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• Tui among worst airlines for UK flight delays

  22-06-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  The leisure carrier’s departures from UK airports were an average of 20 minutes and 24 seconds behind schedule in 2025.
  
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• Top US diplomat echoes British demand for toll-free Strait of Hormuz waterway

  23-06-2026 22:56 via standard.co.uk
  
  Uncertainty continues to hang over the strategic Gulf sea route, which remains a flashpoint in talks between the US and Iran.
  
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• Murder charge after 50-year-old man dies following alleged assault in Sidcup

  23-06-2026 21:42 via standard.co.uk
  
  Liam Burgess, 36, will appear at the Old Bailey on Wednesday, June 24
  
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• ‘Momentum building’ for EU ban on children’s social media use, says Taoiseach

  23-06-2026 21:17 via standard.co.uk
  
  President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola said there is a ‘huge need for something to be done for our kids online’.
  
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• Driver ‘distracted’ by mobile phone when train departed with disabled passenger’s ramp still attached, report finds

  23-06-2026 21:12 via standard.co.uk
  
  While no one was injured, investigators said there was a high risk the ramp could have injured someone or collided with platform furniture
  
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• ‘Something special’ happening with current England team, say fans in Boston

  23-06-2026 20:27 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Three Lions are preparing to face Ghana in their second Group L match in Boston.
  
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• Man in his 50s found dead after collapsing on Victoria Street

  23-06-2026 20:27 via standard.co.uk
  
  A man in his 50s has died after collapsing on Victoria Street
  
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• England's World Cup clash against Ghana to deliver £2.5m boost for London's pubs

  23-06-2026 19:11 via standard.co.uk
  
  London’s pubs are set to pour an extra 144 pints per venue this evening for England’s clash against Ghana
  
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• Former River City actor Iain Robertson found guilty of rape

  23-06-2026 19:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  Iain Robertson is due to be sentenced on July 23.
  
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• Teenage boy arrested on suspicion of murder after girl, 14, found dead

  23-06-2026 18:44 via standard.co.uk
  
  The youngster, named only as Lilly by Gwent Police, was found dead in the Duffryn Park area of Blaina, Gwent.
  
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• London heatwave LIVE: Temperatures hit 33.9C as Met Office 'risk to life' warning hangs over capital

  23-06-2026 18:40 via standard.co.uk
  
  Some schools and shops in London are closing as millions prepare for what could be an unprecedented heatwave for this time of the year
  
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• Manchester council leader Bev Craig announced as Labour candidate in mayor race

  23-06-2026 18:35 via standard.co.uk
  
  The city’s first female council leader and first LGBT leader is hoping to succeed former mayor Andy Burnham.
  
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• Starmer and Burnham hold face-to-face talks as PM pledges ‘smooth transition’

  23-06-2026 18:21 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister met the frontrunner to replace him in No 10 for the first time since the Makerfield by-election.
  
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• Small parcel tax changes brought forward but two-year wait still ‘unacceptable’

  23-06-2026 18:17 via standard.co.uk
  
  Current tax rules means that retailers based overseas can send small parcels worth less than £135 to the UK without paying import duties.
  
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• Ealing parents lose High Court appeal over closure of ten children’s centres

  23-06-2026 18:03 via standard.co.uk
  
  Ealing Council spent £109,630 fighting the judicial review
  
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• Former NHS chief says change of prime minister will not cause disruption

  23-06-2026 17:57 via standard.co.uk
  
  Other recipients included Anne Reid CBE, Katherine Sciver-Brunt OBE and Georgia Stanway MBE.
  
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• Government says Jim Allister claims over Donaldson ‘absolute nonsense’

  23-06-2026 17:52 via standard.co.uk
  
  TUV leader Jim Allister had raised concerns over whether the former DUP leader had been ‘compromised’ before a deal to restore powersharing to NI.
  
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• 'My wife went to hospital with a chest infection – a week later she was gone'

  23-06-2026 17:43 via standard.co.uk
  
  Nigel Murrills, 76, has reflected on the loss of his wife to mark International Widows Day
  
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• Tartan Army ‘given green light to go cone crazy’ on Miami statues

  23-06-2026 17:35 via standard.co.uk
  
  It comes after local officers told off a Scotland fan for attempting to ‘cone’ a statue.
  
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• Options for judge after Eleanor Donaldson trial of the facts

  23-06-2026 17:17 via standard.co.uk
  
  The judge at Newry Crown Court could issue a number of treatment orders or else an absolute discharge.
  
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• Government announces urgent review of ‘anomalous’ business rates hikes

  23-06-2026 17:13 via standard.co.uk
  
  Ministers resisted calls to pause the revaluation earlier this year.
  
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• Boss of Royal Mail owner sees pay more than triple to nearly £7m

  23-06-2026 17:12 via standard.co.uk
  
  Martin Seidenberg was paid £6.9 million in salary, bonuses and long-term incentive awards for the year to March 31.
  
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• London heatwave LIVE: Temperatures hit 33C as Met Office 'risk to life' warning hangs over capital

  23-06-2026 17:07 via standard.co.uk
  
  Some schools and shops in London are closing as millions prepare for what could be an unprecedented heatwave for this time of the year
  
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• Starmer and Burnham meet for face-to-face talks as PM bows out

  23-06-2026 17:03 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister met the frontrunner to replace him in No 10 for the first time since the Makerfield by-election.
  
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• High Court dismisses challenge to £2.2bn Gatwick Airport expansion

  23-06-2026 17:02 via standard.co.uk
  
  Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander approved the Northern Runway Project in September
  
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• Major US fast food chain to open UK branches for the first time

  23-06-2026 16:45 via standard.co.uk
  
  Houston TX Hot Chicken is planning to open three restaurants in the UK in 2026, with dozens more in the coming years
  
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• 'Vile' man who tried to rape 13-year-old girl on London-bound train is jailed

  23-06-2026 15:57 via standard.co.uk
  
  Tajikistan national Abdulmanon Aliev, 50, was sentenced to 12 years in prison for the attack in June last year
  
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• Hundreds of schools to close or shut early this week as 40C forecast

  23-06-2026 15:48 via standard.co.uk
  
  A ‘heat-dome’ settling over western Europe could bring temperatures of nearly 40C by Wednesday
  
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• Donaldson destroyed innocence of children, Poots says

  23-06-2026 15:26 via standard.co.uk
  
  Edwin Poots is the speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly.
  
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• In Pictures: People try to keep cool in summer sun as temperatures soar

  23-06-2026 15:23 via standard.co.uk
  
  A ‘heat-dome’ settling over western Europe could bring temperatures of up to 40C by Wednesday.
  
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