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• Charity rowers complete circumnavigation of Britain

  17-08-2026 18:18 via standard.co.uk
  
  The crew achieved the challenge over four stages.
  
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• Two officers among seven killed in wrong-way A66 crash were heroes, families say

  23-08-2026 22:56 via standard.co.uk
  
  Pc Matthew Blades died alongside Pc Tom Clough when a Volkswagen Passat, that had been pursued by police, hit their vehicle.
  
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• Ethnic minority victims make up 9 out of 10 unsolved murders in London, report shows

  23-08-2026 22:14 via standard.co.uk
  
  Ethnic minority victim made up over 60 per cent of homicides as well as over 90 per cent of unsolved murders
  
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• London workers leave 31m days of paid holiday unused each year, study suggests

  23-08-2026 21:30 via standard.co.uk
  
  London workers ended their last working year with an average of 7.2 days of paid leave still in their calendars
  
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• Man travelling to France arrested on suspicion of murder after fatal fire in Hounslow

  23-08-2026 21:29 via standard.co.uk
  
  One woman, 48, died in hospital while another 40-year-old woman remains in a critical condition
  
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• Officer killed in wrong-way A66 crash was ‘superhero’ and ‘most devoted father’

  23-08-2026 21:20 via standard.co.uk
  
  Pc Matthew Blades, 37, died alongside Pc Tom Clough, 38, when a Volkswagen Passat, that had been pursued by police, hit their marked vehicle.
  
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• CrossCountry expects return to ‘full service’ after power cut cancellations

  23-08-2026 19:43 via standard.co.uk
  
  The train operator said it plans to run a very limited number of trains from around 6pm on Sunday with a return to normal service on Monday.
  
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• CrossCountry cancels ‘almost all’ train services after power cut

  23-08-2026 19:11 via standard.co.uk
  
  The train operating company said most services will be cancelled until further notice on Sunday because a power cut affected its control centre.
  
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• Officer killed in wrong-way A66 crash was ‘our hero’, family says

  23-08-2026 18:57 via standard.co.uk
  
  Five males aged between 17 and 23 years were also killed when their Volkswagen Passat hit the marked armed response vehicle in Teesside.
  
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• Police had aborted pursuit of car seconds before fatal crash that killed seven

  23-08-2026 16:12 via standard.co.uk
  
  The two officers killed had been called to the area to assist with the search for the Passat.
  
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• Barbican to give away 2,000 free cuttings - here's how to get one

  23-08-2026 16:08 via standard.co.uk
  
  Tickets will become available for the next plant adoption event on December 2
  
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• Londoners face 'sinister' Government home inspections as part of mansion tax enforcement

  23-08-2026 16:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  Valuation agents working for HMRC will visit properties to assess whether they are worth more than £2 million and therefore liable for the new levy
  
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• Royal family attends church service near Balmoral estate

  23-08-2026 15:57 via standard.co.uk
  
  Troops from Balaklava Company, 5th Battalion Royal Regiment of Scotland, provided a guard of honour as the family members arrived Crathie Kirk.
  
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• Five males killed alongside police officers in wrong-way A66 crash named

  23-08-2026 15:31 via standard.co.uk
  
  Michael Robert Cahill, 23, Theo Rae, 17, Cole Robert Worthy, 16, Jacob Matusiak, 23, and Makai Saddington, 18 all died.
  
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• Five males killed in car driving wrong way on A66 named by police

  23-08-2026 14:57 via standard.co.uk
  
  Michael Robert Cahill, 23, Theo Rae, 17, Cole Robert Worthy, 16, Jacob Matusiak, 23, and Makai Saddington, 18 all died.
  
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• Smiling Kate joins King, Queen and other royals at church service ahead of Harry and Meghan return

  23-08-2026 14:25 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Royal Family put on a united front following the shock news that Prince Harry and wife Meghan would be moving back to Britain
  
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• Teenager and man in his 20s dead after horror Surrey crash as three arrested

  23-08-2026 13:57 via standard.co.uk
  
  A driver in his late teens and his passenger, aged in his early 20s, were both pronounced dead at the scene
  
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• Police officer killed in A66 crash was football coach excited to teach own son

  23-08-2026 13:51 via standard.co.uk
  
  Pc Matthew Blades, 37, and Pc Tom Clough, 38, were killed in the crash along with five members of the public.
  
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• Royals attend church service near Balmoral estate

  23-08-2026 12:52 via standard.co.uk
  
  Troops from Balaklava Company, 5th Battalion Royal Regiment of Scotland, provided a guard of honour as the family members arrived Crathie Kirk.
  
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• London bus strikes over sweltering temperatures to resume next week after drivers reject deal

  23-08-2026 12:30 via standard.co.uk
  
  More than 1,500 drivers will resume strikes on Tuesday, August 25 over sweltering conditions in their cabs during the recent heatwaves
  
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• Dissolvable 3D-printed patch aims to improve skin cancer treatment

  23-08-2026 12:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  The tiny patch has been developed by researchers from Queen’s University, Belfast
  
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• Violent and sexual offenders to be restricted to zones 'a few miles' wide after release from prison

  23-08-2026 10:33 via standard.co.uk
  
  The ‘restriction zones’ will reduce the possibility of unwanted contact between criminals and their victims, ministers hope
  
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• Burnham to give mayors powers to force through building plans

  23-08-2026 10:08 via standard.co.uk
  
  Mayors will also be able to grant upfront permission so developers can start building without having to apply.
  
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• Tributes pour in for 'brave' officers killed in A66 police chase crash

  23-08-2026 09:42 via standard.co.uk
  
  Cleveland Police said two serving officers in the marked vehicle and five members of the public travelling in the Passat were pronounced dead at the scene at 3.39am
  
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• Home and car destroyed in huge London house fire as 70 firefighters battle blaze

  23-08-2026 08:31 via standard.co.uk
  
  Dozens of firefighters battled the massive blaze in Mount Pleasant Road, New Malden for several hours on Saturday night and into Sunday morning
  
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• Inside London's data centres boom and the fierce local battles being waged around their future

  23-08-2026 07:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  How London quietly became Europe’s largest data centre market
  
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• Soaring number of fires at recycling centres blamed on vape batteries

  23-08-2026 02:49 via standard.co.uk
  
  Experts have suggested a £5 deposit scheme on the purchase of all vapes, to ensure used batteries are returned to stores and disposed of correctly
  
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• Tributes paid to two ‘brave’ police officers killed in A66 crash

  23-08-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  Pc Matthew Blades, 37, and Pc Tom Clough, 38, were killed when a car which was travelling the wrong way down the A66 collided with their vehicle.
  
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• Freddie Mercury piano and microphone to go under the hammer

  23-08-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  A piano and microphone used by the Queen star and early drafts of his songwriting are expected to fetch hundreds of thousands of pounds.
  
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• Prince Harry 'privately pleads' with Home Secretary over security amid UK return for his family

  22-08-2026 22:22 via standard.co.uk
  
  Security remains a key issue following the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s announcement they will return to the UK
  
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