William Mata

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William Mata is a writer for The Standard covering news, entertainment and sport. He lives in London and has also written for the Times, Metro and Independent

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William Mata is a writer for The Standard covering news, entertainment and sport. He lives in London and has also written for the Times, Metro and Independent

<p>Kemi Badenoch has had a long career within the Conservative party and has been tipped consistently as a future leader</p>
Politics

Who is Kemi Badenoch? Tory MP who has vowed to shake up Equality Act

The minister wants to end confusion over the legal definition of sex

5 Jun 2024
<p>Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer fell out over how they would deal with illegal immigration to the UK</p>
Politics

General election TV debates: dates and who will take part?

The main talking points of the first leaders’ head to head on Tuesday night were taxes, the economy, immigration, education and the NHS

5 Jun 2024
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Politics

David Cameron timeline: from MP to PM to Foreign Secretary

The foreign secretary’s first big role came in 2001

5 Jun 2024
<p>The cabinet gather at Downing Street </p>
Politics

Who is in the Cabinet and Shadow Cabinet?

The cabinet has gone through a lot of changes in the past year

4 Jun 2024
<p>The next general election could take place very soon</p>
UK

What are the requirements for voting in the UK?

Voters need to register to be able to take part in the upcoming general election

4 Jun 2024
<p>Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer will have their final televised debate of the 2024 election campaign on Wednesday, June 26 </p>
Politics

UK general election: when is the next one?

The two leaders’ first TV debate of the 2024 election campaign will be on ITV on Tuesday, June 4

3 Jun 2024
<p>Rupert Murdoch has got married for the fifth time</p>
Showbiz

Rupert Murdoch, 93, marries Russian bride Elena Zhukova in California

Media mogul weds Elena Zhukova, mother of Russian socialite and Roman Abramovich’s ex Dasha Zhukova

2 Jun 2024
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US Politics

Stormy Daniels says Trump should be in jail or 'a human punching bag'

The Republican presidential frontrunner will be sentenced on July 11, with a prison sentence being a potential but unlikely outcome

2 Jun 2024
<p>Women are more likely to be going into the office the, study has found</p>
UK

Number of men working from home while wives return to the office rises

Men worried ‘masculinity is under attack’ by change in working patterns

2 Jun 2024
<p>A balloon believed to have been sent by North Korea, carrying various objects including what appeared to be rubbish</p>
World

North Korea sends hundreds more rubbish balloons over border to South

Around 600 balloons flown over border in rubbish dumping exercise

2 Jun 2024
<p>Visitors look for clams to dig along the beach at Fort Stevens State Park</p>
World

At least 20 people taken ill after shellfish poisoning in Oregon

More than 20 cases of illness prompts authorities to ban mussel harvesting

2 Jun 2024
<p>Chris McCausland will be on Strictly in 2024, reports suggest</p>
Showbiz

Comedian Chris McCausland to be Strictly's first ever blind star

Deaf actress Rose Ayling-Ellis won the glitterball in 2021. Can Have I Got News... star follow in her footsteps?

2 Jun 2024
<p>Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives to his Likud party faction meeting at the Knesset, Israel's parliament</p>
World

Israeli ministers threaten to quit government over Gaza ceasefire

Joe Biden-backed peace proposal rejected by right wing elements in Israel

2 Jun 2024
<p>Forenstic teams hunt for evidence after the shooting</p>
Crime

Girl injured in Hackney shooting 'squeezed father's hand' in hospital

Unnamed child has been in hospital since being shot in the head while having dinner

2 Jun 2024
<p>Myra Coutinho-Lopez</p>
Crime

Woman who pushed alzheimer's sufferer to death inside bank spared jail

Courtney Richman has been given a suspended jail sentence

1 Jun 2024
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London

Thousands gear up for Mighty Hoopla amid fears over muddy conditions

Brockwell Park event to go ahead despite ground being churned up at gatherings last weekend

1 Jun 2024
<p>Fans could gather in Trafalgar Square </p>
London

More than 2,000 officers in London ahead of Champions League final

Borussia Dortmund and Real Madrid play on same day as extreme right wing march and counter protest

1 Jun 2024
<p>A knife carrying man was shot by police in Westminster</p>
Crime

Police 'lawfully killed' knife-carrying man in Westminster

Hassan Yahya was ‘lawfully killed’ on March 8, 2020, police rule

1 Jun 2024
<p>Marian Robinson in 2022</p>
US Politics

Michelle Obama's mother Marian Robinson dies aged 86

‘First Grandma’ lived with Obamas in White House from 2009

1 Jun 2024
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Crime

Girl, 9, 'on ventilator' after horror drive-by shooting in Hackney

‘We are praying to God for her survival and full recovery,’ grandmother tells media

1 Jun 2024