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• Met’s war on 100 most dangerous predators targeting women and girls on London’s streets

  20-03-2025 23:30 via standard.co.uk
  
  Police vow ‘relentless’ focus on men like child snatcher Adam Baillie and knifepoint rapist Louis Collins
  
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• Ukrainian refugee’s boxing academy provides joy and confidence for UK youngsters

  31-03-2025 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  Oleksandr Pohodin, who is originally from Chernivtsi, set up Pohodin Boxing Academy in May 2024 in Sheffield.
  
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• UK public’s charity donations and sponsorship drop to lowest levels

  31-03-2025 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  Just half of people donated and only a fifth sponsoring for charitable causes.
  
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• RHS delays promise to make shows peat-free in face of ‘legislative black hole’

  31-03-2025 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  The horticultural charity says it ‘can’t steer this ship alone’ in the shift to peat-free gardening.
  
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• Pharmacy funding boost is a ‘step forward’ but still ‘falls short’, say leaders

  31-03-2025 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  The health department has announced that it has reached an agreement with Community Pharmacy England for a funding increase over two years.
  
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• NHS challenges companies to give staff time off for lifesaving cancer checks

  31-03-2025 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  Outgoing NHS boss Amanda Pritchard said that ‘simple steps can save lives’.
  
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• More than 1,000 flood schemes to be built or repaired across England

  31-03-2025 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  The projects comes as part of the Government’s £2.65 billion investment to protect homes and businesses from flooding.
  
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• Majority of UK’s young adults ‘concerned’ about state of democracy, poll shows

  31-03-2025 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  The poll of 16 to 29-year-olds also found most backed a ban on social media for under-16s.
  
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• Heather burning ban on peatland to be expanded under Government plans

  31-03-2025 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  Healthy peatlands can help tackle climate change, reduce flood risk, improve water quality and support rare wildlife.
  
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• Gender gap in barriers to cycling are widening – survey

  31-03-2025 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  Charity Cycling UK said since 2018 the perception of cycling appears to have improved for men but not women.
  
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• ‘Game-changing’ AI-driven lung test set for GP surgery rollout

  31-03-2025 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  The device, known as N-Tidal Diagnose, uses carbon dioxide sensors to measure changes in a patient’s lung function with results given in minutes.
  
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• Five women plan to pursue legal claim against Mohamed Al Fayed’s estate

  31-03-2025 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  The women worked as nannies and private air stewards for the former Harrods boss between 1995 and 2012, their lawyers said.
  
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• Explorer becomes first woman to solo traverse Baffin Island

  31-03-2025 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  Camilla Hempleman-Adams, 32, said she was ‘feeling pretty exhausted, I have very sore feet’.
  
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• Ex-footballer Cesc Fabregas and Google DeepMind founder to speak at SXSW London

  31-03-2025 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  The event will take place in the city’s Shoreditch area in June.
  
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• EU must work ‘in measured fashion’ in face of tariffs – Irish deputy premier

  31-03-2025 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  Simon Harris is expected to emphasise the importance of the European Union working closely together.
  
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• Dry and sunny weather across UK could raise temperatures to 20C

  31-03-2025 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  The UK is set to enjoy sunny weather and temperatures of 17-18C, which may even climb to 20C by Thursday, the Met Office said.
  
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• Driving test waiting times hit record high

  31-03-2025 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  The average waiting time to book a practical test was 20 weeks in February, AA Driving School said.
  
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• Countries must not be pitted against each other over migration, Starmer to warn

  31-03-2025 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  Sir Keir Starmer will call on the 40 countries gathering in London for a summit to work together to stop people-smuggling gangs.
  
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• Copying ants could improve grip of robots, research suggests

  31-03-2025 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  A prototype ‘hairy gripper’ based on the mouths of ants has already been developed and tested.
  
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• Charity set up by Doddie Weir invests £4m in bid to accelerate MND research

  31-03-2025 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Discovery Network has approved grants for four multi-institutional teams of researchers.
  
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• Lib Dems take aim at Tory place as ‘party of Middle England’ in local elections

  30-03-2025 23:30 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Liberal Democrats are hoping to erode the Conservative vote at the local elections in May.
  
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• Starmer and Trump agree need to ‘keep up collective pressure on Putin’

  30-03-2025 23:09 via standard.co.uk
  
  The call comes after Donald Trump said he was ‘angry’ with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.
  
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• Donald Trump sends King ‘best wishes’ after brief hospital stay

  30-03-2025 22:59 via standard.co.uk
  
  Charles, 76, had experienced temporary side effects from his cancer treatment.
  
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• Donald Trump lashes out at Putin as Ukraine ceasefire talks stall

  30-03-2025 21:28 via standard.co.uk
  
  Trump said he is ‘very angry and pissed off’ at his Russian counterpart
  
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• Police offer £10,000 reward for information about boy missing since 2008

  30-03-2025 20:36 via standard.co.uk
  
  People quizzed previously in connection with Alex Sloley’s disappearance were re-interviewed in 2019.
  
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• Station house fire that killed three not believed to be criminal, say police

  30-03-2025 20:09 via standard.co.uk
  
  A man who was arrested on suspicion of murder on Saturday was released without charge on Sunday evening.
  
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• Actor Richard Chamberlain, star of Dr Kildare and Shogun, dies aged 90

  30-03-2025 19:56 via standard.co.uk
  
  Chamberlain became an instant favourite with his classic good looks and romantic style
  
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• Government seeks to overturn sentencing guidelines with law change

  30-03-2025 19:09 via standard.co.uk
  
  Moves to change the law come after the Sentencing Council refused a request from Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood to reconsider its new guidance.
  
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• British taxpayers foot £100k private jet bill for asylum-seeking sex offender’s emergency surgery

  30-03-2025 18:24 via standard.co.uk
  
  Foreign Office says Labour “inherited a deeply troubling situation” from the previous Tory government
  
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• Harry ‘distanced’ from cousin and ally Princess Eugenie after their ‘relationship soured’

  30-03-2025 17:12 via standard.co.uk
  
  Insiders claim ‘paranoid’ Duke of Sussex rarely leaves his and Meghan’s mansion in Montecito
  
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