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• Iran ‘one of our most serious threats’, warns Healey amid Ukraine conflict

  10-09-2024 16:16 via standard.co.uk
  
  US Secretary of State Antony Blinken claimed Russia has now received shipments of ballistic missiles from Iran while on a separate visit to London.
  
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• Fire engulfs plane at South Korean airport while it prepared for take-off

  28-01-2025 16:10 via standard.co.uk
  
  Authorities have launched an urgent investigation
  
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• Leicester City helicopter crash deaths accidental, inquest jury concludes

  28-01-2025 16:07 via standard.co.uk
  
  A jury heard evidence over two weeks about the fatal helicopter crash outside the King Power Stadium in Leicester.
  
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• DeepSeek live updates - US stocks resume trading after China's AI impact

  28-01-2025 16:06 via standard.co.uk
  
  DeepSeek has caused shockwaves throughout the tech industry - follow for live updates
  
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• Young face more challenges than parents, poll finds amid call to tackle suicide

  28-01-2025 16:02 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Campaign Against Living Miserably said there were 6,929 suicides among 15 to 24-year-olds in England between 2012 and 2022.
  
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• Former headmistress presented with Naval cap to celebrate 100th birthday

  28-01-2025 15:55 via standard.co.uk
  
  Margaret Grey had a successful career in education but dreamed of joining the Royal Navy.
  
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• Doctors' union which went on strike accused of underpaying its own staff

  28-01-2025 15:54 via standard.co.uk
  
  Staff members at the BMA could go on strike just months after medics took to the picket line for the same reason
  
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• M25 closures: when, where and alternative routes

  28-01-2025 15:51 via standard.co.uk
  
  Sections of Surrey's M25 will be closed this week for roadworks and maintenance, with diversions in place. Find out when and where the closures will occur, and the best alternative routes
  
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• Almost 200 engineers deployed to Northern Ireland following Storm Eowyn

  28-01-2025 15:51 via standard.co.uk
  
  Hundreds of thousands of properties were left without power on Friday.
  
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• Irish Government ‘will play full part’ in Omagh Bomb Inquiry – deputy premier

  28-01-2025 15:49 via standard.co.uk
  
  Simon Harris said he wanted to provide a ‘categoric assurance’ his government would ensure all requested material is supplied to the inquiry.
  
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• Young drivers could face zero alcohol limit, minister suggests

  28-01-2025 15:45 via standard.co.uk
  
  Transport minister Lilian Greenwood said the Government is analysing the effectiveness of such a policy in other countries.
  
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• Reasonable force to be used to order attendance at sentencing- Justice Secretary

  28-01-2025 15:35 via standard.co.uk
  
  The law change is expected to be made in the Victims, Courts and Public Protection Bill, which will be laid in Parliament in the next few months.
  
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• Sadiq Khan to attend MIPIM property conference on French Riviera in push for growth

  28-01-2025 15:28 via standard.co.uk
  
  Previous mayors Ken Livingstone and Boris Johnson were regulars at the annual event - but the current mayor has never gone before
  
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• Prince of Wales praises regenerative farm’s ‘fantastic’ composting efforts

  28-01-2025 15:25 via standard.co.uk
  
  William got his hands dirty, toured a new grain store and was shown solar panels on a visit to a Duchy of Cornwall farm in Herefordshire.
  
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• Driver charged after man killed in horror crash in Northolt

  28-01-2025 15:05 via standard.co.uk
  
  BMW was in collision with Ford Focus in Ruislip Road after being spotted by police
  
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• Amazon and Google ‘should face probe over cloud service competition concerns’

  28-01-2025 15:02 via standard.co.uk
  
  An independent inquiry report has told the UK’s competition watchdog to consider investigating AWS and Microsoft’s cloud services.
  
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• Man sets world record for most museums visited in 24 hours

  28-01-2025 15:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  Ben Melham whizzed his way around 42 sites in London in a single day.
  
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• Spanish boy killed in Omagh bomb was ‘good, happy and generous child’

  28-01-2025 14:51 via standard.co.uk
  
  Fernando Blasco Baselga was also described as having had a strong religious faith.
  
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• Scientists discover ‘super-Earth’ planet that may be suitable for life

  28-01-2025 14:47 via standard.co.uk
  
  The exoplanet, which has been named HD 20794 d, orbits in the ‘habitable zone’ of a nearby star similar to our sun.
  
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• Government urged to introduce tougher sentences for grooming gang offenders

  28-01-2025 14:47 via standard.co.uk
  
  Shadow justice secretary Robert Jenrick was speaking during justice questions in the House of Commons.
  
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• Crufts 2025: where you can watch this year’s dog show

  28-01-2025 14:47 via standard.co.uk
  
  The biggest dog show in the world returns in March - and if you haven’t got tickets, you can still catch it on TV
  
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• Met Police officer called black colleagues ‘cotton pickers’, panel rules

  28-01-2025 14:42 via standard.co.uk
  
  Pc Mia Korell was found to have committed gross misconduct in using the term ‘cotton pickers’ to describe her black colleagues
  
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• Passport renewal: what you need, countersignatory essentials, and processing time

  28-01-2025 14:40 via standard.co.uk
  
  Planning a holiday? Ensure your passport is ready with our guide on renewal requirements, who can countersign, and how long the process takes
  
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• How much is London's population set to increase?

  28-01-2025 14:39 via standard.co.uk
  
  New ONS data forecasts that the UK’s population could reach 72.5 million by 2032
  
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• What is chroming? The viral TikTok trend parents should know about

  28-01-2025 14:38 via standard.co.uk
  
  The viral challenge has left at least one boy and another in a coma
  
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• Notorious criminals will be 'forced' into dock for sentencing, Justice Secretary promises

  28-01-2025 14:38 via standard.co.uk
  
  Shabana Mahmood has promised a new law will be published by the summer
  
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• Girl, 14, who stabbed teachers previously took knife to school, court hears

  28-01-2025 14:34 via standard.co.uk
  
  A young girl who stabbed three people at a school in Ammanford had previously been suspended for taking a knife into school.
  
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• Government not adopting expanded extremism definition, security minister says

  28-01-2025 14:29 via standard.co.uk
  
  Dan Jarvis said a leaked report on expanding the definition ‘does not and will not represent Government policy’.
  
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• Starmer rules out ‘arbitrary’ cap to cut ‘staggeringly high’ migration levels

  28-01-2025 14:20 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Office for National Statistics published estimates on Tuesday projecting the UK population could reach 72.5 million by 2032 .
  
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• New information service ‘would reassure medics and patients on assisted dying’

  28-01-2025 14:17 via standard.co.uk
  
  The British Medical Association and Royal College of Nursing were among witnesses giving evidence to MPs.
  
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