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• Robert Jenrick resigns as immigration minister over Rwanda plan plunging Rishi Sunak's Government into crisis

  06-12-2023 20:19 via standard.co.uk
  
  Rishi Sunak’s premiership has been plunged into crisis after his immigration minister Robert Jenrick resigned over his Rwanda policy.
  
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• IMPAIRED AND DRUG INVESTIGATION 23-114824 - London Police Service

  05-12-2023 17:25
  IMPAIRED AND DRUG INVESTIGATION 23-114824  London Police Service
  
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• Sunak election gamble to deliver big migration cut 'within months' as Cleverly to sign Rwanda treaty

  05-12-2023 08:56 via standard.co.uk
  
  Home Secretary will meet his counterpart to sign the treaty and discuss next steps during his first overseas visit in the job
  
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• ‘True London oasis’ wins RIBA House of the Year 2023

  05-12-2023 08:40 via standard.co.uk
  
  The five-bedroom property is tucked away down an alleyway in Tottenham
  
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• American bride killed by shark while paddleboarding in the Bahamas

  05-12-2023 08:36 via standard.co.uk
  
  The newly-wedded woman was attacked while paddleboarding in New Providence Island
  
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• Minister promises 'very significant' net migration cut as James Cleverly to sign new Rwanda treaty

  05-12-2023 08:30 via standard.co.uk
  
  Home Secretary will meet his counterpart to sign the treaty and discuss next steps during his first overseas visit in the job
  
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• Binyamin Needham: British teenager killed in Gaza while fighting for Israeli forces

  05-12-2023 08:23 via standard.co.uk
  
  Binyamin Needham died on Sunday and was promoted to the rank of sergeant after his death, the Israel Defence Forces said
  
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• Visa changes for social care workers 'spell total disaster' for sector, union warns

  05-12-2023 08:12 via standard.co.uk
  
  Immigration is 'saving the social care sector' and changes for dependants will deter migrant workers, Care England says
  
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• London long-distance train passengers face delays as heavy rain leads to flood warnings

  05-12-2023 08:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  Railway lines between Edinburgh and Newcastle have been blocked by flooding
  
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• King and Queen 'planning first trip to Australia and New Zealand'

  05-12-2023 08:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  The monarch is reported to be planning a trip Down Under for October 2024
  
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• Last decade hottest on record, says World Meteorological Organisation

  05-12-2023 08:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  Greenhouse gases are causing glaciers to melt, which are raising sea levels and threatening millions with flooding.
  
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• Train passengers face delays as heavy rain leads to flood warnings

  05-12-2023 07:46 via standard.co.uk
  
  Railway lines blocked between Edinburgh and Newcastle by flooding.
  
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• James Cleverly heads to Rwanda to seal new asylum treaty

  05-12-2023 07:34 via standard.co.uk
  
  Home Secretary will meet his counterpart to sign the treaty and discuss next steps during his first overseas visit in the job
  
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• Harry’s legal challenge against Home Office over UK security arrangements to begin

  05-12-2023 07:26 via standard.co.uk
  
  The case against the department is expected to conclude on Thursday with a decision at a later date
  
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• ULEZ: Slough MP says there is 'no appetite' for scheme

  05-12-2023 07:15 via bbc.co.uk
  Tan Dhesi does not believe people want to see the clean-air scheme extended to the home counties.
  
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• Tottenham terraced home named 'House of the Year' by RIBA

  05-12-2023 07:00 via bbc.co.uk
  It was described by judges as a "domestic greenhouse" and a "truly sustainable home".
  
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• Ealing: New species of moth discovered in west London park

  05-12-2023 07:00 via bbc.co.uk
  Originally from Australia, the Tachystola mulliganae has been named after the woman who found it.
  
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• Crouch End: 'Unsung hero' awarded for helping disabled swimmers

  05-12-2023 07:00 via bbc.co.uk
  Megan Allen leads community disability swimming at WeSwim Crouch End in north London.
  
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• King and Queen planning first trip to Australia and New Zealand – report

  05-12-2023 06:40 via standard.co.uk
  
  The monarch is reported to be planning his first trip Down Under during his reign to coincide with Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting.
  
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• More than 2,400 fossil fuel-linked delegates at Cop28, analysis suggests

  05-12-2023 06:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Kick Big Polluters Out coalition studied the provisional participants list to identify fossil fuel-linked attendees.
  
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• Sunak says ‘enough is enough’ as he steps up fight to control immigration

  05-12-2023 05:50 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister wrote in The Sun: ‘If you can’t contribute to the UK, you are not coming to the UK.’
  
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• Harry’s legal challenge against Home Office to begin

  05-12-2023 03:45 via standard.co.uk
  
  The case against the department is expected to conclude on Thursday, with a decision at a later date.
  
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• Sellafield denies nuclear site’s networks have been victim of cyber attacks

  05-12-2023 03:28 via standard.co.uk
  
  An investigation by The Guardian said it had found security breaches dating back to 2015.
  
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• James Cleverly to seal new asylum treaty during visit to Rwanda

  05-12-2023 01:43 via standard.co.uk
  
  Mr Cleverly will meet his counterpart, Vincent Biruta, to sign the treaty and discuss next steps during his first overseas visit as Home Secretary.
  
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• Renting: Can bidding wars be stopped?

  05-12-2023 01:03 via bbc.co.uk
  Intense competition for places to live is driving rents up and up, but is there hope for change?
  
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• Why was Rwanda policy blocked by courts and what is Rishi Sunak’s Plan B?

  05-12-2023 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  Five of the UK’s most senior justices ruled the scheme could not go ahead as it was.
  
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• ‘True London oasis’ wins House of the Year 2023

  05-12-2023 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  The home has been described as a ‘true oasis’ within London.
  
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• Timeline of the Government’s Rwanda asylum deal

  05-12-2023 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  James Cleverly is travelling to Kigali to ratify a new agreement.
  
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• Self-managing pessaries cause fewer issues in women with pelvic organ prolapse

  05-12-2023 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  The findings from a Glasgow Caledonian University study also suggest the measure could save the NHS money.
  
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• Monument honour for ‘one of the overlooked heroines in the history of medicine’

  05-12-2023 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  Lady Mary Wortley Montagu helped pave the way for Edward Jenner’s vaccine work
  
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• James Cleverly heading to Rwanda to seal new asylum treaty

  05-12-2023 00:57 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Home Secretary is travelling to Kigali to sign the agreement.
  
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• Shake-up of Government’s crisis response needed, Covid inquiry evidence suggests

  05-12-2023 00:51 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Cabinet Office is failing to consistently improve its handling of crises, according to the review.
  
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• MPs defeat Government over moves to compensate infected blood scandal victims

  05-12-2023 00:40 via standard.co.uk
  
  The amendment, tabled by Labour’s Dame Diana Johnson, was approved by 246 votes to 242, majority four.
  
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• British teenager killed in Gaza while fighting for Israeli forces, says army

  05-12-2023 00:27 via standard.co.uk
  
  Binyamin Needham died on Sunday and was promoted to the rank of sergeant after his death, the Israel Defence Forces said.
  
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• AFC Wimbledon 5-0 Ramsgate: Eighth-tier Rams' cup run ended by ruthless Dons

  05-12-2023 00:18 via bbc.co.uk
  Eighth-tier Ramsgate, the lowest-ranked team left in the FA Cup, see their run ended in the second round by League Two side AFC Wimbledon.
  
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• Aaron Ramsdale: Mikel Arteta wants Arsenal & England goalkeeper to stay

  04-12-2023 23:35 via bbc.co.uk
  Boss Mikel Arteta wants goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale to stay at Arsenal despite losing his starting place to David Raya.
  
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• London-born teenager killed in Gaza while fighting for the IDF

  04-12-2023 23:00 via standard.co.uk
  Binyamin Needham, 19, was killed just two days after being deployed in the territory
  
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• Minister bids to placate Tory rebels over compensation for infected blood victims

  04-12-2023 22:24 via standard.co.uk
  
  MPs had been backing a proposal to push ministers to establish a body to administer the full compensation scheme.
  
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• Sadiq Khan urged to confirm whether his free school meals programme will continue

  04-12-2023 21:54 via standard.co.uk
  
  A cross-party letter has told the mayor that boroughs need time to be able to plan for an extension to the programme
  
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• Britons earning under £38,700 face being unable live with foreign spouses in UK

  04-12-2023 21:30 via standard.co.uk
  
  People may be blocked from bringing their loved ones to Britain under certain circumstances.
  
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• Gove warns councils not to cancel Hanukkah celebration over Middle East conflict

  04-12-2023 21:28 via standard.co.uk
  
  Havering Borough Council in east London had planned not to light Hanukkah candles from December 7 over concerns they could be vandalised
  
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• First Minister says Prime Minister not taking climate change seriously

  04-12-2023 20:55 via standard.co.uk
  
  Humza Yousaf also says he has not seen any impact the UK Government has had on Cop28.
  
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• England Netball: Funmi Fadoju on being clumsy, her rapid rise & idolising Geva Mentor

  04-12-2023 20:45 via bbc.co.uk
  From playing with an earphone in, to forgetting her trainers, England Rose Funmi Fadoju may be forgetful off the court, but she is laser-focused on it.
  
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• Family pays tribute to man, 84, killed in Edinburgh explosion

  04-12-2023 20:21 via standard.co.uk
  
  The relatives of James Findlay Smith said it is with ‘deep regret’ that he ‘sadly lost his life’ in the blast.
  
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• Nine boroughs bidding to become London's next 'Borough of Culture' - and what they say

  04-12-2023 20:17 via standard.co.uk
  
  Previous winners include Waltham Forest, Brent and Lewisham
  
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• Grant Shapps condemns ‘outrageous’ attack on British-owned ship in Red Sea

  04-12-2023 20:16 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Defence Secretary said the UK is committed to ensuring ‘maritime security’ and ‘regional stability’ after the drone and missile strike.
  
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• Vile predator who abused children in his car in 20-year reign of terror jailed

  04-12-2023 19:57 via standard.co.uk
  
  Tahir Mahmood found guilty of historic abuse of children in Hounslow and Southall
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn accuses Israel of ‘cleansing entire population of Gaza’

  04-12-2023 19:48 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Islington North MP said Israel’s response is in ‘no way proportionate’ to the ‘appalling events’ of October 7.
  
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• London council ordered to pay £50,000 to woman forced to live in mouldy home

  04-12-2023 19:44 via standard.co.uk
  
  Hammersmith and Fulham Council 'chose to ignore' a resident's struggles with leaks, damp, mould and cracked walls
  
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• 'World's most famous Christmas tree' arrives in Trafalgar Square

  04-12-2023 19:41 via bbc.co.uk
  Every year since 1947 Norway has sent a tree to London to say thank you for its support during WW2.
  
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