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• Two major London train stations to close within weeks for £20 million upgrade

  12-07-2026 10:42 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Charing Cross and Waterloo East will close from Sunday, July 26 until Sunday, August 16
  
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• London travel news LIVE: Elizabeth line disruption as Overground line closure to last days after fire

  14-07-2026 08:19 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Weaver Line remains suspended between Hackney Downs and Chingford
  
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• London weather LIVE: Heatwave temperatures to rise again as capital faces a month without rain

  14-07-2026 07:56 via standard.co.uk
  
  Met Office forecasting the heat to intensify once again
  
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• London travel news LIVE: Tube and Overground latest updates after trackside fire as Southern trains cancelled

  14-07-2026 07:55 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Weaver Line remains suspended between Hackney Downs and Chingford
  
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• Police investigating Ann Widdecombe’s death continue to question suspect

  14-07-2026 06:36 via standard.co.uk
  
  Police could be allowed to hold him for up to 14 days for questioning under terrorism legislation if needed.
  
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• New police images released to mark 25th anniversary of Peter Falconio’s murder

  14-07-2026 06:02 via standard.co.uk
  
  Bradley John Murdoch was convicted in 2005 of murdering Mr Falconio in Australia’s Northern Territory on July 14 2001.
  
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• Security stepped up as England and Argentina fans prepare for World Cup showdown

  14-07-2026 03:45 via standard.co.uk
  
  England play Argentina in their World Cup semi-final in Atlanta on Wednesday.
  
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• Spanish fire survivor fears wife and friends have died trying to walk to safety

  14-07-2026 01:13 via standard.co.uk
  
  Malcolm Timbrell, 70,told the BBC his wife, plus some friends and neighbours ‘decided the only safe way was to walk out in front of the firewall’.
  
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• Laura Dern pays tribute to ‘dream leading man’ Sam Neill

  14-07-2026 01:02 via standard.co.uk
  
  A flood of tributes have poured in for the actor, including from his Jurassic Park and Peaky Blinders co-stars.
  
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• UK economy beat the odds because of my choices, Reeves to say

  14-07-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Chancellor will warn that the UK must ‘maintain the credibility we have earned’.
  
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• Starmer continues farewell tour with Burnham set for No 10

  14-07-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister is expected to attend Bastille Day celebrations alongside other world leaders in Paris.
  
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• Pubs to serve more than 64 million pints of no and low alcohol beer this summer

  14-07-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  The British Beer and Pub Association said the ‘staggering’ growth proved that no and low beers had become a ‘defining part’ of the sector.
  
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• Male migrant detainees caught looking into women’s bedrooms, report finds

  14-07-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  The report warned that female asylum seekers are being put at risk of harm.
  
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• Labour MPs told backing North Sea is ‘about more than oil and gas’

  14-07-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  Supporting the North Sea oil and gas sector will benefit jobs and the economy and also help the UK meet its climate obligations, MPs are being told.
  
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• Heatwave and World Cup shape spending figures for June

  14-07-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  Total retail sales across the UK were up 1.9% year on year in June, boosted significantly by a 5.1% increase in online sales, figures show.
  
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• Government’s Financial Inclusion Strategy ‘is far from the finished product’

  14-07-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Treasury Committee said there should be clearer targets, data and accountability for the implementation of the strategy.
  
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• Burnham must ‘go further’ with business rates reform, says coalition

  14-07-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  The new Real Rates Reform Alliance wants all online sales taxed at 2% to allow a 37% cut in business rates for bricks and mortar firms.
  
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• Bereaved urge Covid Inquiry not to ‘pull punches’ in report on PPE procurement

  14-07-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Covid Inquiry is set to publish its findings on procurement of personal protective equipment (PPE) on Tuesday.
  
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• Jeff Goldblum pays tribute to Sam Neill: ‘The next great adventure begins’

  13-07-2026 23:12 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Northern Ireland-born New Zealand actor, best known for playing Dr Alan Grant in Jurassic Park, died aged 78 in Sydney, Australia on Monday.
  
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• Nicola Sturgeon’s statement to police will not be released, lawyer says

  13-07-2026 23:07 via standard.co.uk
  
  Aamer Anwar said she had been ‘exonerated through the proper process’ and had no need to release the statement.
  
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• Starmer calls for restriction-free Strait of Hormuz as Trump threatens tolls

  13-07-2026 23:06 via standard.co.uk
  
  The move by the US president to slap a charge on vessels using the sea route is branded ‘economic extortion’ by critics.
  
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• World leaders begin public farewells to Sir Keir Starmer

  13-07-2026 22:39 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister said there had been a ‘very productive’ meeting of the Coalition of the Willing in Paris.
  
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• Government ‘will change immigration Bill’ in attempt to deport grooming leader

  13-07-2026 22:09 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Home Secretary announced she would change the Immigration and Asylum Bill to remove a section which would prevent Ahmed being deported.
  
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• Murder investigation after man stabbed to death in Hackney

  13-07-2026 21:28 via standard.co.uk
  
  Police were called to an address on Downs Park Road at around 1.42pm on Monday following reports of a stabbing
  
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• Murder investigation launched after three found dead in Ballymena family home

  13-07-2026 21:26 via standard.co.uk
  
  A PSNI spokesperson said the three people were related and were found inside the property.
  
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• TfL and GLA top UK local authority debt list with combined £20bn borrowing

  13-07-2026 21:10 via standard.co.uk
  
  New analysis from the TaxPayers’ Alliance shows TfL holds almost £14 billion of the record high total £155 billion of local authority debt in the UK
  
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• Harry copies parenting tip learnt from Diana with Archie and Lilibet

  13-07-2026 21:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Duke of Sussex appeared on the Joe Marler Will See You Now podcast.
  
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• Burnham will be next prime minister after 349 MPs back him for Labour leadership

  13-07-2026 20:30 via standard.co.uk
  
  While almost 80% of the Parliamentary Labour Party formally nominated Mr Burnham last week, extra endorsements on Monday took him over the line.
  
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• Will there be a bank holiday if England win the World Cup? Likely day-off date emerges

  13-07-2026 20:26 via standard.co.uk
  
  The most likely date for the national day off is understood to be Friday, July 24
  
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• Police hunt two women after Liverpool Street station assault

  13-07-2026 19:59 via standard.co.uk
  
  A woman was reportedly attacked at ticket barriers at the Underground station at around 11.30pm on Friday July 3
  
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