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• Harry relieved charity watchdog has opened Sentebale case after ‘blatant lies’

  03-04-2025 14:58 via standard.co.uk
  
  Several trustees have left the charity in a dispute with its chairwoman, Sophie Chandauka.
  
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• Strava to acquire popular Runna app

  17-04-2025 10:38 via standard.co.uk
  
  The hottest running app in town is set to become part of the Strava empire
  
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• Safari park chimps join hunt for Easter eggs designed by school children

  17-04-2025 10:11 via standard.co.uk
  
  Each egg contained healthy treats for the animals.
  
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• Minister hopes gender ruling ‘draws a line’ under issue

  17-04-2025 10:07 via standard.co.uk
  
  Care minister Karin Smyth welcomed the ‘clarity for women’ provided by the Supreme Court’s judgment.
  
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• Five children injured including one fatally as Putin military hits Ukraine city with mass drone attack

  17-04-2025 10:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  More than 2,520 children have been killed or injured in Putin’s war in Ukraine, United Nations children’s organisation UNICEF has said, with the real death toll likely to be higher that this UN-verified figure
  
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• London travel news LIVE: Minor delays on the London Underground and National Rail services

  17-04-2025 09:44 via standard.co.uk
  
  Train cancellations on the Bakerloo line is causing minor delays
  
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• ‘Strongest evidence yet’ found of alien life beyond our planet

  17-04-2025 09:37 via standard.co.uk
  
  A team from the University of Cambridge made the discovery on exoplanet K2-18b, which is 124 light years away from Earth.
  
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• First sight of new Piccadilly line trains undergoing testing on London Underground

  17-04-2025 09:32 via standard.co.uk
  
  PICTURE EXCLUSIVE: First of 94 new trains spotted during late-night testing in west London
  
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• 'Outraged' council seek legal advice over felling of ancient tree

  17-04-2025 09:23 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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• Strongest sign found yet of alien life by scientists investigating distant ocean-covered planet

  17-04-2025 08:35 via standard.co.uk
  
  Scientists have found gases used in biological processes on earth 124 light years away on a world they suspect could be ‘teeming’ with life
  
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• United Airlines plane forced into emergency landing as it catches fire after 'rabbit sucked into engine'

  17-04-2025 08:24 via standard.co.uk
  
  One eyewitness described seeing fire shoot out from the plane from the ground, a local TV network reported
  
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• King Charles says world needs 'faith, hope and love' in Easter message

  17-04-2025 08:06 via standard.co.uk
  
  Charles says humanity ‘capable of both great cruelty and great kindness’
  
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• King hails love as important virtue across religions in Easter message

  17-04-2025 08:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  The King and Queen will attend a Royal Maundy service at Durham Cathedral on Thursday.
  
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• London travel news LIVE: Severe delays on the Metropolitan and Piccadilly line

  17-04-2025 07:57 via standard.co.uk
  
  A faulty train has caused disruption on both the Metropolitan and Piccadilly line
  
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• Easter train journeys to be disrupted by more than 300 engineering projects

  17-04-2025 07:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  The most significant impact will be at London Euston, the UK’s 10th busiest railway station.
  
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• Half of vessels in Scotland ‘invisible’ to marine tracking systems – study

  17-04-2025 03:45 via standard.co.uk
  
  The research comes from Heriot-Watt University.
  
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• Simon Armitage ‘excited to be northerner’ getting City of London freedom

  17-04-2025 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  He performed a reading at the ceremony.
  
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• Schools paying for cookers and beds for families living in poverty, leaders say

  17-04-2025 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  More pupils are missing out on extracurricular activities and school trips as parents cannot afford them, it has been suggested.
  
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• Robotics with ‘potential to transform’ surgery approved for NHS use in England

  17-04-2025 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  The new technology could lead to shorter stays in hospital and faster recovery times, experts have said.
  
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• Plan to divert millions of patients from waiting lists with GP service expansion

  17-04-2025 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  Ministers said the move will ‘stop masses of people’ going to hospital for ‘unnecessary appointments’.
  
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• Items that reflect ‘elegance and artistry’ of Barbara Taylor Bradford go on sale

  17-04-2025 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  The British-American author found fame with her debut novel, A Woman Of Substance, and went on to write 40 novels.
  
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• Invisible radio wave weapon downs ‘drone swarms’ in trial success

  17-04-2025 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  It is a type of Radiofrequency Directed Energy Weapon.
  
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• Charities and councils warn of children’s social care ‘breaking point’

  17-04-2025 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  Organisations providing support for children said they are working in ‘progressively challenging circumstances’.
  
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• Nitrogen-fertilised grassland more likely to trigger hay fever, study suggests

  17-04-2025 00:30 via standard.co.uk
  
  Authors say it is the first study to suggest a clear relationship between nitrogen fertiliser and pollen count and its ability to trigger allergies.
  
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• 'Israel’s soul is being ripped out:' Members of UK's largest Jewish advocacy group condemn Netanyahu's Gaza offensive

  17-04-2025 00:28 via standard.co.uk
  
  More than 30 signatories from the Board of Deputies sign letter condemning the Israeli government for the ‘renewed loss of life and livelihoods’
  
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• 'Israel’s soul is being ripped out:' Members of UK's largest Jewish advocacy group condemn Netenyahu's Gaza offensive

  17-04-2025 00:16 via standard.co.uk
  
  More than 30 signatories from the Board of Deputies sign letter condemning the Israeli government for the ‘renewed loss of life and livelihoods’
  
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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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• 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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