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• Starmer warns Burnham it will not be possible to focus less on global affairs

  03-07-2026 23:29 via standard.co.uk
  
  Sir Keir has faced accusations of spending too much time on the world stage, with his opponents branding him ‘never here Keir’.
  
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• Meghan and kids won't join Harry on trip to London

  04-07-2026 15:02 via standard.co.uk
  
  The decision comes after a row over the Prince’s security while in the UK
  
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• King sends message to Trump and Americans on 250th anniversary of independence

  04-07-2026 14:33 via standard.co.uk
  
  Charles said he and the Queen were ‘proud, and honoured, to be able to celebrate this special anniversary during our visit to the United States’.
  
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• Aberdeen Airport security workers’ strike suspended, union says

  04-07-2026 14:17 via standard.co.uk
  
  Unite has confirmed it will no longer go ahead with its first planned day of industrial action on Monday.
  
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• London Pride 2026 LIVE: Tens of thousands line streets as colourful LGBTQ+ parade takes over capital

  04-07-2026 14:16 via standard.co.uk
  
  Streets turned into a sea of colour as the iconic LGBTQ+ parade passes a string of landmarks in the capital
  
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• Which London pubs are showing England's 1am World Cup tie against Mexico? Check our list

  04-07-2026 14:09 via standard.co.uk
  
  Check The Standard’s list of pubs staying open for the England v Mexico game, which kicks off at 1am on Monday UK time
  
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• London Pride parade 2026 LIVE: Thousands join dazzling annual procession from Hyde Park to Whitehall

  04-07-2026 13:28 via standard.co.uk
  
  Streets turned into a sea of colour as the iconic LGBTQ+ parade passes a string of landmarks in the capital
  
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• Family and political leaders honour David Andrews’ peace and humanitarian legacy

  04-07-2026 13:27 via standard.co.uk
  
  The former Irish foreign affairs minister died aged 91.
  
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• Another heatwave on way with 34C peak forecast as fresh hosepipe ban announced

  04-07-2026 13:21 via standard.co.uk
  
  Temperatures in the south could reach 28C on Saturday, according to the Met Office.
  
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• London Pride 2026 LIVE: 35,000 to take part in procession from Hyde Park watched by huge crowds

  04-07-2026 12:44 via standard.co.uk
  
  Streets will be turned into a sea of colour as the iconic LGBTQ+ parade passes a string of landmarks in the capital
  
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• London Pride 2026 LIVE: Parade map and latest updates as 1.8m expected to join iconic LGBTQ+ event

  04-07-2026 11:59 via standard.co.uk
  
  Streets will be turned into a sea of colour as the iconic LGBTQ+ parade passes a string of landmarks in the capital
  
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• Jamaican WWII veteran who joined RAF at 16 remembered as ‘courageous and humble’

  04-07-2026 11:57 via standard.co.uk
  
  Gilbert Clarke lied about his age to join the RAF as a mechanic in 1943 after reading newspaper reports of ships being sighted in the Caribbean.
  
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• Pride London 2026 LIVE: Parade map and latest updates as 1.8m expected to join iconic LGBTQ+ event

  04-07-2026 11:52 via standard.co.uk
  
  Streets will be turned into a sea of colour as the iconic LGBTQ+ parade passes a string of landmarks in the capital
  
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• Boy hurt in crocodile enclosure faces more surgeries as £25,000 raised

  04-07-2026 11:40 via standard.co.uk
  
  .The parents said they have been “living at the hospital” since the incident at Johnsons of Old Hurst, in Cambridgeshire, on June 18.
  
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• Silver collection found in attic beats expectations to sell for almost £60,000

  04-07-2026 10:30 via standard.co.uk
  
  The collection of antique items had been packed away for the best part of a century.
  
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• Force NHS bosses to face MPs over maternity scandal, Streeting urges

  04-07-2026 10:19 via standard.co.uk
  
  Mr Streeting said he was ‘appalled’ at the ‘refusal of senior NHS leaders to cooperate’ with the review.
  
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• Keir Starmer: Andy Burnham should win the next election for Labour - thanks to me

  04-07-2026 10:15 via standard.co.uk
  
  Sir Keir Starmer lists what he considers are his achievements as leader..and insists he has no ‘personal animosity’ with Andy Burnham
  
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• Labour ‘should win the next election’ with Burnham because of my work, PM says

  04-07-2026 09:15 via standard.co.uk
  
  Sir Keir also insisted he held no “personal animosity” for Mr Burnham in his first interview since he announced he will quit as Prime Minister.
  
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• England’s World Cup tie in Mexico to kick-off at scheduled time

  04-07-2026 08:21 via standard.co.uk
  
  Discussions had been held to bring the game forward due to potential storm disruption in Mexico City.
  
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• How long will the London heatwave last? Lengthy hot spell to lift temperatures above 30C

  04-07-2026 07:59 via standard.co.uk
  
  Heat health alert for London is extended to next weekend as temperatures to rise
  
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• Monday morning mayhem fears as London pubs stay open to 5am for England v Mexico World Cup tie

  04-07-2026 07:48 via standard.co.uk
  
  Police chiefs have slammed the government for the late announcement that pubs could remain open
  
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• How long will the next London heatwave last? Lengthy hot spell to see temperatures above 30C

  04-07-2026 07:34 via standard.co.uk
  
  Heat health alert for London is extended to next weekend as temperatures to rise
  
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• How long will the next London heatwave last? Latest forecast capital braces for extended hot spell

  04-07-2026 07:33 via standard.co.uk
  
  Temperatures are expected to hit 32C on Monday before remaining well above average into next week
  
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• Westminster launches major crackdown on ‘swarms’ of e-bikes parked dangerously in central London

  04-07-2026 07:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  Dozens of bikes were seized by the council with the likes of Lime and Forest now required to pay for their return
  
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• Pressure mounts on Sadiq Khan to fly St George's Flag at City Hall for World Cup

  04-07-2026 07:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  A Reform London Assembly member says it is ‘utterly shameful’ that the flag is not already flying outside City Hall
  
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• Elderly tenants fear for future as London charity raises their rents by 180%

  04-07-2026 07:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  They say their mental and physical health is suffering due to the stress
  
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• Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce get married at New York’s Madison Square Garden

  04-07-2026 02:46 via standard.co.uk
  
  A billboard outside the venue read “JUST&T MARRIED” after the ceremony took place.
  
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• England’s World Cup tie in Mexico set to kick-off at scheduled time

  04-07-2026 02:34 via standard.co.uk
  
  Discussions had been held to bring the game forward due to potential storm disruption in Mexico City.
  
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• US feels the heat as it celebrates 250th anniversary of breakup from Britain

  04-07-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  The RAF’s Red Arrows will be helping mark the historic birthday by taking part in an international flypast over New York City
  
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• Pubs waiting to learn if England’s kick off against Mexico will move forward

  04-07-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  Reports are pointing to a new, earlier kick off time of 12pm in Mexico, meaning 7pm on Sunday in the UK.
  
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