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• Watchdog investigating whether Microsoft misled customers on subscription costs

  29-07-2026 13:42 via standard.co.uk
  
  The investigation is looking at changes made to monthly and annual subscription plans for Microsoft 365.
  
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• Silvertown and Blackwall tunnel charges to rise - everything you need to know

  30-07-2026 15:28 via standard.co.uk
  
  The cost of driving through the Blackwall and Silvertown tunnels is to increase from Monday,September 21
  
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• Beavers create wetland areas that stay green and boost resilience in drought

  30-07-2026 15:25 via standard.co.uk
  
  Images show how beaver dams and ponds provide a refuge for other wildlife and help humans in dry conditions.
  
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• Four migrants dead after busiest day of the year for Channel crossings

  30-07-2026 15:23 via standard.co.uk
  
  On Wednesday, 752 migrants arrived in the UK after making the journey in nine boats, Home Office figures show.
  
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• Holiday park evacuated during Suffolk wildfire, as power station monitors blaze

  30-07-2026 15:03 via standard.co.uk
  
  As of Thursday afternoon, the fire covered about 100 hectares and 18 fire engines were at the scene, Suffolk County Council said.
  
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• Former farmer Jackie, 99, takes centre stage on return to agricultural show

  30-07-2026 14:49 via standard.co.uk
  
  Jackie Brown’s dream came true as he returned to the Stranraer Show to exhibit a cow.
  
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• We do not underestimate impact of Greer case on public trust – police chiefs

  30-07-2026 14:16 via standard.co.uk
  
  Long-serving police officer Alan Greer was arrested after a woman said she was raped in her home in 2012.
  
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• Mother and boyfriend jailed for life for murder of her two-year-old daughter

  30-07-2026 14:16 via standard.co.uk
  
  The judge Ms Justice Norton said the murder was the final act in a series of assaults which the pair tried to cover up.
  
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• Irish authorities preparing for Daniel Kinahan’s extradition from Dubai

  30-07-2026 14:16 via standard.co.uk
  
  Sources say a timeline for Kinahan’s transportation back from Dubai has not been finalised.
  
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• New details emerge of horror incident at Heathrow that left Virgin Atlantic engineer dead as inquest opens

  30-07-2026 13:43 via standard.co.uk
  
  Georgie Buxton, 23, died after suffering a traumatic brain injury when he was hit in the face at the London airport, inquest told
  
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• Channel crossings: Four migrants dead after trying to reach UK

  30-07-2026 13:38 via standard.co.uk
  
  The deaths come a day after Prime Minister Andy Burnham said the Government’s plan to curb Channel crossings was ‘working’.
  
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• Demolition of 'Clockwork Orange' estate in London paused as residents celebrate legal win

  30-07-2026 13:16 via standard.co.uk
  
  Judicial review will take place into Bexley Council’s decision to approve plan to knock down the Lesnes Estate in Thamesmead
  
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• London teacher who ‘stupidly’ added ex-pupils on Snapchat avoids ban

  30-07-2026 13:07 via standard.co.uk
  
  John Taylor a former head of sixth form, was involved in ‘inappropriate and unprofessional’ exchanges with two teenage girls
  
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• London council pays £6,000 to disabled woman left in inadequate home for more than two years

  30-07-2026 12:53 via standard.co.uk
  
  Payout comes after Wandsworth Council criticised by ombudsman for failing to secure woman alternative accommodation
  
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• Small business confidence slumps in London despite Burnham promises

  30-07-2026 12:31 via standard.co.uk
  
  The percentage of small business owners predicting growth across the country has slumped to 24%, its lowest for 12 years
  
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• Drought, heatwaves, wildfires, deaths: the toll of UK’s extreme summer

  30-07-2026 12:26 via standard.co.uk
  
  Climate change is making extremes such as heat and drought more intense and more likely.
  
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• Funeral director ‘ripped off’ vulnerable pensioners with fake funeral plans

  30-07-2026 12:24 via standard.co.uk
  
  A court has heard Robert Bush defrauded 226 people by charging them for funeral plans he was not authorised to set up, and keeping the money.
  
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• Jenrick ‘confident’ Reform followed electoral law after Cottrell donation claims

  30-07-2026 12:20 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Metropolitan Police are looking at whether Reform donors might have circumvented restrictions on the sources of political funding.
  
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• More migrants die trying to cross Channel to UK

  30-07-2026 12:17 via standard.co.uk
  
  The group were found dead on a boat off the coast of Dunkirk on Thursday morning.
  
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• Fact check: More than half of female prisoners sentenced for violent crimes

  30-07-2026 11:52 via standard.co.uk
  
  The proportion of women sentenced to prison for non-violent crimes has fallen over the past decade.
  
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• Met Police officer invented sexual assault because she was late for work

  30-07-2026 11:44 via standard.co.uk
  
  The former officer from Maidstone has had her sentence doubled by the Court of Appeal after being released
  
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• London weather LIVE: Worst drought in decades grips capital and UK as wildfires rage

  30-07-2026 11:40 via standard.co.uk
  
  The risk from blazes in capital, now officially in a drought, is ‘very high’ today
  
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• BAE Systems and Rolls-Royce reap rewards from higher global defence spending

  30-07-2026 11:37 via standard.co.uk
  
  The FTSE 100 firms upgraded full-year guidance after strong first-half results.
  
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• V&A East staff to strike over 'inadequate toilet and hydration breaks'

  30-07-2026 11:35 via standard.co.uk
  
  It comes days after PCS Union announced a separate ballot for another round of industrial action
  
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• First pine marten kits spotted in Exmoor in success for reintroduction scheme

  30-07-2026 11:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  Some 19 pine martens were released in Exmoor last year, following releases in Dartmoor in 2024.
  
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• They think it’s all over: Football less fun now for fans at 1966 World Cup final

  30-07-2026 10:55 via standard.co.uk
  
  Three friends who attended the 1966 final will meet up on Thursday to remember the occasion.
  
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• UK would pay heavy price for promising 3% defence goal without plan – Streeting

  30-07-2026 10:42 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Defence Secretary said he was committed to the overall goal and spending pledges made to Nato.
  
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• Scottish woman found dead in suitcase in Athens named

  30-07-2026 10:40 via standard.co.uk
  
  Elisabeth-Jane Ross is believed to have died between five and seven days before she was found.
  
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• London weather LIVE: 'Very high' wildfires threat as capital faces 'long-lasting' drought impact

  30-07-2026 10:39 via standard.co.uk
  
  The risk from blazes in capital, now officially in a drought, is ‘very high’ today
  
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• Shell half-year earnings soar to £12.6bn on Iran war oil price volatility

  30-07-2026 10:26 via standard.co.uk
  
  The FTSE 100 giant saw underlying earnings jump to 16.75 billion US dollars (£12.55 billion) after a 9.84 billion haul in the second quarter.
  
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