The London Standard - July 22, 2022

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July 22, 2022

RISHI VOW TO MEND ECONOMY IN BID TO CLOSE GAP WITH LIZ

SUNAK VISITS THATCHER’S HOME TOWN AS HE TRAILS RIVAL IN GRASSROOTS POLL

3 mins

Getaway chaos as ferry passengers face six-hour security waits

THE summer holiday getaway turned to chaos today when a “critical incident” was declared at Dover and passengers were warned they faced six-hour delays getting through passport control.

4 mins

Haim blow roof off O2 with a little love from old pal Taylor

LISTENING to Haim’s mild-mannered, pastel-shaded albums does not prepare you for quite how rude, noisy and hilarious this Los Angeles trio are live.

1 min

Bring it on: tickets for Lionesses’ semi-final sell for over £1,000 as Euros fever takes hold

EUROS fever is gripping the nation thanks to the Lionesses’ exploits — with tickets for the semi-final clash on sale for £1,000 and a record TV audience on the cards.

2 mins

Russia ‘looting £500m of steel from Ukraine plants’

PUTIN’S ARMY ‘TAKING METALS BOUND FOR UK AND EUROPE’

2 mins

Amber appeals over Depp verdict

She was ordered to pay $10.35 million for damaging the star’s reputation.

1 min

Machete robber set free by police before fatal gang attack

Ringleader: Tyreese Ulysses incited fatal stab wounds on 17-year-old boy

1 min

'Trump watched riot on TV, ignoring pleas to call off the mob'

DONALD TRUMP watched the Capitol riot on television for more than three hours while ignoring pleas from aides, members of Congress and his own family to intervene and call off the mob attack, an investigation has heard.

2 mins

The economic danger of rivals for No 10 shooting from the lip

PRESIDENT Bill Clinton’s political adviser James Carville once said, “I used to think that if there was reincarnation, I wanted to come back as the president or the pope or as a .400 baseball hitter. But now I would like to come back as the bond market. You can intimidate everybody.”

3 mins

Fifty-over game facing bleak future as shorter form keeps growing

Nets chat: England's new white-ball skipper Jos Buttler in conversation with Moeen Ali ahead of today's ODI against South Africa

2 mins

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