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• What's wrong with the Bakerloo line? No timeframe for fixing 'operational incident' causing days-long delays, says TfL

  02-07-2026 10:51 via standard.co.uk
  
  TfL has told passengers it does not currently have a timeframe for resolving the days-long issue
  
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• What's wrong with the Bakerloo line? 'Operational incident' causing days-long Tube delays with 'no timeframe' to fix it

  02-07-2026 11:29 via standard.co.uk
  
  TfL has told passengers it does not currently have a timeframe for resolving the days-long issue
  
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• London restaurant mogul's brother hit with £490k bill after losing bitter family feud over £5m fortune

  02-07-2026 11:24 via standard.co.uk
  
  Amir Moaven drew up ‘sham’ documents designed to stop his sister-in-law from inheriting
  
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• Why Terrence Higgins Trust’s work is as vital now as ever

  02-07-2026 11:22 via standard.co.uk
  
  The charity has led the fight against Aids for 44 years — a milestone The Standard celebrates with a gala this week
  
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• Star chef quits David Beckham’s favourite restaurant in Notting Hill

  02-07-2026 11:21 via standard.co.uk
  
  The mastermind behind beloved Michelin-star bistro Dorian is stepping back after four years
  
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• Jury in Noah Donohoe inquest resumes deliberations for third day

  02-07-2026 11:18 via standard.co.uk
  
  It comes after almost six months of evidence at Belfast Coroner’s Court into the unexplained death of the school boy.
  
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• When is the next London heatwave? Latest forecast as 'Azores High' to bring long hot spell

  02-07-2026 11:04 via standard.co.uk
  
  Latest weather forecast as another sweltering London heatwave looms
  
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• London faces £15 billion hit to annual finances as heatwaves intensify

  02-07-2026 11:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  A new report urges immediate action from all levels of government
  
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• When is the next London heatwave? 'Azores High' set to bring long hot spell from this weekend

  02-07-2026 10:49 via standard.co.uk
  
  Latest weather forecast as another sweltering London heatwave looms
  
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• Fire-hit site next to Glasgow Central could be back in use later this year

  02-07-2026 10:41 via standard.co.uk
  
  Architects are exploring a ‘meanwhile use’ of the Union Corner site before a permanent solution can be found.
  
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• Sadiq Khan wants to push through al fresco dining in Soho – but can he?

  02-07-2026 10:34 via standard.co.uk
  
  The mayor’s actual powers may be more limited than headlines suggest
  
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• Government exploring ‘every route’ to deport grooming gang ringleader – minister

  02-07-2026 10:07 via standard.co.uk
  
  Shabir Ahmed, 73, known to his victims as Daddy, has served 14 years in jail.
  
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• Restaurant mogul's brother hit with £490k bill after losing bitter family feud over £5m fortune

  02-07-2026 09:47 via standard.co.uk
  
  Amir Moaven drew up ‘sham’ documents designed to stop his sister-in-law from inheriting
  
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• Andy Burnham warned 'don't level down London' as tens of thousands of jobs to be axed in Whitehall

  02-07-2026 08:56 via standard.co.uk
  
  ‘Real devolution means backing councils to grow, not hollowing out London,’ says Westminster City Council leader Cllr Paul Swaddle
  
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• Met Police scouring DNA database in hunt for family members of suspected double rapist

  02-07-2026 08:54 via standard.co.uk
  
  The man is accused of raping two ‘very vulnerable’ women in broad daylight
  
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• OPINION - Laila Cunningham: Andy Burnham does not have the answers London needs

  02-07-2026 08:52 via standard.co.uk
  
  The capital does not need another Labour experiment dressed up as national renewal, writes Reform UK’s candidate in the 2028 London Mayor election
  
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• Harry Styles celebrates England's World Cup win against DR Congo as fans go wild at Wembley

  02-07-2026 08:43 via standard.co.uk
  
  England sealed their place in the Round of 16 with a 2-1 victory over DR Congo
  
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• ‘Positive progress’ in US-Iran talks despite Strait of Hormuz strikes

  02-07-2026 02:49 via standard.co.uk
  
  Donald Trump claims ship numbers using a vital waterway is ‘setting records’, but this is not reflected by maritime monitoring.
  
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• Defence funding plan faces fresh scrutiny over where cuts will be made

  02-07-2026 01:34 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister unveiled the defence investment plan (Dip) on Tuesday, with a promise to increase defence spending by £15 billion.
  
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• King to start traditional game of hand ba’ during Jedburgh visit

  02-07-2026 01:02 via standard.co.uk
  
  The historic street sport has been played annually in the Borders town since 1704.
  
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• Starmer must say what he will cut to fund £15bn defence rise, SNP says

  02-07-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  The party said the Labour leader’s ‘unfunded’ defence plans could take ‘vital’ money away from schools and hospitals.
  
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• England’s sights on Mexico after comeback victory over DR Congo

  02-07-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  England will take on Mexico in the last 16 of the World Cup on Monday.
  
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• Some obese adults now 'better off' health-wise than lower weight peers

  02-07-2026 00:30 via standard.co.uk
  
  Many obese people’s cholesterol and blood pressure levels are ‘indistinguishable’ from those of a healthy weight
  
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• Teachers in England offered 3.5% pay rise from September

  01-07-2026 23:23 via standard.co.uk
  
  Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson has recommended a 3.5% pay rise this September and an additional 3% increase next year
  
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• England win was ‘never in doubt’, William jokes

  01-07-2026 22:39 via standard.co.uk
  
  England will take on Mexico in the last 16 of the World Cup.
  
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• Costa del Croydon: Adult beach club coming to London rooftop

  01-07-2026 22:32 via standard.co.uk
  
  The ‘ultimate urban beach escape’ is returning to south London from August 7 to 31
  
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• 'Costa Del Croydon' - Adult beach club coming to London rooftop

  01-07-2026 22:32 via standard.co.uk
  
  The ‘ultimate urban beach escape’ is returning to south London from August 7 to 31
  
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• Angela Rayner throws her support behind Burnham’s town hall powers agenda

  01-07-2026 21:41 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Labour MP and former deputy prime minister said she wanted to see ‘a much deeper cultural change’ in how Britain is governed.
  
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• London celebrates after Kane sends England to World Cup last 16

  01-07-2026 21:09 via standard.co.uk
  
  Scenes of wild celebration have been seen around the capital as England edged past DRC
  
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• London businesses fined for employing illegal workers

  01-07-2026 19:51 via standard.co.uk
  
  Dozens of businesses were found to be employing workers against the law from October 1 to December 31 last year
  
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