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• Falklands veteran pays tribute to woman who creates honorary scarves

  08-11-2024 12:26 via standard.co.uk
  
  Scarves For Falklands Veterans was set up by Rachel Simons, who was an 11-year-old living in Stanley on the Falkland Islands, during the war.
  
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• What is norovirus? Cases surge as new Kawasaki variant sweeps the country

  08-11-2024 15:35 via standard.co.uk
  
  The new variant is said to have originated in Japan
  
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• England cricket legend Sir Ian Botham rescued from shark and crocodile-infested waters by former rival Merv Hughes

  08-11-2024 15:34 via standard.co.uk
  
  The retired all-rounder was on a fishing trip with his former Australian cricket rival when he tripped and fell from a boat
  
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• What will happen to Trump's trials now that he has won the election?

  08-11-2024 15:26 via standard.co.uk
  
  Donald Trump, who is set to become the next American president in January, is embroiled in four unresolved legal cases
  
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• Dramatic moment Met officers put phone snatcher to ground in Oxford Street

  08-11-2024 15:25 via standard.co.uk
  
  Sofian Hadar pleaded guilty to theft and was jailed for 11 months
  
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• Man charged with causing explosion to Sidcup ULEZ camera

  08-11-2024 15:18 via standard.co.uk
  
  Police say a man has been charged over an ULEZ camera explosion
  
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• Rogue London letting agents who conned vulnerable foreign workers convicted

  08-11-2024 15:17 via standard.co.uk
  
  Five people have been convicted of 15 housing related offences after an investigation by Tower Hamlets council
  
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• £20,000 reward offered in hunt for killer who murdered mother in 1994

  08-11-2024 15:11 via standard.co.uk
  
  The body of Shona Stevens, 31, was found in a wooded area of Irvine, North Ayrshire, almost 30 years ago.
  
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• The Archers star June Spencer dies aged 105

  08-11-2024 15:07 via standard.co.uk
  
  She featured in the first episode of The Archers which was broadcast in 1951.
  
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• Conor McGregor rape accuser telling ‘web of lies’, court hears

  08-11-2024 15:04 via standard.co.uk
  
  Nikita Hand, who is also known as Nikita Ni Laimhin, is claiming civil damages.
  
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• June Spencer dies aged 105: BBC announces death of The Archers legend who played Peggy Woolley for seven decades

  08-11-2024 15:03 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Nottingham-born actress was the sole surviving original cast member
  
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• Cadaques flood: Cars swept away in Catalan holiday hotspot as Spain hit by more flash flooding

  08-11-2024 15:03 via standard.co.uk
  
  Raging torrent carries away 30 vehicles as it sweeps through centre of Catalan town of Cadaques
  
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• Britain could escape full force of Donald Trump trade tariffs threatened on EU, says New Jersey governor

  08-11-2024 15:02 via standard.co.uk
  
  Phil Murphy, who knows Trump personally, believes the incoming president will have ‘sympathy’ for the UK after Brexit
  
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• London weather: Sunless gloom set to lift early next week

  08-11-2024 14:44 via standard.co.uk
  
  The ‘anticyclonic gloom’ enveloping the UK has left southern England seeing less than one hour of sunshine, on average, so far in November
  
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• Sara Sharif’s father felt ‘world crushed’ as he held her lifeless body

  08-11-2024 14:42 via standard.co.uk
  
  Urfan Sharif is on trial at the Old Bailey accused of the 10-year-old’s murder.
  
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• Starmer hosts veterans and charities at Downing Street ahead of Remembrance Day

  08-11-2024 14:34 via standard.co.uk
  
  Peter Kent, a 99-year-old D-Day veteran, attended the reception.
  
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• Manchester Arena survivors awarded £45,000 in damages after harassment claim

  08-11-2024 14:34 via standard.co.uk
  
  Martin Hibbert and his daughter Eve sued Richard Hall over his claims in several videos and a book that the attack was a hoax.
  
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• Plan for Tube drivers' work week to be discussed

  08-11-2024 14:33 via bbc.com
  
  Proposals include discussing how to introduce a restructured working week.
  
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• Man, 27, arrested at Heathrow after grenade found in his car

  08-11-2024 14:28 via standard.co.uk
  
  Police say incident could have ‘ended in devastation’
  
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• Sunless gloom set to lift early next week

  08-11-2024 14:27 via standard.co.uk
  
  The ‘anticyclonic gloom’ enveloping the UK has left southern England seeing less than one hour of sunshine, on average, so far in November.
  
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• Paedophile extradited from Thailand jailed for historic child sex abuse

  08-11-2024 13:56 via standard.co.uk
  
  John Martin, 74, previously of East Lothian, was found guilty of abuse involving two young girls in the 1980s and 90s.
  
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• Why a pub changed its name to help save swans

  08-11-2024 13:52 via bbc.com
  
  Actor and comedian Johnny Vegas has also backed the campaign and wants others to support it.
  
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• Ofcom warns online platforms over generative AI tools

  08-11-2024 13:44 via standard.co.uk
  
  The regulator has published an open letter to tech firms, reminding them how generative AI tools will be in scope of the Online Safety Act.
  
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• Former Sinn Fein press officer jailed for child sex offences

  08-11-2024 13:33 via standard.co.uk
  
  Michael McMonagle, 43, was sentenced at Derry Crown Court to nine months in custody and nine months under statutory supervision.
  
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• What is 'anticyclonic gloom'? The weather phenomenon making London so grey this week

  08-11-2024 13:29 via standard.co.uk
  
  The city’s skyline has disappeared in a blanket of cloud and fog
  
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• Coventry house fire: Two found dead after early morning blaze

  08-11-2024 13:29 via standard.co.uk
  
  Police are working to identify the victims of the blaze in the city’s Stoke Aldermoor area
  
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• Royals wish Lady Louise a happy 21st birthday

  08-11-2024 13:24 via standard.co.uk
  
  The King’s niece is studying English Literature at St Andrews University.
  
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• 'Criminals on scooters' carry out anti-Semitic attacks against Israeli football fans in Amsterdam

  08-11-2024 13:24 via standard.co.uk
  
  Five hospitalised and at least 62 people arrested in Netherlands after ‘severe and violent incidents against Israelis’
  
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• Four-day weeks for Aslef Underground train drivers

  08-11-2024 13:12 via bbc.com
  
  Drivers from the Aslef union will work fewer hours and four-day weeks, beginning in January 2025.
  
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• Sadiq Khan urged to be open with Londoners about looming Tube fares hike

  08-11-2024 13:07 via standard.co.uk
  
  Mayor is under Government orders to raise TfL fares by 4.6% - in line with the national rail increase
  
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