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• Later trains promised by London Overground deal

  18-03-2016 12:44
  
  The London Overground is on track to run later into the night after a new operator took over from Transport for London.
  
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• Pope Francis discusses ‘world full of hope and kindness’ in BBC Radio 4 message

  28-12-2024 09:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  The head of the Catholic Church wished listeners ‘peace, fellowship and gratitude’ in the new year as he gave the Thought for the Day on Saturday.
  
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• Viral Spud Bros wanted to make jacket potatoes ‘sexy again’ in 2024

  28-12-2024 01:18 via standard.co.uk
  
  Brothers Jacob and Harley Nelson went viral this year after setting up a jacket potato business in Preston.
  
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• Uplifting stories of 2024: From Boki the bear’s surgery to Hardest Geezer’s run

  28-12-2024 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  Here is a look at some of the most uplifting stories of the year.
  
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• Threat to poison English water supply was feasible, papers show

  28-12-2024 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  Details of a threat to poison English water supplies have emerged in newly unsealed documents from the Irish national archives.
  
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• Thousands of motorists caught drug-driving four times or more

  28-12-2024 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  Fifty-four drivers were prosecuted at least 10 times in 11 years.
  
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• Man to appear in court on double murder charge over Christmas Day killings

  28-12-2024 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  Jazwell Brown, of Santa Cruz Avenue, Bletchley, will appear at High Wycombe Magistrates’ Court on Saturday.
  
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• Ireland worried US labelling Real IRA as terrorists would help recruitment

  28-12-2024 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  Irish and British authorities acknowledged that adding the Real IRA to the US list would also have benefits.
  
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• Ireland asked Tower of London to return ‘illegally smuggled’ rare cannons

  28-12-2024 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  A decades-long dispute over the ownership of the cannons included many twists, including concerns that they could be targetted by the Provisional IRA.
  
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• Ex-Northern Ireland chief justice allegedly ‘disliked Jews as much as Catholics’

  28-12-2024 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  Concerns were raised about Robert Lowry, who presided over scores of non-jury trials of Republicans during the Troubles, newly released files reveal.
  
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• Disruptive fog to stick around into weekend, forecasters say

  28-12-2024 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  In some areas, thick fog patches could reduce visibility down to just 100 metres overnight and into Saturday.
  
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• Bureaucratic delays tied up return of ‘Liberator’ painting

  28-12-2024 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Royal Bank of Scotland tried to give Ireland the portrait for two years.
  
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• Blair asked if Irish nationalists would support England in World Cup

  28-12-2024 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  Sir Tony Blair appeared tired while making the remark in 2002.
  
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• Badenoch urged to apologise or face ‘action’ from Farage over Reform numbers row

  28-12-2024 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  Reform UK’s Nigel Farage says he will spend the next couple of days weighing up possible action against Kemi Badenoch.
  
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• AI tool can find people with heart condition who have no symptoms

  28-12-2024 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  Researchers are assessing the impact of the algorithm at GP surgeries in West Yorkshire.
  
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• Donald Trump 'set to be first elected politician to be given two state visits' to UK

  27-12-2024 23:07 via standard.co.uk
  
  Downing Street is considering inviting Donald Trump for unprecedented second state visit, according to reports
  
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• At least 1,000 North Korean troops killed or wounded fighting for Russia, US says

  27-12-2024 23:03 via standard.co.uk
  
  Russia is treating North Korean troops as ‘expendable’ in fight over Kursk region, officials say
  
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• Cyclist creates Christmas-themed routes as part of festive ride challenge

  27-12-2024 22:57 via standard.co.uk
  
  Rebecca Laurel has completed Polar Express themed and Christmas pudding shaped cycle routes.
  
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• Man charged with two counts of murder after Christmas Day ‘stabbing’

  27-12-2024 22:03 via standard.co.uk
  
  Jazwell Brown, of Santa Cruz Avenue, Milton Keynes, will appear at High Wycombe Magistrates’ Court on Saturday.
  
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• Donald Trump 'set to be first elected politician given two state visits' to UK

  27-12-2024 21:56 via standard.co.uk
  
  Downing Street are considering inviting Donald Trump for unprecedented second state visit, according to reports
  
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• Blackburn: Murder investigation after man hit by car on Christmas Day

  27-12-2024 21:09 via standard.co.uk
  
  Kirk Marsden, from Blackburn, suffered multiple serious injuries after being hit by a Toyota Land Cruiser
  
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• Man charged with murder and arson in New York subway killing

  27-12-2024 20:48 via standard.co.uk
  
  Sebastian Zapeta is accused of setting woman alight on stopped subway train and then watching from platform
  
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• Farage: Badenoch must apologise for ‘crazy conspiracy theory’ on Reform numbers

  27-12-2024 20:11 via standard.co.uk
  
  Tory leader Kemi Badenoch has accused Reform UK of ‘fakery’ over its membership data.
  
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• Murder investigation after man hit by car on Christmas Day

  27-12-2024 19:59 via standard.co.uk
  
  Kirk Marsden, from Blackburn, suffered multiple serious injuries after being hit by a Toyota Land Cruiser, police said.
  
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• Horror as woman knocked unconscious in violent Central Line bottle attack

  27-12-2024 19:47 via standard.co.uk
  
  The victim was knocked unconscious after woman smashed a glass bottle over her head on Central Line Tube
  
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• Vigil takes place for couple killed in west Dublin hit-and-run

  27-12-2024 19:35 via standard.co.uk
  
  Gardai are continuing to question a man in his 40s about the incident.
  
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• Nigel Farage threatens legal action against Badenoch over Reform membership ‘fakery’ claim

  27-12-2024 19:08 via standard.co.uk
  
  Row comes after Reform UK claimed to have surpassed Conservatives in membership
  
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• Man remains in custody after two die and two injured in Christmas Day ‘stabbing’

  27-12-2024 18:58 via standard.co.uk
  
  A 49-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder after the incident in Milton Keynes.
  
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• Sir Keir Starmer’s ‘wonderful’ brother dies aged 60 after suffering from cancer

  27-12-2024 18:23 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister praised his brother for meeting all the challenges in his life with ‘courage and good humour’.
  
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• Travel chaos at London airports with over 400 flights delayed and 34 cancelled as fog grips the capital

  27-12-2024 17:49 via standard.co.uk
  
  Hundreds of flights have been delayed at major London airports amid poor weather conditions
  
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