The London Standard - July 31, 2024

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July 31, 2024

Edwards could face jail over indecent images of children

FORMER BBC presenter Huw Edwards is facing a possible jail sentence after he today admitted receiving indecent images of children.

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Triathlete 'super happy to scoop bronze'

Medal winner dug really deep’ in dramatic race as she and Team GB divers celebrate

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Eight held after ‘truly alarming' machete violence in Southend

EIGHT people have been arrested and weapons seized after a machete fight broke out on the seafront in Southend.

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Far-Right mob ‘hijacked the killings of little children and must face full force of the law'

FAR-RIGHT thugs who injured nearly 40 police officers in a violent protest sparked by misinformation online about the mass stabbing of children in Southport must be brought to justice, the town’s MP said today.

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Hamas leader assassinated in Tehran

Killing prompts rising fears that Gaza conflict will escalate

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As Trump's problems mount, don't forget he's still favourite

TRUMP fever has broken in small town America, judging by appearances.

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The customer is king? Not in our day and age - I'm sick of being treated poorly

ON a scale from one to high street bakery, how poor has the customer service you’ve received lately been? I don’t know what’s going on in London right now but you struggle to find any remotely happy or helpful people in most of the chains these days.

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Building chief hails Labour ‘ambitions'

TAYLOR WIMPEY today backed the government’s push to build 1.5 million homes in the next five years as the FTSE 100 developer revealed a sharp drop in profits.

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HSBC names new finance boss to complete shake-up

HSBC chairman Sir Mark Tucker completed the shake-up of his top-level management team today bringing in Jon Bingham as chief financial officer.

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London Square buys Stratford site to build 350 rental homes

DEVELOPER London Square has snapped up a site at Stratford Cross for a major new build-to-rent scheme.

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Murray's fairytale farewell no longer looks a fantasy

FOR the first time, it is not unthinkable that Andy Murray could yet get the perfect send-off, a fourth career Olympic medal in his final tournament.

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Atletico chiefs hope improved £34m bid will secure Gallagher

ATLETICO MADRID are increasingly confident that they can strike a deal with Chelsea for England midfielder Conor Gallagher.

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POTTER'S JOY AT BRONZE IN TRIATHLON

EX-TRACK STAR CAME FOR GOLD BUT IS STILL SMILING

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Spendolini-Sirieix and Toulson hold their nerve and stay in sync for final medal spot

AT 16, Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix had been the youngest member of the British diving team at the Tokyo Games, and said afterwards that she found so little joy in her first Olympic experience that she was not sure she fancied another.

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