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• Campaigner ‘over the moon’ as Hillsborough Law returns to Commons

  13-07-2026 05:41 via standard.co.uk
  
  Both Sir Keir Starmer and his likely successor, Andy Burnham have expressed support for the law change.
  
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• Fire crews still in attendance at Cairngorms wildfire say progress has been made

  18-07-2026 22:30 via standard.co.uk
  
  The fire has been ongoing since Wednesday.
  
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• Burnham will scrap digital ID to focus on cost of living

  18-07-2026 22:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  The incoming prime minister said the Government will focus on what people need right now.
  
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• Moment man who killed dog walker in 'random' attack in west London is Tasered by police

  18-07-2026 20:07 via standard.co.uk
  
  Dawood Safi, 28, was armed with a knife and still had blood on his hands when he was Tasered and handcuffed by police
  
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• Ireland narrowly misses record-matching heatwave

  18-07-2026 19:10 via standard.co.uk
  
  Irish forecasting agency Met Éireann defines a heatwave as five or more consecutive summer days above 25C.
  
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• Palestine protesters urge Andy Burnham to act on Israel

  18-07-2026 18:59 via standard.co.uk
  
  The National March for Palestine through central London was organised by the Palestine Coalition.
  
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• Boris Johnson’s and Rishi Sunak’s advice for incoming PM Andy Burnham

  18-07-2026 18:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  The former Conservative prime ministers have given their thoughts ahead of Mr Burnham walking into 10 Downing Street.
  
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• Tube toxic dust warning as whistleblower speaks out

  18-07-2026 17:08 via standard.co.uk
  
  Micky Steeds won an employment tribunal in May, after complaining about dangerous working conditions on the London Underground
  
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• Speedboat killer charged with attacking new girlfriend after prison release

  18-07-2026 16:14 via standard.co.uk
  
  Jack Shepherd has been charged with two counts of ABH and controlling and coercive behaviour towards a woman in her fifties
  
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• Police seek two men after fatal stabbing in Hackney

  18-07-2026 16:10 via standard.co.uk
  
  Elijah Seriki was found with stab wounds in Hackney on Monday July 13
  
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• When will it rain again in London? Capital faces longest dry spell in eight years

  18-07-2026 15:55 via standard.co.uk
  
  It has not rained in the capital since July 5 when some small showers were recorded in the city
  
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• When will it rain next in London? Capital faces longest dry spell in eight years

  18-07-2026 15:28 via standard.co.uk
  
  It has not rained in the capital since July 5 when some small showers were recorded in the city
  
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• Binface to Loonies: All the fringe candidates fighting Nigel Farage in Clacton by-election

  18-07-2026 14:45 via standard.co.uk
  
  A record 34 candidates are running in the vote on August 13, including 20 independents and a number of joke contenders
  
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• National March for Palestine LIVE: Thousands take to streets of London

  18-07-2026 14:31 via standard.co.uk
  
  Pro-Palestine protesters are calling on Andy Burnham to impose sanctions on Israel
  
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• Police hunt two men after fatal stabbing in Hackney

  18-07-2026 14:27 via standard.co.uk
  
  Elijah Seriki was found with stab wounds in Hackney on Monday July 13
  
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• London restaurant launches second bid to bring back worker banned 'for safety of women and girls'

  18-07-2026 13:59 via standard.co.uk
  
  The move has been criticised by the Metropolitan Police as an attempt to ‘circumvent’ the ban
  
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• Burnham tipped to announce new North Sea oil drilling plans

  18-07-2026 13:21 via standard.co.uk
  
  Allies of the new Labour leader have said he intends to make a ‘dynamic’ start to his premiership on Monday when he formally takes over from Sir Keir Starmer
  
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• Grosvenor Square to reopen to public after £25m makeover

  18-07-2026 12:56 via standard.co.uk
  
  The new-look square boasts more than 150,000 new plants and 44 new trees as well as a new cafe kiosk
  
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• White House backs Argentina in Falklands banner row at World Cup

  18-07-2026 12:47 via standard.co.uk
  
  Several Argentina players waved a banner which read ‘The Malvinas are Argentine’ after their victory over England in the World Cup semi-final
  
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• Andy Burnham urged to stick to Labour manifesto on North Sea oil

  18-07-2026 12:16 via standard.co.uk
  
  Labour’s 2024 manifesto, which Mr Burnham has promised to honour, said the party would not issue new North Sea licences.
  
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• Lib Dems urge FA and Uefa to quit Fifa over World Cup controversies

  18-07-2026 12:03 via standard.co.uk
  
  The party criticised high ticket prices for fans and the decision to overturn a US player’s suspension after lobbying from President Donald Trump.
  
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• Green east London council introduces mandatory 'trans inclusion' training for all staff

  18-07-2026 11:15 via standard.co.uk
  
  The council said it would ‘ensure that trans awareness and inclusion form part of mandatory equalities training for all staff and elected members’
  
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• When will it next rain in London? Capital faces longest dry spell in eight years

  18-07-2026 10:35 via standard.co.uk
  
  It has not rained in the capital since July 5 when some small showers were recorded in the city
  
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• Cairngorms wildfire: Aviemore no longer in ‘immediately affected area’

  18-07-2026 10:16 via standard.co.uk
  
  The fire started late on Wednesday morning.
  
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• National March for Palestine LIVE: Thousands expected to gather in London

  18-07-2026 10:06 via standard.co.uk
  
  Pro-Palestine protesters will gather to call on Andy Burnham to impose sanctions on Israel
  
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• Shocking new footage shows moment bomb exploded in Monaco

  18-07-2026 09:27 via standard.co.uk
  
  The bomb seriously wounded property tycoon Vadym Ermolaev, his mistress and their 13-year-old son
  
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• Family of mother allegedly murdered in her London home as she slept in bed with her baby want ‘justice’

  18-07-2026 08:58 via standard.co.uk
  
  Daniel Sean James is accused of killing Kirandeep Kaur, 24, in her home in Hayes, west London
  
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• Evri workers arrested in London in immigration crackdown

  18-07-2026 08:21 via standard.co.uk
  
  Three Brazilian nationals, two Pakistani nationals and an Indian national were arrested for various immigration offences
  
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• West London’s Queen’s Club bids to open two new squash courts

  18-07-2026 08:12 via standard.co.uk
  
  The plans would see one court used for doubles competitions and another for exhibition singles games
  
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• Skaters launch campaign to save one of London’s only indoor skateparks

  18-07-2026 08:02 via standard.co.uk
  
  Barking Sporthouse announced on Tuesday that it will close its skatepark and replace it with padel courts
  
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