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• Britain must learn from Ukraine and use AI for warfare, MPs say

  10-01-2025 08:21 via standard.co.uk
  
  A cross-party group of MP warned AI is “under-developed and requires cultivation” by the Ministry of Defence.
  
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• Will Nick Clegg put a rocket under European tech now he’s out of Meta?

  10-01-2025 13:43 via standard.co.uk
  
  Our former deputy PM has parted ways with Mark Zuckerberg. Speaking to sources close to him, Chris Blackhurst ponders what’s next
  
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• Spending less time on X (Twitter) has 'vastly improved my mental health', says Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy

  10-01-2025 13:43 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Cabinet minister said that reducing her time on Twitter meant she also better understood ‘what really matters to the country’
  
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• UK gas storage at concerningly low levels, says Centrica

  10-01-2025 13:42 via standard.co.uk
  
  The company, which owns energy supplier British Gas, said the UK now has less than a week’s worth of demand for gas in store.
  
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• Court annuls marriage after Melbourne bride says wedding was ‘sham’ to boost groom’s Instagram

  10-01-2025 13:40 via standard.co.uk
  
  Bride told court she was tricked into wedding in Sydney after being told it was a social media stunt
  
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• UK sees coldest January night in 15 years as winter snap continues

  10-01-2025 13:32 via standard.co.uk
  
  Overnight temperatures dropped to minus 14.5C overnight into Friday, the coldest night of the winter so far in the UK.
  
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• London council becomes first in England to provide universal school uniform payments to families

  10-01-2025 13:21 via standard.co.uk
  
  Parents spend an average of £422 a year on secondary school uniforms and £287 on primary uniforms
  
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• Scotland shivers through coldest January night since 2010

  10-01-2025 13:03 via standard.co.uk
  
  Temperatures dropped to minus 14.5C overnight into Friday in Altnaharra in the Highlands.
  
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• ‘Fewer Northern Ireland shootings, bombings and paramilitary attacks’ in 2024

  10-01-2025 12:35 via standard.co.uk
  
  One security-related death was recorded during the year in Northern Ireland, the shooting of Kevin Conway in January 2024.
  
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• Where and when is the next pro-Palestine protest in London? Met Police advise organisers to move meeting point

  10-01-2025 12:26 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Palestine Solidarity Campaign have been told to stay away from their next meeting spot
  
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• Will Grand Theft Auto 6 be delayed? Take-Two could reveal all in upcoming earnings call

  10-01-2025 12:15 via standard.co.uk
  
  It is 2025 or bust for the video game industry as pressure mounts on GTA’s publisher to stick the landing date
  
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• How to claim compensation for pothole damage to your car

  10-01-2025 12:12 via standard.co.uk
  
  Transport for London pays out £2m in past three years due to damage
  
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• Police seek two men in desperate search for boy, 7, and his mother who vanished seven months ago

  10-01-2025 11:59 via standard.co.uk
  
  Adam Glanville was last seen by a busy road in Richmond, south west London
  
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• Minister rejects Andy Burnham’s call for new national grooming gangs inquiry

  10-01-2025 11:45 via standard.co.uk
  
  Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy said she disagreed with the mayor for Greater Manchester, who has expressed his support for a fresh investigation.
  
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• LA wildfires: Paris Hilton, Billy Crystal, Mel Gibson and Anthony Hopkins among stars who have lost homes

  10-01-2025 11:37 via standard.co.uk
  
  Wildfires are burning across southern California with celebrities among those to lose their properties
  
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• Windsor Framework review must be honest assessment of problems – Robinson

  10-01-2025 11:32 via standard.co.uk
  
  Lord Murphy is to report back in six months after examining the operation of the trading arrangements.
  
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• Drug consumption room ‘significant step forward’ in tackling deaths – Swinney

  10-01-2025 11:03 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Scottish First Minister visited the Thistle Centre in Glasgow, which will open on Monday.
  
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• UK sees coldest night of winter as temperatures expected to fall further

  10-01-2025 10:58 via standard.co.uk
  
  Overnight temperatures fell as low as minus 14C in Altanharra, northern Scotland, according to the Met Office.
  
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• Afghanistan cricket match should go ahead, Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy says

  10-01-2025 10:58 via standard.co.uk
  
  MPs and peers have called for the ECB to boycott the fixture in objection to the Taliban’s ongoing assault on women’s rights in the country.
  
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• Sainsbury’s staff set for 5% pay hike after ‘biggest ever’ Christmas

  10-01-2025 10:57 via standard.co.uk
  
  Sainsbury’s told shareholders it is on track to increase its profits for the year, in line with previous targets.
  
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• Two men sought in connection with missing boy not seen since last June

  10-01-2025 10:48 via standard.co.uk
  
  Adam Glanville was last seen with his mother on June 3 in Richmond.
  
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• Drivers view speed limits as targets, survey suggests

  10-01-2025 10:40 via standard.co.uk
  
  Seven out of 10 motorists polled for the RAC said they tried to drive as close to limits as possible.
  
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• -20C weather warning for parts of UK as London temperature forecast to drop to -6C in coldest night of winter

  10-01-2025 10:36 via standard.co.uk
  
  Friday night is expected to be coldest of winter across UK, with capital seeing lows of -6C
  
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• Elon the musk turtle rehomed by RSPCA after record 1,579 days

  10-01-2025 10:34 via standard.co.uk
  
  The ‘stinkpot’ turtle was abandoned during lockdown and has been cared for at Brighton Reptile Rescue.
  
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• Greens yet to make ‘final decision’ on backing Budget – Harvie

  10-01-2025 10:27 via standard.co.uk
  
  Patrick Harvie also said he still regrets the end of the powersharing deal with the SNP.
  
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• Two more lynx sighted in Highlands

  10-01-2025 10:26 via standard.co.uk
  
  Members of the public have been warned not to approach the animals.
  
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• Tax rise warning after Pound's fall and borrowing costs soar as Rachel Reeves criticised for China trip

  10-01-2025 10:25 via standard.co.uk
  
  Sir John Gieve, former Deputy Governor at the Bank of England, said the Chancellor may have to hike taxes or impose some ‘very severe reductions and squeezes’ on public services
  
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• Drug breakthrough offers hope for advanced prostate cancer patients

  10-01-2025 10:11 via standard.co.uk
  
  Research suggests a new drug slowed the growth of prostate cancer cells, including those with a resistance to the hormone therapy enzalutamide.
  
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• 2024 was hottest year on record and first to break 1.5C warming threshold, scientists warn

  10-01-2025 09:57 via standard.co.uk
  
  Climate datasets confirm highest recorded temperatures amid extreme weather – with worse to come
  
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• ‘Heartless’ fraudster stole £1m from bank customers to fund Porsche sports car and lavish lifestyle

  10-01-2025 09:37 via standard.co.uk
  
  Adam Raja used more than 100 mobiles and SIM cards to contact unsuspecting victims from his bedroom in Croydon
  
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