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• ‘Gloves are off’ as Reform UK sets sights on Badenoch’s constituency – Farage

  03-01-2025 22:27 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Tory and Reform leaders have argued over party membership figures.
  
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• CES ‘doesn’t have the same support’ from the UK as other nations, show boss says

  06-01-2025 06:03 via standard.co.uk
  
  Gary Shapiro, head of CES organiser the Consumer Technology Association, said the UK had become ‘less engaged’ in the annual tech trade show.
  
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• Starmer expected to face questions about Musk’s grooming gang criticism

  06-01-2025 01:36 via standard.co.uk
  
  Sir Keir Starmer has so far not spoken to defend his record since the slew of online posts from the tech billionaire.
  
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• UK’s first liver transplant for advanced bowel cancer is a success

  06-01-2025 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  Bianca Perea was a bit bloated and constipated but had no idea her symptoms were cancer.
  
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• Timeline: Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby officially steps down

  06-01-2025 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Church of England saw a tumultuous end to 2024.
  
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• The search for a new archbishop of Canterbury and how the process works

  06-01-2025 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  The next person to take on the role will be the 106th archbishop of Canterbury.
  
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• Snow, ice and rain to persist across UK with numerous weather warnings in place

  06-01-2025 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  Travel disruption is likely on Monday due to the adverse conditions, particularly heavy rain and thawing snow, the Met Office said.
  
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• Royal award for ‘selfless’ teenager who supported fellow young cancer patients

  06-01-2025 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  Rosa Ross, 14, continued with her Duke of Edinburgh’s Award despite a cancer diagnosis that saw her spend more than a month in hospital.
  
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• London’s roads ‘most congested in Europe’, analysis suggests

  06-01-2025 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  Transport analytics company Inrix said drivers in the capital spent 101 hours sitting in traffic in 2024.
  
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• John Swinney warns against Scottish Budget stalemate

  06-01-2025 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  The First Minister will urge other parties to come together and back the Budget.
  
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• Harlan Coben says tragedy of parents’ deaths helped him write better

  06-01-2025 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  The author recalled how he was in his 20s when his father died of a heart attack, at the age of 59, in 1988.
  
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• Drag Race star The Vivienne hailed as ‘beacon to so many’ after death aged 32

  06-01-2025 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  James Lee Williams, who performed as the drag queen, won the first series of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK.
  
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• Canal network’s ‘ecological footprint’ mapping shows its value for nature

  06-01-2025 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  Canal & River Trust publishes report on the impact historic canals have on people, nature and places.
  
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• Calls to give paid ‘safe leave’ to people experiencing domestic abuse

  06-01-2025 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  Labour MP Alex McIntyre will aim to table a proposed law in the House of Commons to help those experiencing abuse deal with health and safety issues.
  
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• Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby’s last day as he quits over Church abuse

  06-01-2025 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  He will lay down his bishop’s crozier in a symbolic act marking the official end of his ministry in the leading role.
  
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• Starmer vows to cut number of patients waiting more than 18 weeks for NHS treatment by 450,000 by end of 2026

  05-01-2025 23:31 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister made the announcement as he sought to put his under-fire Government on the front foot in the New Year
  
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• Starmer sets out plans to cut hospital backlog with millions more appointments

  05-01-2025 23:30 via standard.co.uk
  
  The proposals aim to ensure 92% of patients are seen within 18 weeks for pre-planned care such as hip and knee replacements.
  
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• Acclaimed Washington Post cartoonist quits after Jeff Bezos and Donald Trump drawing blocked

  05-01-2025 23:14 via standard.co.uk
  
  Ann Telnaes claimed senior executives at newspaper blocked cartoon lampooning Jeff Bezos and Donald Trump
  
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• RuPaul’s Drag Race star The Vivienne dies aged 32

  05-01-2025 21:57 via standard.co.uk
  
  James Lee Williams, who performed as the drag queen, won the first series of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK.
  
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• Man found dead in Suffolk home named as police launch murder inquiry

  05-01-2025 20:25 via standard.co.uk
  
  Police identified victim found dead at home in Ipswich as 63-year-old William McNichol
  
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• New Orleans holds vigil for 14 killed in New Year's Day truck attack

  05-01-2025 19:58 via standard.co.uk
  
  Mourners gather to pay respects to victims of attack as FBI says suspect visited scene before truck rampage
  
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• Famed Washington Post cartoonist quits after Jeff Bezos and Donald Trump drawing blocked

  05-01-2025 18:38 via standard.co.uk
  
  Ann Telnaes claimed senior executives at newspaper blocked cartoon lampooning Jeff Bezos and Donald Trump
  
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• Major motorway closed for 12 hours after man found dead near Bolton

  05-01-2025 18:18 via standard.co.uk
  
  North west motorway brought to a halt for police probe
  
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• Snow and sleet leave difficult travel conditions but schools expected to reopen

  05-01-2025 18:09 via standard.co.uk
  
  A status orange weather warning remained in place for 11 counties in the south of Ireland.
  
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• Walthamstow: Car crashes during police pursuit as six treated for injuries in north London

  05-01-2025 17:59 via standard.co.uk
  
  Man arrested after car did not stop for police and hit two other vehicles, a Met Police spokesperson said
  
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• Snow and ice warnings issued for Scotland

  05-01-2025 17:27 via standard.co.uk
  
  Warnings are in force until Monday.
  
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• Boy, 7, survives five days in lion-infested Zimbabwean game park

  05-01-2025 17:17 via standard.co.uk
  
  His disappearance sparked a large-scale search effort
  
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• Panic after tyres of Boeing plane 'explode' during take-off at Melbourne Airport

  05-01-2025 17:14 via standard.co.uk
  
  Flight was forced to abort take-off due to ‘technical reasons’, said an Etihad spokesperson
  
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• Tributes paid to former Welsh minister Baroness Jenny Randerson

  05-01-2025 17:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  Lady Randerson served as a Lib Dem councillor, Welsh Assembly member and minister in both the Welsh and UK governments.
  
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• Elon Musk: Nigel Farage ‘doesn’t have what it takes’ to lead Reform UK

  05-01-2025 16:09 via standard.co.uk
  
  Elon Musk criticises MP despite meeting at Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort last month
  
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