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• Three asylum seekers jailed over ‘callous’ rape on Brighton beach

  15-07-2026 14:38 via standard.co.uk
  
  Ministers have vowed to deport the men who arrived in the UK after crossing the Channel by boat.
  
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• Teenagers convicted of arson after attack on east London restaurant

  16-07-2026 20:27 via standard.co.uk
  
  The two boys, armed with machetes, set off a fireball inside a Gants Hill restaurant in August 2025
  
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• Moment crypto fraudster caught directing scam on Snapchat as victims lose almost £5 million

  16-07-2026 20:17 via standard.co.uk
  
  Anthony Ikenwe, 29, Hamza Bashir, 23, and Kevin Nwamma, 25, were jailed for a combined total of 28 years and nine months at Southwark Crown Court on Thursday
  
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• British support for Ukraine ‘will not waver’ with new PM, vows Starmer

  16-07-2026 20:11 via standard.co.uk
  
  The outgoing Prime Minister met Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv on Thursday, just hours after a series of Russian strikes.
  
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• Fire breaks out at west London school as children evacuated and person rushed to hospital

  16-07-2026 19:54 via standard.co.uk
  
  Eight fire engines and around 60 firefighters were called to the incident in west Drayton
  
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• London 'sanctuary borough': Green-led council to oppose 'race-based' Home Office immigration raids

  16-07-2026 19:50 via standard.co.uk
  
  Green councillors claim the Government is targeting communities ‘on the basis of race’ and ‘intimidating workers’
  
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• Sadiq Khan given peerage by Keir Starmer as he heads out of No10 - sparking immediate row

  16-07-2026 19:36 via standard.co.uk
  
  Sir Sadiq is not expected to seek to be a minister in Andy Burnham’s government
  
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• Burnham must back oil and gas drilling if he has any common sense – Badenoch

  16-07-2026 18:52 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Tory leader Kemi Badenoch spoke out on a visit to Aberdeen on Thursday.
  
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• Sadiq Khan given peerage by Keir Starmer as he heads out of No10 sparking immediate row

  16-07-2026 18:42 via standard.co.uk
  
  Sir Sadiq is not expected to seek to be a minister in Andy Burnham’s government
  
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• Knifeman 'stabbed mother' as she slept at London home with newborn baby, court told

  16-07-2026 18:18 via standard.co.uk
  
  Daniel Sean James, 46, is accused of killing Kirandeep Kaur, 24, in a random attack after allegedly breaking into her home in Hayes on the morning of July 12
  
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• Aberdeen council chief executive to take over as Dundee University boss

  16-07-2026 18:12 via standard.co.uk
  
  Angela Scott will take on the role in October.
  
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• Full list of peerages given out as Keir Starmer steps down as PM

  16-07-2026 17:56 via standard.co.uk
  
  Sir Sadiq Khan is to be made a peer along with 25 other new members of the House of Lords
  
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• Warm temperatures look ‘locked in’ for next seven to 10 days, say forecasters

  16-07-2026 17:53 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Met Office said 2026 had become the first year on record to reach 35C in May, June and July.
  
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• Sadiq Khan given peerage by Keir Starmer as Prime Minister prepares to step down

  16-07-2026 17:42 via standard.co.uk
  
  Sir Sadiq is not expected to seek to be a minister in Andy Burnham’s government
  
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• Tower of London announces plans for £70m transformation

  16-07-2026 17:37 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Historic Royal Palaces charity is looking to raise £70m - the biggest single investment since the 13th century
  
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• Lessons not learned from ‘devastating’ previous wildfire, says community leader

  16-07-2026 17:29 via standard.co.uk
  
  The fire broke out at lunchtime on Wednesday and affected a wide stretch of heather and trees.
  
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• Wildfire which stretched for almost four miles contained, says minister

  16-07-2026 17:08 via standard.co.uk
  
  Campsites and other properties nearby had been evacuated as a precaution.
  
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• Man who 'randomly' killed dog walker found guilty of attempted murder of his landlord

  16-07-2026 17:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  Uber driver Dawood Safi, 28, has been found guilty at Southwark Crown Court of the attempted murder of his landlord, Shahzad Farrukh, before he stabbed to death dog walker Wayne Broadhurst in Uxbridge in October last year.
  
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• Who will be Andy Burnham's Chancellor?

  16-07-2026 16:44 via standard.co.uk
  
  New favourite emerges to replace Rachel Reeves in Number 11
  
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• Plea to reopen Hammersmith Bridge to public transport as 'lack of vision' condemned

  16-07-2026 16:06 via standard.co.uk
  
  Plans to fully reopen the bridge to vehicles were recently shelved
  
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• Revealed: ‘Argentina fan’ rescued by police from England supporters in London is 'rage-bait' TikTok influencer

  16-07-2026 16:04 via standard.co.uk
  
  Maciej MP is a YouTuber and social media influencer who has shared multiple prank videos
  
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• Anne reflects on England’s defeat as she meets footballers on trip to Thailand

  16-07-2026 16:04 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Princess Royal met former Three Lions striker Emile Heskey at a Play for Change event in Bangkok.
  
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• Revealed: ‘Argentina fan’ rescued by police from crowd of England supporters in London is TikTok 'rage-baiter'

  16-07-2026 15:47 via standard.co.uk
  
  Maciej MP is a YouTuber and social media influencer who has shared multiple prank videos
  
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• What happened to Ann Widdecombe? Anti-terror police continue to quiz 28-year-old suspect in murder probe

  16-07-2026 15:46 via standard.co.uk
  
  Miss Widdecombe was found dead at Dartmoor home on Thursday morning after sustaining ‘serious’ injuries
  
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• Seven arrested in London as England's World Cup dream dies in 2-1 defeat to Argentina

  16-07-2026 15:23 via standard.co.uk
  
  Clashes between England and Argentina fans also erupted outside the stadium in Atlanta
  
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• Teenagers should be offered meningitis B jab on NHS, Government advisers say

  16-07-2026 15:20 via standard.co.uk
  
  It comes after a series of outbreaks of meningitis, with the most serious being in Kent earlier this year which left two teenagers dead.
  
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• Green Party defends politicians who attended Burnham effigy stabbing protest

  16-07-2026 15:18 via standard.co.uk
  
  Members of Hackney Council’s ruling Green Party attended a demonstration where an effigy of the incoming Prime Minister was repeatedly stabbed with darts
  
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• King ‘drowns sorrows’ with pint and brewery tour after World Cup heartbreak

  16-07-2026 15:14 via standard.co.uk
  
  Charles sipped an amber ale the day after England captain Harry Kane and his teammates lost their semi-final match 2-1 to Argentina.
  
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• Not possible to compensate everyone hit by heating oil price hikes – minister

  16-07-2026 15:11 via standard.co.uk
  
  Minister for energy consumers Martin McCluskey said however some firms had voluntarily compensated customers after prices soared earlier this year.
  
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• Mother of Jools Sweeney hopes new inquest into son’s death is a ‘turning point’

  16-07-2026 14:56 via standard.co.uk
  
  Two senior judges quashed the conclusion of the inquest into the 14-year-old’s death on Thursday.
  
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