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• Burnham says ‘serious review’ into MP safety needed after Widdecombe death

  14-07-2026 21:09 via standard.co.uk
  
  The incoming prime minister said politics has ‘darkened’ in the last decade since he was last in Westminster.
  
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• 14-year-old boy charged with terror offence over alleged plan to target mosques

  15-07-2026 20:53 via standard.co.uk
  
  The child is accused of planning to target two mosques in the Sutton area and has been remanded in custody
  
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• England fans optimistic but concerned about Messi in old rivals semi-final

  15-07-2026 19:40 via standard.co.uk
  
  England supporters have shared mixed emotions ahead of the World Cup semi-final against old rivals Argentina.
  
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• Tube knifeman who stabbed two strangers more than a dozen times has sentence extended

  15-07-2026 19:29 via standard.co.uk
  
  Nicholas Orlando Green, 36, attacked two people at Kennington Underground station in south London as they headed home from a dance class in March 2024
  
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• Residents evacuated amid fears Highlands wildfire could spread

  15-07-2026 19:21 via standard.co.uk
  
  One evacuated resident said the impact of the fire could be ‘major unless they get hold of it’.
  
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• British pubs to sell six million pints during England v Argentina game

  15-07-2026 18:59 via standard.co.uk
  
  The figure means pubs will almost double the number of pints they normally sell on a Wednesday
  
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• US military intercepts ships trying to run reimposed naval blockade of Iran

  15-07-2026 18:53 via standard.co.uk
  
  Ongoing clashes over a Gulf waterway, vital to global energy supplies, have fuelled concerns of a return to a full-blown conflict.
  
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• Andy Burnham declines to rule out wealth tax and will be ‘upfront’ with Trump

  15-07-2026 18:31 via standard.co.uk
  
  The incoming prime minister argued that the UK needs a ‘greater sense of fairness’.
  
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• Tommy Robinson apologises after labelling Glasgow father an ‘invader’

  15-07-2026 17:48 via standard.co.uk
  
  The activist said he ‘got it wrong’ when sharing a video from a protest in the city.
  
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• London teenager who offered crypto advice to terror groups convicted

  15-07-2026 17:08 via standard.co.uk
  
  Yusuf Shah expressed support for the activities of terrorist groups such as Al Qaida, and offered technical support to help them operate covertly online
  
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• Sexual predator who assaulted two women travelling on late night trains jailed

  15-07-2026 16:53 via standard.co.uk
  
  Sebastian Vernon, 45, assaulted one woman on the Tube in London and another in Hertfordshire
  
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• Why so many railway trackside fires are happening in London

  15-07-2026 16:51 via standard.co.uk
  
  Four fires along the railway have brought parts of the transport network to a standstill over the past week
  
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• Planning under way for parade in London if England win World Cup

  15-07-2026 16:35 via standard.co.uk
  
  Three Lions still have plenty of work to do if they are to end 60 years of hurt
  
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• Sailors in clipper race tell of joy at reaching Scotland after Atlantic crossing

  15-07-2026 16:22 via standard.co.uk
  
  The crews in the Clipper Round the World yacht race sailed into Oban last week.
  
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• Man in his 20s arrested over social media post threatening to shoot Nigel Farage

  15-07-2026 16:22 via standard.co.uk
  
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• England World Cup winner Nobby Stiles’ death linked to heading footballs – court

  15-07-2026 16:21 via standard.co.uk
  
  England World Cup winner Nobby Stiles died with a brain condition caused by repeatedly heading a football, a coroner has ruled.Stiles, 78, a former Manchester United footballer and 1966 World Cup winner, died with severe dementia and had headed a football around 140,000 times during his career, Stockport Coroner’s Court heard at the inquest into his death.Expert analysis of his brain showed his severe dementia was as a result of Alzheimer’s disease but also the condition, chronic tra
  
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• TfL hackers were 'highly-skilled and utterly reckless' in £29 million attack, sentencing told

  15-07-2026 15:46 via standard.co.uk
  
  Thalha Jubair, 20, and Owen Flowers, 18, who were tied to the Scattered Spider group, carried out devastating hack on Transport for London’s systems
  
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• Newborn baby attends mother’s graduation ceremony hours after birth

  15-07-2026 15:44 via standard.co.uk
  
  Clare Hart graduated from Abertay University in Dundee.
  
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• Barratt boosts shareholder returns in face of investor pressure

  15-07-2026 15:27 via standard.co.uk
  
  Phoenix Asset Management Partners recently gave Barratt an ultimatum to launch share buybacks or face further action.
  
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• Queen hails battle against ‘silent thief’ of osteoporosis

  15-07-2026 15:20 via standard.co.uk
  
  Camilla gathered health workers and celebrity ambassadors at Clarence House to mark the 40th anniversary of the Royal Osteoporosis Society.
  
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• Man arrested in London over 'threat to shoot and kill Nigel Farage'

  15-07-2026 15:17 via standard.co.uk
  
  Suspect is alleged to have warned the Reform UK leader: ‘I am going to shoot you in the head if you win’
  
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• ‘Experienced’ TfL hackers could have caused ‘catastrophic damage’, court heard

  15-07-2026 15:13 via standard.co.uk
  
  Thalha Jubair, 20, and Owen Flowers, 18, conducted an “extremely serious hack” on TfL’s online network between August 31 and September 3 2024.
  
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• Camden High Street could be made permanently car-free

  15-07-2026 15:07 via standard.co.uk
  
  Camden Council is proposing a permanent ban on motor traffic on world-famous street
  
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• DUP leader pleased to order ‘unprecedented’ review of Donaldson’s time in party

  15-07-2026 14:43 via standard.co.uk
  
  Gavin Robinson has faced questions from some over whether it will be sufficiently robust and independent.
  
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• Rachel's tears for Keir: Chancellor gets emotional as Starmer bows out in final Commons showdown

  15-07-2026 14:41 via standard.co.uk
  
  Sir Keir Starmer faced jokes at his expense in his final Prime Minister’s Questions
  
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• Three asylum seekers jailed over ‘callous’ rape on Brighton beach

  15-07-2026 14:38 via standard.co.uk
  
  Ministers have vowed to deport the men who arrived in the UK after crossing the Channel by boat.
  
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• Starmer goes down fighting with swipes at Trump and Farage at final PMQs

  15-07-2026 14:31 via standard.co.uk
  
  Sketch: It was classic Starmer, statesmanlike but struggling on the jokes
  
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• Spot check: Cheetah cubs appear for first time at Whipsnade Zoo

  15-07-2026 14:09 via standard.co.uk
  
  Seven cubs were born in May and have been kept in paddocks out of the public eye until now.
  
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• Keir Starmer pledges ‘wholehearted support’ to Andy Burnham in final PMQs

  15-07-2026 13:56 via standard.co.uk
  
  The outgoing Prime Minister also thanked Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch for her ‘kindness’ after the death of his brother.
  
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• Seven British nationals killed in Spanish wildfires, police say

  15-07-2026 13:45 via standard.co.uk
  
  Among those confirmed dead is a 93-year-old British woman.
  
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