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• Long-term drought could cause ‘profound change’ in Amazon rainforest – study

  15-05-2025 11:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  Researchers believe climate change may cause the death of large trees and reduce the area’s ability to act as a carbon sink.
  
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• Reform UK pledges mandatory ‘whole life’ sentences for child rapists

  03-01-2026 20:19 via standard.co.uk
  
  Offenders convicted of the crime would never become eligible for parole, according to the plans announced by Zia Yusuf.
  
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• Murderer among two inmates at large after absconding on New Year’s Day

  03-01-2026 20:10 via standard.co.uk
  
  Matthew Armstrong, 35, was convicted in 2009 of a murder that occurred during a robbery in Warwickshire, police said.
  
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• Search for missing person called off after fatal incident off Yorkshire coast

  03-01-2026 19:35 via standard.co.uk
  
  HM Coastguard said at around 4pm on Saturday the search operation around Withernsea, where the incident took place, was stood down.
  
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• Trump says US will ‘run’ Venezuela until ‘safe transition’

  03-01-2026 19:26 via standard.co.uk
  
  Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said Britain had not been involved ‘in any way’ in the attack.
  
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• Man charged with murder after body found inside south London property on New Year's Day

  03-01-2026 19:12 via standard.co.uk
  
  A 48-year-old man has been charged with murder after a man was found dead inside a property in south London on New Year’s Day.
  
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• Family of UK couple detained in Iran and supporters hand petition to No 10

  03-01-2026 18:39 via standard.co.uk
  
  It is a year since Lindsay and Craig Foreman were taken into custody in January during a world motorcycle tour and were later charged with espionage.
  
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• US bombs Venezuela: Trump says US will 'run' country until 'safe transition can take place'

  03-01-2026 18:33 via standard.co.uk
  
  Capital plunged into darkness after series of blasts hit Caracas overnight with witnesses reporting low-flying aircraft
  
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• Swiss authorities launch criminal probe into ski bar owners over deadly fire

  03-01-2026 17:10 via standard.co.uk
  
  Revellers from around the world were caught up in the blaze, which left 119 people injured and 40 dead
  
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• Extra help for homeless as temperatures plummet

  03-01-2026 17:07 via bbc.com
  London's severe weather emergency protocol is activated as temperatures drop to freezing and below.
  
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• Nearly a third of Londoners struggle to afford basic hygiene products

  03-01-2026 16:41 via standard.co.uk
  
  Around three out of ten women in the Greater London area have had to choose between buying enough food or hygiene products amid the cost-of-living crisis
  
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• In Pictures: It’s lovely weather for a sleigh ride together

  03-01-2026 16:28 via standard.co.uk
  
  Heavy snowfall has brought out the ploughs and gritters but also provided ideal conditions for sledging and the sculpting of snowmen.
  
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• Cold snap hits weekend EFL & National League games

  03-01-2026 16:04 via bbc.com
  Five of Sunday's League Two matches along with seven in the National League on Saturday postponed due to frozen pitches.
  
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• Who is Nicolás Maduro? The Venezuelan leader 'captured' by US forces after Trump airstrikes

  03-01-2026 15:58 via standard.co.uk
  
  Maduro has been president of Venezuela since 2013, and previously served as vice-president under Hugo Chavez
  
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• Anthony Joshua returns to UK after Nigeria crash that killed two close friends

  03-01-2026 15:33 via standard.co.uk
  
  Boxing star landed at Stansted in private jet on Friday night and will continue recovery at his mansion following Nigeria tragedy
  
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• US bombs Venezuela: Trump says Maduro and wife ‘captured’ following ‘large-scale strike’

  03-01-2026 14:47 via standard.co.uk
  
  Capital plunged into darkness after series of blasts hit Caracas overnight with witnesses reporting low-flying aircraft
  
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• UK ‘not involved in any way’ in strike on Venezuela, Starmer says

  03-01-2026 14:16 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister said he wanted to speak to Donald Trump and ‘establish the facts’.
  
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• US bombs Venezuela: Trump says Maduro and wife ‘captured’ in ‘large-scale strike’

  03-01-2026 14:09 via standard.co.uk
  
  Capital plunged into darkness after series of blasts hit Caracas overnight with witnesses reporting low-flying aircraft
  
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• Horror as man left with fractured skull after being pushed down stairs at Bank Underground station

  03-01-2026 13:41 via standard.co.uk
  
  Victim pushed head-first into staircase during brutal assault as police release images of suspects
  
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• First four victims of Swiss bar fire identified as two women, aged 16 and 21, and two men, aged 16 and 18

  03-01-2026 13:34 via standard.co.uk
  
  Authorities said the bodies of all four victims had been returned to their families
  
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• Wolf supermoon appears in clear UK skies

  03-01-2026 12:21 via standard.co.uk
  
  Visibility was good but the weather was cold for many of those admiring the first full moon of the year.
  
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• Man, 84, charged with historic child sex offences

  03-01-2026 12:18 via bbc.com
  The alleged offences took place between the late 1960s and 2010 in England and abroad, say police.
  
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• Swiss inferno nightclub owners say they can't 'sleep nor eat' and defend safety of 'deathtrap' ski bar

  03-01-2026 12:16 via standard.co.uk
  
  ‘Everything had been done according to regulation,’ said the owner
  
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• Urgent warning after London baby dies following non-medical circumcision

  03-01-2026 12:12 via standard.co.uk
  
  Mohamed Abdisamad died from infection days after procedure carried out by unregulated circumciser in west London
  
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• Travel disruption and freezing temperatures as snow and ice warnings hit UK

  03-01-2026 12:04 via standard.co.uk
  
  ScotRail announced cancellations in Scotland, which saw the worst of the warnings, while those in the rest of the UK are urged to plan ahead.
  
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• Teenager who studied in UK missing after Swiss bar fire

  03-01-2026 11:26 via bbc.com
  Charlotte Niddam previously attended schools in Hertfordshire and London.
  
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• Double tragedy as at least two people die while 'trying to rescue teenage girl who was swept into freezing sea'

  03-01-2026 11:22 via standard.co.uk
  
  The tragedy is said to have unfolded after a teenage girl fell under the waves
  
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• Watch: Moment massive explosions rock Caracas as US bombs Venezuelan capital

  03-01-2026 11:20 via standard.co.uk
  
  Footage captures towering fireballs and smoke billowing across skyline as American warplanes pound military targets
  
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• Two dead off East Yorkshire coast ‘were trying to save teenage girl’

  03-01-2026 11:08 via standard.co.uk
  
  Searches are continuing on Saturday after two bodies were pulled from the sea off the East Yorkshire coast.
  
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• US bombs Venezuela: Trump says Madura and wife ‘captured’ in ‘large-scale strike’

  03-01-2026 10:55 via standard.co.uk
  
  Capital plunged into darkness after series of blasts hit Caracas overnight with witnesses reporting low-flying aircraft
  
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