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• Data helps Met convict 100 men who targeted women

  20-03-2025 23:45 via bbc.com
  
  The Met's V100 programme uses data to identify and target men who pose the highest risk to women.
  
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• Stephen Lawrence killer ‘accepts involvement in attack’ – Parole Board

  20-03-2025 23:30 via standard.co.uk
  
  David Norris was jailed for life with a minimum term of 14 years and three months in January 2012 for the 18-year-old’s murder.
  
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• More than 100 convicted as part of Met crackdown on abuse of women

  20-03-2025 23:30 via standard.co.uk
  
  A new points-based system has been used to track down the worst suspected abusers of women in the capital.
  
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• Met’s war on 100 most dangerous predators targeting women and girls on London’s streets

  20-03-2025 23:30 via standard.co.uk
  
  Police vow ‘relentless’ focus on men like child snatcher Adam Baillie and knifepoint rapist Louis Collins
  
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• Gangs of London season three review – more nerve-shreddingly tense TV - The Guardian

  20-03-2025 23:03
  Gangs of London season three review – more nerve-shreddingly tense TV  The Guardian
  
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• Trump signs executive order to dismantle US Education Department

  20-03-2025 22:37 via standard.co.uk
  
  President Trump has ordered a plan to dismantle the US Education Department
  
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• Farage ‘called Lowe’s behaviour disgusting’ in private WhatsApps

  20-03-2025 22:16 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Reform UK leader allegedly accused the Great Yarmouth MP of ‘damaging the party just before elections’.
  
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• Putin will face ‘severe consequences’ for breaching any peace deal, Starmer warns

  20-03-2025 21:53 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister said he was ‘certain’ the Russian president would flout the terms of a truce unless security arrangements were put in place
  
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• Kelly Ripa's family trip to London ends in disappointment for son Joaquin as he learns hard lesson - HELLO!

  20-03-2025 21:24
  Kelly Ripa's family trip to London ends in disappointment for son Joaquin as he learns hard lesson  HELLO!
  
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• Female prison officer suspended from London jail after 'inappropriate relationship' with inmate

  20-03-2025 21:21 via standard.co.uk
  
  Police are investigating claims that prison officer Katerina Tatus was part of an affair at HMP Feltham
  
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• Karren Brady left terrified after burglar targets £6million Belgravia home in series of raids

  20-03-2025 20:47 via standard.co.uk
  
  Burglar Gregory Adnane repeatedly broke into the Baroness's basement to steal designer goods, but walked free from court
  
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• Man who escaped from prison van on Wednesday morning still missing

  20-03-2025 20:33 via standard.co.uk
  
  Jamie Cooper, 33, fled from the vehicle carrying prisoners to court when it was on the M55 on Wednesday, police said.
  
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• William is king of the selfies with royal fans in Tallinn

  20-03-2025 20:28 via standard.co.uk
  
  Around 200 people braved bitter conditions in the Estonian capital.
  
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• Putin will face ‘severe consequences’ for breaching any peace deal, Starmer says

  20-03-2025 20:16 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister said he was ‘certain’ the Russian president would flout the terms of a truce unless security arrangements were in place.
  
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• 'Stress and pressure' ended Raducanu coach link-up

  20-03-2025 20:15 via bbc.com
  
  Coach Vladimir Platenik says his very brief partnership with Emma Raducanu ended because the Briton "was feeling stressed and under a lot of pressure".
  
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• William pays tribute to ‘resilience’ of Ukrainians in Estonia

  20-03-2025 19:54 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Prince of Wales described refugees who have fled Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as ‘very smiley and very strong and very spiritual people’.
  
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• North West mayors sign deal with US space firm

  20-03-2025 19:42 via standard.co.uk
  
  Liverpool City Mayor Steve Rotheram and Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham signed the agreement with Axiom Space.
  
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• Canada condemns China as it executes four dual citizens over 'drug offences'

  20-03-2025 19:42 via standard.co.uk
  
  International outrage as China executed four Canadians
  
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• People living in coastal communities deserve longer, healthier lives, says MP

  20-03-2025 19:22 via standard.co.uk
  
  Steff Aquarone said wealthy people treat coastal villages like a ‘Jane Austen-era summer jaunt’.
  
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• Sadiq Khan told to 'show climate leadership' and make school meals 'plant-based by default'

  20-03-2025 18:49 via standard.co.uk
  
  The mayor was also asked to put vegan options at the top of City Hall’s daily canteen menu and to give those options ‘the biggest font’
  
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• SNP in ‘clearer position’ as it may have been victim of embezzlement – Swinney

  20-03-2025 18:40 via standard.co.uk
  
  The First Minister also said he shared the relief of Nicola Sturgeon and fellow SNP MSP Colin Beattie after they were officially cleared.
  
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• Putin will breach peace deal unless it is defended, Starmer says

  20-03-2025 18:34 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister said he was ‘certain’ the Russian president would flout the terms of a truce unless security arrangements were in place.
  
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• Military leaders meet in London to discuss Ukraine peacekeeping force as partial ceasefire plans are worked out - PBS NewsHour

  20-03-2025 18:32
  Military leaders meet in London to discuss Ukraine peacekeeping force as partial ceasefire plans are worked out  PBS NewsHour
  
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• Sarah, Duchess of York offered to help secure PPE in pandemic, inquiry told

  20-03-2025 18:26 via standard.co.uk
  
  The inquiry was shown an email dated April 2020 as it heard evidence from Dawn Matthias, who was seconded into the team aiming to secure PPE.
  
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• King learns about latest cancer research as visit to Northern Ireland continues

  20-03-2025 18:23 via standard.co.uk
  
  During a packed day of engagements, Camilla hosted an event for survivors of domestic abuse and she and Charles also tested their baking skills.
  
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• Watchdog launches investigation after pedestrian fatally struck by police car

  20-03-2025 18:21 via standard.co.uk
  
  A 40-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene in Acocks Green, Birmingham.
  
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• Bakerloo line upgrade could see trains run every two minutes under TfL plans

  20-03-2025 18:19 via standard.co.uk
  
  The proposals would allow 27 trains per hour to run on the line
  
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• 'Beautiful soul': First picture of student, 20, killed in van collision off The Strand as family pay tribute

  20-03-2025 18:09 via standard.co.uk
  
  Aalia Mahomed, 20, died in the crash near Kings College London on Tuesday morning
  
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• Iceland issues urgent 'do not eat' warning on its frozen lasagne - 'unsafe to eat'

  20-03-2025 18:07 via standard.co.uk
  
  The product may contain ‘hard pieces of plastic’
  
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• Temperatures top 21C to make it hottest day of 2025 so far

  20-03-2025 18:06 via standard.co.uk
  
  The highest temperature recorded was 21.3C in both Northolt, west London, and Chertsey, Surrey, the Met Office said.
  
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• King learns about cancer research as royal visit to Northern Ireland continues

  20-03-2025 18:06 via standard.co.uk
  
  During a packed day of engagements, Camilla hosted an event for survivors of domestic abuse and she and Charles also tested their baking skills.
  
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• Sadiq Khan backs London 'tourist tax' which would see visitors charged extra for stays in hotels and Airbnbs

  20-03-2025 18:03 via standard.co.uk
  
  Mayor says many travellers ‘don’t really mind paying the few extra euros’ when they visit cities like Paris and Berlin
  
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• Adolescence creators accept invitation to discuss online safety with MPs

  20-03-2025 17:57 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Netflix show examines so-called incel culture, which has led to misogyny online and bullying on social media.
  
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• Bar worker died after suffering ‘trauma wound’ caused by pet dog, inquest told

  20-03-2025 17:51 via standard.co.uk
  
  Grace Gardner was declared dead by paramedics called to her partner’s home in Bewdley, Worcestershire.
  
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• Why are YouTube videos low quality? Google is investigating grainy clips

  20-03-2025 17:42 via standard.co.uk
  
  The problem is affecting users on iPhone, desktop and smart TVs
  
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• Severance S2 finale: Dichen Lachman on Ben Stiller, and technology fears

  20-03-2025 17:42 via standard.co.uk
  
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• Revealed: London boroughs dominate league table of cheapest council tax bills in England

  20-03-2025 17:30 via standard.co.uk
  
  Wandsworth, Westminster and City of London are least expensive areas
  
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• Could you pass the UK citizenship test – find out here

  20-03-2025 17:25 via standard.co.uk
  
  People must pass the ‘Life in the UK Test’ to obtain citizenship
  
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• Girl, four, killed in house fire was ‘smiling star’, grieving family says

  20-03-2025 17:22 via standard.co.uk
  
  Kiana-Lee Wallace died following a fire at her home in Lynemouth, Northumberland, on Monday.
  
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• Boy accused of park murder has ‘difficulty keeping track of lies’, jury told

  20-03-2025 17:16 via standard.co.uk
  
  Bhim Kohli, 80, died the day after he was injured while walking his dog in a park near his home.
  
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• Man charged with money laundering after £1m found in suitcases at Heathrow

  20-03-2025 17:15 via standard.co.uk
  
  Mazen Al Shaar was stopped by officials on Saturday as he attempted to board a flight to Beirut
  
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• Just Stop Oil activists convicted over plot to bring Heathrow Airport to standstill

  20-03-2025 17:14 via standard.co.uk
  
  Nine environmental protestors will be sentenced in May after being caught with angle grinders and glue at the airport’s perimeter
  
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• Pilot fined for failing to communicate during flight

  20-03-2025 17:09 via standard.co.uk
  
  Christopher Hollands, 57X, pleaded guilty to not maintaining radio communication with air traffic control during a flight from Oslo to Manchester.
  
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• Not a scrap of evidence against me, says Sturgeon as police probe dropped

  20-03-2025 17:08 via standard.co.uk
  
  Police Scotland has said the investigation into the former first minister, and ex-SNP treasurer Colin Beattie, has ended.
  
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• King and Queen test their baking skills during Northern Ireland visit

  20-03-2025 17:03 via standard.co.uk
  
  The royal couple flipped crumpets at the 200-year-old business.
  
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• Next generation of nuclear deterrent submarines ‘a commitment to defence’

  20-03-2025 17:02 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister attended a keel-laying ceremony in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, for the first of the Dreadnought class of submarines.
  
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• MP: Drill music celebration of criminality pushing knife crime into mainstream

  20-03-2025 16:57 via standard.co.uk
  
  Conservative MP Ben Obese-Jecty said young black men are over represented in knife crime statistics as both the victims and perpetrators.
  
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• Estonia’s president keen to keep UK troops amid Ukraine peacekeeping planning

  20-03-2025 16:56 via standard.co.uk
  
  The head of state made his views known as the Prince of Wales visited the Baltic nation.
  
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• Up to 250,000 Russian soldiers killed in Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine, say UK defence chiefs

  20-03-2025 16:46 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Ministry of Defence stressed this death toll would be Russia’s ‘largest losses since the Second World War’
  
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• Temperatures reach 20C to make it hottest day of 2025 so far

  20-03-2025 16:36 via standard.co.uk
  
  People basked in temperatures of 20.6C in Northolt, west London, beating the top figure this year of 19.7C in Crosby, Merseyside, on March 9.
  
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