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• Meghan shares how daughter Lilibet makes her feel ‘brave’

  08-08-2026 05:21 via standard.co.uk
  
  Asked what her superpower is, the duchess replied, ‘being a mum’.
  
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• Race Across The World star Jo Gardiner dies a year after son died in crash

  24-08-2026 11:20 via standard.co.uk
  
  Jo Gardiner competed with her son Sam in the hit BBC show during its second series in 2020
  
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• ‘One of a kind’ Race Across The World star Jo Gardiner dies a year after son

  24-08-2026 11:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  Her son and co-star Sam Gardiner died after a car accident last year.
  
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• Man charged with murder after fatal shooting in Newham

  24-08-2026 10:41 via standard.co.uk
  
  Sergiu Leahu was charged with the murder of 42-year-old Masum Miah
  
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• Swan on tracks sparks rush-hour delays as DLR line suspended

  24-08-2026 10:09 via standard.co.uk
  
  The DLR line is suspended between Bow Church and Stratford while TfL staff attend to the wildlife incident
  
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• Burnham arrives in Kyiv to underscore UK support for Ukraine

  24-08-2026 10:09 via standard.co.uk
  
  Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s visit coincides with Ukraine’s 35th independence day.
  
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• Andy Burnham in Kyiv: PM defies Putin as Ukraine to 'fast' develop long-range missiles with UK blueprints

  24-08-2026 09:56 via standard.co.uk
  
  Prime Minister will allow European defence firm MBDA to declassify information on UK components for the long-range Scalp missile
  
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• Government tells TikTok to remove dangerous wrong-way driving trend videos

  24-08-2026 09:49 via standard.co.uk
  
  Pc Matthew Blades and Pc Tom Clough were killed when a car, which had been pursued by police, was driven the wrong way along a road.
  
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• 'Swan on tracks' sparks rush-hour delays as DLR line suspended

  24-08-2026 09:48 via standard.co.uk
  
  The DLR line is suspended between Bow Church and Stratford while TfL staff attend to the wildlife incident
  
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• Mother of woman killed in Texas to travel to US in campaign to reopen probe

  24-08-2026 09:41 via standard.co.uk
  
  Jane Coates said she has felt ‘incredibly alone’ during her campaign for justice.
  
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• Fundraisers for families of police officers killed in A66 crash top £250,000

  24-08-2026 09:17 via standard.co.uk
  
  Pc Matthew Blades, 37, and Pc Tom Clough, 38, were killed when a Volkswagen Passat hit their marked armed response vehicle.
  
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• 'Take them down' minister tells social media firms amid fury over dangerous driving clips after horror crashes

  24-08-2026 09:09 via standard.co.uk
  
  ‘This type of dangerous content should have no place on social media because it encourages other people to do the same,’ says Government minister Luke Pollard
  
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• London weather: Capital faces five days of rain and thundery showers as bank holiday washout looms

  24-08-2026 08:59 via standard.co.uk
  
  It comes as two million Londoners plan to party at the Notting Hill Carnival
  
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• London workers leave 31 million days of paid holiday unused each year, study suggests

  24-08-2026 08:48 via standard.co.uk
  
  Londoners ended their last working year with an average of 7.2 days of paid leave still in their calendars
  
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• Stop damaging London's mobile phone signal, Sadiq Khan tells developers

  24-08-2026 07:30 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Mayor is stepping up action to protect mobile phone connectivity which can be poor particularly in busy areas such asnear rail and Tube stations
  
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• Andy Burnham visits Kyiv as UK to give Ukraine blueprints for long-range missiles

  24-08-2026 07:28 via standard.co.uk
  
  Prime Minister will allow European defence firm MBDA to declassify information on UK components for the long-range Scalp missile
  
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• Fundraisers for families of police officers killed in A66 crash top £250k

  24-08-2026 05:50 via standard.co.uk
  
  Pc Matthew Blades, 37, and Pc Tom Clough, 38, were killed when a Volkswagen Passat hit their marked armed response vehicle.
  
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• Young people looking to ‘AI-proof’ trade jobs while employers want human skills

  24-08-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  Checkatrade’s recent survey found that 48% of young people were considering a trade career.
  
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• Toddler with rare sun ‘allergy’ can now play at home with curtains open

  24-08-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  Two-year-old Mollie Murray is the only child in the UK known to have her specific variant of xeroderma pigmentosum.
  
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• Photograph of Disraeli and Wilberforce engraving among ‘missing’ Parliament art

  24-08-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  A Freedom of Information request shows more than 65 artworks have been misplaced since the start of 2024.
  
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• Morrisons commits to price pledge against top supermarket rivals

  24-08-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Bradford-based chain will be hoping its pricing strategy can help drive a recovery in its share of the UK grocery market.
  
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• Failure to strip Mandelson of peerage would be a public ‘betrayal’, SNP warns

  24-08-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  Lord Peter Mandelson is currently under investigation by UK police and EU anti-fraud officers on suspicion of offences committed in public office.
  
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• Energy complaints handled by ombudsman jump 16% amid cost pressures

  24-08-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  Billing disputes rose 15% year-on-year in the first half of 2026.
  
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• Commuter belt house price hot and cold spots revealed by Rightmove

  24-08-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  It looked at asking prices in locations around London, Manchester, Glasgow, Birmingham, Bristol and Cardiff.
  
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• Burnham to give Ukraine blueprints for long-range missiles as he visits Kyiv

  24-08-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  He will allow European defence firm MBDA to declassify information on UK components for the long-range Scalp missile.
  
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• Two officers among seven killed in wrong-way A66 crash were heroes, families say

  23-08-2026 22:56 via standard.co.uk
  
  Pc Matthew Blades died alongside Pc Tom Clough when a Volkswagen Passat, that had been pursued by police, hit their vehicle.
  
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• Ethnic minority victims make up 9 out of 10 unsolved murders in London, report shows

  23-08-2026 22:14 via standard.co.uk
  
  Ethnic minority victim made up over 60 per cent of homicides as well as over 90 per cent of unsolved murders
  
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• London workers leave 31m days of paid holiday unused each year, study suggests

  23-08-2026 21:30 via standard.co.uk
  
  London workers ended their last working year with an average of 7.2 days of paid leave still in their calendars
  
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• Man travelling to France arrested on suspicion of murder after fatal fire in Hounslow

  23-08-2026 21:29 via standard.co.uk
  
  One woman, 48, died in hospital while another 40-year-old woman remains in a critical condition
  
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• Officer killed in wrong-way A66 crash was ‘superhero’ and ‘most devoted father’

  23-08-2026 21:20 via standard.co.uk
  
  Pc Matthew Blades, 37, died alongside Pc Tom Clough, 38, when a Volkswagen Passat, that had been pursued by police, hit their marked vehicle.
  
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