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• Nasa InSight Mars lander records alien 'wind' - the first sound ever captured on the red planet

  07-12-2018 22:57 via standard.co.uk
  
  Chinese rocket blasts off in bid to reach far side of the moon Revealed: latest Mars images from Nasa's InSight rover
  
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• Veteran Irish republican behind 1973 Old Bailey bombing suing Disney+ over Say Nothing murder scene

  04-12-2024 14:45 via standard.co.uk
  
  The show, Say Nothing, portrays the murder and secret burial of Jean McConville by the IRA in 1972.
  
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• Disabled MP calls on Starmer to tackle blue badge theft

  04-12-2024 14:43 via standard.co.uk
  
  Labour’s Liam Conlon said blue badge theft has quadrupled over the last 10 years.
  
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• Young children brought ashore as migrants cross English Channel

  04-12-2024 14:32 via standard.co.uk
  
  Pictures show the small youngsters being carried as they reached Dover, while men and women were also in warm clothes amid colder weather conditions.
  
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• Brat summer and ‘demure’ make-up feature in TikTok’s top trends of 2024

  04-12-2024 14:30 via standard.co.uk
  
  The trends have achieved millions of views, influencing online and offline culture in a number of ways.
  
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• PMQs: Keir Starmer dodges questions about ex Transport Secretary's fraud case

  04-12-2024 14:24 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister said Louise Haigh resigned after ‘further information’ came to light, but refused to say what it was
  
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• TfL: Children's artwork encourages Londoners to give up their seats

  04-12-2024 14:23 via standard.co.uk
  
  Posters unveiled to promote awareness of priority seating across the network
  
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• Women who report inappropriate behaviour must have confidence – Starmer

  04-12-2024 14:22 via standard.co.uk
  
  Sir Keir Starmer said politicians should be ready to put in place ‘mechanisms’ that would instil that confidence.
  
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• Silvertown and Blackwall tunnel tolls to cost drivers £100m a year - but will only make £3m 'profit' for TfL

  04-12-2024 14:22 via standard.co.uk
  
  Massive repayment costs for £2billion Silvertown tunnel will eat up almost all the revenue raised from tolls
  
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• Labour MP: Infected blood compensation scheme changing ‘behind closed doors’

  04-12-2024 14:15 via standard.co.uk
  
  Clive Efford also raised concerns about the ‘pace of payments’ as he urged the Government to engage with the victims.
  
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• Starmer declines to detail ‘further information’ that led to Haigh resignation

  04-12-2024 14:09 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister was challenged on the issue in the Commons by Tory leader Kemi Badenoch.
  
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• Clive Myrie apologises for not declaring thousands from external events to BBC

  04-12-2024 14:06 via standard.co.uk
  
  The TV presenter blamed the error on ‘several administrative issues’.
  
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• Archbishop of Canterbury to miss public Christmas services ahead of quitting

  04-12-2024 14:06 via standard.co.uk
  
  Justin Welby intends to complete official duties as archbishop by January 6
  
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• Spotify Wrapped gets an AI makeover with personalised podcasts and playlists

  04-12-2024 14:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  AI-generated playlists, a robot DJ and an augmented-reality friendship bracelet are among the new features in the latest edition of Wrapped
  
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• Forecasters issue yellow warning for heavy rain and wind during the weekend

  04-12-2024 13:58 via standard.co.uk
  
  People are being advised of a ‘danger to life’ from flying debris as well as from large waves at the coast.
  
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• Blackpool replaces Glasgow as area of Britain with lowest male life expectancy

  04-12-2024 13:58 via standard.co.uk
  
  Glasgow had recorded the lowest life expectancy for males in set of estimates since 2001.
  
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• Asylum seeker boat pilot makes bid to appeal against convictions and sentence

  04-12-2024 13:53 via standard.co.uk
  
  Ibrahima Bah was sentenced to nine and a half years’ detention for the manslaughter of four people on the boat.
  
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• How to check if your Harry Potter books are worth thousands

  04-12-2024 13:46 via standard.co.uk
  
  A first edition of the first novel has sold for £85,000 – here’s how to discover if you could be sitting on a gold mine
  
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• EA FC 25 servers down as FIFA maintenance extends longer than expected

  04-12-2024 13:44 via standard.co.uk
  
  The servers, which were supposed to be down for six hours, are still offline at the time of writing
  
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• Rocket company pauses construction of spaceport in Highlands

  04-12-2024 13:16 via standard.co.uk
  
  Orbex is delaying construction on its Sutherland spaceport to focus on launching rockets in Shetland.
  
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• 'Stalker' charged with trying to stab victim's colleague at City office after being blocked from seeing her

  04-12-2024 13:10 via standard.co.uk
  
  Police launch Christmas initiative to keep women safe while working or out partying in the Square Mile
  
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• Arrest over alleged fraud linked to justice campaign for Pc Yvonne Fletcher

  04-12-2024 12:57 via standard.co.uk
  
  A 69-year-old man is being questioned on suspicion of fraud by officers from Cheshire Police.
  
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• Campaigners present ‘vision of hope’ for Scotland to become rewilding nation

  04-12-2024 12:56 via standard.co.uk
  
  Scottish Rewilding Alliance said the country can ‘lead the movement for global change’.
  
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• Winter Appeal: How Switchback is helping homeless ex-offenders get on their feet

  04-12-2024 12:40 via standard.co.uk
  
  Switchback is one of a group of organisations being funded by a £50,000 grant from our Winter Appeal in partnership with Comic Relief, A Place to Call Home
  
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• Police issue picture appeal after woman sexually assaulted as she boarded Waterloo train

  04-12-2024 12:36 via standard.co.uk
  
  Police have released CCTV images of a man they believe could help their investigation
  
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• Police officer denies causing death by careless driving in royal escort crash

  04-12-2024 12:29 via standard.co.uk
  
  Helen Holland, 81, died after being struck during a collision with a motorcycle that was part of an escort for the Duchess of Edinburgh in May 2023.
  
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• Bromley mum with mental health issues slapped with fine after child missed school

  04-12-2024 12:29 via standard.co.uk
  
  The mother was found guilty under Section 444 of the Education Act 1996
  
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• Sarah, Duchess of York says she is ‘game’ for Bridgerton cameo

  04-12-2024 12:21 via standard.co.uk
  
  In 1998, the duchess made a cameo on US sitcom Friends in an episode set in London.
  
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• Winter Appeal: 'Places like this pick people up from the ground'

  04-12-2024 12:10 via standard.co.uk
  
  Switchback is one of a group of organisations being funded by a £50,000 grant from our Winter Appeal in partnership with Comic Relief, A Place to Call Home
  
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• Met Police officer to stand trial over Duchess of Edinburgh motorcade crash death

  04-12-2024 11:55 via standard.co.uk
  
  Christopher Harrison denied causing death of Helen Holland by careless driving
  
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