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• Packed-out planetarium welcomes eclipse watchers in Co Armagh

  12-08-2026 13:23 via standard.co.uk
  
  Families have gathered to watch the astronomical event.
  
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• West Midlands crews make progress tackling wildfires after ‘extensive’ devastation

  14-08-2026 07:58 via standard.co.uk
  
  Prime Minister Andy Burnham paid tribute to the firefighters on the ground battling the wildfires.
  
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• Manhunt launched as woman, 75, dies after burglary at her home in north London

  14-08-2026 07:57 via standard.co.uk
  
  Police were called to reports of an aggravated burglary in Tollington Park, Finsbury Park on Tuesday
  
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• Clacton by-election results in full: How many votes did Count Binface get?

  14-08-2026 07:15 via standard.co.uk
  
  Nigel Farage is taking on opponents including Count Binface and Laurence Fox after all the major Westminster parties boycotted the vote
  
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• Clacton by-election LIVE: Nigel Farage wins poll but Count Binface gets nearly 10,000 votes

  14-08-2026 07:14 via standard.co.uk
  
  Media from the across the world has gathered in the coastal Essex town to report the result of one of the most bizarre polls in British political history
  
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• Farage wins in Clacton as police contest ‘credible threat’ claim at count

  14-08-2026 07:10 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Press Association understands Essex Police did not tell Mr Farage, or any other candidate, not to attend the count.
  
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• Nigel Farage claims by-election win but shuns count after ‘advice from police’

  14-08-2026 06:24 via standard.co.uk
  
  Reform UK said there was a ‘credible threat’ to the party but the Press Association understands Essex Police did not advise Mr Farage not to attend.
  
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• Clacton by-election result: Likely declaration time, candidates and reaction

  14-08-2026 06:04 via standard.co.uk
  
  Nigel Farage is taking on opponents including Count Binface and Laurence Fox after all the major Westminster parties boycotted the vote
  
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• Clacton by-election LIVE: Nigel Farage shuns count after ‘advice from Essex Police’

  14-08-2026 05:44 via standard.co.uk
  
  Media from the across the world has gathered in the coastal Essex town to report the result of one of the most bizarre polls in British political history
  
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• Mother who killed baby daughter with heat from hairdryer due to be sentenced

  14-08-2026 03:45 via standard.co.uk
  
  Courtney Gartshore, 28, had been drinking on the day she killed her three-month-old daughter at an address in Peterhead in September 2023.
  
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• Nigel Farage declares ‘fairly convincing’ victory in Clacton by-election

  14-08-2026 02:17 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Reform UK leader told GB News the result is a strong endorsement of him.
  
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• Hidden population of rare moth discovered after conservationist’s lifetime hunt

  14-08-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  National Trust’s Wallington Estate is only the second known site in England for dark bordered beauty moth and provides hope for the species.
  
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• Comedian to bring ‘wee taste’ of the Fringe to travellers at Glasgow station

  14-08-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  Glasgow Queen Street station will host what has been billed as Scotland’s smallest comedy club on Saturday.
  
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• Two people ‘severely’ injured as rail bosses launch probe into train derailment

  13-08-2026 23:41 via standard.co.uk
  
  Three carriages from the train, which was travelling from London Victoria to Eastbourne, derailed on their side, trapping passengers.
  
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• Rivals say Clacton result will not make Farage donation questions stop

  13-08-2026 23:35 via standard.co.uk
  
  Labour and the Conservatives said scrutiny will continue as polls closed in the Clacton by-election.
  
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• Hottest day of the year so far as London temperatures soar over 38C

  13-08-2026 23:26 via standard.co.uk
  
  Thursday was the fifth hottest day on record in the UK, as the capital sweltered during the fifth heatwave of the summer
  
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• Will there be another heatwave in London this year?

  13-08-2026 23:17 via standard.co.uk
  
  Temperatures are set to fall this weekend after the hottest day of the year on Thursday - but will heatwave conditions return later this month?
  
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• Thousands of 999 calls across West Midlands after ‘apocalyptic’ fires

  13-08-2026 23:17 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister is being kept updated on developments across the region.
  
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• Polls close in Clacton by-election as Farage vies to retain seat

  13-08-2026 23:07 via standard.co.uk
  
  A record 34 candidates are standing in the by-election which was triggered by Mr Farage quitting the House of Commons.
  
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• Two seriously injured after London train with 150 on board derails

  13-08-2026 23:04 via standard.co.uk
  
  The train, which had around 150 people on board when it derailed, has now been safely evacuated
  
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• Polls close in Clacton as Farage fights for by-election win

  13-08-2026 23:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  Nigel Farage is taking on opponents including Count Binface and Laurence Fox after all the major Westminster parties boycotted the vote
  
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• Everything we know so far as London train derails near Lewes

  13-08-2026 21:30 via standard.co.uk
  
  The train derailed in the area between Haywards Heath and Lewes shortly before 4pm on Thursday
  
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• Two people seriously injured after train with 150 on board derails

  13-08-2026 20:55 via standard.co.uk
  
  The incident happened near Lewes railway station on Thursday afternoon and involved a Southern Rail train.
  
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• ‘Apocalyptic scenes’ as huge fires begin tearing through homes in West Midlands

  13-08-2026 20:51 via standard.co.uk
  
  About 60 firefighters attended the scene near Stourbridge golf course.
  
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• West London shops face closure as council increases rent by over 100%

  13-08-2026 20:50 via standard.co.uk
  
  Hillingdon Council says rents have been below market value for years and argues it has a duty to residents to ‘to manage its commercial properties properly and achieve best value’
  
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• LIVE: Two seriously injured as London train derails near Lewes

  13-08-2026 20:31 via standard.co.uk
  
  Emergency services are at the scene of the train derailment
  
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• Huge fires start tearing through homes in West Midlands

  13-08-2026 20:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  About 60 firefighters attended the scene near Stourbridge golf course.
  
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• Huge fires threaten to tear through homes in West Midlands

  13-08-2026 19:48 via standard.co.uk
  
  Around 60 firefighters attended the scene near Stourbridge golf course.
  
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• LIVE: London train derails near Lewes, sparking major emergency response

  13-08-2026 19:36 via standard.co.uk
  
  Emergency services are at the scene of the train derailment
  
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• CPS boss: Justice system should stop rowing over Levy failings

  13-08-2026 18:57 via standard.co.uk
  
  The case of Simon Levy, who killed two women and raped a third, has descended into a public row over failings.
  
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