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• Footballer Maddy Cusack’s coach called her a ‘psycho’, inquest hears

  30-06-2026 13:09 via standard.co.uk
  
  The 27-year-old was found unconscious by her father at their family home in Horsley, Derbyshire, on September 20 2023, and she died the same day.
  
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• Sinn Féin calls on Stormont Speaker to step aside over Donaldson concerns

  30-06-2026 15:14 via standard.co.uk
  
  Edwin Poots has faced pressure from Stormont parties over his role in an incident where a woman raised concern about behaviour by Jeffrey Donaldson.
  
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• London bus drivers to vote on strike over hot conditions

  30-06-2026 15:14 via standard.co.uk
  
  It follows a record-breaking heatwave which saw temperatures in the capital climb above 36C
  
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• Hounslow stabbing: Murder investigation launched after man, 22, killed in West London

  30-06-2026 15:04 via standard.co.uk
  
  Victim was found byemergency services responded to reports of a stabbing at the junction of Bath Road and Great Southwest Road
  
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• Judge tells jury of alternative verdicts available in Dublin stabbing trial

  30-06-2026 15:02 via standard.co.uk
  
  Riad Bouchaker, 52, of no fixed address, is charged with the attempted murder of two girls, aged five and six, and one five-year-old boy.
  
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• Nigel Farage declares £270,000 payment for promoting gold bullion

  30-06-2026 14:39 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Reform UK leader revealed the payment from Direct Bullion in his latest register of financial interests.
  
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• Rain and thunderstorm warnings issued for parts of UK ahead of weekend heatwave

  30-06-2026 14:31 via standard.co.uk
  
  The country is set for a week of contrasting weather
  
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• New Seekers singer Eve Graham ‘humbled’ as she is made MBE

  30-06-2026 14:27 via standard.co.uk
  
  The singer was at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh for the King’s investiture ceremony.
  
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• Three in five voters think Burnham not ready for No10, poll finds

  30-06-2026 14:14 via standard.co.uk
  
  A survey by More in Common found 59% of Britons did not think the Makerfield MP was ready for power.
  
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• Rain and thunderstorms in parts of UK before weekend temperatures could hit 30C

  30-06-2026 14:02 via standard.co.uk
  
  Weather warnings for rain and thunderstorms have been issued for Tuesday.
  
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• Herd of cows spark major disruption after wandering onto one of the UK’s busiest rail lines

  30-06-2026 13:58 via standard.co.uk
  
  Avanti West Coast and Lumo services between London Euston and Scotland among those disrupted due to livestock on the line
  
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• Man appears in court charged over bus fire during Belfast riots

  30-06-2026 13:54 via standard.co.uk
  
  Christopher McLaughlin, 29, faced a number of charges, including attempted murder.
  
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• Boy, 13, dies after going into the water in London's Royal Docks

  30-06-2026 13:37 via standard.co.uk
  
  A boy, believed to be aged 13, was recovered from the water by first responders
  
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• London folding bike maker Brompton sells stake in business to Decathlon

  30-06-2026 13:29 via standard.co.uk
  
  Some Brompton models will now be sold in Decathlon stores
  
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• Wimbledon 2026 LIVE: Serena Williams to make sensational comeback as Katie Boulter crashes out

  30-06-2026 13:26 via standard.co.uk
  
  Seven-times singles champion Serena Williams, 44, is returning to Wimbledon’s Centre Court for the first time in four years
  
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• Key points from the defence investment plan

  30-06-2026 13:16 via standard.co.uk
  
  Here are the key points from the Prime Minister’s speech and defence investment plan.
  
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• Chelsea's historic swimming pool to close for £1.3 million council revamp

  30-06-2026 13:15 via standard.co.uk
  
  The pool will be out of action until November
  
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• Historic Soho strip club faces backlash over licence renewal

  30-06-2026 13:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Windmill has been a fixture in London since the 1930s but has faced controversy in recent years
  
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• Maternity investigator Ockenden says Amos review ‘hasn’t taught me anything new’

  30-06-2026 12:30 via standard.co.uk
  
  The senior midwife was also asked if she would take on the role of national maternity commissioner.
  
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• Sadiq Khan backs Andy Burnham's devolution plan – but warns him not to freeze London out

  30-06-2026 12:26 via standard.co.uk
  
  The London mayor says the incoming PM ‘gets it’ in an about-turn from previous statements
  
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• King attends Ceremony of the Keys as Royal Week gets under way in Scotland

  30-06-2026 12:03 via standard.co.uk
  
  Charles met senior military figures and received a royal salute during the ceremony in the gardens of the Palace of Holyroodhouse.
  
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• Manhunt for DLR sex attacker after woman assaulted on train

  30-06-2026 12:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  Officers investigating a sexual assault on a DLR train have released an image of a man they would like to speak to
  
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• Energy and road projects axed to fund £15bn defence investment plan

  30-06-2026 11:59 via standard.co.uk
  
  Sir Keir Starmer said the ‘best way to defend is to deter’.
  
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• Pc killed on duty was trying to close road after previous crash, inquest hears

  30-06-2026 11:55 via standard.co.uk
  
  Pc Jess Turnbull had only joined the police force in September.
  
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• Jury sent out to consider findings in Noah Donohoe inquest

  30-06-2026 11:54 via standard.co.uk
  
  The 14-year-old was found dead in a storm drain in north Belfast in June 2020.
  
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• Deal to end resident doctor strikes to cost £200m this year – Murray

  30-06-2026 11:32 via standard.co.uk
  
  The British Medical Association and ministers agreed the deal on Monday.
  
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• London firefighters join desperate search for survivors after Venezuela earthquake

  30-06-2026 11:28 via standard.co.uk
  
  The two earthquakes have torn down around 800 buildings, leaving some 43,000 unaccounted for
  
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• Defence funding plan not enough to protect country, says military expert

  30-06-2026 11:17 via standard.co.uk
  
  The long-awaited defence investment plan will be published on Tuesday.
  
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• Self-driving cars may not pick up pedestrians depending on what they're wearing, experts warn

  30-06-2026 10:48 via standard.co.uk
  
  Concerns about automated vehicles emerged during a recent London Assembly meeting
  
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• UK watchdog proposes changes to Apple and Google’s app stores payment rules

  30-06-2026 10:37 via standard.co.uk
  
  The CMA is consulting on forcing the tech giants to allow developers to steer customers away from their platforms for payment.
  
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