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• Londoners warned using car air-con to cool down could carry £80 fine

  24-06-2026 12:48 via standard.co.uk
  
  Some local authorities can use their powers to impose larger fines
  
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• Three 'exemplary' London schools shortlisted for World's Best School prize – the most of any city globally

  25-06-2026 08:06 via standard.co.uk
  
  The capital has the more shortlisted entries than any other city globally, with schools in Swiss Cottage, Mayfair and Southwark all in the running
  
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• London heatwave LIVE: Millions swelters in tropical night after UK records hottest-ever June day

  25-06-2026 08:06 via standard.co.uk
  
  ‘Tropical night’ recorded in the capital as temperature stays above 20C, keeping many awake in their beds
  
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• How hot on the Tube? 'Hellish' temperatures on London Underground revealed as passengers suffer in heatwave

  25-06-2026 07:43 via standard.co.uk
  
  Temperatures in the capital hit 35.1C by 3pm on Wednesday
  
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• New £7.5billion homes tax on London backed by Andy Burnham: How would it affect your area?

  25-06-2026 07:30 via standard.co.uk
  
  Hundreds of thousands of Londoners could see their property tax bill increase by £1,000 a year, with many more seeing smaller rises
  
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• Revealed: Staggering £1.5billion summer heatwaves cost to London as Sadiq Khan launches capital's first hot weather plan

  25-06-2026 07:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  Heat Ready London is a city-wide strategy designed to help the capital adapt and better prepare for future heatwaves
  
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• Hot Tube misery: Central line hits 'hellish' 39.4C as temperatures on London Underground soar

  25-06-2026 07:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  Temperatures in the capital hit 35.1C by 3pm on Wednesday
  
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• Tartan Army in downbeat mood as prospect of group stage exit looms large

  25-06-2026 03:29 via standard.co.uk
  
  Scotland fans face days of uncertainty before it is confirmed whether the team will progress as one of the best third place finishers.
  
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• Fans watching in Scotland left disappointed by heavy Brazil defeat

  25-06-2026 03:25 via standard.co.uk
  
  One supporter said fans now have to become ‘mathematicians’ to work out whether Scotland can still qualify.
  
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• Donald Trump on Andy Burnham: ‘I hear he’s extremely liberal, extremely’

  25-06-2026 01:19 via standard.co.uk
  
  US President Donald Trump told reporters Andy Burnham ‘probably won’t open up the North Sea’ for oil exploration.
  
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• Great British Summer Savings scheme comes into effect for families

  25-06-2026 01:02 via standard.co.uk
  
  The tax cut on children’s meals and days out begins on Thursday and runs until September 1.
  
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• Young Scots feel AI deepfakes ‘now just part of daily life’, survey reveals

  25-06-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  A new Young Scot report found that more than 80% of young people have seen misinformation online.
  
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• Treasures found buried with ‘Iron Age warrior’ to go on show for first time

  25-06-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  The exhibition Scotland’s First Warriors opens on Saturday at the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh.
  
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• Four fifths of UK adults change their food habits due to rising costs – survey

  25-06-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  The ongoing cost-of-living crisis is ‘transforming the way Britain eats’, according to the Good Food Nation survey.
  
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• Forecasters warn of even higher temperatures amid sweltering heatwave

  25-06-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  Red warnings for extreme heat have been issued for an area from London and the south coast to Swansea, Somerset and Birmingham until late on Thursday.
  
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• Call for risk-based breast cancer screening as cases in under 50s rise

  25-06-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  The NHS invites women for a mammogram – an x-ray of the breast – from the age of 50 until their 71st birthday.
  
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• Andy Burnham is ‘extremely liberal’, says Donald Trump in first verdict

  25-06-2026 00:37 via standard.co.uk
  
  The president has repeatedly lambasted the outgoing Prime Minister over his energy stance and for relying on ‘windmills’.
  
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• Most Australian young people still on social media despite ban, study suggests

  25-06-2026 00:30 via standard.co.uk
  
  The UK is set to have a ban in place on certain social media for under-16s by spring.
  
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• Ex-defence minister Al Carns sets out ‘five tests’ for leadership contenders

  24-06-2026 22:54 via standard.co.uk
  
  In a lengthy social media post, Mr Carns said the country’s new leader should be able to ‘say yes’ to each point on his list.
  
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• Scotland fans pack out pubs and bars as national team bids to make history

  24-06-2026 22:41 via standard.co.uk
  
  Steve Clarke’s men are playing Brazil on Wednesday night in their third and final group game, kicking off at 11pm UK time.
  
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• Bill Gates says Epstein ‘weirdly’ kept picture of him and Andrew at UK event

  24-06-2026 22:29 via standard.co.uk
  
  A transcript of the tech billionaire’s evidence to an influential committee on Capitol Hill has just been published.
  
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• Minister urges delay to water works in period of ‘extreme heat’

  24-06-2026 21:45 via standard.co.uk
  
  Thursday is set to be the hottest day of the week in Ireland with temperatures up to 31C in parts.
  
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• June temperature record broken for fourth time as UK swelters in heat

  24-06-2026 19:50 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 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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