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• Wimbledon 2026 weather forecast: Will it rain on the opening days?

  25-06-2026 16:40 via standard.co.uk
  
  London is sweltering in an unprecedented heatwave ahead of the tournament
  
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• King to start annual hand ba’ game during Jedburgh visit

  25-06-2026 20:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Borders town last hosted a royal visitor in 2006, when the Princess Royal opened the Jedburgh Bandstand.
  
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• Cabinet ministers back Burnham as he prepares to enter No 10 as early as July

  25-06-2026 19:58 via standard.co.uk
  
  Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper said she had spoken to the former mayor and he was ‘100% behind our unwavering support for Ukraine’.
  
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• London heatwave LIVE: Hundreds of life-threatening emergencies in capital as temperature hits 36.7C in UK's hottest June day

  25-06-2026 19:50 via standard.co.uk
  
  Temperatures in London hit 32C on Thursday - and it’s forecast to be even hotter on Friday
  
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• Boyfriend of London banker found beaten to death to be extradited back to UK

  25-06-2026 19:38 via standard.co.uk
  
  Marianne Kilonzi, 43, was found dead with a head injury in her riverside Woolwich flat last year
  
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• Boys, 14 and 15, appear in court over fatal south London stabbing

  25-06-2026 19:17 via standard.co.uk
  
  The youths appeared at the Old Bailey at separate hearings charged with killing Jamal Coombes, 17, in Battersea, south London
  
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• Red Arrows to thrill US crowds celebrating 250th anniversary of independence

  25-06-2026 18:57 via standard.co.uk
  
  The stateside tour will see the world-famous RAF aerobatic team attend events from Maryland to Michigan
  
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• Moment robber rips £28k Rolex from injured man outside Liverpool Street station

  25-06-2026 18:12 via standard.co.uk
  
  Mohammed Fremoule was sentenced to two years and eight months imprisonment following the robbery
  
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• Hit London banks with windfall tax up to £60bn to cut energy bills for less well off, Andy Burnham union ally urges

  25-06-2026 18:05 via standard.co.uk
  
  But shadow Chancellor Sir Mel Stride warns: ‘Labour need to realise that you can’t tax your way to prosperity’
  
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• Donald Trump blasts 'incompetent' Sadiq Khan in latest row with mayor

  25-06-2026 18:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  President Trump and London Mayor Sadiq Khan have been engaged in a long-running public feud since 2015
  
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• Books of condolence for David Hockney open in home city of Bradford

  25-06-2026 17:55 via standard.co.uk
  
  The artist died aged 88 earlier this month.
  
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• Baroness Sue Gray says she fears for Stormont

  25-06-2026 17:31 via standard.co.uk
  
  Sir Keir Starmer’s former chief of staff previously worked as a senior civil servant in Northern Ireland.
  
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• Canada becomes member of EBU opening up path to Eurovision Song Contest entry

  25-06-2026 17:26 via standard.co.uk
  
  Canada’s membership comes after a revision to the EBU’s statutes, approved by its general assembly on Thursday.
  
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• Reform-led government in UK could be an ‘accelerator’ to Irish unity – Varadkar

  25-06-2026 16:40 via standard.co.uk
  
  Ireland’s current Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan said a Reform UK government could hasten the timeline for calling referenda on reunification.
  
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• Heatwave sparks record number of life-threatening emergencies in London, paramedics reveal

  25-06-2026 16:27 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Ambulance Service responded to a record 642 category one calls on Wednesday
  
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• London heatwave LIVE: Hundreds of life-threatening emergencies in capital as temperature hits 36.4C in UK's hottest June day

  25-06-2026 16:26 via standard.co.uk
  
  Temperatures in London hit 32C on Thursday - and it’s forecast to be even hotter on Friday
  
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• Energy debt reaches record £4.79 billion ahead of 13% price cap jump

  25-06-2026 16:16 via standard.co.uk
  
  The number of accounts repaying debt has increased by 3% for electricity – to 852,000 – and by 4% for gas – to 710,000, the regulator said.
  
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• Swinney hits back at ‘baseless’ claims of SNP ‘cover-up’ of Murrell’s crimes

  25-06-2026 16:14 via standard.co.uk
  
  Scottish Tory leader Russell Findlay had insisted the First Minister was ‘at the heart of the cover-up’.
  
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• ‘Extreme thunderstorm activity’ possible as new warning issued

  25-06-2026 16:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  Met Éireann has issued an orange-level thunderstorm warning for three counties.
  
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• Thunderstorm warning issued for Scotland after days of baking heat

  25-06-2026 16:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  Temperatures in the high 20Cs across large parts of the country look set to make way for more unsettled conditions.
  
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• Thief who told police ‘you’re lucky I’m not grooming girls’ jailed after £19,000 crime spree

  25-06-2026 16:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  The judge warned Neville Stanbury, 58, that he may die in prison if he does not choose to give up drugs
  
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• Record number of life-threatening emergencies due to London heatwave, paramedics reveal

  25-06-2026 16:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Ambulance Service says it recorded its highest ever number of life-threatening emergencies in its history “driven by the extreme heat” on Wednesday.
  
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• Girl injured in Parnell Square stabbing has ‘life-limiting, severe disability’

  25-06-2026 15:53 via standard.co.uk
  
  Her doctor said that the girl cannot communicate her needs, which is ‘quite distressing’ for her and her family.
  
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• UK sees new highest June temperature as records tumble for second day in a row

  25-06-2026 15:51 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Met Office said temperatures had reached 36.4C at Yeovilton, Somerset, on Thursday.
  
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• TikTok influencer charged with murdering boyfriend in Dubai faces death by firing squad

  25-06-2026 15:48 via standard.co.uk
  
  A human rights group is claiming that Brooke George acted in ‘self-defence’ after a violent attack from her partner
  
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• UK needs boldness to tackle underinvestment in UK firms – former Bank economist

  25-06-2026 15:46 via standard.co.uk
  
  Former Bank of England top economist Andy Haldane said action is needed to encourage investment into UK businesses.
  
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• London heatwave LIVE: Red 'risk-to-life' warning extended to Friday as temperature hits 32C

  25-06-2026 15:44 via standard.co.uk
  
  London sizzling in 32C on Thursday before it gets even hotter on Friday
  
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• Wimbledon 2026: Expert guide to budget tickets and beating the queues

  25-06-2026 15:41 via standard.co.uk
  
  Seven-hour waits and £100 tickets? Not if you know the tricks of the SW19 trade. Tennis nut David Cohen serves up his winning formula for finding (cheap) seats at top matches — without spending all day in a long queue
  
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• Ealing Council to pay homeless man £1,400 after failing to provide housing support

  25-06-2026 15:21 via standard.co.uk
  
  Ealing Council has apologised to the resident for the delays and confusion caused
  
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• Hosepipe ban closes in on London as millions in commuter belt under water restrictions

  25-06-2026 15:04 via standard.co.uk
  
  In Kent, South East Water has announced a hosepipe ban as temperatures soar to above 35C
  
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