The London Standard - July 23, 2024

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July 23, 2024

Kendall: We must do the sums on ditching child benefit cap

THE Government must do “the sums” before considering axing the two-child benefit cap, the Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall insisted today.

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Lineker and Ball top BBC pay list

Highest earners revealed as boss faces grilling over Strictly controversy

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How Starmer has been thrust to the front of the western alliance amid Russian threat

THE upheaval in US politics and the likely return of Donald Trump to the White House has propelled the UK to the front of the western alliance now trying to contain Russia’s war in Ukraine and Moscow’s campaign of disruption across several continents.

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Harris crosses nomination line

Democrat takes fight to Trump as she wins backing of 2,900 delegates to run for president

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Fears of 'summer of bloodshed' in turf war after boy shot dead in park

FAMILIES living close to a park where a 15-year-old boy was shot dead today said they fear a “summer of bloodshed” as a west London turf war ramps up.

1 min

Husband of Harrods spree wife 'gave Harrow thousands via his money-laundering firms'

HARROW SCHOOL received hundreds of thousands of pounds from companies that are believed were part of a money-laundering network run by a banker jailed for a huge fraud, court papers have revealed.

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The asparagus has spoken, we ought to listen

YOU may have got the impression that the Democratic nomination is in the bag for Kamala Harris: what with all the celebrity endorsements and the flood of donations into the Biden war chest she inherited. But no. Hold fire.

1 min

The rich are stampeding out of London - we'll miss them when they're gone

WHO wants to be a millionaire? Everyone, obviously. But in London? Not so much.

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Sunnier time for economy ahead, says top forecaster

THERE are sunnier times ahead for the UK economy according to one of the City’s most closely watched forecasts, which today predicted better growth and interest rates under 5% by the end of the year.

2 mins

Google and Wiz scrap $23bn takeover

WHAT was set to be Google’s biggest ever acquisition appears to have fizzled out after the tech giant’s $23 billion (£18 billion) takeover talks with Israeli cybersecurity firm Wiz were called off.

1 min

Fuller's sales grow by over 5% as it offloads dozens of pubs

LONDON pub chain Fuller’s today said cooling inflation meant the group was on course for a significant boost to its margins as it reported a rise in sales.

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Bashir to strive for more after moment of history

ON SUNDAY at Trent Bridge, Shoaib Bashir became the youngest England bowler in history to take a five-wicket haul in a home Test — a feat the 20-yearold himself is “still trying to comprehend”.

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I used to rely on my ego, but after three years of hell my faith has made me a new man

IF ADAM PEATY was looking for a sign, there it was, screaming back at him.

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MURRAY'S QUITTING AFTER THE OLYMPICS

ANDY ARRIVES IN FRENCH CAPITAL AND SAYS IT WILL BE HIS SWANSONG

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