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• Murder squad detectives investigate suspicious death of Romford man

  18-03-2016 23:21 via standard.co.uk
  
  Murder squad detectives are investigating the suspicious death of a man in Romford.
  
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• Eric Dier: Spurs can reach the same level as Borussia Dortmund under Mauricio Pochettino

  18-03-2016 23:13
  
  Eric Dier says Borussia Dortmund are the best side Tottenham have faced this season – and he believes Spurs can reach the same level as the German club under Mauricio Pochettino.
  
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• VIDEO: London mayor interviews: Peter Whittle

  18-03-2016 22:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC London is speaking to the candidates hoping to succeed Boris Johnson at City Hall.
  
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• Drugs gang smuggled £24 million worth of cannabis in carpets

  18-03-2016 22:55 via standard.co.uk
  
  A drugs gang are facing jail after smuggling £24 million worth of cannabis concealed in industrial tubes wrapped up in carpets.
  
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• First look inside Virgin high-speed train linking London to Edinburgh

  18-03-2016 22:25 via standard.co.uk
  
  This is the first look inside a new fleet of trains set to whisk passengers from London to Edinburgh in just four hours.
  
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• Iain Duncan Smith resigns as Work and Pensions Secretary over 'indefensible' benefit cuts

  18-03-2016 22:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  Iain Duncan Smith has said he is resigning as Work and Pensions Secretary, branding cuts to benefits for the disabled in George Osborne's Budget "indefensible".
  
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• Tributes paid to Essex schoolboy found dead at Welsh beauty spot

  18-03-2016 21:30 via standard.co.uk
  
  A schoolboy who went missing on a field trip to Wales has been found dead at a beauty spot.
  
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• Britain's ideal home is a modern detached in a commuter town

  18-03-2016 21:16 via standard.co.uk
  
  The nation's dream home has been revealed - and it is perhaps a lot less grand than many people would expect.
  
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• London medics 'stopped resuscitating newborn baby because they thought he was already dead'

  18-03-2016 21:10 via standard.co.uk
  
  The parents of a two-day-old baby boy who died at London's Royal Free Hospital after medics stopped resuscitating him, believing him to already be dead, have criticised an NHS investigation.
  
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• Met Police detective from sex abuse unit 'sexually assaulted eight-year-old girl'

  18-03-2016 21:07 via standard.co.uk
  
  A detective working in the Met Police's child abuse investigation unit has appeared in court accused of sex attacks on an eight-year-old girl.
  
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• Girl, 11, leads Duchess of Cambridge on impromptu charity shop tour

  18-03-2016 20:16 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Duchess of Cambridge was led on an impromptu tour of a new charity shop by an 11-year-old girl.
  
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• Trollstation co-founder jailed after London fake bomb stunt

  18-03-2016 19:54 via standard.co.uk
  
  A co-founder of YouTube pranksters Trollstation has been jailed for nine months after a series of videos involving bomb hoaxes and fake robberies in London.
  
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• Outcry after supermarket sells pre-peeled avocados wrapped in plastic

  18-03-2016 19:45 via standard.co.uk
  
  A Canadian supermarket has come under fire for selling avocados cut in half and wrapped in cardboard and plastic.
  
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• Man jailed for daylight stabbing outside Battersea Halfords

  18-03-2016 18:40 via standard.co.uk
  
  A teenager has been jailed for stabbing a man in broad daylight outside a south London branch of Halfords.
  
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• Dagenham & Redbridge loan Jones to Coventry

  18-03-2016 18:30
  
  Daggers youngster moves to Sky Blues until end of the season, with option to make move permanent
  
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• Burger King granted permission to sell alcohol at London's busiest station

  18-03-2016 18:12 via standard.co.uk
  
  A Burger King outlet in London's busiest railway station has been granted permission to start selling alcohol.
  
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• Tributes after Hornchurch pupil found dead at bottom of cliff on Wales school trip

  18-03-2016 17:56
  
  A 16-year-old schoolboy described by his headteacher as “popular, very friendly and caring” has died during a school trip in Wales.
  
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• 'We got him': Paris attacks prime suspect caught after Brussels shootout

  18-03-2016 17:33 via standard.co.uk
  
  A prime suspect in the Paris terror attacks has been caught alive after he was wounded in a shootout with police at a Brussels flat.
  
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• Teacher who wowed Homerton students with science freestyle rap: ‘I do this every lesson’

  18-03-2016 17:25
  
  A hip young teacher who delivered a blistering science freestyle to students has revealed he raps all of his lessons – but was almost outsmarted by an economics class.
  
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• Team News: Leyton Orient v Morecambe

  18-03-2016 17:15
  
  Orient won’t have captain Mathieu Baudry available until April 9
  
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• Nolan: We have to show our quality

  18-03-2016 16:59
  
  O’s boss looking for team to impress at home and show they deserve to be in play-offs
  
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• Salah Abdeslam: Hunted Paris suspect 'evaded police during Brussels terror raid'

  18-03-2016 16:34 via standard.co.uk
  
  The prime suspect in the Paris terror attacks gave police the slip again during a raid in Brussels this week, Belgian media have claimed.
  
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• PICTURES: Alex Iwobi, Dan Crowley and Arsenal squad train ahead of Everton

  18-03-2016 16:12
  
  Alex Iwobi was amongst the Arsenal players put through their paces at London Colney on Friday morning ahead of the Premier League trip to Everton.
  
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• Spurs sweating on midfielder fitness test but trio to return for Bournemouth clash

  18-03-2016 16:07
  
  Tottenham head coach Mauricio Pochettino will make a late decision on the fitness of Eric Dier ahead of Sunday’s game at home to Bournemouth.
  
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• Man arrested after child, four, taken from north London home

  18-03-2016 16:05 via standard.co.uk
  
  A man was arrested after a four-year-old child was taken from a home in north London.
  
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• Key Manchester City man eyes Chelsea clash as comeback date

  18-03-2016 16:03
  
  Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini remains hopeful captain Vincent Kompany could be back in action in around a month.
  
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• Predicted Chelsea XI v West Ham: Hiddink recalls forgotten forward but missing four

  18-03-2016 15:50
  
  Loic Remy looks to be in line for a rare Chelsea start against West Ham with Diego Costa suspended.
  
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• Predicted Premier League table as Hammers leapfrog Arsenal and Palace drop

  18-03-2016 15:40
  
  The Premier League is back after a week of European football and the crunch time is well and truly here.
  
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• Alton Towers victims: Smiler rollercoaster should not reopen

  18-03-2016 15:37 via standard.co.uk
  
  Two young people who suffered life-changing injuries when a ride at Alton Towers crashed said today they want the ride to remain closed.
  
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• Students hit back over LSE Islamic society's segregated gala dinner

  18-03-2016 15:29 via standard.co.uk
  
  Students from one of London's top universities have dismissed criticism levelled at its Islamic society over a gala dinner where men and women were made to eat separately.
  
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• Chelsea without four key men for West Ham derby clash

  18-03-2016 15:08
  
  Diego Costa is suspended and Eden Hazard is injured when Chelsea play West Ham in the Premier League on Saturday.
  
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• Guus Hiddink rules out exit for forgotten Chelsea man before West Ham visit

  18-03-2016 14:53
  
  Chelsea manager Guus Hiddink insists Alexandre Pato will see out his loan spell at the club until the end of the season.
  
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• Hiddink provides injury update on Hazard, Costa and Falcao before West Ham clash

  18-03-2016 14:40
  
  Chelsea manager Guus Hiddink says Eden Hazard will miss Chelsea’s game against West Ham at the weekend.
  
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• Miranda star Sarah Hadland hails Sport Relief heroes

  18-03-2016 14:15 via standard.co.uk
  
  Sarah Hadland has hailed all those taking part in a Sport Relief challenge this weekend as heroes.
  
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• QUIZ: Can you name the forgotten 90s Premier League players?

  18-03-2016 14:14
  
  We grew up with their debatable haircuts and memorable celebrations but can you name 15 random footballers from the early years of the Premier League?
  
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• Guus Hiddink live: Latest on Hazard, Pato and Terry ahead of West Ham clash

  18-03-2016 14:04
  
  Guus Hiddink is talking to the press this afternoon ahead of the trip to West Ham and we have all the bases covered.
  
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• Excuse me? ‘Too Naked for The Nazis’ beats ‘History of the Anus’ to weirdest book title award

  18-03-2016 13:27
  
  If you thought people reading Fifty Shades on the Tube was slightly disturbing, just think how you’ll feel sitting opposite someone perusing ‘Reading From Behind: A Cultural History Of The Anus’ on the morning commute.
  
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• Top judges block plans for luxury flats at Shepherd's Bush market

  18-03-2016 13:21 via standard.co.uk
  
  Controversial plans for luxury flats that traders say will kill off one of London's oldest markets have been blocked by senior judges.
  
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• Sport Relief donates £1m to the Evening Standard's Dispossessed Fund

  18-03-2016 13:16 via standard.co.uk
  
  Thousands of deprived Londoners were handed a lifeline today as Sport Relief announced it has made a £1 million grant to the Evening Standard Dispossessed Fund.
  
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• ‘The likes of West Ham and Manchester United’ are worrying Arsene Wenger

  18-03-2016 13:08
  
  Arsene Wenger has conceded Arsenal’s current form means they are looking over their shoulder in the Barclays Premier League - even if he insists his side can still win the title.
  
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• South London church fined over loud 3am 'anti-demon' services

  18-03-2016 13:03 via standard.co.uk
  
  A south London church has been fined thousands of pounds for holding noisy 3am services aimed at fending off evil spirits.
  
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• £45m upgrade scheme for cash machines ahead of plastic notes

  18-03-2016 13:02 via standard.co.uk
  
  High street banks are having to replace or upgrade thousands of cash machines because they cannot grip the new "slippery" plastic notes.
  
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• Chuka Umunna: Momentum is doing the Tories' dirty work for them

  18-03-2016 13:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  A top Labour MP today branded it "madness" that members of the Jeremy Corbyn-supporting Momentum group will protest against one of his party's election candidates.
  
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• Sadiq Khan hits back at Corbyn in clash over Crossrail 2

  18-03-2016 12:56 via standard.co.uk
  
  Sadiq Khan openly criticised Jeremy Corbyn today after Labour's leader said London's vital Crossrail 2 project should be delayed until cities in the north of England get better rail connections.
  
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• Diego Costa’s Euro 2016 in doubt as striker snubbed by Spain

  18-03-2016 12:45
  
  Chelsea striker Diego Costa has been dropped by Spain ahead of their friendly games this month.
  
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• Later trains promised by London Overground deal

  18-03-2016 12:44
  
  The London Overground is on track to run later into the night after a new operator took over from Transport for London.
  
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• Nursery worker jailed after epileptic fit caused fatal pile-up

  18-03-2016 12:43 via standard.co.uk
  
  A nursery nurse who had an epileptic fit at the wheel causing a pile-up in which a woman died has been jailed.
  
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• West Ham without key trio for Chelsea clash but set for tactical switch

  18-03-2016 12:41
  
  West Ham defender James Tomkins was expected to resume full training this week but will miss Saturday’s Premier League clash at Chelsea.
  
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• Kingston stabbing: Man Tasered by police after late night knife attack

  18-03-2016 12:40 via standard.co.uk
  
  A man was Tasered by police after allegedly stabbing another man outside a bank in south west London.
  
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• 'Cursed' Tulse Hill bridge hit by lorry for 16th time in just six months

  18-03-2016 12:38 via standard.co.uk
  
  A 'cursed' bridge was hit by a vehicle for the 16th time in the space of just six months - despite rail staff monitoring it to try to stop the collisions.
  
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