The London Standard - July 30, 2024

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July 30, 2024

'He lied': Reeves and Hunt at war over claims of £22bn black hole

CHANCELLOR Rachel Reeves clashed furiously with her predecessor Jeremy Hunt after she accused him of “lying” over the state of the public finances before the general election.

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Edwards child porn charges: BBC told 'hours' before it became public

BBC bosses only learned Huw Edwards was being charged with child pornography offences a few hours before it was made public, it was claimed today.

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'These were just little kids': Swift's horror at dance class knife attack

TAYLOR SWIFT today said she was “completely in shock” after the “horror” of the Southport knife attack at a dance class themed on the singer.

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Trump defends Vance over his 'childless cat ladies' comment

DONALD TRUMP has defended J D Vance’s past comments about “childless cat ladies”, saying that his running mate was simply trying to show how much he values family life.

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Get set for London's hottest day of the year... then thunderstorms

LONDON was today set to enjoy its hottest day of the year — but forecasters warn that the city could then be pelted with thunderstorms.

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Spared jail, EastEnders actor who slashed woman with a knife after she rejected him

AN EastEnders actor who slashed a woman with a knife after she turned down his sexual advances has been spared jail.

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No shorts, no BBQs: this is how to do summer

AT THE end of all our whining about the weather, the jet stream has moved and blessed us with a heatwave and the hottest day of the year today.

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St James's Place rebound steals the limelight

SHARES in wealth manager St James’s Place today rebounded by 21% as the former blue-chip company stole the limelight in a packed results session.

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Ofgem under fire over ban on cut-price energy deals

ENERGY regulator Ofgem was accused of stifling competition in the household gas and electricity market today when it ruled out a return of cheap exclusive deals for customers switching to new suppliers until after the winter.

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Arteta vows not to take tour risk with Calafiori

MANAGER WARY OF GIVING NEW SIGNING DEBUT TOMORROW

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Pidcock's king of the mountain but party is on hold

TOM PIDCOCK woke up this morning to his 25th birthday but with little chance to celebrate.

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A fingertip from gold fires up Richards to have final say in relay

MATT RICHARDS has set his sights on spearheading Britain’s swimmers to a first gold of these Games tonight.

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Tom won't rule out another bid at 'home' Games

IT HAD taken a dramatic U-turn to lure Tom Daley back to the GB diving programme.

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'WE MUST MAKE A FAST START TODAY'

MURRAY DETERMINED NOT TO PUT FANS THROUGH AGONY AGAIN

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