The London Standard - July 25, 2024

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July 25, 2024

Miliband hits out at 'disastrous' tactics of Just Stop Oil

NET Zero Secretary Ed Miliband today slammed protest tactics by Just Stop Oil campaigners as “disastrous” and “alienating” people from the battle against global warming.

1 min

Women dominate Mercury shortlist as Portishead star aims for the double

FEMALE acts dominate this year’s Mercury Prize shortlist — with Beth Gibbons nominated almost 30 years after winning it with Portishead.

1 min

Nine held as police target phone-snatch gang in dawn raids

POLICE launched a series of dawn raids today on an organised crime group suspected of stealing phones across Westminster.

2 mins

Israeli PM to meet Harris as spotlight shifts after Biden's emotional address to nation

KAMALA HARRIS was due to meet Israel’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu today as her campaign to become the Democratic presidential candidate gathered steam.

2 mins

I'm not going to be nice: Trump attacks ‘new victim' Kamala

DONALD TRUMP warned “I’m not going to be nice” as he appeared at his first rally since Joe Biden stepped down as the Democratic candidate.

1 min

Athletics fever is about to break over Britain

WE ARE now just days away from the Paris Olympic games — the first in Europe since London 2012. How the world has changed since then.

2 mins

Prince Harry's problem is not the press, it's that he's losing touch with reality

THERE is out of touch with reality and there is Prince Harry’s concept of reality.

3 mins

Tech giant Revolut gets banking licence... finally

REVOLUT today ended a painful threeyear wait to secure a British banking licence in a breakthrough moment for Britain’s biggest fintech, paving the way for major expansion.

2 mins

Centrica profit drops as prices 'normalise'

THE owner of British Gas revealed a sharp drop in profit today as energy markets remained calm after the turmoil that followed Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

1 min

BT extending full-fibre at rate of 78,000 premises each week

BT has said it brought its full-fibre internet network within reach of one million more premises in the first quarter.

1 min

Possession problem dogs Blues at start of new era

THE Enzo Maresca era got off to an underwhelming start on a night that showed the new Chelsea boss faces many of the roadblocks that slowed progress under Mauricio Pochettino.

2 mins

Assured Nwaneri seizes his moment to impress Arteta

ETHAN NWANERI’S potential has been spoken about with excitement for years at Arsenal — and in Los Angeles overnight, he showed what all the fuss is about.

2 mins

A Games on spectacular scale, but is Paris ready to party?

Show of epic ambition awaits in French capital

3 mins

EMILE ON VERGE OF JOINING FULHAM

AND SESSEGNON AGREES A RETURN TO CRAVEN COTTAGE

2 mins

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