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• Families hope Tories' 'senseless' visa salary hike is scrapped after Labour-ordered review

  10-09-2024 20:02 via standard.co.uk
  
  Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has asked an expert committee to review the policy introduced by the previous government
  
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• London travel news LIVE: Rotherhithe Tunnel reopens after issue with fire safety system sparks hours of delays

  10-09-2024 19:25 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Rotherhithe Tunnel has reopened after the busy route was forced to close due to an issue with the fire safety system, creating lengthy delays across the city.
  
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• Campaigners hope family visa hike is scrapped after Labour-ordered review

  10-09-2024 19:16 via standard.co.uk
  
  Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has asked an expert committee to look again at the policy introduced by the previous government.
  
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• Lucy Letby visited Alder Hey Children’s Hospital, inquiry told

  10-09-2024 19:11 via standard.co.uk
  
  The inquiry into events surrounding the former nurse’s crimes is taking place at Liverpool Town Hall.
  
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• London and UK set for Arctic blast with night temperature tipped to plunge to 4C in capital this week - Evening Standard

  10-09-2024 18:58
  London and UK set for Arctic blast with night temperature tipped to plunge to 4C in capital this week  Evening Standard
  
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• Winter fuel allowance changes branded a ‘punishment beating’ against pensioners

  10-09-2024 18:36 via standard.co.uk
  
  Father of the House Sir Edward Leigh said there should be a ‘serious debate’ about the total package given to pensioners.
  
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• Great North Run organisers ‘deeply saddened’ after 29-year-old man’s death

  10-09-2024 18:36 via standard.co.uk
  
  Sam Wealleans, of Newbiggin-by-the-Sea, Northumberland, died after he fell ill during the half marathon.
  
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• Mel Stride knocked out of Tory leadership race as Jenrick tops second round

  10-09-2024 18:26 via standard.co.uk
  
  Four candidates are left in the race to replace Rishi Sunak, with Robert Jenrick in the lead.
  
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• Major modern art museum opens on Oxford Street tomorrow

  10-09-2024 18:11 via standard.co.uk
  
  The new space launches with a permanent collection of works by art heavyweights, and a new Marina Abramović exhibition
  
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• Hedge Fund Boss Alan Howard Considers Leaving London for Geneva - Bloomberg

  10-09-2024 18:05
  Hedge Fund Boss Alan Howard Considers Leaving London for Geneva  Bloomberg
  
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• Mel Stride knocked out of race to succeed Rishi Sunak as Conservative leader

  10-09-2024 18:04 via standard.co.uk
  
  Four remaining candidates will make their case to be leader at the party’s annual rally in Birmingham
  
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• TfL seeks designs for new fleet of Croydon trams with air-con and charging points

  10-09-2024 17:59 via standard.co.uk
  
  Twenty-four new air-conditioned trams are set to be built with mobile charging points
  
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• Ex-Scottish rugby captain Hogg released on bail ahead of domestic abuse trial

  10-09-2024 17:58 via standard.co.uk
  
  Stuart Hogg will stand trial at Selkirk Sheriff Court in November.
  
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• Sony announces PlayStation 5 Pro with larger GPU and advanced ray tracing

  10-09-2024 17:57 via standard.co.uk
  
  The new console can produce superior graphics at 60fps with advanced ray tracing
  
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• Once-weekly insulin jab just as good as daily injections, trials find

  10-09-2024 17:55 via standard.co.uk
  
  Efsitora has been developed by pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly.
  
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• Arsenal to wear away kit against Tottenham in north London derby - The Athletic - The New York Times

  10-09-2024 17:54
  Arsenal to wear away kit against Tottenham in north London derby - The Athletic  The New York Times
  
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• Deputy prison governor illegally accessed inmate information, court told

  10-09-2024 17:53 via standard.co.uk
  
  It is alleged Peter Nichols acted with Gareth Casella, a convicted criminal, to carry out computer checks on prison systems.
  
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• Iran Air to be banned from flying to London after Tehran 'supplies' ballistic missiles for Putin's war - Evening Standard

  10-09-2024 17:49
  Iran Air to be banned from flying to London after Tehran 'supplies' ballistic missiles for Putin's war  Evening Standard
  
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• Iran Air to be banned from flying to London after Tehran 'supplies' ballistic missiles for Putin's war

  10-09-2024 17:49 via standard.co.uk
  
  Foreign Secretary David Lammy announced the move after meeting US Secretary of State Antony Blinken for talks in London
  
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• Sony confirms PlayStation 5 Pro console will launch in November

  10-09-2024 17:41 via standard.co.uk
  
  The new generation of PlayStation console is the ‘most advanced and innovative’ to date, Sony says.
  
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• Migrant widows and widowers to have 'heartless' £2,885 UK settlement fee waived

  10-09-2024 17:40 via standard.co.uk
  
  Application fee for bereaved partners wanting to remain living in the UK is ‘dysfunctional and heartless’, charities say
  
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• Water investment bosses meet ministers amid hunt for fresh funding

  10-09-2024 17:37 via standard.co.uk
  
  Environment secretary Steve Reed said he hopes to ‘attract billions in private-sector investment’, amid a scandal over sewage spills.
  
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• Cut to winter fuel allowance ‘totally unexpected’, MLAs told

  10-09-2024 17:35 via standard.co.uk
  
  NI will follow Westminster’s lead because it cannot afford to break parity with the rest of the UK, Communities Minister Gordon Lyons said.
  
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• Kits for the north London derbies - Arsenal.com

  10-09-2024 17:30
  Kits for the north London derbies  Arsenal.com
  
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• Six former Glencore employees in court for alleged bribery, SFO says

  10-09-2024 17:18 via standard.co.uk
  
  They are charged with conspiring to make corrupt payments to benefit their company’s oil operations in West Africa, the Serious Fraud Office said.
  
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• Man who told MP Jess Phillips she would ‘burn until her skin is no more’ jailed

  10-09-2024 17:17 via standard.co.uk
  
  Nabil Arif, 36, sent the Birmingham Yardley MP abusive messages relating to the Israel/Gaza conflict.
  
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• Lammy and Blinken joint visit to Kyiv amid fears over Iran-Russia missile deal

  10-09-2024 17:14 via standard.co.uk
  
  The UK and US foreign ministers will hear what support Ukraine’s leadership wants in its war with Vladimir Putin’s Russia.
  
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• King and Queen to visit Australia and Samoa next month

  10-09-2024 17:14 via standard.co.uk
  
  The King and Queen will visit Australia and Samoa on a week-long Autumn Tour, the Royal Family has announced.
  
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• Charles and Camilla set for tour of Australia and Samoa

  10-09-2024 17:11 via standard.co.uk
  
  The health of the monarch will be a factor during the visit.
  
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• Proposed design of floating lido on Regent's Canal unveiled

  10-09-2024 16:59 via standard.co.uk
  
  Plans would see new swimming spot built between Old Street and Angel stations
  
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• Thousands of south London residents urged to keep windows closed over days-long recycling plant fire

  10-09-2024 16:56 via standard.co.uk
  
  A fire first broke out at a recycling plant in Wimbledon on Saturday
  
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• Wimbledon expansion: Showdown date set for plans to triple footprint of tennis championships

  10-09-2024 16:47 via standard.co.uk
  
  The decision on whether to grant permission for the scheme will be taken at public hearing by London’s deputy mayor for planning
  
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• Everyone visiting UK will need permission and face charge from 2025 as travel visa scheme expands

  10-09-2024 16:47 via standard.co.uk
  
  Rules requiring people visiting the UK without a visa to pay £10 will be expanded to include travellers from most countries from November
  
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• From Apple HQ, the iPhone 16 & other products revealed ...Tech & Science Daily podcast

  10-09-2024 16:44 via standard.co.uk
  
  Plus, a fully automated transcript of this episode
  
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• When is The Great British Bake Off back for 2024?

  10-09-2024 16:38 via standard.co.uk
  
  It is a British favourite and, with the nights drawing in, when can we expect the hit show back on our screens?
  
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• Starmer wins crunch Commons vote as Tory attempt to save winter fuel payments fails

  10-09-2024 16:38 via standard.co.uk
  
  Prime Minister seeks to raise hopes by talking of ‘the light of a fairer Britain’ - but warns ‘tough’ decisions are needed to sort out Britain’s crippled public finances
  
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• Starmer sees off backbench rebellion in winter fuel allowance vote

  10-09-2024 16:22 via standard.co.uk
  
  MPs voted 348 to 228 against the Tory bid for the controversial policy to be blocked.
  
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• When is the iPhone 16 release date? Apple’s AI powerhouse's prices, features and colours

  10-09-2024 16:20 via standard.co.uk
  
  An iPhone packed with ChatGPT-style AI tricks – here’s what to know about Apple’s latest smartphone
  
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• Falcons Regret Small Role for Drake London vs. Shade-Throwing Steelers - Sports Illustrated

  10-09-2024 16:17
  Falcons Regret Small Role for Drake London vs. Shade-Throwing Steelers  Sports Illustrated
  
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• Apple brings iPhone breakdown assistance feature to the UK

  10-09-2024 16:17 via standard.co.uk
  
  Roadside Assistance uses satellites to help users contact breakdown services when they have no phone signal.
  
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• Iran ‘one of our most serious threats’, warns Healey amid Ukraine conflict

  10-09-2024 16:16 via standard.co.uk
  
  US Secretary of State Antony Blinken claimed Russia has now received shipments of ballistic missiles from Iran while on a separate visit to London.
  
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• Wizz Air Announces New Route for A321XLR, London to Jeddah - Aviation A2z

  10-09-2024 16:15
  Wizz Air Announces New Route for A321XLR, London to Jeddah  Aviation A2z
  
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• 'No causal link' between Jeremy Kyle guest Steve Dymond's appearance on show and his death, coroner rules

  10-09-2024 16:15 via standard.co.uk
  
  There is "no causal link" between the appearance of a guest on The Jeremy Kyle Show and his suicide, a coroner has concluded.
  
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• UK's top 10 pickpocket hotspots all in London amid phone theft epidemic, data reveals

  10-09-2024 16:11 via standard.co.uk
  
  Majority of pickpocket thefts thought to be mobile phone snatches, according to ONS data analysis
  
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• 'No causal link' between Jeremy Kyle guest's appearance on show and his death, coroner says

  10-09-2024 15:58 via standard.co.uk
  
  There is “no causal link” between the appearance of a man on The Jeremy Kyle Show and his death, a coroner has ruled.
  
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• Joint US-UK trip to Ukraine announced as Iran set to face further sanctions

  10-09-2024 15:44 via standard.co.uk
  
  Foreign Secretary David Lammy described the visit as ‘the first of its kind in a decade’.
  
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• Is Topshop coming back to the UK high street?

  10-09-2024 15:43 via standard.co.uk
  
  Could we see a return of the much-loved store after recent buyout news?
  
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• Beyonce is planning another residency at London’s Tottenham Hotspur Stadium - LondonWorld

  10-09-2024 15:33
  Beyonce is planning another residency at London’s Tottenham Hotspur Stadium  LondonWorld
  
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• Arsenal's ruthless Declan Rice and Bukayo Saka outcome after North London Derby injury scare - Football.London

  10-09-2024 15:30
  Arsenal's ruthless Declan Rice and Bukayo Saka outcome after North London Derby injury scare  Football.London
  
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• London fire chief calls for ‘myth busting’ on building safety and company profit

  10-09-2024 15:29 via standard.co.uk
  
  The head of the capital’s fire service posed the question to the construction industry and the Government.
  
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