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• Warnings over 'fake' Buddhist monks hassling London tourists for money

  18-08-2016 23:22 via standard.co.uk
  
  Buddhist groups have issued warnings after "fake" monks were spotted hassling London tourists for cash "donations" in exchange for "peace".
  
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• US celebrity website Gawker to shut down after losing Hulk Hogan's sex tape lawsuit

  18-08-2016 23:13 via standard.co.uk
  
  US celebrity website Gawker.com will shut down next week months after it lost a high-profile lawsuit against former wrestler Hulk Hogan over a sex tape published online.
  
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• Rogue landlord faces £40,000 bill after 24 tenants are found in filthy house meant for seven people

  18-08-2016 22:16 via standard.co.uk
  
  A landlord faces a £40,000 legal bill after 24 tenants were found crammed inside a squalid house in north London meant for just seven people.
  
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• Britain First activists banned from entering all mosques in England and Wales

  18-08-2016 21:51 via standard.co.uk
  
  Britain First campaigners have been banned from all mosques across England and Wales for the next three years following a High Court ruling.
  
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• Charlie Webster: Presenter comes out of coma and speaks with family for the first time

  18-08-2016 21:22 via standard.co.uk
  
  Former Sky presenter Charlie Webster has been brought out of her medically-induced coma and has spoken to her family.
  
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• Ryan Lochte: Olympic US swimmer 'faked gunpoint mugging to cover up petrol station fight'

  18-08-2016 21:15 via standard.co.uk
  
  Olympic gold medallist Ryan Lochte fabricated a story about being robbed at gunpoint in Rio, Brazilian police have said.
  
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• Night Tube: Underground bosses in fresh row amid claims 24-hour service 'excludes' wheelchair users

  18-08-2016 20:53 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Night Tube is facing fresh criticism after it is revealed only seven out of the 52 stations open 24-hours have disabled access.
  
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• Teenager leads police on 125mph car chase with baby and young girl on back seat

  18-08-2016 20:09 via standard.co.uk
  
  Shocking footage of a teenager driving at speeds more than 125mph with two young children in the back seat has been released by police.
  
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• Adding up

  18-08-2016 19:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Pupils at a specialist maths school in south London have celebrate their A-level and AS results.
  
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• Police officers face criminal probe following Dalian Atkinson Taser death

  18-08-2016 19:38 via standard.co.uk
  
  Two police officers who Tasered ex-Aston Villa footballer Dalian Atkinson are under criminal investigation following his death.
  
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• Thieves steal six 'designer' dogs from walker's van in Forest Hill

  18-08-2016 19:19 via standard.co.uk
  
  Dog owners have been left heartbroken after six pets were snatched from a van in broad daylight.
  
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• London policeman sentenced for assaulting officers called to domestic violence

  18-08-2016 19:18 via standard.co.uk
  
  A Met constable who assaulted two police officers called to reports of domestic violence has been sentenced to community service.
  
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• North Korean diplomat who fled London to defect to Seoul revealed congestion charge woes

  18-08-2016 18:27 via standard.co.uk
  
  A North Korean diplomat who vanished from the country's London embassy to defect to South Korea said financial woes led to fears about paying the congestion charge.
  
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• Ebola nurse Pauline Cafferkey to face disciplinary panel for 'concealing' virus symptoms

  18-08-2016 17:46 via standard.co.uk
  
  Ebola nurse Pauline Cafferkey is facing disciplinary action over allegations she lied about her temperature to pass airport checks in the UK.
  
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• Northern line: Person dies at London Bridge Tube station after being struck by train

  18-08-2016 16:31 via standard.co.uk
  
  A person has died at London Bridge Tube station after they were struck by a train.
  
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• Elite Scotland Yard firearms officer charged with misconduct

  18-08-2016 16:28 via standard.co.uk
  
  An elite armed officer for the Metropolitan Police is facing charges of fraud after allegedly lying about his training.
  
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• Moment taxi driver's windscreen smashed in terrifying ambush as he stops at Croydon junction

  18-08-2016 16:21 via standard.co.uk
  
  This is the terrifying moment a taxi driver was ambushed by two moped riders who smashed his windscreen with a baseball bat as he stopped at a junction.
  
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• Savvy trick means shoppers can get a bottle of Prosecco for just £2.63

  18-08-2016 16:02 via standard.co.uk
  
  The popular buying trick is back... meaning Prosecco fans can bag a bargain
  
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• Four-year-old girl found beaten and abused thought her name was 'Idiot'

  18-08-2016 15:32 via standard.co.uk
  
  A four-year-old girl found beaten and abused told police she thought her name was "Idiot".
  
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• Refugee boy, 4, 'raped by Afghan man' at shelter for asylum seekers in Germany

  18-08-2016 15:24 via standard.co.uk
  
  A four-year-old boy has allegedly been raped by an Afghan man in toilets at a shelter for asylum seekers in Germany.
  
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• Former Tory chairman Grant Shapps given £8,000 'golden goodbye'

  18-08-2016 14:04 via standard.co.uk
  
  Former Tory chairman Grant Shapps received a "golden goodbye" of nearly £8,000 after he resigned during the Tory bullying controversy, it emerged today.
  
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• Jamie Oliver forced to split huge 10-bed mansion in Primrose Hill into two houses after it failed to sell

  18-08-2016 13:57 via standard.co.uk
  
  Big is no longer beautiful in London's stumbling property market — just six years after Jamie Oliver spent a fortune creating one huge 10-bedroom home in Primrose Hill out of two terrace houses by knocking through the party walls, he is getting ready to send the builders back in.
  
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• Niamh Corrigan: Midwife killed in fall from tuk-tuk on first day of dream holiday in Thailand

  18-08-2016 13:48 via standard.co.uk
  
  A midwife from London died on the first day of a dream holiday in Thailand after falling from the back of a moving motorised rickshaw, known as a tuk-tuk, an inquest heard today.
  
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• British climber killed by falling ice on 'Cursed Mountain'

  18-08-2016 13:43 via standard.co.uk
  
  A British woman was killed with two fellow mountaineers when huge slabs of ice landed on top of them as they scaled a notorious peak in the Alps.
  
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• A Level Results Day 2016: Gap between boys and girls for top grades is lowest in 10 years

  18-08-2016 13:40 via standard.co.uk
  
  The gap between girls and boys getting the top grades at A-level has fallen to its lowest for at least 10 years, official results show today.
  
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• A-Level Results Day: Straight-A student was more nervous meeting John Boyega than waiting for his results

  18-08-2016 13:24 via standard.co.uk
  
  A straight-A student today said he was more nervous meeting Star Wars actor John Boyega than waiting for his clean sweep of results.
  
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• Sweet and snack firms targeting children via mobile phones, health campaigners warn

  18-08-2016 13:20 via standard.co.uk
  
  Sweets and snack firms are ruthlessly targeting young children via their phones, health campaigners warned amid anger at the Government for watering down action against obesity.
  
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• Southern rail: Shocked commuters injured as ceiling of rush hour train carriage crashes to floor

  18-08-2016 13:16 via standard.co.uk
  
  Commuters were left shocked and hurt this morning as a ceiling crashed to the floor of a busy train service.
  
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• 'Commuter cops' threaten Met's response to terror attacks

  18-08-2016 12:55 via standard.co.uk
  
  Scotland Yard's ability to respond to a terror attack is being threatened by sky-high property prices forcing thousands of officers to become "commuter cops" living outside London, a new report warned today.
  
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• Team GB stars given unprecedented security warning after athlete robbed at gunpoint

  18-08-2016 12:48 via standard.co.uk
  
  A Team GB star has been robbed at gunpoint while partying in Rio de Janeiro.
  
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• Moorgate station closed as firefighters tackle blaze on Tube platform

  18-08-2016 12:36 via standard.co.uk
  
  Moorgate station was today evacuated after a fire broke out on one of the platforms.
  
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• Penge station: Woman dies after being hit by train in south-east London

  18-08-2016 12:30 via standard.co.uk
  
  A woman has died after being hit by a train in south-east London.
  
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• David Dimbleby's son set to follow in father's footsteps at Oxford University

  18-08-2016 12:25 via standard.co.uk
  
  David Dimbleby son is following in his father's footsteps after winning a place at Oxford University.
  
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• Sun shines on high street as retail sales recover after Brexit vote

  18-08-2016 12:14 via standard.co.uk
  
  Britain's high streets have bounced back this summer with "sizzling" figures, calming fears that Brexit had put a damper on sales.
  
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• Andre Aderemi: Machete murder victim's family appeal to young to 'stop this war'

  18-08-2016 12:05 via standard.co.uk
  
  The family of a teenager hacked to death after reportedly being chased by youths armed with machetes have pleaded for an end to the cycle of violence on the capital's streets.
  
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• Public less gloomy about Brexit as confidence in nation's economy grows

  18-08-2016 11:54 via standard.co.uk
  
  A wave of public gloom about the economy following Brexit has eased off, a new poll reveals today.
  
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• Londoner's Diary: Sugar coating for Belizeans' own Brexiteer

  18-08-2016 11:51 via standard.co.uk
  
  A Brexit bonanza for Belize? Yesterday medal-winning cyclist Callum Skinner asked Leave.EU to remove footage of him from its campaign video, then the British Olympic Association told the Brexit group to stop using its logo. The Londoner spoke to Andy Wigmore, former communications director of Leave.EU, and stumbled across an interesting Central American story.
  
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• Charlie Webster: Doctors 'hopeful' they can treat Team GB presenter struck down with malaria

  18-08-2016 11:47 via standard.co.uk
  
  Doctors are "hopeful" they can treat TV sports presenter Charlie Webster after she was left fighting for life after contracting a rare strain of malaria in Brazil.
  
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• Former rowing champion 'poured beer over woman's head and called her an Australian slut' at club in Putney

  18-08-2016 11:41 via standard.co.uk
  
  The former captain of a prestigious rowing club lifted a woman's skirt and slapped her bottom before tipping a pint of beer over her head and calling her an "Australian slut", a court heard.
  
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• Motorcyclist fighting for life after crash with Lexus in Ruislip

  18-08-2016 11:40 via standard.co.uk
  
  A motorcyclist was today fighting for his life after a serious crash at an accident blackspot in west London.
  
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• Southwark volunteers transform disused Bermondsey church into community hub for young people

  18-08-2016 11:31 via standard.co.uk
  
  A disused church in south east London has been transformed by volunteers to create a community space for young people.
  
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• Garden Bridge designer urges people to hold their nerve as funding gap hits £56m

  18-08-2016 11:31 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Garden Bridge designer today said the £185 million project was "ready to go" and urged everyone involved to "hold their nerve", amid reports of a widening funding shortfall.
  
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• New freshers face accommodation scramble due to shortage in student digs

  18-08-2016 11:28 via standard.co.uk
  
  A wave of soon-to-be freshers are facing a scramble for student digs thanks to a chronic shortage of accommodation, new data revealed today.
  
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• Britain's fastest couple: The husband and wife high speed train drivers who fell in love on the railway

  18-08-2016 11:13 via standard.co.uk
  
  Forget Olympic champions Jason Kenny and Laura Trott - Britain's fastest couple are Andrew and Alaina Laker.
  
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• Innovative toy means MRI scan is child's play for four-year-olds

  18-08-2016 11:08 via standard.co.uk
  
  Children as young as four have been able to undergo MRI scans without general anaesthetic after "scanning" their toys in a miniature replica machine.
  
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• Charlie Webster: Sports stars and TV presenters send support to Team GB presenter fighting for life in hospital

  18-08-2016 11:08 via standard.co.uk
  
  Former Sky Sports presenter Charlie Webster has been inundated with supportive messages from fellow presenters and athletes as she battles a rare strain of malaria in hospital.
  
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• The brilliance of Billie Piper: Why critics are struggling to find superlatives to describe her latest theatre performance

  18-08-2016 11:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  There's something special about Billie Piper – Rosamund Urwin finds out why critics and audiences are so charmed by the actress
  
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• New cycle superhighway is open for use in Hyde Park... just not for cyclists

  18-08-2016 10:54 via standard.co.uk
  
  The new cycle superhighway in Hyde Park is open for use - but there's a catch.
  
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• Elephant and Castle regeneration scheme helps 500 disadvantaged Londoners and ex-offenders back into work

  18-08-2016 10:54 via standard.co.uk
  
  The £2 billion regeneration of Elephant and Castle has created 500 jobs through a ground-breaking project to get disadvantaged Londoners back into work.
  
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• Uber is 'wasting taxpayers' money', rival company claims

  18-08-2016 10:45 via standard.co.uk
  
  The boss of a black-cab hailing app today accused Uber of "wasting taxpayers' money" by launching a legal challenge to tough new private hire rules.
  
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