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• Ancient Greek Amphora ‘Looted’ in Italy Pulled From Sale by London Gallery - GreekReporter.com

  16-04-2025 23:56
  
  Ancient Greek Amphora ‘Looted’ in Italy Pulled From Sale by London Gallery  GreekReporter.com
  
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• 'Sinners' Cast Wears Vampire Fang Grills at London Photocall - People.com

  16-04-2025 23:47
  'Sinners' Cast Wears Vampire Fang Grills at London Photocall  People.com
  
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• London mayor says US trade war would be ‘bad for all of us’ - The Hill

  16-04-2025 23:37
  London mayor says US trade war would be ‘bad for all of us’  The Hill
  
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• Bracelet by Scottish designer sells for almost three times estimate at auction

  16-04-2025 23:34 via standard.co.uk
  
  It went under the hammer on Wednesday.
  
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• Revealed: From French brie to German sausages, full list of foods British tourists are banned from taking home from Europe

  16-04-2025 23:29 via standard.co.uk
  
  British tourists will not be allowed to bring meat and cheese back from the European Union to prevent spread of foot-and-mouth disease
  
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• ‘STOP the American takeover of Canada!’ — Inspiration and humour from a London, Ont. art movement - The Conversation

  16-04-2025 22:57
  ‘STOP the American takeover of Canada!’ — Inspiration and humour from a London, Ont. art movement  The Conversation
  
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• Activists file arrest warrant for Sa’ar during his London visit - The Times of Israel

  16-04-2025 22:41
  Activists file arrest warrant for Sa’ar during his London visit  The Times of Israel
  
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• Live Review: Sofy - Scala, London 09/04/2025 - whenthehornblows.com

  16-04-2025 22:37
  Live Review: Sofy - Scala, London 09/04/2025  whenthehornblows.com
  
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• Ticket-holder scoops £5.2m National Lottery jackpot

  16-04-2025 22:29 via standard.co.uk
  
  It is the second jackpot win in April after another player pocketed £7.3 million earlier this month.
  
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• Woman, 39, arrested on suspicion of murder after pensioner, 93, found dead at Manchester home

  16-04-2025 21:55 via standard.co.uk
  
  The case has also been referred to the police watchdog due to previous contact with the deceased
  
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• PHOTOS: Take a look inside London's Hard Rock Hotel - London Free Press

  16-04-2025 20:49
  PHOTOS: Take a look inside London's Hard Rock Hotel  London Free Press
  
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• Eddie Marsan dedicates his OBE to his east London community who all ‘stepped up’

  16-04-2025 20:47 via standard.co.uk
  
  Fellow actor Kevin Whately was also honoured at a Windsor Castle investiture ceremony.
  
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• Probe launched after passenger falls from platform and dies at Ickenham Tube station

  16-04-2025 20:37 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Rail Accident Investigation Branch have launched an investigation into the death
  
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• Council plans legal action over ancient London oak felled by Toby Carvery | Trees and forests - The Guardian

  16-04-2025 20:32
  Council plans legal action over ancient London oak felled by Toby Carvery | Trees and forests  The Guardian
  
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• Colossal squid filmed alive for first time since its discovery a century ago

  16-04-2025 20:26 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Schmidt Ocean Institute captured rare footage of the juvenile near the South Sandwich Islands.
  
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• European Union names seven 'safe' countries in plan to fast-track migrant deportations

  16-04-2025 20:14 via standard.co.uk
  
  Migrants from Kosovo, Bangladesh, Colombia, Egypt, India, Morocco and Tunisia are now unlikely to be granted asylum
  
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• Woman hit on golf course by van being pursued by police dies in hospital

  16-04-2025 20:13 via standard.co.uk
  
  The woman, in her sixties, was taken to hospital in a critical condition after the collision last week but died on Tuesday, police confirmed.
  
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• Could high-tech 'damp and mould sensors' act as 'early warning' for London's council tenants?

  16-04-2025 20:12 via standard.co.uk
  
  Pilot scheme found sensors enabled ‘more efficient use of housing officer time’, though some tenants were reluctant to install the devices
  
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• Sadiq Khan urged to identify new allotment sites in London to enable more food-growing

  16-04-2025 20:05 via standard.co.uk
  
  Data shared with the London Assembly reveals significant gap in stock of allotments between inner and outer London
  
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• Murder investigation after woman, 93, found dead

  16-04-2025 19:50 via standard.co.uk
  
  A 39-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder following the discovery of the pensioner’s body on Wednesday.
  
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• Whole ecosystems ‘decimated’ by weeks of wildfires, charities warn

  16-04-2025 19:29 via standard.co.uk
  
  Vast areas of habitat for small mammals and birds have been damaged across the UK by the recent wildfires.
  
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• Fortnite Chapter 6 Season 3 release date and Star Wars crossover leaks

  16-04-2025 19:23 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Force is coming to Fortnite as part of the game’s next big seasonal update in May
  
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• Subpostmasters say their fight is still on as they are made OBEs

  16-04-2025 19:22 via standard.co.uk
  
  Seema Misra was eight weeks pregnant with her second child when she was sentenced to 15 months imprisonment in 2010.
  
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• Almost all London primary school starters get first choices - BBC

  16-04-2025 19:16
  Almost all London primary school starters get first choices  BBC
  
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• London Playbook PM: And a woman is … - politico.eu

  16-04-2025 19:06
  London Playbook PM: And a woman is …  politico.eu
  
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• Bitwise lists four crypto ETPs on London stock exchange - Cointelegraph

  16-04-2025 18:44
  Bitwise lists four crypto ETPs on London stock exchange  Cointelegraph
  
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• More children in northern cities getting places at preferred school – study

  16-04-2025 18:42 via standard.co.uk
  
  Hundreds of thousands of families across England are finding out which primary school their child will be joining this September.
  
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• Surprising wildlife in and around London: where to spot wallabies, parakeets, snakes and more

  16-04-2025 18:33 via standard.co.uk
  
  From Hampstead to Regent’s Canal, here’s a guide to the most unexpected animals living in and near the capital
  
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• Grandfather of Jesse Lingard tells court he was not an ‘ogre’

  16-04-2025 18:15 via standard.co.uk
  
  Kenneth Lingard, 86, denies 17 counts of indecent assault.
  
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• No final agreement at London Sudan conference with Arab powers at odds - Reuters

  16-04-2025 18:07
  No final agreement at London Sudan conference with Arab powers at odds  Reuters
  
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• Over 10,000 London children miss out on first preference primary school amid warning over tumbling birthrate

  16-04-2025 18:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  Overall, 87.9% of pupils in London received an offer from their first choice school, equivalent to 73,481 children, data revealed on Wednesday
  
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• Fewer London children secure top choice of primary school

  16-04-2025 18:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  The number of applications for places at primary schools in the capital has fallen again this year.
  
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• Celebrations as campaigners welcome court ruling on definition of a woman

  16-04-2025 17:41 via standard.co.uk
  
  The ruling means transgender women with a gender recognition certificate (GRC) can be excluded from single-sex spaces if ‘proportionate’.
  
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• This Goldman Sachs team in London looks perfect for hedge fund jobs - eFinancialCareers

  16-04-2025 17:34
  This Goldman Sachs team in London looks perfect for hedge fund jobs  eFinancialCareers
  
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• Pictured: Man, 21, fatally stabbed in Walworth street fight as six arrested over his ‘murder’ released

  16-04-2025 17:33 via standard.co.uk
  
  Giovanny Rendon Bedoya, 21, was attacked on Hillingdon Street after reports of group carrying knives
  
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• Lib Dems urge ministers to suspend China visit after MP blocked from Hong Kong

  16-04-2025 17:33 via standard.co.uk
  
  Sir Ed Davey has written to Foreign Secretary David Lammy, urging the Government to take steps in retaliation forWera Hobhouse’s deportation.
  
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• Gatwick airport strikes to go ahead as workers reject latest offer

  16-04-2025 17:32 via standard.co.uk
  
  Gatwick Airport is bracing for disruption this Easter as staff walk out over pension schemes, late payments and ‘illegal’ shift patterns
  
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• Council leader ‘outraged’ by Toby Carvery felling ancient oak without permission

  16-04-2025 17:32 via standard.co.uk
  
  The cutting down of the tree has been compared to that of the landmark Sycamore Gap tree next to Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland.
  
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• Talks aimed at settling Birmingham bin strike adjourned without agreement

  16-04-2025 17:29 via standard.co.uk
  
  Members of Unite walked out on March 11 in a dispute over pay and jobs, leading to rubbish piling up in the streets.
  
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• Drugs courier who smuggled £5.6m of cocaine into Scotland jailed

  16-04-2025 17:29 via standard.co.uk
  
  Kristopher Purvis, 35, of Durham, was sentenced to 10 years behind bars at the High Court in Edinburgh on Wednesday.
  
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• Constance Marten used ‘summer’ sleeping bags in winter, court told

  16-04-2025 17:24 via standard.co.uk
  
  Marten, 37, and Mark Gordon, 50, are accused of the manslaughter of their daughter Victoria, who died after they went off-grid in early 2023.
  
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• Highest daily number of Channel arrivals so far this year

  16-04-2025 17:19 via standard.co.uk
  
  Latest Home Office provisional figures show 705 made the journey in 12 boats on Tuesday.
  
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• Scottish Government ‘keen’ to work with UK on gender reforms, says Robison

  16-04-2025 17:15 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Scottish Finance Secretary said there are no plans to bring forward new, revised gender reforms at the Scottish Parliament.
  
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• London road crime: specialist Met police unit only investigates one in 10 serious injury crashes

  16-04-2025 17:15 via standard.co.uk
  
  Concern that many victims are treated as lower priority and struggle to secure compensation
  
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• Harry and Meghan are in their ‘happy bubble’ with Archie and Lili, source says

  16-04-2025 17:11 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Sussexes enjoyed a trip to celebrate Meghan’s business launch as Harry expressed his pride in his wife, People magazine reported.
  
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• Anti-China rhetoric over British Steel is absurd, says country’s embassy

  16-04-2025 17:07 via standard.co.uk
  
  A spokesperson for the embassy said individual UK politicians have shown ‘arrogance, ignorance and twisted mindset’.
  
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• London conference on Sudan a 'diplomatic flop' as RSF declares parallel government - Middle East Eye

  16-04-2025 17:06
  London conference on Sudan a 'diplomatic flop' as RSF declares parallel government  Middle East Eye
  
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• Woodland Trust call for 'justice' over ancient oak tree felling as Met Police drop investigation

  16-04-2025 17:04 via standard.co.uk
  
  Met Police confirms it has dropped its investigation into tree felling, citing no evidence of criminality
  
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• London Marathon announces new 2026 Good For Age times - Athletics Weekly

  16-04-2025 17:04
  London Marathon announces new 2026 Good For Age times  Athletics Weekly
  
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• Stem cell therapies for Parkinson’s deemed safe in clinical trials

  16-04-2025 17:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  The studies also ‘offer hope’ that transplanted cells could tackle symptoms of the condition, such as tremors.
  
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