The London Standard - July 26, 2024

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July 26, 2024

Huge arson attack on French rail network hits fans on way to the Games

FRENCH plans to welcome the world to the 2024 Paris Olympics tonight were hit by a massive arson attack on the nation’s high-speed rail network.

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Tax rises threat as ministers face £20bn black hole in public finances

BRITAIN could be hit with new tax rises in an autumn Budget as the new Government faces up to the reality of the nation's dire public finances, leading economists warned today.

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Mother of man kicked by police 'involved in row with passenger'

A MAN was kicked in the head by a police officer at Manchester Airport after his mother was involved in a mid-air row with another passenger, it was claimed today.

1 min

I won't be silent on harrowing crisis in Gaza Strip, says Harris

KAMALA HARRIS stated that she would \"not be silent\" over the harrowing humanitarian situation in Gaza after meeting Israel's prime minister at the White House.

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El Chapo's cartel co-founder and drug lord son under arrest

ONE of the world's most powerful drug lords has been arrested by US federal agents in Texas along with the son of infamous cartel leader El Chapo.

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'Paris will be wrecked by the Olympic Games'

Locals in the French capital have been pushed to the edge by intense traffic, the closure of bridges and metro stations, and 6ft barriers lining the streets in preparation for the upcoming Games. No wonder they're fleeing the city

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Thieves steal £185,000 diamond watch

A mother was robbed of her £185,000 designer watch in front of her children in a \"terrifying\" mugging outside St Pancras station.

1 min

Distrust the bellicose prophets of doom with their bad history

THERE is an air of the Old Testament prophets over the latest dire military and strategic warnings in Britain and America about the need to prepare for war with Russia and China by 2027.

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Thanks Kamala, brat summer is over already

WITH all due respect, the moment Kamala Harris co-opted the brat aesthetic for her presidential campaign, brat summer was over.

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I use headphones every day and this is the question that makes me shudder

IT IS the question I fear most in life.

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A love affair with a pop star gone horribly wrong that puts #MeToo centre stage

YOU may have noticed a recent trend in fan fiction-inspired stories of love affairs with pop stars.

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Post-election surge is on the way, says Rightmove chief

RIGHTMOVE today said it was prepared for a surge in property deals amid falling mortgage rates as the online real estate portal posted a rise in sales and profits.

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Segro's green shoots for warehouse sector

THERE are signs the commercial property sector has turned a corner in the UK after warehouse developer Segro said it had seen the first rise in valuations for two years.

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Norris: I'm not proud of how I behaved last week

THE headlines from the Hungarian Grand Prix were not of a McLaren onetwo, nor of Oscar Piastri’s first victory in Formula One.

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