The London Standard - August 08, 2024

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August 08, 2024

Met chief praises Londoners' show of unity

Anti-racism protesters take to the streets in their thousands to face down threat of far-Right violence

3 mins

Lammy slams Israeli minister over 'moral' starvation claim

FOREIGN Secretary David Lammy slammed an Israeli minister who argued that starving the people of Gaza may be a \"moral\" way to get hostages held by terror group Hamas released.

1 min

Come on KJT! star begins her bid for Olympic glory

HEPTATHLETE Katarina Johnson-Thompson began her quest for Olympic gold today as Team GB hunted for more medals.

2 mins

Globe audience forced to flee after 'flare set off by football fans' falls into crowd

THEATREGOERS at Shakespeare's Globe were evacuated after what was believed to be a flare fell into the open-air venue in Southwark.

1 min

Biden: I'm not confident at all of peaceful transfer if Trump loses

JOE BIDEN said he was “not confident at all” that there would be a peaceful transfer of power if Donald Trump loses the US presidential election.

2 mins

Meet the mastermind who is trying to cure brain disease

The laboratory Mark Effinger uses to develop his range of brain-boosting supplements has become an analytics powerhouse. He shares his breakthroughs with Evgeny Lebedev

3 mins

The season's biggest no-no? Coastal bathrooms

WHEN did bathrooms become the accepted dumping ground for any piece of coastal-themed tat? As great swathes of London decamp for their long weekends-on-sea, I have one plea: be careful with what you haul back.

1 min

The vicious culture wars will be coming back again

PEOPLE who like to look on the bright side of life are starting to say the culture wars are over now because they didn't seem to play much part in the last election.

2 mins

Deliveroo finally delivers first profits after 11 years

DELIVEROO today reported its first-ever profit in a major milestone for the London-based business three years after its troubled IPO.

2 mins

Harvey's inspiring journey from last at sports day to the Games

DEAD last on school sports day in the 1,500m, Rose Harvey hardly seemed destined to be an Olympian.

2 mins

'Superstar' Finucane thriving under the pressure of attempt to make history

NOW comes the tricky part: the keirin. It is, says Emma Finucane, her favourite discipline, one devoid of the aching nerves she feels in the pit of her stomach on the start line for the team and individual sprint.

2 mins

A host of golden opportunities over the final few days

Britain completed an impressive sweep of medals in all four synchronised events at the start of the Games, but are yet to make the podium in an individual event.

2 mins

'FOUR MORE YEARS AND THEN I'M FINISHED'

HUDSON-SMITH TARGETS GOLDEN SWANSONG

3 mins

Brits show depth to reach relay final and solid start for KJT

GREAT BRITAIN this morning defied the absence of their star names to charge into the women's 4x100m relay final, while Katarina Johnson-Thompson made a solid start in her bid to end her Olympic heptathlon curse.

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