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• A&E wait times show slight improvement in latest weekly figures

  11-08-2026 11:50 via standard.co.uk
  
  Statistics show 63.9% of patients waited under the four-hour target in the week to August 2.
  
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• Second train derails in 24 hours as emergency services race to scene

  14-08-2026 16:29 via standard.co.uk
  
  A Greater Anglia train has derailed near Wickford in Essex, it has been reported.
  
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• London bakes in 34C: Is this the final heatwave of the year?

  14-08-2026 16:23 via standard.co.uk
  
  Temperatures are set to fall this weekend after the hottest day of the year on Thursday - but will heatwave conditions return?
  
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• Health visitor leaders plan industrial action in job evaluation dispute

  14-08-2026 16:21 via standard.co.uk
  
  RCN Scotland, Unison and Unite gave formal written notice of the action to NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde on Friday.
  
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• Flooding could follow wildfires across the UK, Andy Burnham warns

  14-08-2026 16:06 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister was speaking as he visited the scene of a fire in Stourbridge in the West Midlands, where residents were forced to evacuate.
  
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• 150 people evacuated from Wembley hotel after huge blaze erupts

  14-08-2026 15:59 via standard.co.uk
  
  Six fire engines and 40 firefighters raced to the hotel on Empire Way, Wembley
  
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• Two arrested after West Midlands fire damages four homes

  14-08-2026 15:30 via standard.co.uk
  
  The fire, which has now been brought under control, affected four homes and a number of gardens, police said.
  
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• Burnham sets out package of measures to respond to devastating wildfires

  14-08-2026 15:26 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister set out an emergency package of measures as parts of Britain continued to burn.
  
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• Two arrested on suspicion of arson following huge fire in Stoke

  14-08-2026 15:07 via standard.co.uk
  
  Four homes were affected by the blaze, alongside a number of gardens, Staffordshire Police said
  
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• Two seriously injured in train derailment not in life-threatening condition

  14-08-2026 14:56 via standard.co.uk
  
  The incident occurred near Lewes, East Sussex, on Thursday afternoon.
  
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• London to bake in 34C today: Is this the final heatwave of the year?

  14-08-2026 14:56 via standard.co.uk
  
  Temperatures are set to fall this weekend after the hottest day of the year on Thursday - but will heatwave conditions return?
  
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• Two inmates charged with attempted murder after Sara Sharif’s father attacked

  14-08-2026 14:47 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Crown Prosecution Service said Steven Sansom and Adam Watson are due to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on August 26.
  
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• Confidence in Parole Board undermined by decision on mother’s killer, says woman

  14-08-2026 14:31 via standard.co.uk
  
  Catherine Razzell’s mother Linda was murdered by her father Glyn in 2002.
  
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• Nigel Farage's Clacton by-election gamble backfires as sleaze storm reignites within hours

  14-08-2026 14:22 via standard.co.uk
  
  Commentary: Nigel Farage comfortably regained his Commons seat - but this by-election circus has only deepened his woes
  
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• Heat health alert extended after hottest day of the year

  14-08-2026 14:08 via standard.co.uk
  
  Temperatures provisionally reached 38.1C at Kew Gardens in London on Thursday.
  
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• Police descend on London's Moorgate after late-night stabbing

  14-08-2026 13:54 via standard.co.uk
  
  A man has been discharged from hospital following reports of a stabbing in Moorgate
  
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• Essex Police's full statement as Nigel Farage Clacton by-election count non-appearance row grows

  14-08-2026 13:52 via standard.co.uk
  
  By not turning up, Mr Farage avoided embarrassing photos being taken of him next to Count Binface
  
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• Ferrari showroom to be rebuilt in Kensington despite objections from residents

  14-08-2026 13:35 via standard.co.uk
  
  It is unclear which car manufacturer will take on the 734 square metre new showroom
  
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• Nine sets of twins ready to start school in ‘Twinverclyde’

  14-08-2026 13:23 via standard.co.uk
  
  The children will start school on August 18.
  
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• Train derailment latest: Concerns over 'bumpy track' as investigators probe crash that injured 20

  14-08-2026 13:19 via standard.co.uk
  
  Lewes MP James MacCleary said the track was discussed at a meeting with Greater Thameslink railway
  
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• Count Binface unmasked: Who is the 'space warrior' who lit up the Clacton by-election?

  14-08-2026 12:54 via standard.co.uk
  
  After nearly 10,000 voters backed the joke candidate, we ask: Who is the man behind the bin?
  
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• Paramedics treat 54 people after multiple fires break out in West Midlands

  14-08-2026 12:53 via standard.co.uk
  
  The fires included one on Norton Road in Stourbridge, where a total of six patients were treated
  
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• Count Binface unmasked: Who is the 'space warrior' who won nearly 10,000 votes in Clacton by-election?

  14-08-2026 12:48 via standard.co.uk
  
  As voters go to the polls in Clacton, we ask: Who is the man behind the bin?
  
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• ‘No peace’ for woman’s family despite release of killer being reversed

  14-08-2026 12:38 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Parole Board’s decision to release Glyn Razzell was quashed by the High Court on Friday.
  
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• Scottish Labour must be bold in wake of election defeat, says leadership hopeful

  14-08-2026 12:24 via standard.co.uk
  
  Joe Fagan said the party must now look to ‘shape what happens next’.
  
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• London's smartest boroughs according to A-level grades revealed - how does your area fare?

  14-08-2026 12:08 via standard.co.uk
  
  Full breakdown of the London boroughs with the best and worst A-level grades
  
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• Wife killer to remain behind bars after High Court quashes release decision

  14-08-2026 11:55 via standard.co.uk
  
  Glyn Razzell has spent more than 20 years in prison for the murder of his estranged wife, Linda Razzell.
  
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• London travel news LIVE: Bus strike causes travel woe for thousands across capital

  14-08-2026 11:51 via standard.co.uk
  
  Dozens of London bus routes are affected by today’s strike
  
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• Parliamentary probe into Nigel Farage’s £5m gift resumes after Clacton victory

  14-08-2026 11:49 via standard.co.uk
  
  The investigation by Westminster’s standards watchdog now automatically running again after Nigel Farage was returned as MP for Clacton.
  
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• Mother who killed baby daughter with heat from hairdryer jailed for six years

  14-08-2026 11:08 via standard.co.uk
  
  Courtney Gartshore, 28, killed Dahlia-Rose Gartshore at their home in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, in September 2023.
  
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