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• Foreign Office boss sacked by Starmer submits legal challenge

  13-07-2026 12:06 via standard.co.uk
  
  Sir Olly Robbins, who was removed as top civil servant at the Foreign Office, claims that Sir Keir Starmer has no statutory authority to dismiss him.
  
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• Ann Widdecombe murder probe: Counter-terror police take over investigation in dramatic twist

  13-07-2026 14:57 via standard.co.uk
  
  28-year-old man held on suspicion of murder is re-arrested on suspicion of terror offence
  
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• Sam Neill remembered as ‘key force’ behind Peaky Blinders after his death at 78

  13-07-2026 14:55 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Northern Ireland-born New Zealand actor played Major Chester Campbell in the first two seasons of Peaky Blinders.
  
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• Man ‘tired’ but determined to see UK-wide pub crawl to the end at 10,000th stop

  13-07-2026 14:52 via standard.co.uk
  
  Dale Harvey celebrated the ‘surreal’ milestone at Teuchters in Edinburgh.
  
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• Government bans Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps

  13-07-2026 14:45 via standard.co.uk
  
  Two other groups will face a similar designation.
  
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• Brits could die in 12-hour queues unless EU suspends new border system, MP warns

  13-07-2026 14:25 via standard.co.uk
  
  Traffic modelling from the Port of Dover suggests that delays of between six and eight hours are possible in the worst-case scenario this summer
  
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• Are you allowed to have barbecues in London's parks?

  13-07-2026 14:25 via standard.co.uk
  
  There are strict rules around barbecuing in parks to prevent grass fires with it banned in the overwhelming majority. Here’s everything you need to know.
  
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• Visa restrictions considered if Pakistan does not take back grooming gang leader

  13-07-2026 14:08 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Government said all options were being looked at to ensure Shabir Ahmed can be thrown out of the UK.
  
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• Murder of Ann Widdecombe being investigated as potential act of terrorism

  13-07-2026 14:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  The former Conservative minister was found dead at her home on Thursday having suffered serious injuries.
  
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• Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps labelled threat to national security

  13-07-2026 13:58 via standard.co.uk
  
  Two other groups will face a similar designation.
  
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• Ann Widdecombe murder: Counter-terror police take over investigation in dramatic twist

  13-07-2026 13:58 via standard.co.uk
  
  28-year-old man held on suspicion of murder is re-arrested on suspicion of terror offence
  
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• Ann Widdecombe’s murder being investigated as terrorism, police say

  13-07-2026 13:41 via standard.co.uk
  
  Counter-terrorism policing said that new information and evidence had come to light during the inquiry into her death.
  
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• Heatwaves killed 1,000 people in London and South East in May and June, alarming report reveals

  13-07-2026 13:14 via standard.co.uk
  
  ‘We now live in a country with dangerously hot summers,’ says Dr Clair Barnes, from Imperial College London
  
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• Annual Orange Order parades under way across Northern Ireland

  13-07-2026 13:14 via standard.co.uk
  
  DUP leader Gavin Robinson is among tens of thousands taking part.
  
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• Princess Margaret’s grandson to wed after proposing with ceramic ring he made

  13-07-2026 13:09 via standard.co.uk
  
  Artist Sam Chatto has announced his engagement to painter Eleanor Ekserdjian, with the couple planning to wed next spring.
  
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• People asked to conserve water as hot spell to continue

  13-07-2026 13:03 via standard.co.uk
  
  Further weather warnings are expected to be introduced later in the week.
  
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• When will it rain in London? Major weather change predicted after long heatwave

  13-07-2026 12:50 via standard.co.uk
  
  After eight days of heatwave conditions in London, is a change in the weather looming?
  
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• Family ‘utterly heartbroken’ after 16-year-old boy stabbed to death

  13-07-2026 12:08 via standard.co.uk
  
  Khadeem Parris died as a result of a stab wound following an incident at an address in the Abington area of Northampton.
  
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• Olly Robbins launches legal fight against sacking as top Foreign Office mandarin

  13-07-2026 12:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  The FDA Union, representing Sir Olly, said Sir Keir Starmer should ‘admit that sacking Olly was a mistake’
  
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• Bitdefender 2026 review: A tech critic's full verdict

  13-07-2026 11:53 via standard.co.uk
  
  Bitdefender provides exceptional24-hour protection across five devices
  
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• Ann Widdecombe murder case: 'This isn't an Agatha Christie novel', Farage told as he's urged to stop speculation

  13-07-2026 11:03 via standard.co.uk
  
  Nigel Farage criticised over comments on killing of former Conservative minister and ex-Reform UK spokeswoman at her home in Devon
  
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• Glasgow Central station concourse fully reopens four months after fire

  13-07-2026 10:44 via standard.co.uk
  
  The blaze broke out on March 8.
  
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• What happened to Ann Widdecombe? 'Murdered' ex-MP's final texts and the mystery car in the driveway

  13-07-2026 10:41 via standard.co.uk
  
  Miss Widdecombe was found dead at Dartmoor home on Thursday morning after sustaining ‘serious’ injuries
  
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• British woman, 93, becomes 13th person to die after wildfire in Spain

  13-07-2026 10:27 via standard.co.uk
  
  The woman was among eight people admitted to hospital as fire burned 7,000 hectares in Los Gallardos, Almeria
  
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• Police continue to question murder suspect over Ann Widdecombe death

  13-07-2026 09:55 via standard.co.uk
  
  A 28-year-old white British man was arrested at an address in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, on Saturday evening.
  
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• Sam Neill: Actor known for starring role as Jurassic Park paleontologist

  13-07-2026 09:47 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Northern Ireland born actor had a stellar career on both big and small screen across six decades.
  
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• PageGroup sees ‘tough but stable’ UK jobs market

  13-07-2026 09:21 via standard.co.uk
  
  The recruiter said UK gross profit dropped 5.3% in the second quarter, which was an improvement on the 11.4% tumble seen in the previous three months.
  
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• Reform UK-run London council reverses climate emergency declaration in bid to save money

  13-07-2026 09:19 via standard.co.uk
  
  Nigel Farage’s party running Havering Council declares it will ‘not pursue environmental or net zero-related policies in a way that places unnecessary cost, restriction, or pressure on residents’
  
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• Shabana Mahmood to set out plans to change law to deport grooming gang leader

  13-07-2026 08:17 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Home Secretary is expected to set out proposals to amend a law preventing Shabir Ahmed’s removal.
  
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• Jurassic Park actor Sam Neill dies aged 78

  13-07-2026 08:12 via standard.co.uk
  
  The actor was perhaps best known for playing Dr Alan Grant in the blockbuster dinosaur franchise.
  
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