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• Parents set to spend average 88 hours on unintended phone scrolling over summer

  30-07-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  More than half of children aged eight to 16 say their parents’ phone use causes them to miss important family moments, a survey found.
  
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• London weather LIVE: Man dies after rescue from sea in Essex as capital faces wildfires in drought

  30-07-2026 18:47 via standard.co.uk
  
  The risk from blazes in capital, now officially in a drought, is ‘very high’ today
  
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• Central London residents asked what services they want scrapped amid 200% council tax rise warning

  30-07-2026 18:27 via standard.co.uk
  
  Westminster Council is writing to 200,000 residents as it plans next year’s budget in the wake of an ‘unprecedented’ £100 million drop in central government funding
  
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• Duke of Sussex and other celebrities face wait over size of legal fees payment to Mail publisher

  30-07-2026 18:15 via standard.co.uk
  
  Prince Harry faces huge legal bill along with six other high-profile figures
  
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• Over 100 arrested at London Palestine Action demo as co-founder told she can challenge terror ban at Supreme Court

  30-07-2026 18:02 via standard.co.uk
  
  Protest outside Westminster Magistrates Court held before it was confirmed co-founder can challenge Home Office decision to ban the group
  
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• Scores arrested at London Palestine Action demo as co-founder told she can challenge terror ban at Supreme Court

  30-07-2026 17:36 via standard.co.uk
  
  Protest outside Westminster Magistrates Court held before it was confirmed co-founder can challenge Home Office decision to ban the group
  
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• Princess of Wales named the best-dressed person in Britain for 2026

  30-07-2026 17:36 via standard.co.uk
  
  Fashion and lifestyle magazine Tatler has named Britain’s best-dressed figures.
  
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• ‘Perilous’ for political unionism to forget middle ground, unity event told

  30-07-2026 17:27 via standard.co.uk
  
  In a debate on whether a united Ireland is inevitable, political unionism was criticised.
  
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• Scores arrested at London Palestine Action demo as group told they can challenge terror ban at Supreme Court

  30-07-2026 17:18 via standard.co.uk
  
  Protest outside Westminster Magistrates Court held before it was confirmed co-founder can challenge Home Office decision to ban the group
  
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• Whole of Wales in drought as UK battles heat, wildfires and extreme dry weather

  30-07-2026 17:17 via standard.co.uk
  
  Human-caused climate change is making heatwaves and drought more likely and intense.
  
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• Palestine Action terror ban challenge to go to Supreme Court as 77 arrested

  30-07-2026 17:13 via standard.co.uk
  
  In June, five Court of Appeal judges said the ban was a ‘justified and proportionate’ interference on freedom of expression rights.
  
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• FTSE 100 reaches new heights in spite of ongoing Iran war

  30-07-2026 17:02 via standard.co.uk
  
  The FTSE 100 Index has already hit record intraday highs in the past two days, reaching 10979.24 at one stage on Thursday.
  
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• Scores arrested at London Palestine Action demo as group told they can challenge terror ban

  30-07-2026 16:52 via standard.co.uk
  
  Protest outside Westminster Magistrates Court held before it was confirmed co-founder can challenge Home Office decision to ban the group
  
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• Harry and others face wait over size of legal fees payment to Mail publisher

  30-07-2026 16:42 via standard.co.uk
  
  The duke and a group of six others unsuccessfully sued the newspaper’s publisher over allegations of unlawful information-gathering.
  
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• Growth needed in frontline healthcare staff instead of management – Chambers

  30-07-2026 16:13 via standard.co.uk
  
  Jack Chambers was speaking at a press conference about a need for ‘efficiencies’ in how the public sector is staffed.
  
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• Terror attack on new China mega-embassy in London 'could collapse flats and injure people within 180 metres'

  30-07-2026 16:09 via standard.co.uk
  
  Exclusive: ‘Sensitive’ document reveals how bomb at proposed diplomatic complex could devastate streets in Tower Hamlets
  
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• Burnham pledges support for crews tackling ‘very serious’ Suffolk wildfire

  30-07-2026 15:59 via standard.co.uk
  
  Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service declared a major incident after being called to reports of a blaze at Dunwich Heath, near Leiston.
  
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• Tests to show if ‘foul play’ was involved in Scots woman’s death – Greek police

  30-07-2026 15:50 via standard.co.uk
  
  Elisabeth-Jane Ross is believed to have died between five and seven days before she was found.
  
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• Union boss: Sarwar’s reputation ‘in bits’ after ‘cut and run to London’

  30-07-2026 15:47 via standard.co.uk
  
  GMB’s Scotland Secretary described Anas Sarwar’s resignation as ‘thoughtless’ and ‘self-serving’.
  
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• Borrowers not set for lower mortgage rates ‘any time soon’, warns expert

  30-07-2026 15:47 via standard.co.uk
  
  More than 30 lenders have hiked rates in recent weeks amid renewed inflation fears caused by the Iran war, according to Moneyfacts.
  
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• Tearful fans queue up in Dublin to express condolences over Glen Hansard’s death

  30-07-2026 15:33 via standard.co.uk
  
  The acclaimed musician died in a crash in the early hours of Wednesday, hours after taking part in a trad session at The Wren’s Nest pub.
  
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• Silvertown and Blackwall tunnel charges to rise - everything you need to know

  30-07-2026 15:28 via standard.co.uk
  
  The cost of driving through the Blackwall and Silvertown tunnels is to increase from Monday,September 21
  
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• Beavers create wetland areas that stay green and boost resilience in drought

  30-07-2026 15:25 via standard.co.uk
  
  Images show how beaver dams and ponds provide a refuge for other wildlife and help humans in dry conditions.
  
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• Four migrants dead after busiest day of the year for Channel crossings

  30-07-2026 15:23 via standard.co.uk
  
  On Wednesday, 752 migrants arrived in the UK after making the journey in nine boats, Home Office figures show.
  
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• Holiday park evacuated during Suffolk wildfire, as power station monitors blaze

  30-07-2026 15:03 via standard.co.uk
  
  As of Thursday afternoon, the fire covered about 100 hectares and 18 fire engines were at the scene, Suffolk County Council said.
  
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• Former farmer Jackie, 99, takes centre stage on return to agricultural show

  30-07-2026 14:49 via standard.co.uk
  
  Jackie Brown’s dream came true as he returned to the Stranraer Show to exhibit a cow.
  
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• We do not underestimate impact of Greer case on public trust – police chiefs

  30-07-2026 14:16 via standard.co.uk
  
  Long-serving police officer Alan Greer was arrested after a woman said she was raped in her home in 2012.
  
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• Mother and boyfriend jailed for life for murder of her two-year-old daughter

  30-07-2026 14:16 via standard.co.uk
  
  The judge Ms Justice Norton said the murder was the final act in a series of assaults which the pair tried to cover up.
  
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• Irish authorities preparing for Daniel Kinahan’s extradition from Dubai

  30-07-2026 14:16 via standard.co.uk
  
  Sources say a timeline for Kinahan’s transportation back from Dubai has not been finalised.
  
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• New details emerge of horror incident at Heathrow that left Virgin Atlantic engineer dead as inquest opens

  30-07-2026 13:43 via standard.co.uk
  
  Georgie Buxton, 23, died after suffering a traumatic brain injury when he was hit in the face at the London airport, inquest told
  
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