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• Disappointment for many after record applications for double TCS London Marathon

  09-07-2026 15:56 via standard.co.uk
  
  Some 1,338,544 ballot applications were made for the 2027 TCS London Marathon which will take place on Saturday April 24 and Sunday April 25.
  
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• Prince and Princess Of Wales hail ‘proud Welsh icon’ Bonnie Tyler

  09-07-2026 23:41 via standard.co.uk
  
  It comes after Chicago star Catherine Zeta-Jones said her ‘heart is broken’ after the Total Eclipse Of The Heart singer’s death.
  
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• Who are the London Labour MPs who have backed Andy Burnham to be Prime Minister?

  09-07-2026 23:07 via standard.co.uk
  
  A total of 43 London Labour MPs have backed Burnham to be the next PM
  
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• Health warning as London heatwave 'peaks' and temperature record tumbles

  09-07-2026 23:05 via standard.co.uk
  
  Temperatures reached 35C in Northolt on Thursday afternoon, according to the Met Office, while Surrey recorded a UK high of 35.5C
  
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• Reform faces ‘legitimate questions’ over reported donation probe – Labour

  09-07-2026 22:29 via standard.co.uk
  
  Reform UK has accused the establishment of trying to stop its success.
  
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• Manhunt after thug breaks jaw of 62-year-old stranger sat on bench in 'alarming' London park attack

  09-07-2026 22:21 via standard.co.uk
  
  A 62-year-old man’s jaw was broken after he was attacked by a stranger while sat on a bench in Enfield Town Park
  
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• Meghan and children may be reunited with King as Harry marks Invictus countdown

  09-07-2026 22:18 via standard.co.uk
  
  Archie, seven, and Lilibet, five, last saw their grandfather in person during Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations in 2022.
  
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• Everything we know after three die and many severely harmed by consultant at London hospital

  09-07-2026 22:18 via standard.co.uk
  
  Hospital leaders have offered their ‘sincere apologies’ and insist changes have been made
  
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• ‘We’re angry’: Campaigners protest trans guidance as scrutiny period ends

  09-07-2026 22:10 via standard.co.uk
  
  Approximately 80 people gathered at the Resisting Transphobia event in Edinburgh on Thursday.
  
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• Andy Burnham on brink of becoming Prime Minister as London MPs give overwhelming backing

  09-07-2026 22:07 via standard.co.uk
  
  Andy Burnham takes another huge step towards becoming the next Labour leader after huge majority of his party’s MPs nominate him
  
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• Strait of Hormuz traffic plummets after renewed strikes, says UK monitor

  09-07-2026 21:45 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister has already warned over the impact on British household bills unless the situation improves.
  
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• Man plunges to death in horror incident near five-star Mayfair hotel

  09-07-2026 20:35 via standard.co.uk
  
  The man fell to his death in the exclusive central London neighbourhood on Thursday
  
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• Labour MPs overwhelmingly back Andy Burnham for party leadership

  09-07-2026 20:17 via standard.co.uk
  
  The former Greater Manchester mayor secured the nominations – amounting to 80% of the parliamentary party – by 5pm on Thursday.
  
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• Duchess of Edinburgh makes a cameo appearance on The Archers

  09-07-2026 20:15 via standard.co.uk
  
  Sophie played herself in Thursday’s episode, appearing alongside Ambridge regulars at the BBC Radio 4 drama’s fictional Borchester Show.
  
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• Police say mosque replica on top of loyalist bonfire is hate crime

  09-07-2026 19:45 via standard.co.uk
  
  Political parties have condemned the bonfire display in Moygashel.
  
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• Murder probe launched as man stabbed to death in fight on south London street

  09-07-2026 19:40 via standard.co.uk
  
  Three arrested after man dies in hospital with stab wound after fight in Thornton Heath
  
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• Most popular baby names of 2025 revealed as new additions join list

  09-07-2026 18:53 via standard.co.uk
  
  There were 2,386 babies born in 2025 called Olivia and 5,957 boys called Muhammad – making up 1.4% of all birth names
  
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• Family of 14-year-old girl found dead in park pay tribute to ‘beautiful person’

  09-07-2026 18:38 via standard.co.uk
  
  Lilly Jones was discovered in the Duffryn Park area of Blaina, South Wales, on June 22 after she was reported missing two days earlier.
  
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• Who is Marie-France van Heel? Everything we know about Andy Burnham's wife and their family life

  09-07-2026 18:34 via standard.co.uk
  
  Marie-France van Heel is set to follow in the footsteps of Victoria Starmer, Samantha Cameron, and Cherie Blair
  
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• London weather LIVE: Heatwave hits ‘absolute peak’ in capital as temperature record broken

  09-07-2026 18:16 via standard.co.uk
  
  Temperatures in London hit 35.1 by 4pm as record for most 34C days in a year broken
  
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• Burnham will make good PM, Starmer says as nominations for new leader open

  09-07-2026 18:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  Andy Burnham’s last possible rival Al Carns ruled himself out of the running on Wednesday.
  
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• Blaze at historic building in Edinburgh ‘upsetting’, council leader says

  09-07-2026 17:54 via standard.co.uk
  
  Jane Meagher said the main priority after the fire at the former Debenhams site now ‘has got to be safety’.
  
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• London weather LIVE: Heatwave exceeds forecasted temperatures and to hit 'absolute peak' today

  09-07-2026 17:41 via standard.co.uk
  
  Temperatures in London hit 34.5C by 4pm as BBC Weather expert predicts new high this afternoon
  
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• UPS worker ‘King’ jailed for 12 years over £10m cocaine smuggling operation

  09-07-2026 17:37 via standard.co.uk
  
  Zak Archbold used his role as a supervisor to ensure that drug shipments came through undetected and went on to the right truck for collection.
  
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• Investigation launched after dozens of fish die in south London lake

  09-07-2026 17:17 via standard.co.uk
  
  Initial findings suggest the likely cause is the ‘prolonged period of exceptionally hot weather’
  
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• Prince of Wales plays crazy golf after ride on funicular

  09-07-2026 17:16 via standard.co.uk
  
  William arrived via funicular railway to greet a crowd of people who had waited in sweltering heat to see him in Hastings, East Sussex, on Thursday.
  
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• Fire crews to remain on Princes Street for some time after building gutted

  09-07-2026 17:09 via standard.co.uk
  
  A blaze broke out at the former Debenhams store on Edinburgh’s main thoroughfare in the early hours of Thursday.
  
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• Temperatures ‘hit record’ for most number of days to hit 34C in calendar year

  09-07-2026 17:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  The succession of unusually hot spells is causing growing impacts on health, agriculture, water resources, energy, wildfire and transport.
  
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• When will Andy Burnham become Prime Minister?

  09-07-2026 16:49 via standard.co.uk
  
  The former Greater Manchester Mayor is currently the only candidate to succeed Sir Keir Starmer as Labour leader and PM
  
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• DUP reveals details of review into what was known about Donaldson’s conduct

  09-07-2026 16:48 via standard.co.uk
  
  The review will be led by Jim Gamble, a former RUC officer and head of the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Command (CEOP) Centre.
  
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