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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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• Golden eagle found with 17 shotgun pellets in body and wings

  26-06-2026 13:57 via standard.co.uk
  
  Police are appealing for information to find who was responsible for Squeagle’s injuries.
  
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• Starmer taking advice on whether Mike Tapp broke ministerial rules with article

  26-06-2026 13:56 via standard.co.uk
  
  He wrote a Times article suggesting foreign care workers should be exempt from the Home Secretary’s plans to tighten settlement rules.
  
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• Thunderstorm warnings in place for several counties as hot weather continues

  26-06-2026 13:44 via standard.co.uk
  
  Thunderstorm warnings are in place on Friday for all of Northern Ireland and 16 counties south of the border.
  
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• Senior Kingston councillor suspended and reported to police after 'assault'

  26-06-2026 13:40 via standard.co.uk
  
  Cllr Rowena Bass is alleged to have left her agent’s face bruised following an incident at a Conservative office in East Sheen
  
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• London weather LIVE: Hottest June day ever predicted for capital as temperature hits 34C by midday

  26-06-2026 13:33 via standard.co.uk
  
  Temperature in capital hits 34C at 11am on Friday as record-breaking heatwave set to peak
  
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• Emergency callouts surge as NHS feels the heat from extreme temperatures

  26-06-2026 13:30 via standard.co.uk
  
  Schools have been forced to closed and some hospital machinery has failed in the heat.
  
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• Andrew Tate’s legal action against CPS over names of alleged victims thrown out

  26-06-2026 13:25 via standard.co.uk
  
  Lawyers told the High Court the CPS had acted unlawfully by refusing to tell them the names of their alleged victims until they returned to the UK.
  
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• Co-defendants of man accused of conspiring to drug and rape his wife named

  26-06-2026 13:05 via standard.co.uk
  
  The husband, in his 60s, has admitted some sexual offences against his wife, but will also face a jury on further charges.
  
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• Two teenagers dead in London fireball car crash as third fights for life

  26-06-2026 12:57 via standard.co.uk
  
  Three arrested as multi-vehicle crash in Newham leaves two men, 18 and 19, dead and a 16-year-old boy in critical condition
  
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• Goodwillie lawyer says he does not wish to be prosecuted as hearing date set

  26-06-2026 12:50 via standard.co.uk
  
  Denise Clair is attempting to privately prosecure David Goodwillie.
  
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• Comedian Hardeep Singh Kohli to stand trial charged with rapes

  26-06-2026 12:46 via standard.co.uk
  
  The comedian faces 20 charges.
  
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• Two teenagers dead and another fighting for life as car engulfed in fireball after east London crash

  26-06-2026 12:31 via standard.co.uk
  
  Car in flames after multi-vehicle crash in Newham leaves two men, 18 and 19, dead and a 16-year-old boyin critical condition
  
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• Who is Brooke George? British TikTok influencer who could face death penalty in Dubai

  26-06-2026 12:22 via standard.co.uk
  
  Brooke George is accused of stabbing to death a man she met online, but claims she acted in self-defence
  
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• Ambulance chief issues alcohol warning as fans prepare to cheer for England amid punishing heatwave

  26-06-2026 12:19 via standard.co.uk
  
  People are being urged to drink responsibly and consume plenty of water in between alcoholic beverages
  
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• Three men plead not guilty to murdering film student in Primrose Hill stabbing

  26-06-2026 12:04 via standard.co.uk
  
  Finbar Sullivan was killed after going to the viewpoint to test out a new camera, his father said
  
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• Emergency calls-outs surge as NHS feels the heat from extreme temperatures

  26-06-2026 11:55 via standard.co.uk
  
  Schools have been forced to closed and some hospital machinery has failed in the heat.
  
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• Man arrested on suspicion of murder after three-year-old girl found dead

  26-06-2026 11:52 via standard.co.uk
  
  Police said they believe the death happened ‘within a family setting’.
  
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• King Charles slammed by London Labour grandee for not living in Buckingham Palace after £370 million upgrade

  26-06-2026 11:46 via standard.co.uk
  
  Baroness Margaret Hodge said it was a ‘problem’ that the Monarch will not reside at Buckingham Palace after such a large sum of public money was spent on refurbishments
  
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• London weather LIVE: Hottest June day ever predicted for capital as temperature soars

  26-06-2026 11:39 via standard.co.uk
  
  Temperature in capital hits 32C at 10am on Friday as record-breaking heatwave set to peak
  
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• Cardiac arrests in London jump by third during heatwave as temperatures soar on Tube, says ambulance boss

  26-06-2026 11:24 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Ambulance Service chief says capital can be ‘particularly difficult’ during heatwaves with people travelling around on public transport
  
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• Peckham fire: Department store evacuated as huge blaze rips through building in south-east London

  26-06-2026 11:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  Videos on social media show thick black smoke billowing into the sky as crews tackled the blaze on Rye Lane
  
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• World Cup 2026: Where to watch England on big screens in London

  26-06-2026 10:53 via standard.co.uk
  
  The best places to get together with other fans to watch the World Cup in London
  
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• Trevor Nelson taking break from radio commitments due to ‘health issues’

  26-06-2026 10:47 via standard.co.uk
  
  The broadcaster said he is ‘concentrating on getting better, being back to 100% me’.
  
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• Councils buying up homes for temporary housing – without knowing whether people are being evicted as a result

  26-06-2026 10:45 via standard.co.uk
  
  One affected resident says the sale of their home has ‘broken up a family’
  
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• Ministers braced for opposition over using barracks to house asylum seekers

  26-06-2026 10:44 via standard.co.uk
  
  Justice minister Jake Richards said the action was necessary to end the use of hotels.
  
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• Tartan Army facing ‘special kind of torture’ with World Cup uncertainty

  26-06-2026 10:20 via standard.co.uk
  
  The results of other games will determine if Scotland progress to the knock-out stages.
  
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• Warning plans to expand London City Airport will mean more noise and pollution for Newham residents

  26-06-2026 10:19 via standard.co.uk
  
  A London Assembly member says the plans mean planes will fly 27 metres lower over nearby buildings
  
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• London weather LIVE: Hottest June day ever predicted for capital as heatwave epicentre shifts onto city

  26-06-2026 10:19 via standard.co.uk
  
  Met Office says highest temperatures will ‘shift towards southeastern England’ today with 38C high possible
  
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• 'Deeply disturbing': Disabled teenager and their family left living in unsuitable housing

  26-06-2026 10:06 via standard.co.uk
  
  The case shows ‘what can happen when processes fail a vulnerable child’
  
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