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• Seventeen people rushed to hospital following horror crash involving two double-decker buses in Manchester

  09-11-2024 14:23 via standard.co.uk
  
  Seventeen people have been taken to hospital following a crash involving two double-decker buses in Manchester.
  
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• Samantha Harvey becomes first woman since 2019 to win Booker Prize

  12-11-2024 23:14 via standard.co.uk
  
  Her book Orbital, about astronauts looking down at Earth, was named as the winner of the £50,000 prize.
  
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• Hyde Park Corner: Police appeal after sexual assault at busy London Tube station

  12-11-2024 23:05 via standard.co.uk
  
  Police investigating sexual assault at Hyde Park Corner Tube station have released images of a man they want to speak to
  
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• The high-profile female winners of the Booker Prize

  12-11-2024 22:57 via standard.co.uk
  
  Many female novelists have been honoured with damehood.
  
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• Samantha Harvey: A Booker 2024 winner who wants to spend her money on sculpting

  12-11-2024 22:55 via standard.co.uk
  
  She does not have a mobile phone and spends money on liquorice
  
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• Three rushed to hospital after car smashes into Piccadilly Circus Angus Steakhouse as diners are inside

  12-11-2024 22:04 via standard.co.uk
  
  Car mounts pavement and hits pedestrian before striking restaurant at tourist hotspot
  
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• Victims of abuse scandal call for more resignations after Archbishop of Canterbury quits in ‘shame’

  12-11-2024 21:35 via standard.co.uk
  
  Justin Welby had tried to stay in post following the Makin Review but bowed to growing pressure over his position
  
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• John Smyth victim says Justin Welby resignation paves way for questioning others

  12-11-2024 20:50 via standard.co.uk
  
  Richard Gittins told Sky News that bishops ‘who kept the stories to themselves’ should now be held accountable.
  
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• MPs reject bid to remove Church of England bishops from House of Lords

  12-11-2024 20:35 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Commons heard calls for the bishops to focus on matters in their ministries rather than on the running of the country.
  
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• MPs urged to be 'wary' near Parliament after reports of phone thefts

  12-11-2024 20:11 via standard.co.uk
  
  Labour MPs warned to be ‘wary’ after several Parliamentarians report phone snatches near Westminster
  
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• Visa fees scandal: Home Office 'illegally' charged for English checks and may have to repay millions

  12-11-2024 20:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Home Office may have to refund tens of millions of pounds to people who were ‘unlawfully’ charged fees for checks in their visa applications
  
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• Call to make revenge porn civil offence to avoid ‘retraumatising’ trials

  12-11-2024 19:37 via standard.co.uk
  
  In a debate on tackling image-based abuse, MP Kirith Entwistle said allowing a civil process for victims would give them a ‘second chance’.
  
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• What Elon Musk stands to gain and lose from a Donald Trump presidency

  12-11-2024 19:24 via standard.co.uk
  
  After becoming one of the president-elect’s most prominent backers on the campaign trail, many are wondering what is in it for the world’s richest man, Elon Musk. Emma Loffhagen reports
  
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• Prioritise services over ‘naive’ assisted dying bill, says disability advocate

  12-11-2024 19:21 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill likely be voted on on November 29.
  
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• Rebecca Ferguson says it is ‘so easy to forget yourself’ in music industry

  12-11-2024 19:15 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Liverpool-born singer-songwriter was made an MBE by the Prince of Wales on Tuesday for her services to the music industry.
  
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• Mastectomy on 82-year-old woman by Paterson ‘inappropriate’, inquest told

  12-11-2024 19:14 via standard.co.uk
  
  The surgery by rogue surgeon Ian Paterson may have shortened the life of cancer patient Gladys Currall, an inquest into her death has been told.
  
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• When is Stalker 2 coming out and will it be on Game Pass?

  12-11-2024 19:09 via standard.co.uk
  
  The survival horror game is set to be one of the biggest releases on Xbox this year
  
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• Government confirms intervention over failings at ‘toxic’ council

  12-11-2024 19:08 via standard.co.uk
  
  Local government minister Jim McMahon said officials will be appointed to oversee improvements at Tower Hamlets Council.
  
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• What Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby knew of John Smyth’s abuse and when

  12-11-2024 19:06 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Makin Review concluded that prolific abuser John Smyth might have been brought to justice had the archbishop formally alerted authorities in 2013.
  
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• GP practices could be forced to close because of tax hike, Streeting warned

  12-11-2024 19:04 via standard.co.uk
  
  The combination of increases in national insurance contributions and higher wage bills could force or cuts or even closures, the BMA said.
  
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• Melania is missing from a Trump family photo but Elon Musk is there

  12-11-2024 19:03 via standard.co.uk
  
  More than one commentator has started to call the Tesla and SpaceX boss ‘the First Lady’ as he and the president-elect seem increasingly inseparable
  
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• Sadiq Khan asked to boost support for London's Migration Museum which has been in shopping centre for four years

  12-11-2024 19:02 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Migration Museum is trying to raise £20m as it prepares to move from Lewisham to its new permanent home in central London
  
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• Closure of National Citizen Service a backwards step, says Lord Cameron

  12-11-2024 18:52 via standard.co.uk
  
  The scheme gives 16 to 17-year-olds volunteering opportunities to help them to gain skills and build their confidence.
  
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• ‘Error of law’ made in consents for new oil and gas fields, court told

  12-11-2024 18:46 via standard.co.uk
  
  Greenpeace and Uplift are challenging a decision to open up the Rosebank and Jackdaw oil fields.
  
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• NatWest blocks apps including WhatsApp from work devices

  12-11-2024 18:44 via standard.co.uk
  
  The British bank said it wants its employees to stick to ‘approved channels’ for work-related communication.
  
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• SNP MP calls for House of Lords to be abolished

  12-11-2024 18:43 via standard.co.uk
  
  Pete Wishart described Parliament’s second chamber as an ‘absurd embarrassment’.
  
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• Tower Hamlets: Government intervenes in running of council amid concern over 'toxic' culture

  12-11-2024 18:37 via standard.co.uk
  
  Decisions made by the east London town hall will be monitored by a Government-appointed envoy following a series of complaints under the borough’s controversial mayor
  
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• Visa fees scandal: Home Office 'illegally' charged for English and job qualification checks, admits minister

  12-11-2024 18:34 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Home Office may have to refund tens of millions of pounds to people who were ‘unlawfully’ charged fees for checks in their visa applications
  
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• Justin Welby: Quitting is in best interests of church I dearly love

  12-11-2024 18:34 via standard.co.uk
  
  John Smyth abused boys and young men for decades and an independent review concluded the Archbishop should have alerted authorities in 2013.
  
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• Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman accuses Israel of 'genocide' in Gaza

  12-11-2024 18:32 via standard.co.uk
  
  Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is said to have been the mastermind of the killing of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi
  
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