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July 31, 2025
Tata Steel fined £1.5m following death of contractor at Welsh steelworks
Justin Day, 44, from Llansamlet, Swansea, died from injuries he sustained while working at the Port Talbot site in 2019.
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July 31, 2025
Greenwich club has license suspended after sexual assaults reported
Lewisham Council held a licensing committee on July 21, in which the licence for Dokis Lounge, previously Star & Garter, on New Cross Road,...
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July 31, 2025
World’s ‘oldest baby’ born from embryo frozen in 1994
Friends and family have compared the birth to ‘something from a sci-fi movie
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July 31, 2025
Family call for justice for student who died after being hit by van near campus
Aalia Mahomed, 20, died and three others were injured in the crash outside the King’s College London campus in the Strand.
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July 31, 2025
Cause of radar outage that grounded 150 flights at UK airports revealed
The issue was traced to the National Air Traffic Services (Nats) control centre in Swanwick, Hampshire, where radar systems reportedly stopp...
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July 31, 2025
Family of woman murdered by ex-fiance say he is ‘no longer free to harm women’
James Cartwright was convicted at Guildford Crown Court.
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July 31, 2025
Family call for justice for student who died after being hit by van near campus
Aalia Mahomed, 20, died and three others were injured in the crash outside the King’s College London campus in the Strand.
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July 31, 2025
40,000 more London council houses by 2030 promised by Sadiq Khan
City Hall admits London has a mountain to climb to provide the number of homes needed
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July 31, 2025
RyanAir and EasyJet among worst ranked airlines for having a comfortable sleep
Getting to sleep on a flight is hard - particularly on these airlines
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July 31, 2025
Police put dispersal order in place ahead of planned protest outside hotel
The Bell Hotel in Epping, Essex, has already been the scene of several demonstrations.
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July 31, 2025
Podcast: Air traffic control failure throws UK airports into chaos
Podcast: Air traffic control failure throws UK airports into chaos
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July 31, 2025
Conspiracy theorist says daughter died by medical gross negligence manslaughter
Cambridge graduate Paloma Shemirani, 23, died at Royal Sussex County Hospital on July 24 2024, after declining chemotherapy for non-Hodgkin...
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July 31, 2025
‘Serious and systemic failures’ at Oakhill youth jail prompt Government action
The youth justice minister vowed to prioritise safety after watchdogs issued an urgent notification.
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July 31, 2025
Beach warning flags explained: as boy and girl drown in Spain
Two children were swimming near Llarga Beach, Tarragona, when challenging conditions led to the tragedy
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July 31, 2025
Man found guilty of murdering ex-fiancee at luxury hotel
James Cartwright was convicted at Guildford Crown Court.
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July 31, 2025
Number of drones seen around jails rises to record high, figures show
Figures published for the first time reveal drone incidents in prisons rose to 1,712 in the year to March.
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July 31, 2025
London council plans to slash e-bike hire costs with fare cap
Hackney Council has told firms bidding to operate the borough’s electric bike sharing scheme that it wants trips capped at £1.75 – the same...
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July 31, 2025
Best Photos of the Day from around the world
See the best images of the day from around the world.
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July 31, 2025
Murder victim’s body lay undiscovered for a month despite call to police
Police were alerted to someone calling for help but Michael Wheeler’s body was not found until a month after he was last seen alive.
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July 31, 2025
Airport chaos could continue for days
People expecting to travel out of London have been warned to expect delays - here’s all we know...
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July 31, 2025
Shocking footage shows forensic officers digging out bones from bin in west London
Shocking video footage shows officers pulling out bones from what appears to be a burned out bin in Ealing
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July 31, 2025
Politicians attend funeral of ‘inspiring leader’ Norman Tebbit
Conservative grandee Lord Tebbit, who was one of Margaret Thatcher’s closest political allies, died on July 7 aged 94.
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July 31, 2025
‘Serious and systemic failures’ at Oakhill youth jail prompt Government action
The youth justice minister vowed to prioritise safety after watchdogs issued an urgent notification.
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July 31, 2025
Legacy of Miami Showband ‘is more than music, it is bringing people together’
Stephen Travers, a former member who survived a loyalist ambush that killed three of his band mates, was speaking on the 50th anniversary.
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July 31, 2025
Conspiracy theorist says daughter died by medical gross negligence manslaughter
Cambridge graduate Paloma Shemirani, 23, died at Royal Sussex County Hospital on July 24 2024, after declining chemotherapy for non-Hodgkin...
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July 31, 2025
PM says he ‘particularly’ listens to hostages after Palestine backlash
Sir Keir said there is a ‘need to do everything we can to alleviate the human catastrophe in Gaza’.
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July 31, 2025
Police officer dismissed for sending racist and sexualised WhatsApp messages
The messages, sent while on duty, contained material which was also sectarian, racist and homophobic
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July 31, 2025
Dozens of porn websites under investigation over age checks
It comes after The Standard revealed that at least 30 sites were still showing adult material without asking viewers for proof of age
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July 31, 2025
Conor McGregor loses appeal over civil rape case brought by Dublin woman
McGregor’s co-defendant James Lawrence also lost his appeal over not being awarded his legal costs.
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July 31, 2025
Former nurse loses legal challenge over registration of private gender clinic
Susan Evans and a mother known as XX challenged the regulator’s decision to continue the registration of the site in Birmingham.
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July 31, 2025
Highest number of prisons found to be of ‘serious concern’
Figures show 22 jails – 18.5% – were given the lowest ranking in the year to March.
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July 31, 2025
Gang jailed for dealing cocaine to thousands of users in the City of London
The gang behind a drugs line called Top Gear or City Gear had around 10,000 customers.
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July 31, 2025
Amazon and Microsoft harming competition in cloud computing, finds CMA
It raised concerns over the way Microsoft charges Amazon and Google to use its software, which it said is driving up costs.
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July 31, 2025
Schoolboy who killed fellow pupil had become ‘obsessed’ with weapons, trial told
The 15-year-old is on trial accused of murdering Harvey Willgoose, also 15, at All Saints Catholic High School in Sheffield in February.
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July 31, 2025
Heavy showers hit parts of UK after thunderstorm warning issued
Forecasters said 25 to 35mm of rain could fall in as little as an hour in some parts of the warning zone.
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July 31, 2025
‘No discussion’ on how to prevent future incidents after inmate death
Azroy Dawes-Clarke, 28, from Romford, east London, was an inmate at HMP Elmley, Kent, when he died in November 2021.
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July 31, 2025
Starmer: Small business owners should not have to put homes on the line
New measures including better access to loans and cracking down on late payments are intended to boost small businesses.
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July 31, 2025
Former nurse loses legal challenge over registration of private gender clinic
Susan Evans and a mother known as XX challenged the regulator’s decision to continue the registration of the site in Birmingham.
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July 31, 2025
Boy, 6, among dead in Russian drone and missile attack on Kyiv
Seven people were killed and around 50 people were wounded in the strikes on the Ukrainian capital
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July 31, 2025
PM says he ‘particularly’ listens to hostages after Palestine backlash
Sir Keir said there is a ‘need to do everything we can to alleviate the human catastrophe in Gaza’.
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July 31, 2025
Legacy of Miami Showband ‘is more than music, it is bringing people together’
Stephen Travers, a former member who survived a loyalist ambush that killed three of his band mates, was speaking on the 50th anniversary.
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July 31, 2025
Tommy Robinson 'in Tenerife' after station assault as man out of hospital
Video footage shared on TikTok appears to show far-right activist boarding an airport shuttle
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July 31, 2025
Yorkshire Water fined £865,000 for polluting watercourse with chlorine
Millions of litres of chlorinated water were emptied into a waterway near Barnsley over nearly a month, killing hundreds of fish.
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July 31, 2025
Labour MP issues stark warning to party members after Reform win in London
Beckenham and Penge MP Liam Conlon said: ‘This is a shift in voting patterns that we have not seen before, and we cannot be complacent’
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July 31, 2025
Failings identified in care of boy who died after he was sent home from A&E
Five-year-old Yusuf Mahmud Nazir died at Sheffield Children’s Hospital in November 2022, eight days after he was seen at Rotherham Hospital.
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July 31, 2025
Over 25,000 migrants have arrived in UK as record number cross Channel
Some 898 people made the journey in 13 boats on Wednesday, bringing the total for 2025 so far to 25,436, Home Office figures show.
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July 31, 2025
Fire crews and mourners line streets to honour fallen firefighter Martyn Sadler
The 38-year-old was given a full ceremonial fire service funeral, with mourners paying tribute to his bravery, fearlessness and dedication.
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July 31, 2025
Police chief voices hope of agreement on dealing with legacy of NI’s Troubles
Jon Boutcher was speaking after attending a commemoration on the 50th anniversary of the killing of three members of the Miami Showband.
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July 31, 2025
London 'really safe city', says Met chief — as Sadiq ambushed on knife crime surge
Reform councillor ‘ambushes’ mayor during West End photo opportunity
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July 31, 2025