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• AI threatening musicians as UK regulations fall behind, study says

  20-08-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  The research examines phenomena including ‘metric bots’, which can inflate metrics such as likes and follows on social media.
  
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• UUP leader Jon Burrows set to announce new Health Minister

  20-08-2026 03:45 via standard.co.uk
  
  Mike Nesbitt quit the role after a disagreement with Mr Burrows over plans for Causeway Hospital in Coleraine.
  
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• Harry and Meghan’s return: How the drama unfolded in the years since Megxit

  20-08-2026 02:25 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Sussexes told Oprah an unnamed royal made a racist remark about their son’s skin tone and Harry said in his book that William was his archnemesis.
  
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• Harry and Meghan to move back to UK in shock development six years after Megxit

  20-08-2026 01:18 via standard.co.uk
  
  The King was first made aware of the move on Sunday and the Sussexes have already enrolled their children in British schools to start in September.
  
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• Woman who hid under bed after plotting knife attack on partner jailed for 10 years alongside accomplice

  20-08-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  Leah Campbell-Knechtel, 28, and Jawad Naser, 47, were each sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment
  
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• Swinney launches heart and lung MOTs to prevent illness and support intervention

  20-08-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  The scheme will see people take part in a range of health tests, including blood pressure and BMI measurements and more.
  
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• Hundreds of thousands of pupils to receive GCSE results

  20-08-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  Education experts have expressed concerns over the gender gap at GCSE which sees girls consistently outperforming boys.
  
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• 'Heat hell' of London's loft conversions: 100,000s face retrofit need as city frazzles in climate crisis

  20-08-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  Loft conversions could be kept cooler by shutters, ceiling fans, external shading, improved ventilation and in some cases air conditioning
  
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• Duke and Duchess of Sussex to return to the UK

  19-08-2026 23:56 via standard.co.uk
  
  The King was first made aware of the move on Sunday.
  
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• Prince Harry and Meghan set to return to the UK

  19-08-2026 23:36 via standard.co.uk
  
  Meghan and Harry are planning to return to the UK later this month with their children
  
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• Murder probe continues after London house fire kills woman and injures eight

  19-08-2026 23:19 via standard.co.uk
  
  Officers were called to reports of a fire at a property on Berkeley Avenue at about 1.14am on Wednesday.
  
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• Shepherd's Bush stabbing victim named as man charged with murder

  19-08-2026 22:25 via standard.co.uk
  
  A 52-year-old woman was pronounced dead at the scene in Shepherd’s Bush - she has been named as Samantha Turner
  
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• Murder inquiry launched after woman dies and eight others injured in fire

  19-08-2026 21:15 via standard.co.uk
  
  Police said officers were called to Berkeley Avenue in Hounslow on Wednesday morning.
  
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• Natural History Museum to reopen ‘hidden’ gallery after more than 80 years

  19-08-2026 20:09 via standard.co.uk
  
  The space was originally closed in 1943 after the museum’s herbarium was damaged during the Second World War
  
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• Murder investigation launched after woman dies and eight others injured in Hounslow house fire

  19-08-2026 19:33 via standard.co.uk
  
  Nine people were taken to hospital with injuries, where a 48-year-old woman later died
  
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• Outgoing minister Nesbitt hailed as ‘constructive’ in tribute by health bodies

  19-08-2026 19:24 via standard.co.uk
  
  They described Mike Nesbitt’s resignation as coming at a challenging time for the health service.
  
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• Disposable barbecue caused grass fire which spread to gardens and houses

  19-08-2026 19:23 via standard.co.uk
  
  Four homes in the Goldenhill area of Stoke-on-Trent were badly damaged by the blaze last Thursday.
  
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• Palestinian couple and teenage daughter who died in Shoreham sea tragedy were London family

  19-08-2026 19:11 via standard.co.uk
  
  Hassan El-Khawas, 55, Zeina Alayn, 37, and their 14-year-old daughter Sara died after getting into difficulty in the sea near Shoreham Fort
  
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• Natural History Museum to reopen hidden gallery closed since Second World War

  19-08-2026 19:10 via standard.co.uk
  
  For the first time in more than eight decades, the Nature and Us gallery at the London museum will reopen after being closed to the public since 1943.
  
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• Commissioner calls for single review into actions of Jeffrey Donaldson

  19-08-2026 18:44 via standard.co.uk
  
  The former DUP leader was convicted at Newry Crown Court earlier this year of 18 sex offences against children.
  
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• Former chancellor Hunt calls for action on UK’s ‘mushrooming’ benefits costs

  19-08-2026 18:43 via standard.co.uk
  
  Sir Jeremy Hunt said the UK could save more than £50 billion a yearif benefits spending was reduced to 2019 levels.
  
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• UUP leader Burrows to unveil new Stormont health minister on Thursday

  19-08-2026 18:27 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Ulster Unionist leader has moved to address the fallout from the acrimonious resignation of Mike Nesbitt as Stormont health minister.
  
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• Queen braves rain to enjoy a day at the races in York

  19-08-2026 17:38 via standard.co.uk
  
  Camilla arrived at the North Yorkshire venue during a downpour.
  
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• Police hunt man who spat at and scratched victim in London train assault

  19-08-2026 17:02 via standard.co.uk
  
  A fellow passenger who attempted to intervene in the attack on a Sutton-bound train was also spat at
  
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• Swimmers warned to avoid London's first official Thames bathing spot over toxic algae

  19-08-2026 16:57 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Environmental Agency and Richmond Council have advised swimmers to stay out of the water after a potentially toxic bloom of blue-green algae was found
  
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• Case of BSE in cow confirmed on Scottish farm

  19-08-2026 16:56 via standard.co.uk
  
  Authorities said the animal did not enter the human food chain.
  
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• Father, mother and daughter who died after entering water off Sussex named

  19-08-2026 16:52 via standard.co.uk
  
  A young girl who was also pulled from the sea remains in hospital in a critical condition.
  
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• Father who died after entering water off Sussex was Palestinian refugee

  19-08-2026 15:34 via standard.co.uk
  
  Hossam Al-Khawas, a woman and teenage girl were pronounced dead.
  
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• Rail investigators probing London train derailment near Lewes during heatwave find 'track irregularity'

  19-08-2026 15:10 via standard.co.uk
  
  Preliminary report published of train derailment on hottest day of the year that injured 30
  
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• Woman struggled to speak about alleged abuse by Graeme Dott, court told

  19-08-2026 15:08 via standard.co.uk
  
  The former snooker champion, 49, denies two charges of historic abuse towards two children.
  
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