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• Gilt yields climb after Burnham election and rise in state borrowing

  19-06-2026 09:51 via standard.co.uk
  
  The 10-year yield on UK gilts – Government bonds – rose by 0.05 percentage points to 4.81% shortly after the market opened.
  
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• Weight loss pill to reshape spending habits of millions of people, study finds

  22-06-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  The approval of the first oral pill this month will drive a more powerful shift in consumer habits, PwC found in a study.
  
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• We are finding Gen X women on TikTok, says live shopping channel QVC

  22-06-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  The UK arm of the retailer, which has been a mainstay on British linear television for 33 years, is investing in a revamp.
  
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• Tui among worst airlines for UK flight delays

  22-06-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  The leisure carrier’s departures from UK airports were an average of 20 minutes and 24 seconds behind schedule in 2025.
  
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• Tributes pour in for train driver killed in crash as experts work to reopen line

  22-06-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  Shaun Burton, 60, was described as ‘dedicated to his job, devoted to his colleagues and enormously popular at his depot’.
  
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• Santander UK owner reveals plans to cut costs by over £430m under AI strategy

  22-06-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  Banco Santander is targeting more than one billion euros (£860 billion) in extra revenues and cost savings from AI between 2026 and 2028
  
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• Record-breaking heatwave forecast to hit UK as health warnings issued

  22-06-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  The sweltering heat could last until at least Thursday, said the Met Office, sparking weather warnings and concerns for vulnerable people.
  
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• Outlander star Sam Heughan to DJ at Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games

  22-06-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  The event takes place in the city this summer.
  
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• Meet the ‘extraordinary’ women who donated their hearts to science

  22-06-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  Katie James, Kara Terol and Hannah Sharma had heart transplants before turning 35.
  
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• Keir Starmer on the brink of resigning as Andy Burnham heads to Westminster

  22-06-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister has spent the weekend mulling his political future.
  
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• Consumers buying new TVs for World Cup set to create record Prime Day

  22-06-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  Despite cost-of-living concerns, online spending on the four-day event – which runs from June 23 to June 26 – is forecast to rise 7.9% on last year.
  
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• Family pay tribute to 'devoted' train driver killed in Bedford crash

  21-06-2026 21:18 via standard.co.uk
  
  Around 100 people were injured in the crash as nine are currently fighting for their lives in hospital
  
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• Harry beams and Archie wears England top in Meghan’s Father’s Day post

  21-06-2026 21:07 via standard.co.uk
  
  A smiling Duke of Sussex is kneeling and hugging Archie and his daughter Princess Lilibet in the image posted by his wife.
  
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• People must stand united in condemning Edinburgh attacks, says John Swinney

  21-06-2026 20:15 via standard.co.uk
  
  Scotland’s First Minister insisted there is no place for race-based or faith-based violence in the country following suspected anti-Muslim attacks.
  
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• Key unanswered questions after horror Bedford train crash as investigators probe cause

  21-06-2026 20:10 via standard.co.uk
  
  Questions remain unanswered about the horrific Bedford train crash that left one person dead and 100 injured, as investigators continue to work to establish the cause of the crash.
  
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• Girl and two boys arrested on suspicion of murdering teenager in Battersea as victim named

  21-06-2026 18:45 via standard.co.uk
  
  Jamal Coombes, 17 was stabbed to death on Glycena Road in Battersea
  
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• Driver killed in train crash near Bedford named as family pay tribute

  21-06-2026 18:34 via standard.co.uk
  
  Shaun Burton’s family said they were devastated by his loss, in a statement released by the British Transport Police.
  
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• Heatwave water safety warning as child drowning deaths in London rise 80% since 2023

  21-06-2026 18:20 via standard.co.uk
  
  Child deaths in London linked to drowning have surged by 80 per cent since 2023, according to analysis from the Royal Life Saving Society UK (RLSS UK).
  
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• ‘Growing confidence’ June temperature record set in 1976 could be broken

  21-06-2026 17:39 via standard.co.uk
  
  The record for the hottest June temperature of 35.6C was set in 1976 in Southampton.
  
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• Tartan Army fans heading to Miami

  21-06-2026 17:15 via standard.co.uk
  
  Scotland face Brazil on June 24 in their final World Cup group stage match.
  
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• Boyfriend of Citibank executive found beaten to death in Woolwich is arrested in Kenya

  21-06-2026 17:15 via standard.co.uk
  
  Brian Kiprop Kiplagat was arrested on June 10 after being intercepted by immigration officers at the border of Namanga
  
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• Police appeal after man in his 70s dies following crash in Cheam

  21-06-2026 17:10 via standard.co.uk
  
  A man in his 70s was taken to hospital in a critical condition on Saturday where he sadly later died
  
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• 'Best Papa' Prince William celebrates 44th birthday as Royal Family mark Father's Day

  21-06-2026 15:52 via standard.co.uk
  
  Prince William is celebrating his 44th birthday and Father’s Day
  
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• Hampstead Heath swimming ponds warning issued as new heatwave hits

  21-06-2026 15:48 via standard.co.uk
  
  Fights broke out at the Parliament Hill Fields Lido and crowds of people entered non-swimming ponds during last month’s heatwave
  
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• UK set to swelter in up to 38C as extreme heat warning expanded

  21-06-2026 15:20 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Met Office said the baking heat could last until at least Thursday.
  
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• Extreme heat warning for London extended to Thursday as 38C forecast

  21-06-2026 15:08 via standard.co.uk
  
  An amber alert for extreme heat on Monday and Tuesday has been extended by the Met Office until at least the end of Thursday
  
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• Murder investigation after man stabbed to death in Crystal Palace

  21-06-2026 14:11 via standard.co.uk
  
  A man in his 30s has been arrested on suspicion of murder
  
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• Passengers face a week of rail disruption after fatal Bedford train crash

  21-06-2026 13:39 via standard.co.uk
  
  The crash killed the driver of one of the trains and left around 100 people injured
  
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• Weather warnings expanded as UK to swelter in up to 38C heat

  21-06-2026 13:38 via standard.co.uk
  
  On Sunday, an amber extreme heat warning issued by the Met Office was expanded to last from Monday until Thursday.
  
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• Passengers to face rail disruption for a week following fatal train crash

  21-06-2026 13:13 via standard.co.uk
  
  Network Rail said a ‘complex recovery operation’ to remove the damaged trains and carriages from the railway had begun.
  
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