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• Father's emotional tribute to 'little angel', four, who died in holiday park pool tragedy

  10-08-2016 23:54 via standard.co.uk
  
  This is the first picture of a four-year-old boy who died after an "incident" in the swimming pool of a luxury holiday park in Cumbria.
  
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• Rio Olympics 2016: Britain's Steven Scott beats Tim Kneale to double trap bronze

  10-08-2016 23:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Steven Scott wins all-British match with Tim Kneale to win double trap shooting bronze at the Olympic Games in Rio.
  
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• Stable Spurs are avoiding the spotlight ahead of Premier League curtain-raiser at Everton

  10-08-2016 23:09
  
  Mauricio Pochettino is usually not the most quotable of Premier League managers but, last season, he gave the group of reporters who attended a late-December press conference a memorable Christmas present.
  
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• East Ilsley crash: Four dead in horror pile-up involving four lorries and four cars

  10-08-2016 22:30 via standard.co.uk
  
  Four people have been killed and 12 others are injured following an eight-vehicle pile-up during rush hour.
  
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• Angry Southern commuters march on Department for Transport over 'late and overcrowded' trains

  10-08-2016 22:17 via standard.co.uk
  
  Scores of furious commuters have marched through the capital to protest against "consistently late, overcrowded and infrequent" services run by Southern Rail.
  
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• Gay couple 'thrown out of Hackney Sainsbury's after being spotted holding hands'

  10-08-2016 22:04 via standard.co.uk
  
  A gay couple were shown out of a Hackney Sainsbury's after being spotted holding hands, it is claimed.
  
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• Former priest Philip Temple's trail of sex abuse

  10-08-2016 21:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A former social worker and Catholic priest has been jailed for 12 years after admitting historical child sex abuse charges dating back to the 1970s.
  
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• Is university worth the money?

  10-08-2016 20:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Many millennials regret the money spent on university, according to a new study. So should you skip the degree?
  
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• Duke of Westminster's eldest daughter misses out on £9 billion fortune - because she's female

  10-08-2016 20:29 via standard.co.uk
  
  Prince George's 25-year-old godfather has become Britain's third richest man after inheriting his late father's £9 billion fortune – despite having two older sisters.
  
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• Brussels: Bomb alerts reported on two flights heading to Belgian airport

  10-08-2016 19:51 via standard.co.uk
  
  Bomb alerts have been reported on two planes bound for Brussels, according to Belgian media.
  
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• Labour leadership hopeful Owen Smith: I'm the underdog against Corbyn

  10-08-2016 19:34 via standard.co.uk
  
  The man hoping to replace Jeremy Corbyn as Labour leader today conceded he faced an uphill struggle following a court ruling allowing 130,000 new party members to vote.
  
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• Jailed: Former Catholic priest and London children's home worker who abused 13 children

  10-08-2016 19:24 via standard.co.uk
  
  A former Catholic priest and children's home worker who committed 27 sex crimes against 13 children across parts of London has been jailed for 12 years.
  
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• Neighbours from hell 'can cut value of your home by £83k'

  10-08-2016 19:10 via standard.co.uk
  
  Living next to a "neighbour from hell" who allows their home to fall into disrepair can knock up to £83,000 off the value of a London home, a survey has revealed.
  
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• M25 delays: Overturned lorry on motorway slip road sparks rush hour chaos

  10-08-2016 18:33 via standard.co.uk
  
  An overturned lorry on an M25 slip road has sparked major rush hour delays.
  
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• Peckham stabbing: Boy, 15, faces trial in New Year over stabbing of young rapper

  10-08-2016 17:12 via standard.co.uk
  
  A 15-year-old boy accused of stabbing a promising young rapper to death at a barbecue is set to face trial in the New Year.
  
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• Terrifying moment police confront Surbiton knifeman who stabbed man in the chest

  10-08-2016 17:06 via standard.co.uk
  
  This is the moment police confront a knife-wielding attacker on the streets of south London, moment after he stabbed a man in the chest.
  
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• Uber warns TfL English tests will cost thousands of drivers their jobs

  10-08-2016 16:27 via standard.co.uk
  
  Uber has warned that English language tests being introduced for private hire drivers could cost thousands of jobs.
  
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• 'World's luckiest man' wins lottery days after surviving plane crash

  10-08-2016 16:05 via standard.co.uk
  
  A grandfather has been branded the world's luckiest man after walking unscathed from the Dubai plane crash and winning the lottery just days later.
  
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• Harrow on the Hill attack: Commuter knocked unconscious after bumping into man at train station

  10-08-2016 15:43 via standard.co.uk
  
  Police are hunting a thug who knocked a commuter unconscious after bumping into him at a London train station.
  
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• Cyclist dies after collapsing in cardiac arrest at busy junction in Croydon

  10-08-2016 15:42 via standard.co.uk
  
  A cyclist who suffered a cardiac arrest at a busy south London road junction has died in hospital.
  
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• Pooley 14th in Olympic time trial

  10-08-2016 15:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  American Kristin Armstrong wins a third Olympic women's time trial in a row, with Britain's Emma Pooley in 14th.
  
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• Southern rail strike called off to allow for 'urgent' talks

  10-08-2016 15:21 via standard.co.uk
  
  The remainder of a five-day strike by Southern Railway workers was today called off to allow for urgent talks in the bitter dispute over the role of conductors.
  
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• British Airways plane makes priority landing at Heathrow after passenger falls ill during flight

  10-08-2016 15:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  A plane was forced to make a priority landing at Heathrow this morning after a passenger became ill during the flight.
  
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• London house prices: Brexit vote takes toll as prices slashed for one in three homes

  10-08-2016 14:32 via standard.co.uk
  
  Almost a third of London homes currently on the market have had their prices slashed since the "For Sale" boards went up, according to new figures.
  
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• Tributes to London's first Transport Commissioner Bob Kiley after death aged 80

  10-08-2016 14:21 via standard.co.uk
  
  The capital's first ever Transport Commissioner has died at his home in New England aged 80.
  
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• Southern Rail commuter: five-hours on the train each day made me quit my job

  10-08-2016 14:16 via standard.co.uk
  
  A London commuter today told of how she quit her job after spending up to five hours a day travelling on Southern rail trains.
  
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• Google embroiled in Palestine 'airbrush' maps row

  10-08-2016 14:06 via standard.co.uk
  
  Google has denied Palestine ever appeared on its maps after claims the state had been "airbrushed" from the service.
  
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• Labour MP Jess Phillips takes swipe at her party over male mayoral candidates

  10-08-2016 13:40 via standard.co.uk
  
  An outspoken Labour MP has taken a swipe at her own party after it selected four male mayoral candidates.
  
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• Night Tube to run this weekend ahead of official launch

  10-08-2016 13:26 via standard.co.uk
  
  London's 24-hour Tube service is being trailed this weekend ahead of its official launch on August 19.
  
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• Two arrests over 'plot to sell Heathrow Airport security passes'

  10-08-2016 13:18 via standard.co.uk
  
  Two women have been arrested by Scotland Yard detectives over an alleged scam involving airside security passes at Heathrow.
  
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• Two arrests over 'Heathrow Airport security passes plot'

  10-08-2016 13:18 via standard.co.uk
  
  Two women have been arrested by Scotland Yard detectives over an alleged scam involving airside security passes at Heathrow.
  
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• Arsene Wenger: Arsenal manager unsure about Gunners future

  10-08-2016 13:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says his future at the club will be decided by how this season goes.
  
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• RADA graduate 'raped teenage waiter on first date'

  10-08-2016 12:46 via standard.co.uk
  
  A RADA graduate who worked at the Royal Albert Hall, the National Theatre and the BBC raped a teenage waiter on their first date after meeting him through gay dating app Grindr, a court has heard.
  
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• London Fire Brigade called... to combine harvester blaze

  10-08-2016 12:44 via standard.co.uk
  
  London firefighters rushed to a field for an unlikely callout - after a combine harvester went up in flames.
  
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• Mother 'paid man £1,000 to pose as her baby's father in bid to dodge deportation'

  10-08-2016 12:43 via standard.co.uk
  
  A Nigerian mother who paid a man £1,000 to pose as her newborn baby's father in a bid to dodge deportation was caught out by online pictures of the real dad cradling his son at a naming ceremony, a court heard.
  
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• Thermal imaging phone reveals Londoners' battle to keep cool in summer

  10-08-2016 12:34 via standard.co.uk
  
  Thermal images from a new smartphone have revealed London's battle to keep cool in the summer heat.
  
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• Hampstead fire: Dozens of firefighters tackle blaze in leafy north London street

  10-08-2016 12:30 via standard.co.uk
  
  Thirty-five firefighters were battling a large blaze at a converted house in Hampstead this morning.
  
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• Minutes from the Games, a world of guns and drug deals lets Rio 2016 pass by

  10-08-2016 12:10 via standard.co.uk
  
  Our escort carries an old assault rifle, smokes a huge spliff and drives very fast, loud Brazilian favela funk music playing, through streets where drugs are openly dealt and taken in what seems like an endless street party.
  
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• Security stepped up after Olympic media bus 'shot at' in Rio

  10-08-2016 12:05 via standard.co.uk
  
  Security is being stepped up after a coach carrying journalists between Olympic venues in Rio came under attack last night.
  
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• Londoner's Diary: Theresa May supples some political thrills

  10-08-2016 12:04 via standard.co.uk
  
  Truth is stranger than fiction, and no one knows that more than Richard Kelly, author of new political thriller The Knives, which came out last week and has already received acclaim. The novel, which has been in the works for several years, profiles a rising Tory Home Secretary widely tipped to become Prime Minister, and while Kelly followed Theresa May's career closely for his research, even he couldn't have predicted quite how timely his tale would be.
  
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• Peter Mandelson: Sign nuclear deal within weeks

  10-08-2016 11:51 via standard.co.uk
  
  A new power station in Britain partly-funded by China should be given the go-ahead as it would be "commercially, globally suicidal" for Beijing to use it to target the UK's national security, Lord Mandelson said today.
  
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• Thousands of holidaymakers to be hit by August Bank Holiday Eurostar strike

  10-08-2016 11:47 via standard.co.uk
  
  Union bosses sparked outrage today by ordering seven days of strikes on Eurostar which will hit thousands of holidaymakers including on the busy August Bank Holiday weekend.
  
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• Boris Johnson's father calls for 'cruel' halal meat to be either banned or labelled

  10-08-2016 11:45 via standard.co.uk
  
  The father of foreign secretary Boris Johnson has called for "cruel" halal meat to be either labelled or banned.
  
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• Labour leadership hopeful Owen Smith makes house building pledge for London

  10-08-2016 11:44 via standard.co.uk
  
  Labour leadership hopeful Owen Smith today pledged to build 70,000 new homes a year in London to help tackle the housing crisis.
  
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• Delivery drones could be flying through London 'in the next few years'

  10-08-2016 11:39 via standard.co.uk
  
  Drones could fly safely above London on home delivery missions, the boss of a Clerkenwell start-up today claimed.
  
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• Sadiq Khan: Brexit should be delayed until after elections next year

  10-08-2016 11:33 via standard.co.uk
  
  Sadiq Khan today urged Theresa May to delay firing the starting gun for Britain to quit the EU until after German and French elections next year.
  
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• Motorist set to face court over death of cyclist Michael Mason after private prosecution

  10-08-2016 11:15 via standard.co.uk
  
  Legal challenge after crowdfund appeal donations reach £60,000
  
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• Pictured: nursery nurse killed in police pursuit after 'flying drone into Wandsworth Prison' with boyfriend

  10-08-2016 11:07 via standard.co.uk
  
  This is the first picture of a nursery nurse killed in a police pursuit after she and her boyfriend were suspected of flying a drone into Wandsworth Prison.
  
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• Donald Trump slammed by Martin Luther King's daughter after 'implying Hillary Clinton should be shot'

  10-08-2016 10:58 via standard.co.uk
  
  The daughter of Martin Luther King today led a backlash against Donald Trump amid claims he implied someone should shoot Hillary Clinton.
  
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• Cyclist revealed as fifth to die on London's roads this year after crash in Mitcham

  10-08-2016 10:55 via standard.co.uk
  
  A cyclist died in hospital 11 days after being critically injured in collision with a car, the Standard can reveal today.
  
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