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• Widow of Pc Harper says it is ‘deplorable’ that two killers could be freed early

  22-07-2026 15:51 via standard.co.uk
  
  Lissie Harper said there are real and lasting consequences to decisions made by politicians ‘from behind a desk’.
  
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• Hundreds gather in vigil for family injured in horror wrong-way motorway crash

  21-08-2026 20:23 via standard.co.uk
  
  A prayer vigil in solidarity with the injured women and boy was held on Friday evening in Saint Clare’s Church in Graiguecullen.
  
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• Meghan 'in talks' for a role in Guy Ritchie's hit Netflix show The Gentlemen

  21-08-2026 20:22 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Duchess of Sussex is reportedly in talks for a role in series three of the hit Netflix show
  
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• Investigation launched after death of man in cell in London custody suite

  21-08-2026 19:56 via standard.co.uk
  
  A 52-year-old man has died while in police custody in Croydon
  
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• Funerals held for teenagers killed in wrong-way motorway crash

  21-08-2026 19:28 via standard.co.uk
  
  Joe Carthy and Alex McCarthy were among five teenagers who died when the car they were travelling in was driven the wrong way down a motorway.
  
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• 'Business as usual' at Royal Family's summer get-together at Balmoral ahead of Prince Harry and Meghan return

  21-08-2026 19:21 via standard.co.uk
  
  Prince Harry and Meghan’s return to the UK is likely to dominate conversations at Balmoral this year
  
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• Murder probe launched after human bones uncovered by London wildfire

  21-08-2026 18:45 via standard.co.uk
  
  Police believe the remains belong to a woman aged between 25 and 45-years-old and enquiries are ongoing to establish her identity
  
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• Body found after passenger reported overboard from cruise ship

  21-08-2026 18:36 via standard.co.uk
  
  A search took place after a passenger was reported overboard from the Ambition.
  
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• Royal family's summer get-together at Balmoral 'turns into Prince Harry summit'

  21-08-2026 18:29 via standard.co.uk
  
  Prince Harry and Meghan’s return to the UK is likely to dominate conversations at Balmoral this year
  
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• Under 5s and pregnant women told to avoid runny eggs when eating out amid fears over fatal salmonella outbreak

  21-08-2026 18:12 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has issued a warning to vulnerable groups, including pregnant women and children under five
  
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• Burnham pledges to consult on national memorial for terrorism survivors

  21-08-2026 18:02 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister told survivors: ‘We see you, we hear you, we stand with you’.
  
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• Royal family's summer get-together at Balmoral 'turns into Harry summit'

  21-08-2026 17:56 via standard.co.uk
  
  Prince Harry and Meghan’s return to the UK is likely to dominate conversations at Balmoral this year
  
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• Wladimir Klitschko remembers ex-partner Hayden Panettiere on her 37th birthday

  21-08-2026 17:42 via standard.co.uk
  
  Klitschko commemorated Panettiere’s first birthday since she died in a post to Instagram on Friday.
  
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• Graeme Dott subjected children to ‘worst kind of abuse’, court told

  21-08-2026 17:35 via standard.co.uk
  
  The 49-year-old denies historic charges against two people who were of primary school age at the time.
  
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• Funerals held for two teenagers killed in wrong-way motorway crash

  21-08-2026 17:20 via standard.co.uk
  
  Joe Carthy and Alex McCarthy were among five teenagers who died when the car they were travelling in was driven the wrong way down a motorway.
  
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• Fact check: Alternative scenario suggests fewer heat pumps and electric cars

  21-08-2026 17:17 via standard.co.uk
  
  A new report focuses on cutting electricity costs.
  
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• Burnham tells terrorism survivors ‘we stand with you’ at inaugural national day

  21-08-2026 17:15 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister addressed a ceremony attended by victims, survivors, bereaved families and emergency responders.
  
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• Vulnerable people eating out ‘should avoid runny eggs’ amid salmonella outbreak

  21-08-2026 16:43 via standard.co.uk
  
  One person has died and hundreds of others have been left ill in the outbreak which has been linked to imported eggs.
  
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• Jimmy Cricket’s son remembers him as ‘family man, hero and champion’ at funeral

  21-08-2026 16:40 via standard.co.uk
  
  The two-hour service was highly religious but also humorous, filled with funny stories about the late comedian, who died aged 80.
  
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• Murder probe launched after human bones 'uncovered by London wildfire'

  21-08-2026 16:32 via standard.co.uk
  
  Police believe the remains belong to a woman aged between 25 and 45-years-old and enquiries are ongoing to establish her identity
  
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• British-Iranian man pleads guilty to arson attack at Golders Green memorial wall

  21-08-2026 16:17 via standard.co.uk
  
  Ali Fallahi, 46, from Ilford admitted the arson attack in north London on Friday
  
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• London travel news LIVE: Victoria line hit by 'track fault' as Metropolitan line part suspended

  21-08-2026 16:14 via standard.co.uk
  
  Track fault causes major disruption to one of London’s busiest Tube lines
  
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• Moment burglary gang busted by police trying to tunnel way into London jewellery shop

  21-08-2026 16:12 via standard.co.uk
  
  Tunnelling gang targeted string of London jewellers by drilling holes into shops to bypass security systems
  
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• Why Sadiq Khan would win fourth term as mayor - even if most Londoners want him to stand down

  21-08-2026 15:58 via standard.co.uk
  
  Commentary: If Sir Sadiq did go for four more years in City Hall a contest with Tory Sir James Cleverly could be close but Labour would be frontrunner
  
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• Search launched for passenger reported overboard from cruise ship

  21-08-2026 15:47 via standard.co.uk
  
  The alarm was raised on the Ambition on Friday morning while off Angus.
  
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• Why Sadiq Khan would win fourth term as London mayor - even if most of us want him to stand down

  21-08-2026 15:35 via standard.co.uk
  
  Commentary: If Sir Sadiq did go for four more years in City Hall a contest with Tory Sir James Cleverly could be close but Labour would be frontrunner
  
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• Search launched for man reported overboard from cruise ship

  21-08-2026 15:27 via standard.co.uk
  
  The alarm was raised on Friday morning.
  
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• Warning over extreme weather and food prices as ‘unprecedented’ El Nino builds

  21-08-2026 15:24 via standard.co.uk
  
  The natural phenomenon in the Pacific, which affects global weather, is ‘turbocharging’ worsening impacts of climate change.
  
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• Prince Harry and other high-profile figures hit with £9.5m legal bill after failed Mail court battle

  21-08-2026 15:18 via standard.co.uk
  
  Revealed: Multi-million pound legal bill for Prince Harry and six other household names
  
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• ‘Not the first time I’ve see him die’ – Jimmy Cricket’s son jokes at funeral

  21-08-2026 15:16 via standard.co.uk
  
  Comedy veterans such as Syd Little, Tommy Cannon and Roy Walker attended the service.
  
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