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• Why do people wear red, white, purple, and black poppies and what are their meanings?

  08-11-2024 10:19 via standard.co.uk
  
  People wear different coloured poppies for Armistice Day to represent their beliefs
  
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• 'Rat infestation' closes Morrisons supermarket in east London

  08-11-2024 12:12 via standard.co.uk
  
  Mice and rats were reportedly discovered in the shop in Chingford, Waltham Forest
  
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• Ghana in, Germany out of most common countries of birth for non-UK-born mothers

  08-11-2024 12:10 via standard.co.uk
  
  India remained number one with Pakistan still in second place.
  
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• DNA evidence from Pompeii indicates victims were not who they appeared to be

  08-11-2024 11:58 via standard.co.uk
  
  Fresh insights into the people killed in Pompeii after Mount Vesuvius's explosion in 79 AD were discovered by researchers using DNA sequencing
  
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• Paul Mescal lookalike winner crowned in Dublin as celebrity lookalike contests continue

  08-11-2024 11:46 via standard.co.uk
  
  The competitionwas a copycat of the viral Timothée Chalamet event in New York last month
  
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• Vladimir Putin already trying to get in Donald Trump's head to 'manipulate' him, says former MI6 chief

  08-11-2024 11:36 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Russian president was accused of ‘classic spy bluster’ with his praise for the US president elect as a ‘real man’
  
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• Virus linked to common cold could help treat aggressive brain tumours

  08-11-2024 11:27 via standard.co.uk
  
  Scientists say new approach offers ‘a way forward’ for patients with glioblastoma
  
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• Kate to honour war dead with two public appearances over Remembrance weekend

  08-11-2024 11:21 via standard.co.uk
  
  The princess will be at the Cenotaph on Sunday and the evening before she will attend the Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall.
  
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• Pub in central London hit with restrictions after faint giggles from customers annoy man

  08-11-2024 11:20 via standard.co.uk
  
  The pub opposite Baker Street station was told it must make its manager’s phone number public as part of six new restrictions
  
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• Revealed: Tube drivers offered four-day week, pay rise and fewer hours a week in return for calling off strike

  08-11-2024 11:16 via standard.co.uk
  
  Aslef hails ‘groundbreaking deal’ but critics describe it as a ‘sell-out’ by Sadiq Khan
  
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• Harry and Meghan make first joint appearance in three months in video about online violence against children

  08-11-2024 11:16 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Duke and Duchess of Sussex gave video address to conference tackling violence against children online
  
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• E-bike rider arrested after crash left woman in 70s fighting for life in Earlsfield

  08-11-2024 11:06 via standard.co.uk
  
  Garratt Lane was closed in both directions for many hours
  
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• Princess of Wales will attend Remembrance Sunday service at the Cenotaph

  08-11-2024 11:03 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Princess of Wales is to attend both the Remembrance Sunday service at the Cenotaph and the Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall on Saturday, Buckingham Palace has announced.
  
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• Anti-Semitic rioters 'actively sought out Israeli supporters to attack' as violence in Amsterdam condemned

  08-11-2024 11:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  Five injured and at least 62 people arrested in Netherlands after ‘severe and violent incidents against Israelis’
  
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• Cancer-killing virus treatment shows promise against brain tumour

  08-11-2024 11:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  Glioblastoma is the most common and fatal type of brain cancer.
  
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• Spain hit with more devastating floods as cars swept away in Catalan holiday hotspot

  08-11-2024 10:51 via standard.co.uk
  
  Raging torrent carries away 30 vehicles as it sweeps through centre of Catalan town of Cadaques
  
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• David Lammy’s past comments about Donald Trump ‘a concern’, says ex-spy chief

  08-11-2024 10:40 via standard.co.uk
  
  Sir Richard Dearlove said the president-elect may put criticisms of him to one side because of his strong political mandate.
  
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• Dutch PM condemns ‘anti-Semitic attacks’ on Israeli football fans in Amsterdam

  08-11-2024 10:34 via standard.co.uk
  
  Five injured and at least 62 people arrested in Netherlands after ‘severe and violent incidents against Israelis’
  
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• Central London pub hit with restrictions after faint giggles from its customers annoy man

  08-11-2024 10:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  The pub opposite Baker Street station was told it must make its manager’s phone number public as part of six new restrictions
  
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• Donald Trump says he has 'no choice' but to carry out illegal migrant mass deportations election promise

  08-11-2024 09:57 via standard.co.uk
  
  US president-elect has vowed to carry out ‘largest deportation effort in American history’
  
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• Israel sends planes to Amsterdam to 'rescue' football fans as Dutch PM condemns ‘anti-Semitic attacks’

  08-11-2024 09:52 via standard.co.uk
  
  At least 57 people arrested in Netherlands after ‘severe and violent incidents against Israelis’
  
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• 'Cut energy bills' with green revolution or risk losing next election, Keir Starmer warned

  08-11-2024 09:33 via standard.co.uk
  
  Greg Jackson, chief executive of Octopus Energy, highlighted what has happened to the Democrats in America as showing how vital it is to ensure the drive to net zero in the UK reduces gas and electricity bills
  
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• London travel news LIVE: Tube and Overground meltdown as TfL network hit with multiple suspensions

  08-11-2024 09:29 via standard.co.uk
  
  Commuters are facing huge disruption on the Tube and Overground on Friday morning.
  
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• Police officer accused of taking sexually explicit selfies while on duty in uniform

  08-11-2024 09:26 via standard.co.uk
  
  PC Whitmill faces claims he ‘sexted’ on duty and sent sexually explicit videos
  
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• Genesis partners with Tate Modern in London - Korea Economic Daily

  08-11-2024 09:13
  Genesis partners with Tate Modern in London  Korea Economic Daily
  
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• London Tubes hit by severe delays with Circle line completely suspended - Metro.co.uk

  08-11-2024 09:09
  London Tubes hit by severe delays with Circle line completely suspended  Metro.co.uk
  
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• Eight-year-old completes ’emotional’ climb up highest peak in north Africa

  08-11-2024 09:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  Frankie McMillan has been regularly climbing mountains with his mother Basia.
  
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• David Lammy dismisses his criticism of Donald Trump as 'dishonest, xenophobic, narcissistic' as 'old news'

  08-11-2024 08:44 via standard.co.uk
  
  Foreign Secretary who previously described president-elect as a ‘neo-Nazi sympathising sociopath’ says he can build relationship with him
  
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• Cancer caught quickly for 5,000 Britons thanks to NHS mobile screening trucks

  08-11-2024 08:37 via standard.co.uk
  
  The programme is targeted at areas of the country with the highest rates of lung cancer.
  
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• Met police launches probe after 'human remains and bones' found in south-east London

  08-11-2024 08:35 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Met Police said suspected human remains and bones were found in the quiet road
  
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