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• Revealed: London's 10 most and least expensive postcodes for rent

  08-07-2026 15:27 via standard.co.uk
  
  Rents have stagnated across the capital in the last year - but parts of south-east London are booming
  
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• Tube strike: Will the RMT union hit London with more walkouts this summer?

  10-07-2026 10:35 via standard.co.uk
  
  Industrial action in June caused disruption on most Underground lines
  
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• Fans riot in London with police officer knocked unconscious after France beat Morocco in World Cup

  10-07-2026 10:32 via standard.co.uk
  
  Police make arrests as chaos erupts on Edgware Road
  
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• How ultra-rich foreign investors are hollowing out London and inflating the housing market

  10-07-2026 10:27 via standard.co.uk
  
  The London Assembly was told overseas investors are now the only buyers who can afford to purchase the most expensive properties
  
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• Burnham’s Labour will ‘wear our hearts on our sleeve’ says ally Nandy

  10-07-2026 10:24 via standard.co.uk
  
  Andy Burnham is almost certain to become the UK’s next prime minister after securing the backing of the overwhelming majority of Labour MPs.
  
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• ‘Noisy’ Leyton Afro-fusion restaurant ordered to install sound limiter after complaints

  10-07-2026 10:22 via standard.co.uk
  
  Mez Lounge in Lea Bridge Road has been closed since April
  
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• Millions more under hosepipe ban as nation swelters in third heatwave

  10-07-2026 10:09 via standard.co.uk
  
  Anglian Water will ban its more than five million customers in the East of England from using hosepipes from 1am on Saturday.
  
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• Siblings who chopped down neighbours' trees handed £209k court bill in Essex 'fence wars'

  10-07-2026 10:08 via standard.co.uk
  
  The siblings have to pay around £30,500 in damages, plus £178,668 for the McCarthys' lawyers' bills
  
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• Tributes paid to Ann Widdecombe after her death aged 78

  10-07-2026 09:54 via standard.co.uk
  
  Reform UK leader Nigel Farage said ‘she will be missed by us all’.
  
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• Tube strike: Will the RMT union hit London with more walkouts this summer causing travel misery?

  10-07-2026 09:09 via standard.co.uk
  
  Walkouts in June and April caused disruption on most Underground lines
  
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• Tube strikes: Will the RMT union hit London with more walkouts this summer causing travel misery?

  10-07-2026 08:53 via standard.co.uk
  
  Walkouts in June and April caused disruption on most Underground lines
  
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• The Bayeux Tapestry is in London! Legendary 950-year-old cloth arrives at British Museum in dead of night

  10-07-2026 08:48 via standard.co.uk
  
  Around 7.5 million people are expected to see the tapestry in London when it goes on show from September to July 2027.
  
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• Bonfire topped with replica mosque set alight before bid to remove hate display

  10-07-2026 08:42 via standard.co.uk
  
  The loyalist bonfire in Moygashel, Co Tyrone, was widely condemned.
  
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• Fans riot in London with bottles hurled at police after France beat Morocco in World Cup

  10-07-2026 08:20 via standard.co.uk
  
  Police officer hit by glass bottle and rushed to hospital as clashes break out on Edgware Road
  
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• Which London Labour MPs have backed Andy Burnham to be Prime Minister?

  10-07-2026 08:06 via standard.co.uk
  
  A total of 43 London Labour MPs have backed Burnham to be the next PM
  
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• Fans riot in London with bottles hurled at police after France beats Morocco in World Cup

  10-07-2026 08:06 via standard.co.uk
  
  Police officer hit by glass bottle and rushed to hospital as clashes break out in London
  
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• In Pictures: Commons stalwart Ann Widdecombe became unlikely dancefloor queen

  10-07-2026 08:02 via standard.co.uk
  
  Uncompromising as a politician, she played her appearances on Strictly Come Dancing for laughs.
  
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• Ann Widdecombe, former Tory MP and Reform UK member, dies aged 78

  10-07-2026 07:54 via standard.co.uk
  
  Throughout her political career, Miss Widdecombe was a prominent Eurosceptic and known for her socially conservative views.
  
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• 'Burnham bounce' in London could stop so many voters deserting Labour to the Greens and Lib Dems

  10-07-2026 07:42 via standard.co.uk
  
  Exclusive: One in four Green and Lib Dem voters capital say they are more likely to vote Labour with Burnham as leader, according to new poll
  
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• London weather LIVE: Heatwave to last days longer than predicted but thunderstorms threat lies ahead

  10-07-2026 07:41 via standard.co.uk
  
  Heatwave predicted to last at least another week in London after temperatures topped 34C on Thursday
  
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• Bayeux Tapestry loan provides chance to ‘write next chapter’ says Macron

  10-07-2026 05:57 via standard.co.uk
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• ‘One rule for one and one rule for another’ – fans react to Quansah suspension

  10-07-2026 03:45 via standard.co.uk
  
  England supporters on South Beach in Miami ahead of the team’s quarter-final against Norway described the suspension as ‘harsh’.
  
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• Edinburgh faces second day of disruption after Princes Street fire

  10-07-2026 03:45 via standard.co.uk
  
  The building at the site of the old Debenhams department store suffered ‘significant damage’.
  
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• Loyalist bonfire lit early after police begin to remove mosque replica

  10-07-2026 03:15 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) said it had launched an ‘operation to remove a hate display’ from the bonfire in Moygashel.
  
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• Vapes to be put in plain packaging to protect children

  10-07-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  Ministers said they want to crack down on vapes being marketed to children.
  
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• UK to miss out on £600m in tax due to US exemption, says HMRC

  10-07-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  It confirmed the expected tax reduction as part of scrutiny by Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee into tax paid by major multinational firms.
  
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• Radio and TV broadcaster Paul Gambaccini diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease

  10-07-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  The BBC Radio 2 and Greatest Hits Radio presenter 77, has shared a statement confirming his diagnosis.
  
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• Knife murders drop by a quarter in two years in UK

  10-07-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  Overall knife crime has been cut by 10% and more than 1,900 knives were removed from the streets in the same time span.
  
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• Irish premier to discuss early years systems at British-Irish Council

  10-07-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  ‘This summit’s theme on supporting healthy and happy childhoods and early years is a priority for my Government,’ the Taoiseach said.
  
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• Climate change pushing wading bird to brink in UK as numbers fall 89% – experts

  10-07-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  The dotterel, which breeds in mountain habitats, could be the first bird species lost to climate change in the UK.
  
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