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• Sitting for more than half-an-hour daily increases cancer death risk – study

  02-07-2026 20:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  Scientists found breaking up prolonged sedentary behaviour can lower the risk.
  
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• Five charged following fatal shooting in Hackney

  02-07-2026 22:21 via standard.co.uk
  
  Erdal Ozmen, 45, was shot in Hackney in the early hours on Tuesday August 5
  
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• Fashion influencer has 150 handbag collection stolen from London home

  02-07-2026 21:48 via standard.co.uk
  
  Susanna Lau said that she went from ‘being the bag lady to being bagless’ after her home was robbed while she was on a trip to the Maldives
  
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• Pubs can stay open until 5am for England’s World Cup game against Mexico

  02-07-2026 21:32 via standard.co.uk
  
  The announcement follows calls from MPs to allow leeway beyond the 2am extended opening hours already in place for England matches.
  
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• Andy Burnham did not have ‘all the details’ of £4.7 billion defence black hole

  02-07-2026 21:22 via standard.co.uk
  
  Sir Keir Starmer unveiled the Dip on Tuesday, with a promise to increase defence spending by £15 billion.
  
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• Coroner’s court sits late on third day of Noah Donohoe inquest deliberations

  02-07-2026 20:54 via standard.co.uk
  
  An inquest into his death at Belfast Coroner’s Court started in January.
  
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• Everything we know about Nigel Farage's £4 million property empire

  02-07-2026 20:44 via standard.co.uk
  
  MPs and independent experts have raised concerns about the transparency of Mr Farage’s arrangements, with only two of his properties registered
  
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• Dolphin found dead on bank of River Thames at Mortlake

  02-07-2026 20:36 via standard.co.uk
  
  Experts say that the mammal showed signs of skin damage from fresh water, and appeared ‘skinny’ and ‘not in the best condition’
  
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• London's England bunk-off: Poll reveals a third of fans to skip work on Monday to watch World Cup match against Mexico

  02-07-2026 20:20 via standard.co.uk
  
  Around 35% of Londoners polled by The Standard admitted they would be bunking off work after the England game
  
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• Sitting for just 30 minutes raises cancer death risk, new study finds

  02-07-2026 20:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  The risk escalates with every additional hour of inactivity
  
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• London's England bunk off: Poll reveals a third of fans to skip work on Monday to watch World Cup match against Mexico

  02-07-2026 19:56 via standard.co.uk
  
  Around 35% of Londoners polled by The Standard admitted they would be bunking off work after the England game
  
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• Police say there will be ‘no tolerance of hate crime’ at Pride in London

  02-07-2026 19:53 via standard.co.uk
  
  Met say there will be a heavy police presence in central London on Saturday
  
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• DUP review into Donaldson behaviour will be ‘unprecedented’ – Gavin Robinson

  02-07-2026 19:31 via standard.co.uk
  
  The DUP leader said he could not currently comment on who would lead the review.
  
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• London's England 'bunk off’’: Poll reveals a third of fans to skip work on Monday to watch World Cup match against Mexico

  02-07-2026 19:13 via standard.co.uk
  
  Around 35% of Londoners polled by The Standard admitted they would be bunking off work after the England game
  
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• Yvette Cooper plays friendly cricket match with exiled Afghan women’s team

  02-07-2026 19:11 via standard.co.uk
  
  Ms Cooper said it was an ‘outrage’ the Afghan women’s refugee team could not play cricket in their homeland because of the Taliban.
  
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• Tartan Army fan who raised £1m for charity in 3,000-mile US walk returns home

  02-07-2026 18:56 via standard.co.uk
  
  Craig Ferguson raised more than £1 million for mental health services.
  
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• NI finances need to move on to ‘long-term sustainable footing’ – Benn

  02-07-2026 18:55 via standard.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn held talks with the leaders of Executive parties on Thursday.
  
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• Southport families say ‘questions remain’ as Mahmood promises action

  02-07-2026 18:53 via standard.co.uk
  
  It comes as the Government promised to do ‘whatever is needed to protect the public’.
  
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• Top 10 TfL earners revealed as number on £100,000-plus salaries jumps 15%

  02-07-2026 18:50 via standard.co.uk
  
  The number of TfL employees whose base salaries is above £100k climbed from 536 to 617 over the last year
  
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• Donald Trump renews attack on defence spending levels ahead of Nato summit

  02-07-2026 18:41 via standard.co.uk
  
  The US president renews his charge that America is bankrolling the protection of other countries ‘without getting any benefit’.
  
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• Nigel Farage's Reform UK members storm out of London Assembly in Havering 'independence' vote row

  02-07-2026 18:38 via standard.co.uk
  
  The bust-up comes as Reform’s flagship Havering council is under intense scrutiny over what it will deliver for local residents
  
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• World Cup 2026: Emergency law allows pubs in London to stay open until 5am for England v Mexico game

  02-07-2026 18:21 via standard.co.uk
  
  Sir Keir Starmer announced the move after facing a barrage of calls to relax licensing laws
  
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• Royal celebration: Lady Louise pictured on day of her university graduation

  02-07-2026 18:17 via standard.co.uk
  
  The late Queen’s grand-daughter was watched by her parents the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh at the ceremony in St Andrews in Fife.
  
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• Zoo owners praise actions of those who helped boy injured in crocodile enclosure

  02-07-2026 18:04 via standard.co.uk
  
  The incident occurred at Johnsons of Old Hurst, in Cambridgeshire, last month.
  
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• ‘Picture inconsistent’ on paramilitary involvement in Belfast stabbing riots

  02-07-2026 17:57 via standard.co.uk
  
  Co-ordination of the disorder was primarily driven online by individuals from Northern Ireland and beyond, police said.
  
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• Nigel Farage's Reform UK members storm out of London Assembly in row over Havering leaving the city

  02-07-2026 17:50 via standard.co.uk
  
  The bust-up comes as Reform’s flagship Havering council is under intense scrutiny over what it will deliver for local residents
  
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• Permission requested for guga hunt to take place this summer

  02-07-2026 17:46 via standard.co.uk
  
  The hunt has been an annual tradition in Ness, north Lewis, since the 15th century.
  
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• Islington parents take council to High Court over nursery closure

  02-07-2026 17:37 via standard.co.uk
  
  They say losing the facility will inflict ‘significant damage’ on children
  
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• Married at First Sight star arrested on suspicion of rape

  02-07-2026 17:31 via standard.co.uk
  
  Two female cast members on the show have made allegations of rape against male co-stars
  
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• Starmer mulls steps to let all pubs open late for England-Mexico World Cup match

  02-07-2026 17:26 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Round of 16 tie kicks off at 1am on Monday.
  
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