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Girl, 7, dies days after sustaining critical injuries in horror Exeter house fire

social issue

Superintendent Antony Hart said: “The circumstances of this tragic incident have touched the hearts of all of those who were involved in the emergency response, those who know the family and the wider community.
standard.co.uk     Mar 04, 2021

Ghislaine Maxwell’s brother says he’s ‘convinced’ she’ll be acquitted

Speaking to the Daily Telegraph, Ian Maxwell said the American justice system – which he described as “bizarre” and “cruel” – must grant bail to his sister, adding that her family is “solidly behind her”.
standard.co.uk     Mar 04, 2021

MI6 chief Richard Moore breaks cover to reveal favourite John Le Carre novel on World Book Day

art and culture

Several of his books were made into films including The Tailor Of Panama, filmed in 2001 starring Pierce Brosnan, Geoffrey Rush and Jamie Lee Curtis; The Constant Gardener, filmed in 2005 starring Ralph Fiennes and Rachel Weisz, and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, filmed in 2011 starring Gary Oldman, Colin Firth and Tom Hardy.
standard.co.uk     Mar 04, 2021

Royal family focus on pandemic in Commonwealth show ahead of Oprah interview

social issue

Buckingham Palace has released more details about how the royal family will celebrate the Commonwealth in a special programme to be screened just hours before the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s Oprah interview in the US.
standard.co.uk     Mar 04, 2021

Downing Street urges people to stick to lockdown after survey suggests over-80s with vaccine are breaking rules

health

According to the data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), some 43 per cent of elderly people said they had met someone other than a personal care support worker, member of their household of support bubble indoors since being vaccinated.
standard.co.uk     Mar 04, 2021

Love Island will return this summer, ITV bosses confirm

labour

Kevin Lygo, director of television at ITV, said last year that producers had looked into the possibility of filming the show “in Cornwall somewhere”, but had ruled it out as it would not “be the same show”.
standard.co.uk     Mar 04, 2021

Budget tax raid on lower earners is right thing to do, says Rishi Sunak

crime, law and justice

Two major think tanks laid into his package of measures with data suggesting the poorest would be hard hit. The Joseph Rowntree Foundation said his decision to end the temporary £20 per week universal credit uplift in autumn would “pull 500,000 people including 200,000 children into poverty as we head into winter”.
standard.co.uk     Mar 04, 2021

London Mayoral campaign: Sadiq Khan forced to hole-up inside coffee shop after protesters turn up at launch

1k 🔥       politics

Mr Khan, on the advice of his police protection officers, remained in the cafe for an hour in the hope the protesters would leave. When they refused to go, he made a dash for his car and ignored their requests.
standard.co.uk     Mar 04, 2021

Buckingham Palace shares 1976 picture of Queen and Philip to mark World Book Day as duke continues treatment in hospital

art and culture

Camilla, who is joined by broadcaster Dermot O’Leary, ex-junior doctor and author Adam Kay, blogger Louise Pentland and teacher-turned-rapper MC Grammar in a virtual programme of events, said World Book Day “actually means the birth of reading”.
standard.co.uk     Mar 04, 2021

BBC journalist Martin Bashir will not face action over Princess Diana interview, Metropolitan Police say

crime, law and justice

In a statement, the Metropolitan Police said officers sought legal advice from internal lawyers, independent counsel and the Crown Prosecution Service and determined is was “not appropriate” to launch a criminal probe.
standard.co.uk     Mar 04, 2021

Police renew appeal over fatal stabbing of teenager in Westminster

crime, law and justice

Homicide detectives from the Met’s Specialist Crime Command have stated that two mopeds, driving erratically, travelled against the traffic going back towards Harrow Road from Paddington Green around the time of the incident.
standard.co.uk     Mar 04, 2021

First look: TfL unveils design of new Piccadilly line trains

tourism,travel and commuting

They will allow peak frequencies to increase from 24 to 27 trains an hour by 2027 – but the ability to run more than 30 trains an hour will be delayed until the line’s signalling system is upgraded, something that TfL is currently unable to afford.
standard.co.uk     Mar 04, 2021

Germany does U-turn on AstraZeneca jab and approves its use for people aged 65 and over

The independent committee, known by its German acronym StiKo, also advised waiting 12 weeks between administering the first and second AstraZeneca shots, as studies show this increases the vaccine’s effectiveness, Mr Spahn said.
standard.co.uk     Mar 04, 2021

Amazon changes logo after customers point out ‘Hitler’ resemblance

Amazon said the change to the logo was the first update to its global icon in more than five years and that it followed recent visual and functional updates to the app, such as new bottom navigation and a new color scheme.
standard.co.uk     Mar 04, 2021

Scotland reels from Nicola Sturgeon vs Alex Salmond warfare

Their 30-year friendship was one of the closest in politics and together they took on Westminster. But now Nicola Sturgeon and Alex Salmond have turned on each other and it is all out war. What does this mean for Scotland and the union?
standard.co.uk     Mar 04, 2021

Vigilante who killed a man he wrongly believed was a paedophile has murder conviction upheld

crime, law and justice

But Dame Victoria Sharp, President of the Queen’s Bench Division, sitting with Mrs Justice May and Mrs Justice Stacey, today upheld the murder conviction and said points raised in “fresh evidence” had been considered at the original trial.
standard.co.uk     Mar 04, 2021

Nicolas Sarkozy: The politician, the pop star and a very French scandal

art and culture

On Monday, the French Right lost its Bonaparte. The deafening silence that followed Judge Christine Mée’s verdict against the former French presidentNicolas Sarkozy will be recorded in history books. So too will Carla Bruni’s comment on Instagram, posted moments later under a picture of the couple embracing: “What senseless harassment, my love. The fight goes on, the truth will out.” Bonaparte may have lost his honour, but at least he didn’t lose his Joséphine. The supermodel-turned-singer-turned-first lady never enjoyed the brutality of politics.
standard.co.uk     Mar 04, 2021

Amazon opens its first till-less grocery store outside the USA in west London

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He said: “I just heard about it and had to come down. I use Amazon a lot and it’s really intriguing idea. It’s so strange just to be able to walk out with goods. I just hope it doesn’t lead me to accidentally shoplift in other shops because I get so used to the money coming out automatically.”
standard.co.uk     Mar 04, 2021