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• Terror police investigating Widdecombe death re-open old probe

  07-08-2026 22:18 via standard.co.uk
  
  Investigators have re-opened a probe into an attempted burglary at an address in Greater London in 2025.
  
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• Tetraplegic taking on 79-mile Great Glen Way in off-road wheelchair

  16-08-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  Danny Mavor, 41, said he wants to prove life goes on and can still be ‘extraordinary’.
  
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• Scottish Labour must rediscover its soul, says leadership hopeful Michael Marra

  16-08-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  Nominations for the party’s leadership contest close on Monday.
  
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• PM urged to stick to spirit of Labour manifesto and reject Jackdaw and Rosebank

  16-08-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  The plea to Andy Burnham comes from campaigners at Stop Climate Chaos Scotland.
  
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• Charity opens first paediatric operating room in West Bank

  16-08-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  Kids Operating Room this week cut the ribbon on the facility at Al-Ahli Hospital in Hebron.
  
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• Crowdfunder raises more than £20,000 for Jason Arday’s family

  15-08-2026 23:53 via standard.co.uk
  
  The fundraising drive was launched in memory of the professor on Saturday afternoon, by Windrush campaigner Sir Patrick Vernon.
  
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• Return to home plan put in place for wildfire victims in Stourbridge

  15-08-2026 21:09 via standard.co.uk
  
  Homeowners have been invited to meet with emergency services officials to decide if they can return to their properties.
  
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• London set for days of rain at end of record hot and dry summer

  15-08-2026 20:35 via standard.co.uk
  
  London’s parched green spaces may soon be replenished with days of rainfall
  
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• Met Police defends itself as judge criticises investigation of cleared officer

  15-08-2026 19:34 via standard.co.uk
  
  Insp Dave Newman was unanimously acquitted of sexually assaulting three female officers in Soho in 2023
  
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• Swinney urges commentators to ‘consider impact of words’ after Jason Arday death

  15-08-2026 18:52 via standard.co.uk
  
  Scotland’s First Minister described the death of former Cambridge professor Jason Arday as being a ‘deeply concerning and sad case’.
  
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• Crowd bursts into rendition of Bonnie Tyler hit as coffin returns home

  15-08-2026 17:47 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Total Eclipse Of The Heart singer, whose real name is Gaynor Hopkins, died in July at the age of 75.
  
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• Flynn reveals he resigned as Westminster leader weeks before Holyrood election

  15-08-2026 16:30 via standard.co.uk
  
  Former Westminster leader Stephen Flynn made the comments at Edinburgh Fringe event Political Party with Matt Forde.
  
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• Striking London bus drivers: Matter of time before extreme heat causes serious crash

  15-08-2026 16:18 via standard.co.uk
  
  It comes as over 1,500 Arriva drivers carry out a series of strikes
  
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• Historic Hackney pub battles lone resident over late hours bid

  15-08-2026 16:07 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Grade II listed premises on Kingsland High Street in Dalston was once the legendary pie and mash shop F Cooke
  
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• Canary Wharf's landmark HSBC tower will be transformed if striking plans get green light

  15-08-2026 15:50 via standard.co.uk
  
  The building could be transformed with a dazzling rooftop open to the public offering 360-degree views of London
  
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• Sturgeon’s SNP book comments were a ‘mistake’, says Flynn

  15-08-2026 15:28 via standard.co.uk
  
  The former Westminster leader was asked about the comments at the Edinburgh Fringe event the Political Party with Matt Forde.
  
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• Roads to Heathrow Airport reopen after burst main caused flooding

  15-08-2026 15:17 via standard.co.uk
  
  Earlier disruption was caused by a main leak beneath a ring road, it is understood.
  
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• 'Tragedy on so many levels': Andy Burnham reacts to ex-Cambridge professor Jason Arday's death

  15-08-2026 15:06 via standard.co.uk
  
  ‘He wasn’t coping with the loss of his career, the loss of his reputation’ - Autism Research Centre director Sir Simon Baron-Cohen
  
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• Grade II-listed Hackney pub battles lone resident over late hours bid

  15-08-2026 14:52 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Grade II listed premises on Kingsland High Street in Dalston was once the legendary pie and mash shop F Cooke
  
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• Heathrow roads reopen after burst water main leaves passengers scrambling to catch flights

  15-08-2026 14:35 via standard.co.uk
  
  Flooding caused hours of disruption as passengers couldn’t access Terminals 2 and 3 by car
  
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• Government needs to win back trust of farmers, says Andy Burnham

  15-08-2026 14:30 via standard.co.uk
  
  Mr Burnham visited a family-run potato farm near Truro, Cornwall, on Saturday that has been affected by the drought.
  
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• Heathrow T2 and T3 roads reopen after burst water main causes hours of disruption

  15-08-2026 14:26 via standard.co.uk
  
  Flooding caused hours of disruption as passengers couldn’t access Terminals 2 and 3 by car
  
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• In Pictures: Cricketers bat on sticky wicket in ideal conditions for ducks

  15-08-2026 13:49 via standard.co.uk
  
  The annual fixture takes place on a waterlogged pitch when the tide retreats on the Solent.
  
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• Heartbreaking McHugh deaths ‘have cast dark cloud over Donegal’

  15-08-2026 13:41 via standard.co.uk
  
  All-Ireland winner James McHugh and his wife Noreen died following a road accident in Co Cavan.
  
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• London Waterloo chaos as trackside fire causes major disruption to SWR trains

  15-08-2026 12:44 via standard.co.uk
  
  Dozens of trains in and out of Waterloo have been delayed
  
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• Death of former Cambridge professor Jason Arday a tragedy on so many levels: PM

  15-08-2026 12:41 via standard.co.uk
  
  Andy Burnham said ‘it’s a moment for reflection, I would say, reflecting on how how things came to this’.
  
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• London weather forecast: Is another heatwave on the way?

  15-08-2026 11:53 via standard.co.uk
  
  Temperatures are easing this weekend - but will heatwave conditions return?
  
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• Khan issues challenge to Burnham not to back away from net-zero goals

  15-08-2026 11:49 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan said green investment was needed to ‘get our planet back on track’.
  
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• Flood disrupting travel to Heathrow Airport was caused by burst main

  15-08-2026 11:45 via standard.co.uk
  
  It is understood that there is no flooding within either terminal, and flights have not been disrupted.
  
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• Jason Arday: Ex-Cambridge professor told friend he ‘couldn’t go on’ hours before death

  15-08-2026 11:08 via standard.co.uk
  
  ‘He wasn’t coping with the loss of his career, the loss of his reputation’ - Autism Research Centre director Sir Simon Baron-Cohen
  
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