The London Standard - August 15, 2024

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August 15, 2024

Top of the class: London students get best A-levels in country

LONDON today overtook the South East as the best-performing region in the country for A-level results.

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Look what you made us do! Swifties camp out overnight for Wembley gig

FANS camped out overnight as Taylor Swift mania broke out again in London ahead of the final European gigs of the singer’s blockbuster tour.

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Woman in 'sexsomnia' rape case battle with CPS wins £35,000

A WOMAN has received £35,000 in damages after the Crown Prosecution Service wrongly dropped her allegation of rape amid claims that she could have had an episode of “sexsomnia”.

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My mum woke me to ask if I'd support Swift

Taylor Swift has five new supports acts for her latest Wembley gigs. Robbie Griffiths talks to one, the 19-year-old Sofia Isella

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Lettuce prankster has collar felt as Truss fans fail to see the funny side

HARMLESS prank or an act of vile sedition? When it comes to the Liz Truss lettuce prank that happened at a theatre in rural Suffolk on Tuesday night, opinions are divided.

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The state of mental health care shames Britain

IF YOU ask most people how the crisis in the NHS has had an impact on their lives, they will recount stories of a horrifying 12-hour wait in A&E, a canceled operation or a delayed cancer diagnosis.

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Smug coupled-up types owe their single friends like me more introductions

HAVING been single for all of my thirties, I've become comfortable with being the source of hilarious dating stories for my happily loved-up friends.

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This is not a drill: Britain's economy is flashing green

I WOULD be the first to admit it. My stories and commentaries on the state of the British economy have not made for very cheery reading over the past two or three years.

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Experts say 0.6% growth is no obstacle to rate cuts

THE UK’s run of solid economic growth should not delay the Bank of England making further interest rate cuts this autumn, City experts have said.

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Ange working to repeat his second-season magic formula

ANGE POSTECOGLOU’S second season at a club has never failed to be a spectacular success.

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Best chance of dethroning City will come off the pitch

TO mark the start of the new season, Richard Masters, the Premier League's chief executive, has this week completed a series of media rounds.

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Calafiori's arrival adds backbone to title assault

MIKEL ARTETA is known for his relentless work ethic, so it is no surprise that just over one week into his summer break he was already plotting how Arsenal can overhaul Manchester City.

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