The London Standard - August 01, 2024

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August 01, 2024

Britons 'want to see Harris win but expect Trump to triumph'

MORE than twice as many Britons want Kamala Harris rather than Donald Trump to be the next US president, according to a new poll today.

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Rowing hero Glover just misses out on record gold at her fourth Games

HELEN GLOVER, the undisputed star of the British rowing team, today won a silver medal at the Paris Olympics - missing out on gold by the finest of margins.

2 mins

PM summit over far-Right riots

Starmer tells police chiefs they have his full backing’ after 100 arrested in Whitehall clashes

2 mins

Three plotters behind 9/11 attacks 'plead guilty to avoid death sentence'

THE US has reached a plea deal with three of the men behind the September 11 attacks, the Pentagon has announced.

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Minister calls in BBC boss over handling of Huw Edwards indecent images scandal

CULTURE Secretary Lisa Nandy was today holding urgent talks with BBC director-general Tim Davie in the wake of former News at Ten host Huw Edwards’s guilty pleas to having indecent images of children.

2 mins

Can this Brit editor save the Washington Post?

Ex-Telegraph editor Will Lewis was hired by Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos to turn round the fortunes of the iconic US title. Can he face down a staff mutiny and the ire of Prince Harry over his past lives, asks Chris Blackhurst?

5 mins

The Paris 2024 stars who've won our hearts

Are you suffering from a severe case of Olympic fever? Maddy Mussen is here with a list of 12 athletes everyone has got a crush on

4 mins

Weak ticket sales send Wizz Air wrong way in strong session

WIZZ AIR shares were grounded by investors today as the low-cost carrier emerged as one of the exceptions in a strong session for corporate updates.

1 min

Atletico tempt Conor with lure of securing his spot with England

ATLETICO MADRID will dangle the carrot of helping Conor Gallagher advance his England career in bidding to convince the Chelsea star to trade Stamford Bridge for the Spanish capital.

2 mins

GB athletes have potential to repeat buzz of 2012

LEAVING Tokyo three years ago, despite having failed to win a single gold medal for the first time since Atlanta 1996, the mood in the British athletics team was buoyant.

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Quiet man Hinchliffe hoping to make a big noise in 100m

LOUIE HINCHLIFFE is very laid-back, to the extent that he arrived on the Eurostar into Paris unaware what day he was actually competing in the 100m at the Olympics.

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Beth eager to strike gold after recovering from bad break

COMING into the final straight at the BMX World Championships, Beth Shriever got out of kilter, veered off the track and went down on her left shoulder.

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