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• Bob Dylan at the London Palladium review: the restless artist continues to blaze his own trail

  20-10-2022 09:35 via standard.co.uk
  
  The show marked the next step on a fascinating journey for the 81-year-old
  
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• YouTuber Yung Filly accused of raping British tourist in Magaluf

  24-03-2025 11:46 via standard.co.uk
  
  Andres Felipe Valencia Barrientos, 29, is being investigated by a judge in the Majorcan capital of Palma
  
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• Teenager killed in dog attack was bitten on face and neck, inquest opening told

  24-03-2025 11:44 via standard.co.uk
  
  An inquest into the death of Morgan Dorsett has been opened at Avon Coroners’ Court.
  
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• Police investigate after email leads to school closures in Northern Ireland

  24-03-2025 11:40 via standard.co.uk
  
  Some schools posted messages on social media advising parents that they had closed.
  
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• What incentives Pret, Caffè Nero, Starbucks and Costa are offering for bringing your own reusable coffee cup

  24-03-2025 11:37 via standard.co.uk
  
  Blue Planet II buzz dipped during pandemic but customers ‘need more incentive’ to bring back reusable cups
  
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• Busiest ever January for heat pump installations, figures show

  24-03-2025 11:32 via standard.co.uk
  
  Phasing out gas boilers and replacing them with heat pumps is seen by the Government as a key to cutting carbon emissions from homes.
  
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• Lime bike horror: Cyclist taken to major trauma hospital after collision on Park Lane

  24-03-2025 11:25 via standard.co.uk
  
  Specialist trauma doctor from London’s Air Ambulance among emergency responders sent to the scene
  
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• Starmer: We cannot ‘shrug our shoulders’ at problem with boys and young men

  24-03-2025 11:07 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister’s comments came after former England football manager Sir Gareth Southgate warned about ‘toxic’ influencers fuelling misogyny.
  
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• Usha Vance: Who is the wife of vice-president JD Vance as she heads to Greenland

  24-03-2025 11:06 via standard.co.uk
  
  Usha Vance, like her husband, has been on a rightward political journey and will be part of a delegation to the territory President Trump covets for the US
  
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• We cannot ignore problems of misogyny among young boys after Adolescence, says PM

  24-03-2025 11:05 via standard.co.uk
  
  Sir Keir Starmer said he recognises that ‘we may have a problem with boys and young men that we need to address’
  
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• Andrew Tate checks in at police station on return to Romania

  24-03-2025 11:03 via standard.co.uk
  
  The controversial social media influencer flew to Florida on a private jet last month.
  
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• Minister says she would have struggled to sleep if running Heathrow

  24-03-2025 10:55 via standard.co.uk
  
  Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander made the comment following a report the airport’s chief executive went back to bed after the power outage began.
  
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• Staying prepared for future pandemics ‘absolutely vital’ – scientist

  24-03-2025 10:54 via standard.co.uk
  
  The UK went into its first coronavirus lockdown five years ago.
  
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• Bird flu detected in a sheep in England for the first time

  24-03-2025 10:49 via standard.co.uk
  
  Bird flu had been detected in a sheep in England for the first time, the government has said.
  
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• Alcohol and feeling anxious were behind punch, ex-MP Mike Amesbury says

  24-03-2025 10:42 via standard.co.uk
  
  The former Labour MP was given a 10-week prison term after punching a constituent, which was reduced to a suspended sentence after an appeal.
  
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• BBC star Steve Stamp rushed to hospital after falling off Lime Bike while drunk

  24-03-2025 10:41 via standard.co.uk
  
  Steve Stamp, who stars in People Just Do Nothing, took to Instagram after he was rushed to hospital
  
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• Police watchdog launches investigation into Hampshire chief constable

  24-03-2025 10:39 via standard.co.uk
  
  The investigation involves allegations Scott Chilton failed to disclose a conflict of interest.
  
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• Brixton stabbing: Man charged with murder after victim knifed to death

  24-03-2025 10:39 via standard.co.uk
  
  Ibrahim Gonclaves-Cumare, of no fixed address, has been charged with murder
  
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• Man charged with murder after stabbing in south London

  24-03-2025 10:38 via standard.co.uk
  
  Officers were called at around 5.10am on Thursday to Brixton Road, Lambeth.
  
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• BBC star rushed to hospital after falling off Lime Bike while drunk

  24-03-2025 10:31 via standard.co.uk
  
  Steve Stamp, who stars in People Just Do Nothing, took to Instagram after he was rushed to hospital
  
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• Rachel Reeves row on Sabrina Carpenter tickets grows as Cabinet colleague says she wouldn't accept freebies

  24-03-2025 10:28 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Chancellor said she and a family member went to see Sabrina Carpenter a couple of weeks ago
  
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• Spring statement will not ‘alter the basics’, PM insists when questioned on cuts

  24-03-2025 10:27 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister said his Government was ‘looking across the board’ at spending, when asked if cuts were coming for unprotected departments.
  
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• NHS plan will see funds allocated to social care, Health Secretary says

  24-03-2025 10:06 via standard.co.uk
  
  Wes Streeting suggested he will increase NHS spending on social care but did not say by how much.
  
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• Iraqi asylum seeker has deportation delayed after people smuggler ‘threw away his phone and ID’

  24-03-2025 10:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  The man reportedly fled Iraq after he was threatened with arrest for alleged exam fraud
  
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• Prostate cancer check doubles proportion of men who keep erectile function

  24-03-2025 10:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  NeuroSafe preserves the nerves running through the prostate’s outer layers, which are thought to be responsible for producing erections.
  
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• Income tax shock: London's bill hits nearly £64 billion a year

  24-03-2025 09:53 via standard.co.uk
  
  The bill for the two regions has jumped above £108 billion a year
  
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• William calls Dame Mary Berry a ‘national treasure’ in 90th birthday message

  24-03-2025 09:52 via standard.co.uk
  
  Dame Mary is celebrating the milestone birthday on March 24.
  
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• Heathrow boss who 'went to bed' amid power station fire crisis fails to get backing of Transport Secretary

  24-03-2025 09:46 via standard.co.uk
  
  Heathrow CEO Thomas Woldbye delegated the formal decision to close the airport to his deputy in the early hours of Friday, according to reports
  
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• UK comic book giants join forces to tackle threat of AI

  24-03-2025 09:41 via standard.co.uk
  
  It comes amid Government proposals to change UK copyright law to allow AI models to be more easily trained on copyrighted material.
  
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• Fierce protests erupt in Turkey after arrest of President Erdogan's main rival

  24-03-2025 09:31 via standard.co.uk
  
  The decision to arrest Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu on corruption charges has triggered Turkey’s biggest protests in a decade
  
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