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• PM convenes Cobra committee as missiles strike Middle East

  28-02-2026 11:04 via standard.co.uk
  
  Iran has retaliated following the US-Israeli strikes which, it is understood, had no UK involvement.
  
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• UK should resist being dragged into war after Iran strikes, says Labour MP

  28-02-2026 10:46 via standard.co.uk
  
  The UK Government is yet to comment on the strikes.
  
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• Iran latest: Trump confirms 'major combat operation' as US and Israel launch strikes on Tehran

  28-02-2026 09:45 via standard.co.uk
  
  US President says 'Iran could never have a nuclear weapon' as explosions rock Iranian capital and Supreme Leader evacuated
  
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• CCTV captured moment asylum seeker left fake stick of dynamite outside MI5 HQ

  28-02-2026 09:25 via standard.co.uk
  
  Brazilian national Julian Valente Pereira, 32, staged a protest at the secret services base at Thames House, central London.
  
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• Trump says Iran threatened Europe as he confirms strikes on Tehran

  28-02-2026 09:16 via standard.co.uk
  
  Israel and the US launched attacks on the Iranian capital and other parts of the country early on Saturday morning.
  
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• Iran latest: Trump confirms 'major combat operation' as US and Israel launches strikes on Tehran

  28-02-2026 09:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  US President says 'Iran could never have a nuclear weapon' as explosions rock Iranian capital and Supreme Leader evacuated
  
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• Neighbours at war over plans to build over ‘last surviving’ Georgian entrance at £1.6m Greenwich home

  28-02-2026 08:35 via standard.co.uk
  
  Plans to extend 25 Gloucester Circus face criticism for defying Michael Searles’ original design
  
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• Iran latest: Israel and US launch pre-emptive strikes as explosions rock Tehran

  28-02-2026 08:27 via standard.co.uk
  
  Defence minister declares 'special and permanent state of emergency' as air raid sirens sound across Israel
  
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• Home Secretary to warn Labour to resist leftward shift after by-election loss

  28-02-2026 08:22 via standard.co.uk
  
  The result of Thursday’s poll saw Labour come third behind Zack Polanski’s Greens and Nigel Farage’s Reform UK in the seat.
  
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• Israel launches 'preemptive strike' on Iran as explosion rocks Tehran

  28-02-2026 08:14 via standard.co.uk
  
  Defence minister declares 'special and permanent state of emergency' as air raid sirens sound across Israel
  
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• Man charged with criminal damage after Churchill statue defaced with graffiti

  28-02-2026 08:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  Police said he is due to appear at Highbury Corner Magistrates’ Court on Saturday morning.
  
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• Thanksgiving service to be held for late former health secretary Jeane Freeman

  28-02-2026 03:45 via standard.co.uk
  
  She held the brief during the outbreak of the Covid pandemic.
  
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• Senior minister to warn Labour to resist leftward shift after by-election loss

  28-02-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  The result of Thursday’s poll saw Labour come third behind Zack Polanski’s Greens and Nigel Farage’s Reform UK in the seat.
  
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• ‘Remarkable’ results in study on new prostate cancer drug

  28-02-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  The treatment, a type of immunotherapy which harnesses the body’s immune system to fight cancer, was found to shrink tumours or halt their growth.
  
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• Shabana Mahmood to introduce legislation on migration to take on Reform

  27-02-2026 23:30 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Home Secretary this week visited Denmark which has one of the toughest asylum and immigration systems in Europe.
  
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• Met Police to pilot facial recognition identity checks with handheld devices, Sadiq Khan reveals

  27-02-2026 21:49 via standard.co.uk
  
  Sadiq Khan reveals 100 officers will use roaming technology in six month trial - as critics raise concerns
  
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• King visits top UK operational military headquarters

  27-02-2026 20:52 via standard.co.uk
  
  Charles was given an insight at Northwood HQ, north-west London, into the round-the-clock work used to help keep the UK and allies safe.
  
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• Soham killer Ian Huntley 'left with 5% chance of survival' after jail attack ‘by inmate with metal spike’

  27-02-2026 20:47 via standard.co.uk
  
  Huntley, 52, left lying in a pool of blood on a wing at HMP Frankland, County Durham, and is now in medically-induced coma
  
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• Statue of Queen Victoria in hospital complex vandalised in paint attack

  27-02-2026 20:27 via standard.co.uk
  
  Republican group Lasair Dhearg claimed responsibility for the incident in a social media post.
  
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• E-bike rider sentenced over fatal crash as judge warns of 'frightening' danger of illegally-modified bikes in London

  27-02-2026 20:07 via standard.co.uk
  
  Henry Morgan, 61,hit pedestrian while on bike modified to reach speeds of 27mph, effectively turning it into a motorcycle
  
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• UK withdraws staff from Iran amid threat of US strikes

  27-02-2026 19:52 via standard.co.uk
  
  The decision to withdraw UK staff comes a day after talks between the US and Iran over its nuclear programme ended without agreement.
  
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• 'Palestine Action supporter' arrested after statue of Winston Churchill in Parliament Square vandalised

  27-02-2026 19:41 via standard.co.uk
  
  Phrases including ‘free Palestine’ and ‘globalise the intifada’ were sprayed on the statue
  
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• Starmer defies calls to quit after Labour nightmare at Gorton by-election won by Polanski's Greens

  27-02-2026 19:19 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister faced a growing Labour revolt as he was accused of leading his party into an electoral ‘Valley of Death’
  
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• 'I saw nothing, and I did nothing wrong': Bill Clinton testifies in Epstein probe

  27-02-2026 19:13 via standard.co.uk
  
  Former US President makes history as he gives evidence under oath as the first ex-commander-in-chief to be compelled to testify to Congress
  
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• Gorton and Denton by-election bombshell: Five big takeaways

  27-02-2026 19:08 via standard.co.uk
  
  The by-election was a devastating blow for Sir Keir Starmer as Labour were pushed into a humiliating third place
  
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• Man who paralysed girlfriend in attack jailed for 16 years

  27-02-2026 18:47 via standard.co.uk
  
  Robert Easom, 57, attacked Trudi Burgess in a culmination of eight years of controlling, coercive and violent behaviour.
  
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• 'I saw nothing, and I did nothing wrong': Bill Clinton releases opening statement as he testifies in Epstein probe

  27-02-2026 18:39 via standard.co.uk
  
  Former US President makes history as he gives evidence under oath as the first former commander-in-chief to be compelled to testify to Congress
  
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• SNP would be ‘complacent’ to think Holyrood election is ‘in the bag’ – Alexander

  27-02-2026 18:14 via standard.co.uk
  
  Scottish Labour campaign co-chairman Douglas Alexander accepted however his party are underdogs for the May election.
  
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• 'I saw nothing, and I did nothing wrong': Bill Clinton releases opening statement as he testifies to Congress in Epstein probe

  27-02-2026 18:14 via standard.co.uk
  
  Bill Clinton has released his opening statement as he faces questions from members of Congress investigating sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
  
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• Death of dozens of swans in Docklands was due to bird flu

  27-02-2026 17:49 via standard.co.uk
  
  Over 50 dead birds have been recovered by wildlife experts over the past week
  
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• Three convicted of teenager’s stab murder after being caught out by GPS tag

  27-02-2026 17:37 via standard.co.uk
  
  Members of Tyler Donnelly’s family sitting in court gasped and burst into tears as the verdict was delivered.
  
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• May election could be Labour’s ‘only chance’ to oust SNP – Anas Sarwar

  27-02-2026 17:33 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Scottish Labour leader was speaking as he addressed his party’s conference in Paisley.
  
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• Man who took axe into mosque had zip ties and balaclava, court hears

  27-02-2026 17:24 via standard.co.uk
  
  Darren Connor is said to have gone to Manchester Central Mosque during Ramadan prayers on Tuesday evening.
  
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• What happened to Maxine Carr? Soham child killer Ian Huntley's lover who created a new life for herself

  27-02-2026 17:10 via standard.co.uk
  
  Carr welcomed a son in 2011 and went on to marry in 2014, according to reports
  
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• CCTV shows terrifying raid on north London jewellers as victim speaks of ordeal

  27-02-2026 17:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  Footage shows four figures dressed head-to-toe in black storming the jeweller’s in Haringey, close to Finsbury Park
  
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• CCTV shows terrifying raid by hammer gang on north London jewellers as victim speaks of ordeal

  27-02-2026 17:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  Footage shows four figures dressed head-to-toe in black storming the jeweller’s in Haringey, close to Finsbury Park
  
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• Police granted extra powers amid threat of 'school wars' in London

  27-02-2026 16:51 via standard.co.uk
  
  A dispersal order is in place in Greenwich on Friday to give officers the power to break up any gathering of youths to prevent crime or disorder
  
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• UK withdraws staff from Iran amid fears of US strikes

  27-02-2026 16:20 via standard.co.uk
  
  Expectations of imminent US strikes on the Tehran regime are growing
  
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• UK snack giant axes beloved range of crisps

  27-02-2026 15:59 via standard.co.uk
  
  The brand’s owners, KP Snacks, said the plans come after a slump in demand for the crisps range
  
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• Court rejects application to stop trial for murder of journalist Lyra McKee

  27-02-2026 15:51 via standard.co.uk
  
  The New IRA claimed responsibility for the shooting of Ms McKee in Londonderry in April 2019.
  
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• Resident group to file new legal claim over military camp housing asylum seekers

  27-02-2026 15:50 via standard.co.uk
  
  Crowborough Shield, a community interest company, began legal action against the Government last year.
  
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• Plaque marking Andrew visit removed from Inverness Town House

  27-02-2026 15:27 via standard.co.uk
  
  The former prince visited Inverness in 2018.
  
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• The scandal of London councils' spending black holes

  27-02-2026 15:26 via standard.co.uk
  
  Are boroughs squandering their budgets? Lee Nallalingham spent a year investigating and found not only profligacy, but also that many have no idea where the money goes
  
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• Legal challenge over plan to use military camp as asylum accommodation dismissed

  27-02-2026 15:22 via standard.co.uk
  
  The judge told a protest group they had ‘jumped the gun’.
  
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• Four men who funded extravagant lifestyles with drug-dealing operation jailed

  27-02-2026 15:18 via standard.co.uk
  
  The court heard one defendant, Ryan Carvil, spent thousands on a flat in Dubai and bought a £160,000 car while claiming £409.89 a month on benefits.
  
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• No record of Jeffrey Epstein staying at Hillsborough Castle, according to trawl

  27-02-2026 15:11 via standard.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn said records of visits to Hillsborough Castle are ‘disposed of’ after three to six years.
  
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• By-election 'cheating' row erupts as Nigel Farage's Reform UK reports 'family voting' claims to police

  27-02-2026 15:04 via standard.co.uk
  
  Concerns were raised about people forcing family members to vote in a certain way during the contest in Manchester
  
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• Oxford Street bombshell as Labour chief describes Sadiq Khan quango as 'dangerous for democracy'

  27-02-2026 14:44 via standard.co.uk
  
  London mayor suffers another ‘red on red’ attack a day after giving go-ahead for traffic ban to begin this summer
  
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• Sarah Ferguson begged Epstein to upgrade business class flight to visit him in New York days after his prison release, emails reveal

  27-02-2026 14:31 via standard.co.uk
  
  Ferguson’s office contacted Epstein within hours of his release, asking him to ‘graciously’ cover the cost of the trip
  
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• ‘Apocalyptic’: What the Green Party's Gorton and Denton win means for Labour in London

  27-02-2026 14:21 via standard.co.uk
  
  The result challenges the narrative that Sir Keir Starmer’s party is the only viable left-wing option
  
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