The London Standard - July 24, 2024

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July 24, 2024

Labour MPs plot new push to axe cap on child benefit after Commons rebellion

LABOUR MPs were today planning a fresh push at the autumn Budget to axe the two-child benefit limit after Sir Keir Starmer suspended seven backbenchers who rebelled against the Government on the issue.

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Olympian Dujardin's 'career in tatters' after video shows her whipping horse

BRITISH Olympic gold medallist Charlotte Dujardin’s career is “in tatters” after footage today emerged of her repeatedly whipping a horse’s legs.

2 mins

Boy'stabbed in the back' at his old primary school

Paramedics battled in vain to save 15-year-old who staggered 50 metres after being jumped for his phone’

3 mins

Biden to address nation as Trump targets Harris on campaign cash

PRESIDENT Joe Biden was due to make a televised address tonight seeking to burnish his legacy and reassure the American people that he will provide stable leadership in his remaining six months in office.

2 mins

PM 'shocked' at soldier's stabbing

Masked man licked blood off knife’ after attack on uniformed victim near barracks

2 mins

Trump looks like a floundering grandpa next to sparky Kamala

THE Republicans are floundering after Joe Biden got dumped. A near faultless campaign blitz by Kamala Harris has liberated the Democratic Party from its funk and sent the Republicans into a doom spiral.

4 mins

A quiet food revolution is taking place in London and it has warmed my heart

I’M not being funny but… The Trussell Trust counted 35 food banks in this country in 2010.

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EasyJet surges with 69% of seats sold

EASY JET predicted another “record-breaking summer” today, and Heathrow said it flew more people than ever to the end of June, helping brighten the outlook in the travel industry into the crucial getaway season.

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Coin minting paused with fate of 1p and 2p in doubt

THE Treasury has ordered no new coins of any denomination to be minted for entry into general circulation, the Standard can reveal, as officials weigh scrapping 1p and 2p coins altogether amid a continued decline in cash transactions.

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Aston Martin shares soar on strong earnings

SHARES in Aston Martin raced ahead as much as 10% today as the luxury car maker posted earnings that beat market expectations and vowed to take production volumes up a gear in the second half of the year.

1 min

First Restaurant Group saves shut pub The Lady Hamilton

A KENTISH Town pub which locals had feared was gone for good is set to make a comeback under new ownership.

1 min

I want to show what mums can do ... winning a medal would mean a lot

“I SPEND a lot of my days being on a thread that’s very thin — it’s hard, so hard,” Helen Glover says, speaking like any parent of young children.

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The young guns with big chance to shine for Arteta

Academy stars travel with high hopes in depleted Arsenal squad

2 mins

Maresca believes Enzo racism storm will not divide squad

ENZO MARESCA does not expect any problems welcoming Enzo Fernandez back to Chelsea next week, despite the racism storm sparked by the midfielder.

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