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• Daft Punk: French electronic music duo announce split after 28 years

  22-02-2021 23:09 via standard.co.uk
  
  Daft Punk have split up after 27 years.
  
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• Tory revolt against foreign aid spending cuts intensifies as Boris Johnson risks defeat

  04-03-2021 10:54 via standard.co.uk
  
  Conservative grandee Sir Edward Leigh says overseas development cash is being slashed at exactly the wrong time: ‘It just doesn’t add up’
  
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• Prince Philip has ‘successful procedure’ for pre-existing heart condition and will remain in hospital

  04-03-2021 10:50 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Duke of Edinburgh, 99, will stay in hospital for a number of days
  
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• Woman ‘in disbelief’ after being ‘groped’ by millionaire outside Knightsbridge private members club

  04-03-2021 10:23 via standard.co.uk
  
  The woman accusing a millionaire entrepreneur of sexual assault said she was left in “disbelief” after allegedly being groped outside a private members club.
  
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• UK coronavirus LIVE: Brits urged to stick to lockdown after Covid decline slows as variant vaccines to be fast-tracked

  04-03-2021 10:08 via standard.co.uk
  
  Concern the rate of decline in infections in England is slowing
  
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• Myanmar sees deadliest day as 38 killed amid ongoing protests

  04-03-2021 10:07 via standard.co.uk
  
  At least 38 people were killed in Myanmar on Wednesday in what UN officials are calling the “bloodiest day” since the force took over.
  
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• Alec Baldwin deletes Twitter after Gillian Anderson ‘accent’ comment

  04-03-2021 10:04 via standard.co.uk
  
  Alec Baldwin said he deactivated his Twitter account following the reaction to a comment about actress Gillian Anderson.
  
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• Friends reunion special could film next month, David Schwimmer says

  04-03-2021 09:59 via standard.co.uk
  
  ‘It’s happening’
  
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• Government may start offering ‘cash for exercise’ to tackle obesity epidemic

  04-03-2021 09:39 via standard.co.uk
  
  Ministers will get advice from Sir Keith Mills, who founded the Air Miles and Nectar customer loyalty programmes
  
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• Vaccines tweaked for Covid variants to be fast-tracked for approval

  04-03-2021 09:22 via standard.co.uk
  
  The UK’s regulator said the jabs will not have to undergo lengthy clinical trials but its safety won’t be compromised
  
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• Coronavirus risk for teachers ‘higher in lockdown’

  04-03-2021 09:22 via standard.co.uk
  
  Teachers have had a “little bit higher risk” of infection with coronavirus during the national lockdown, new figures suggest.
  
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• UK coronavirus LIVE: Obey lockdown plea after Covid decline slows as variant vaccines to be fast-tracked

  04-03-2021 09:17 via standard.co.uk
  
  Concern the rate of decline in infections in England is slowing
  
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• World Book Day can be the ‘birth of reading’ for many children, says Camilla

  04-03-2021 09:12 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Duchess of Cornwall has said World Book Day “means the birth of reading” for many children, ahead of her appearance at an event to launch the annual initiative.
  
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• International Women’s Day 2021: What is it, when will it take place and how can I get involved?

  04-03-2021 08:48 via standard.co.uk
  
  The holiday is an annual celebration of women around the world - but how did it begin and how can you get involved?
  
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• UK coronavirus LIVE: Brits urged to stick to lockdown rules after Covid decline slows as variant vaccines to be fast-tracked

  04-03-2021 08:47 via standard.co.uk
  
  Coronavirus vaccines that are tweaked to deal with variants will be fast-tracked without compromising on safety, the UK’s regulator has said.
  
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• London Covid cases by borough revealed amid signs coronavirus may have plateaued in some areas

  04-03-2021 08:28 via standard.co.uk
  
  Swathes of central London now have a weekly rate of less than 40 confirmed new infections per 100,000 people
  
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• UK coronavirus LIVE: Decline in Covid rates slowing as vaccines for variants to be fast-tracked

  04-03-2021 08:15 via standard.co.uk
  
  Coronavirus vaccines that are tweaked to deal with variants will be fast-tracked without compromising on safety, the UK’s regulator has said.
  
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• Meghan Markle Oprah interview: Duchess of Sussex accuses Royal Family of ‘perpetuating falsehoods’ about her and Harry

  04-03-2021 08:02 via standard.co.uk
  
  Meghan she is not afraid of the consequences of speaking out, saying ‘a lot has been lost already’
  
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• Modified vaccines for Covid variants to be fast-tracked for approval

  04-03-2021 07:56 via standard.co.uk
  
  The UK’s regulator said the jabs will not have to undergo lengthy clinical trials but its safety won’t be compromised
  
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• Obesity linked to hundreds of thousands of Covid-19 deaths, says report

  04-03-2021 07:43 via standard.co.uk
  
  Hundreds of thousands of Covid-19 deaths could have been avoided if the obesity epidemic had been tackled, the World Obesity Federation has said.
  
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• Your morning briefing: What you should know for Thursday, March 4

  04-03-2021 07:21 via standard.co.uk
  
  Budget receives broad welcome from voters despite looming tax rises - opinion polls
  
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• SpaceX’s Starship rocket explodes in fireball after landing

  04-03-2021 05:11 via standard.co.uk
  
  SpaceX’s futuristic Starship looked to have performed a perfect touchdown - before it exploded with so much force that it was hurled into the air.
  
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• Yukon man shares delight in Covid vaccine by bhangra dancing on frozen lake in Canada

  04-03-2021 01:25 via standard.co.uk
  
  A dancer from Canada went viral after he celebrated receiving a coronavirus vaccine by bhangra dancing on a frozen lake.
  
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• Baftas: Show will go on but without a live audience

  04-03-2021 01:24 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Bafta film awards will take place in April without a live audience, it has been confirmed.
  
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• Croydon stabbing: Murder probe after teenager stabbed to death in south London

  04-03-2021 01:21 via standard.co.uk
  
  A murder probe has been launched after a teenager was stabbed to death in south London.
  
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• Cat avoids high-speed dash north by a whisker after being found on train roof at Euston station

  04-03-2021 01:11 via standard.co.uk
  
  A cat was a whisker away from a 125mph ride on the roof of a train when it was spotted at London Euston station.
  
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• Decline of coronavirus infection rate slowing and could even be on the rise in London, worrying figures show

  04-03-2021 01:05 via standard.co.uk
  
  The rate of decline has plateaued in England and in places there are hints it is increasing, data shows
  
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• NHS worker arrested on suspicion of murder, rape and sex assault

  04-03-2021 00:24 via standard.co.uk
  
  An NHS healthcare professional has been arrested on suspicion of murder,rape and sexual assault as part of police investigations into ahospital.
  
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• Andrew Cuomo says he ‘never touched anyone inappropriately’ but apologises for making women uncomfortable

  03-03-2021 23:34 via standard.co.uk
  
  The New York Governor faces accusations of sexual harassment
  
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• Rishi Sunak dismisses claims Budget snubbed public sector workers as unions slam ‘insulting’ pay freeze

  03-03-2021 23:24 via standard.co.uk
  
  Union leaders said the Chancellor’s silence on pay for public sector workers was ‘deafening’
  
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