenwich fire: Man fighting for life as nightclub 'arson attack' causes gridlock in south-east London

  08-08-2016 23:39 via standard.co.uk
  
  A man is fighting for his life in hospital after a suspected arson attack on a nightclub which brought parts of south-east London to a halt during rush hour.
  
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• Knifeman grabs meat cleaver from Nando's kitchen and brandishes it at diner

  08-08-2016 23:02 via standard.co.uk
  
  Police were called to a Nando's in Islington after a knifeman grabbed a meat cleaver from the kitchen and began waving it at another diner.
  
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• On the London Stage, Love Doesn't Just Hurt, It Kills - New York Times

  08-08-2016 22:50
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  On the London Stage, Love Doesn't Just Hurt, It Kills
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  Brendan Cowell and Billie Piper play a couple struggling with the grief of infertility in “Yerma,” at the Young Vic. Credit Johan Persson. LONDON — A partial list of the onstage casualties amassed during a mere three days of theatergoing here ...
  
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• Cheltenham Town v Charlton Athletic

  08-08-2016 21:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Preview followed by live coverage of Tuesday's EFL Cup first-round tie between Cheltenham Town and Charlton Athletic.
  
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• Passengers forced to flee London commuter train after fire breaks out on board

  08-08-2016 21:57 via standard.co.uk
  
  Passengers were forced to flee a busy London commuter train this evening when a fire broke out on board.
  
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• Passengers forced to flee London commuter train after 'smoke fills carriage'

  08-08-2016 21:57 via standard.co.uk
  
  Passengers were forced to flee a busy London commuter train this evening following reports a fire had broken out on board.
  
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• Exeter City v Brentford

  08-08-2016 21:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Preview followed by live coverage of Tuesday's EFL Cup game between Exeter City and Brentford.
  
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• Ukip leadership contest: Lisa Duffy calls for ban on Muslim women wearing veils in public

  08-08-2016 21:30 via standard.co.uk
  
  A leading candidate in the Ukip leadership contest wants to ban Muslim women from wearing veils in public.
  
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• Peckham stabbing: Boy, 15, charged with murder of teenage rapper after death at house party

  08-08-2016 21:05 via standard.co.uk
  
  A 15-year-old boy has been charged with the murder of a promising young rapper who was stabbed in the neck at a house party in south London.
  
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• Tory MP Gordon Henderson reveals he set himself on fire by pouring petrol on bonfire

  08-08-2016 20:28 via standard.co.uk
  
  A Kent MP was left in agony with burns to 30 per cent of his body after his bonfire exploded when he doused it with petrol, the politician has revealed.
  
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• Ilford shooting: Boy, 11, and man aged 40 'shot' near east London children's playground

  08-08-2016 19:53 via standard.co.uk
  
  An 11-year-old child and a 40-year-old man have been taken to hospital following reports of a shooting near an east London children's playground.
  
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• 'Spice gull': Another Welsh bird turns bright orange after falling into vat of curry

  08-08-2016 19:16 via standard.co.uk
  
  A second Welsh seagull has been turned bright orange after falling into a vat of Tandoori sauce.
  
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• Protesters mount hunger strike outside Downing Street over Iran regime's executions

  08-08-2016 18:56 via standard.co.uk
  
  Hordes of protesters have entered the final day of a hunger strike outside Downing Street in a bid to convince the government to condemn "horrific" executions being carried out in Iran.
  
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• Barnet v Millwall

  08-08-2016 18:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Preview followed by live coverage of Tuesday's EFL Cup game between Barnet and Millwall.
  
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• EFL Cup: Leyton Orient v Fulham

  08-08-2016 18:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Preview followed by live coverage of Tuesday's EFL Cup game between Leyton Orient and Fulham.
  
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• Greenwich fire: Moment stricken residents fearing for their lives jump from roof as flames engulf Studio 338 nightclub

  08-08-2016 17:54 via standard.co.uk
  
  Dramatic pictures have emerged of the moment up to a dozen people jumped to safety from the roof of a burning nightclub as a huge fire raged today in Greenwich.
  
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• Greenwich fire: Moment people trapped as flames engulfed Studio 338 nightclub jump from roof to make escape

  08-08-2016 17:54 via standard.co.uk
  
  Dramatic pictures have emerged of the moment up to a dozen people jumped to safety from the roof of a burning nightclub as a huge fire raged today in Greenwich.
  
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• Council officers find 26 people living crammed in two 'squalid' three-bed homes in east London

  08-08-2016 17:28 via standard.co.uk
  
  Twenty-six people were found crammed in two "squalid" three-bedroom properties during council raids in east London.
  
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• Police force posts 'offensive' Nazi tweet on official Twitter account

  08-08-2016 17:25 via standard.co.uk
  
  A police force has been forced to apologise after it posted an "unacceptable" photograph of two men in Nazi uniforms on an official Twitter page.
  
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• Beachgoers face £170 fine for saving spots on the sand

  08-08-2016 16:32 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Italian coastguard has launched a crackdown on tourists saving a spot on the beach.
  
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• Woman claims Uber driver called her a 'slut' and kicked her out of cab after going the wrong way

  08-08-2016 16:22 via standard.co.uk
  
  A young woman claims an Uber driver called her a "slut" and threw her out of his car after she pointed out he appeared to be driving her home in completely the wrong direction.
  
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• Stephen Lawrence inquiry: CCTV appeal for 'V' jacket man

  08-08-2016 16:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Detectives investigating the racist murder of Stephen Lawrence in 1993 have issued CCTV footage of a witness they want to trace.
  
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• Peterborough United v AFC Wimbledon

  08-08-2016 16:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Preview followed by live coverage of Tuesday's EFL Cup game between Peterborough United and AFC Wimbledon.
  
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• Ex boyfriend cleared of defrauding supermodel

  08-08-2016 16:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  The ex-boyfriend of supermodel Arizona Muse has walked free from court after being cleared of cheating £213,000 out of his former lover.
  
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• Police storm flight and arrest 'disruptive' passenger at Heathrow Airport

  08-08-2016 15:52 via standard.co.uk
  
  Police stormed a flight and arrested a man at Heathrow Airport after he allegedly become disruptive and loitered near an exit on board.
  
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• Driver rescued from car left dangling over River Thames after driver's 'medical emergency'

  08-08-2016 15:44 via standard.co.uk
  
  A driver was dramatically rescued from her car after it was left dangling precariously over the River Thames.
  
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• Erith fire: Blaze rips through block of flats in south-east London

  08-08-2016 15:30 via standard.co.uk
  
  Firefighters are battling a blaze tearing through a block of flats in south-east London.
  
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• Walthamstow: Drunk man found in car with loaded gun in his lap

  08-08-2016 15:04 via standard.co.uk
  
  A drunk man was found asleep at the wheel with a live and loaded gun on his lap.
  
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• Italian police cook pasta for lonely elderly couple after neighbours heard them crying

  08-08-2016 14:58 via standard.co.uk
  
  Kindly police officers came to the aid of an elderly Italian couple after neighbours called emergency services when they were heard crying in their apartment - because they were so lonely.
  
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• Mothers who have lost their children to knife crime offer each other support

  08-08-2016 14:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A support group for mothers whose children have been murdered is set up in east London.
  
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• Good causes are handed £1m to help London's vulnerable

  08-08-2016 13:50 via standard.co.uk
  
  Dozens of grassroots charities tackling social exclusion across London have been awarded grants in a £1 million payout from the Evening Standard Dispossessed Fund — taking the total given out by the fund to a record £11.3 million.
  
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• Greenwich fire: Smoke seen for miles as firefighters tackle huge blaze at Studio 338 nightclub

  08-08-2016 13:21 via standard.co.uk
  
  Thick, black plumes of smokes can be seen for miles across the capital as dozens of firefighters tackle a huge blaze at a nightclub in south London.
  
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• Greenwich fire: Smoke seen for miles as firefighters tackle huge blaze

  08-08-2016 13:21 via standard.co.uk
  
  Thick, black plumes of smokes can be seen for miles across the capital as dozens of firefighters tackle a huge blaze in south London.
  
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• Pokémon GO: Iran becomes first country to ban game as it cites 'security concerns'

  08-08-2016 12:58 via standard.co.uk
  
  Iran has become the first country to ban hit mobile game Pokémon Go, due to "security concerns".
  
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• Moment Mercedes drives on to bonnet of £230,000 Ferrari

  08-08-2016 12:51 via standard.co.uk
  
  A Mercedes driver was caught on camera making a costly mistake after she drove over the bonnet of a Ferrari.
  
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• Delta Airlines system outage sparks huge queues at Heathrow Terminal 4

  08-08-2016 12:51 via standard.co.uk
  
  There were huge delays at Heathrow's check-in desks today after US airline Delta grounded all its flights due to a system failure.
  
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• Fresh CCTV clue over racist murder of Stephen Lawrence in 1993

  08-08-2016 12:25 via standard.co.uk
  
  Police hunt mystery man seen on CCTV in off-licence hours before Stephen Lawrence was killed
  
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• Moment man swipes Meningitis collection box from behind bar

  08-08-2016 12:15 via standard.co.uk
  
  A shameless thief has been caught on video swiping a meningitis charity's collection box from behind the bar.
  
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• Londoner's Diary: Is George Osborne on the hunt for memoirs cash?

  08-08-2016 12:14 via standard.co.uk
  
  David Cameron has been seeking a blockbuster advance for his Prime Ministerial memoirs, hoping to beat the £4.6 million Tony Blair got for his post-leadership autobiography. But could he have competition from his former next-door neighbour?
  
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• Growing pressure on Sir Philip Green to cover £700m BHS pension deficit

  08-08-2016 12:12 via standard.co.uk
  
  Sir Philip Green came under renewed pressure today to sign a £700 million cheque to cover the pension liabilities of collapsed firm BHS.
  
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• M&S worker avoids jail after letting women into store at night for £4,500 clothes theft

  08-08-2016 12:04 via standard.co.uk
  
  A Marks & Spencer worker who let two friends into his store at night to steal £4,500 worth of clothing has been spared jail.
  
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• Theresa May 'wants to bring back grammar schools in drive to open professions to all'

  08-08-2016 12:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  Theresa May is determined to get more children from all backgrounds into the country's top professions, one of her ministers said today.
  
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• Revellers hit out at 'gentrification' on weekend of cancelled Brixton Splash street party

  08-08-2016 12:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  Revellers who had planned to descend on Brixton for the annual free Splash street party reacted with anger at its cancellation.
  
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• Major boost for Jeremy Corbyn as Labour members win High Court battle over leadership vote

  08-08-2016 11:41 via standard.co.uk
  
  Jeremy Corbyn was given a major boost today when five new members of the Labour Party won a High Court battle over their legal right to vote in the forthcoming leadership election.
  
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• Freddie Fox on taking over Romeo from Richard Madden: "I didn't trip over and I wasn't sick on my shoes"

  08-08-2016 11:41 via standard.co.uk
  
  Freddie Fox talks to Nick Curtis about stepping in to save Kenneth Branagh's Romeo and Juliet at the eleventh hour
  
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• Southern rail strike: Passengers hit with massive disruption as worst walkout for decades begins

  08-08-2016 11:30 via standard.co.uk
  
  Hundreds of thousands of commuters suffered major disruption today as the worst rail strikes for decades wrecked services on some of London's busiest routes.
  
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• Southern rail strike: Passengers hit with massive disruption amid worst walkout for decades

  08-08-2016 11:30 via standard.co.uk
  
  Hundreds of thousands of commuters suffered major disruption today as the worst rail strikes for decades wrecked services on some of London's busiest routes.
  
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• 'Boxing got me out of gangs... it gave me discipline and a way of channelling my aggression'

  08-08-2016 11:09 via standard.co.uk
  
  'Jab don't stab' is the motto of a club that gives troubled young Londoners new focus. It is among 68 charities receiving grants from the Dispossessed Fund and Sport Relief. One of its members, 18-year-old Uzma, tells Matt Watts how it helped transform her life
  
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