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• Disruption as temperature records set to tumble in red warning heatwave

  24-06-2026 14:59 via standard.co.uk
  
  Temperatures are expected to peak at 37C on Wednesday and 38C on Thursday and Friday.
  
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• London heatwave meltdown: Shops, offices and schools close as temperature hits record

  24-06-2026 19:20 via standard.co.uk
  
  Temperatures in London reached 35.1C at 3pm, while the highest recorded temperature of 36C in Surrey and Hampshire
  
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• June temperature record broken for third time as UK swelters in heat

  24-06-2026 18:58 via standard.co.uk
  
  The record set in the summer of 1976 has been broken as climate change drives more intense heatwaves.
  
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• Patients failed amid systemic governance failures, Urology Inquiry finds

  24-06-2026 18:13 via standard.co.uk
  
  The probe examined governance around urology services in the Southern Health Trust after the work of a consultant raised concern.
  
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• King hails growing popularity of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

  24-06-2026 18:07 via standard.co.uk
  
  Charles met the rapper Tinie Tempah at an event in west London.
  
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• Workers in the ‘hottest’ part of London say heat feels ‘claustrophobic’

  24-06-2026 18:06 via standard.co.uk
  
  The City of London is often named the ’hottest’ authority in the capital
  
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• King feels the heat in stifling conditions at climate event

  24-06-2026 17:56 via standard.co.uk
  
  A senior aide kept an electric fan close to Charles as he met guests at the London Climate Action Week reception.
  
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• New evidence reveals moment police discovered Henry Nowak had been stabbed

  24-06-2026 17:46 via standard.co.uk
  
  Vickrum Digwa, 23, was jailed for lifeon June 1 for the murder of the 18-year-old finance student
  
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• London heatwave LIVE: Temperature hits 35.1C as capital 'risk to life' warning extended and UK records hottest ever June day

  24-06-2026 17:29 via standard.co.uk
  
  London shuts up shop as heatwave intensifies with schools and offices closing amid ‘do not travel’ warnings - latest updates
  
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• South London leisure centre to reopen after £17m transformation

  24-06-2026 17:20 via standard.co.uk
  
  Bromley Council Mayor Christine Harris will reopen the health and fitness hub on July 2
  
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• NHS apologises to parents for 'poor experience' at east London hospital

  24-06-2026 17:14 via standard.co.uk
  
  The A&E department at Queen’s Hospital in Romford treated more than 750 patients a day in March
  
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• June temperature record broken as UK swelters in exceptional heat

  24-06-2026 17:14 via standard.co.uk
  
  The record set in the summer of 1976 has been broken as climate change drives more intense heatwaves.
  
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• London heatwave LIVE: Temperature hits 35.1C as capital rare red 'risk to life' warning extended and UK records hottest ever June day

  24-06-2026 17:02 via standard.co.uk
  
  London shuts up shop as heatwave intensifies with schools and offices closing amid ‘do not travel’ warnings - latest updates
  
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• Parnell stabbing accused denied he was in his ‘full mind’ minutes before attack

  24-06-2026 16:58 via standard.co.uk
  
  Riad Bouchaker told gardaí ‘I’m sick’ and ‘do to me whatever you want’ during interviews in December 2023.
  
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• Former DUP leader Donaldson to renounce knighthood and Privy Council membership

  24-06-2026 16:50 via standard.co.uk
  
  Sir Jeffrey Donaldson’s solicitor John McBurney said Donaldson has signed letters requesting those moves.
  
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• Britain’s electricity grid operator cancels power warning amid heatwave

  24-06-2026 16:46 via standard.co.uk
  
  Neso had issued a so-called electricity margin notice for between 7pm and 10pm on Wednesday.
  
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• Elon Musk’s trillionaire status slips as SpaceX shares swing

  24-06-2026 16:33 via standard.co.uk
  
  He is now worth an estimated 962 billion dollars (£731.4 billion), as of the end of the day on Tuesday, Forbes said.
  
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• Patients failed amid systemic governance failures – Urology Inquiry finds

  24-06-2026 16:26 via standard.co.uk
  
  The probe examined governance around urology services in the Southern Health Trust after the work of a consultant raised concern.
  
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• Wimbledon qualifying suspended as extreme heat 'wreaks havoc'

  24-06-2026 16:23 via standard.co.uk
  
  Electronic Line Calling (ELC) system fails due to power outage amid soaring temperatures at Roehampton
  
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• Thursday set to be hottest day of week in Ireland with temperatures up to 31C

  24-06-2026 16:21 via standard.co.uk
  
  The outlook into the weekend projected showers or some longer outbreaks of rain on Friday and Saturday.
  
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• Cost of London attractions, cinemas and kids meals to be slashed from Thursday

  24-06-2026 16:17 via standard.co.uk
  
  Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced the Great British Summer Savings measure to help ease cost of living pressures
  
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• Sadiq Khan feels heat over Tube air con 'failure' as temperatures soar towards 40C

  24-06-2026 16:13 via standard.co.uk
  
  No new air conditioned trains have been introduced on the London Underground since 2017
  
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• London heatwave LIVE: Temperature hits 34.5C as capital under rare red 'risk to life' warning

  24-06-2026 16:13 via standard.co.uk
  
  London shuts up shop as heatwave intensifies with schools and offices closing amid ‘do not travel’ warnings - latest updates
  
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• Keir Starmer bats away criticism of front and backbenchers in PMQs bout

  24-06-2026 16:03 via standard.co.uk
  
  Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle interrupted the leaders’ Wednesday session and urged them to choose their words carefully.
  
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• Gordon Brown urges inquiry into Fifa’s ‘extortionate’ World Cup ticket prices

  24-06-2026 15:48 via standard.co.uk
  
  The former prime minister said ordinary fans are being ‘priced out’.
  
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• Britain’s electricity grid operator issues system warning due to extreme heat

  24-06-2026 15:46 via standard.co.uk
  
  The National Energy System Operator has made a rare summer call out for more power
  
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• Scotland records hottest day of year as travel disruption warnings issued

  24-06-2026 15:42 via standard.co.uk
  
  A temperature of 29C was recorded at Dyce on Tuesday.
  
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• London heatwave LIVE: Temperature hits 34.2C as capital under rare red 'risk to life' warning

  24-06-2026 15:33 via standard.co.uk
  
  London shuts up shop as heatwave intensifies with schools and offices closing amid ‘do not travel’ warnings - latest updates
  
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• Irish government failure to pass files to legacy body ‘extremely frustrating’

  24-06-2026 15:24 via standard.co.uk
  
  Sir Declan Morgan, the chief commissioner of the Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery (ICRIR), made the claim to MPs.
  
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• Greggs shuts London shops as capital bakes in 37C heatwave

  24-06-2026 15:24 via standard.co.uk
  
  Bakery chain announces drastic move as London swelter in heatwave
  
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