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• Sam Neill remembered as ‘key force’ behind Peaky Blinders after his death at 78

  13-07-2026 14:55 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Northern Ireland-born New Zealand actor played Major Chester Campbell in the first two seasons of Peaky Blinders.
  
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• Man who fatally stabbed business associate in row in south London jailed for life

  14-07-2026 23:32 via standard.co.uk
  
  Ayowale Aladejana, 26, was stabbed outside his home in New Cross by Ben Wazabanga, 24, in August 2025
  
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• Teenagers to face overnight social media curfew and infinite scrolling shut-down

  14-07-2026 23:30 via standard.co.uk
  
  Sixteen and 17-year-olds will be able to turn off the default settings, leading critics to question the plans’ effectiveness.
  
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• Ann Widdecombe’s last words in interview just minutes before she was killed

  14-07-2026 22:48 via standard.co.uk
  
  In her final interview, Miss Widdecombe defended the Reform UK leader Nigel Farage and branded politics a ‘game of personal destruction’
  
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• Man charged with murder after young mother fatally stabbed in west London

  14-07-2026 22:04 via standard.co.uk
  
  Kirandeep Kaur, 24, was found with stab wounds at a property in Uxbridge Road on Sunday
  
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• Woman accused of killing girls in Wimbledon school crash to face trial

  14-07-2026 21:39 via standard.co.uk
  
  Claire Freemantle faces two charges of causing death by dangerous driving when her Land Rover crashed into The Study Prep school in Wimbledon in 2023
  
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• Burnham says ‘serious review’ into MP safety needed after Widdecombe death

  14-07-2026 21:09 via standard.co.uk
  
  The incoming prime minister said politics has ‘darkened’ in the last decade since he was last in Westminster.
  
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• Police hunt man after shocking attempted rape on Tube on Saturday night

  14-07-2026 20:48 via standard.co.uk
  
  A woman was attacked on a Bakerloo line train at around 11.40pm on July 11
  
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• Queen tells booksellers ‘I hate sci-fi’

  14-07-2026 20:40 via standard.co.uk
  
  Independent bookshop Heywood Hill is known for its reading consultations where visitors list their literary tastes to receive a tailored subscription.
  
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• Met Police detective showed crime scene pictures for ‘bragging rights’, tribunal told

  14-07-2026 19:54 via standard.co.uk
  
  Jason Grafham, who retired as a detective sergeant last Friday, was involved in the investigation into the rape and murder of a young woman more than 20 years ago
  
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• Hillsborough law unanimously backed by MPs

  14-07-2026 19:50 via standard.co.uk
  
  Labour MP Ian Byrne, who was at Hillsborough during the fatal crush, was visibly emotional as he spoke in the chamber.
  
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• Blue star Lee Ryan loses London flight assault appeal

  14-07-2026 19:33 via standard.co.uk
  
  The singer was convicted of racially aggravated assault in 2023
  
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• Alexander accused of ‘banal point scoring’ as he says King struck US whisky deal

  14-07-2026 19:09 via standard.co.uk
  
  Scottish Secretary Douglas Alexander said King Charles had negotiated with President Donald Trump to have US tariffs on Scotch lifted.
  
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• First picture of man found dead in suitcase in Wimbledon murder probe

  14-07-2026 19:06 via standard.co.uk
  
  Dale Mundell was found in a suitcase in a wooded area in Borstal, Kent
  
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• Police appeal for witnesses after attempted knifepoint robbery in west London

  14-07-2026 18:45 via standard.co.uk
  
  The incident occurred on Monday June 29, when an unknown man wounded the victim in the hand after demanding he hand over his phone and money
  
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• Throwing out 1994 Chinook crash legal case a ‘travesty’, serviceman’s son says

  14-07-2026 18:23 via standard.co.uk
  
  A bid to bring a legal challenge against the Ministry of Defence over the crash was dismissed on Tuesday.
  
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• How to find London restaurants and bars with air conditioning during the heatwave

  14-07-2026 18:20 via standard.co.uk
  
  Where’s Cool maps out each venue in the capital with air conditioning - find out where your local pub, restaurant or cafe is
  
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• Starmer thanks campaigners who helped ‘shape me and make me who I am’

  14-07-2026 18:19 via standard.co.uk
  
  Sir Keir Starmer promised to continue championing the causes he took up in public office as he prepares to leave No 10.
  
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• Will Larry the cat be staying at 10 Downing Street when Starmer moves out?

  14-07-2026 18:08 via standard.co.uk
  
  Larry the Cat’s future as Chief Mouser decided with change in leadership coming at Downing Street
  
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• Princes Street to remain closed into Edinburgh’s festival season after fire

  14-07-2026 17:45 via standard.co.uk
  
  It comes following a major fire at the former Debenhams building last week.
  
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• Trump backs down over threat to levy tolls on shipping in Strait of Hormuz

  14-07-2026 17:39 via standard.co.uk
  
  The UK Government had opposed the imposition of charges for use of the Gulf channel.
  
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• Yes Scotland statement on Peter Murrell dismissed as ‘weasel words’

  14-07-2026 17:35 via standard.co.uk
  
  A lawyer for the group’s former boss insisted Murrell had no access to its accounts.
  
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• Ann Widdecombe killed in ‘targeted attack’, counter-terror police say

  14-07-2026 17:19 via standard.co.uk
  
  Counter-terrorism police are now leading the investigation into the former Conservative minister’s death.
  
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• Ann Widdecombe murder probe: Former Tory MP killed in 'targeted attack', say counter-terror police

  14-07-2026 17:15 via standard.co.uk
  
  Police given more time to question 28-year-old man suspected of murdering the veteran politician
  
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• Eight-year-old girl among three killed in suspected double murder in Co Antrim

  14-07-2026 17:13 via standard.co.uk
  
  Police said while investigations remain ongoing, they believe it was a double murder followed by a sudden death.
  
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• King speaks Manx and French as he visits Isle of Man

  14-07-2026 16:59 via standard.co.uk
  
  Charles rode on a horse-drawn tram along the promenade in the capital Douglas.
  
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• Boy, 16, dies after being hit by a car in Lewisham as man arrested on suspicion of drug driving

  14-07-2026 16:36 via standard.co.uk
  
  An 18-year-old man was also arrested at the scene on suspicion of dangerous driving as boy fatally injured
  
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• Legal challenge over 1994 Chinook crash thrown out by High Court judge

  14-07-2026 16:35 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Chinook Justice Campaign had sought to continue a legal challenge against the Ministry of Defence over the incident.
  
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• Faslane set for £15bn upgrade to make it ‘future-proofed for war-fighting’

  14-07-2026 16:28 via standard.co.uk
  
  Defence minister Luke Pollard has announced ‘the largest investment in the UK’s naval bases since the end of the Cold War’.
  
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• ‘We lost it all’: Tragic twist of fate that meant family's treasured heirlooms destroyed in Walthamstow fire

  14-07-2026 16:17 via standard.co.uk
  
  Family lose irreplaceable possessions as major blaze destroys as many as 30 gardens, sheds and studios
  
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