The London Standard - August 27, 2024

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August 27, 2024

'The guns have fallen silent,the great wait is now over'

Gallagher brothers finally bury hatchet by reforming Oasis for 50m tour with four Wembley gigs

3 mins

'My heart is broken': Carey's mother and sister die on same day

MARIAH CAREY said her \"heart is broken\" after revealing her mother and sister died on the same day.

1 min

Four dead in new wave of Russian strikes a day after huge air attack

AT least four people have been killed after Russia targeted Ukraine with waves of missile and drones, a day after Moscow's biggest air attack of the war so far on its neighbour.

1 min

It's worse than we ever imagined, says Keir as he warns of 'painful' budget choices

SIR Keir Starmer today warned of \"painful\" budget choices in the coming weeks, accusing the Conservatives of hiding the scale of the economic mess they bequeathed to Labour.

2 mins

Two million revellers party at Notting Hill Carnival - but joy is marred by violence

THE Notting Hill Carnival was today hailed as an \"amazing way to bring communities together\" after almost two million revellers packed the streets.

1 min

Reckless driver in 92mph crash 'has devastated passenger's life'

THE family of a father of four left with brain damage after a horror car crash have spoken out about the impact of reckless and dangerous driving, and say he has been \"stripped of his independence\".

1 min

Spoons unveils Waterloo beer station

Commuters on track for cut-price pints at 2.8m pub in old Eurostar terminus

1 min

Men vote Trump, women don't: this election is all about gender

KAMALA HARRIS had a stunningly successful convention beyond all expectations and yet the US presidential race remains too close to call. The result will come down to which party can maximise turnout.

4 mins

Things can only get worse. It's not the 1997 spirit, is it? Let's have more hope from Keir

IT really isn’t 1997, is it? Back then, a confident new Labour prime minister promised that “things can only get better”.

3 mins

The Next equal pay ruling is fundamentally flawed

IT IS one of the mysteries of contemporary life that sex segregation exists even when there is, in theory, no basis for it.

2 mins

Don't be sorry, smile...Sven's mantra for life

SVEN-GORAN ERIKSSON’s dignity and good humour in the face of terminal cancer was testament to the remarkable character of England’s first foreign manager.

1 min

PALACE CLOSE ON £30m DEAL FOR NKETIAH

» BUT EAGLES BRACED FOR GUEHI EXIT TO NEWCASTLE ARSENAL ON VERGE OF SEALING MERINO SIGNING

2 mins

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