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• Eni Aluko ‘glad justice has been served’ after Joey Barton convicted

  07-11-2025 23:31 via standard.co.uk
  
  A jury found the 43-year-old had ‘crossed the line between free speech and a crime’ with six posts he made on X.
  
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• Former SF Mayor London Breed mulling run for Pelosi’s seat - KRON4

  07-11-2025 23:12
  Former SF Mayor London Breed mulling run for Pelosi’s seat  KRON4
  
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• London Breed weighs run for Congress: ‘This is a once-in-a-generation opportunity’ - The San Francisco Standard

  07-11-2025 23:11
  London Breed weighs run for Congress: ‘This is a once-in-a-generation opportunity’  The San Francisco Standard
  
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• Fury as Ryanair refuse to reimburse Huntington stab victim after he had to miss flight

  07-11-2025 23:10 via standard.co.uk
  
  Stephen Crean was stabbed in his hand, back and head during the attack on an LNER service to London
  
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• Tories call for Starmer to face ethics scrutiny over football regulator

  07-11-2025 23:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister should face further scrutiny over donations he received from David Kogan, who will chair the new football watchdog, they said.
  
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• EE phone shop staff left terrified by £250,000 robbery spree at London stores

  07-11-2025 22:50 via standard.co.uk
  
  The gang of robbers targeted EE stores at just before closing time
  
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• Sixth Met officer sacked after BBC Panorama film

  07-11-2025 22:42 via bbc.com
  Sgt Lawrence Hume was filmed calling for a Charing Cross police station detainee to be beaten up.
  
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• London Breed floats run for Nancy Pelosi’s House seat - Politico

  07-11-2025 22:34
  London Breed floats run for Nancy Pelosi’s House seat  Politico
  
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• Nurse slapped with £1,000 fine by London council for 'flytipping' an envelope

  07-11-2025 21:44 via standard.co.uk
  
  Loretta Alvarez, 26, handed huge fine after putting cardboard envelope next to full communal bins outside her home
  
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• Mum slapped with £1,000 fine by London council for 'flytipping' an envelope

  07-11-2025 21:37 via standard.co.uk
  
  Loretta Alvarez, 26, handed huge fine after putting cardboard envelope next to full communal bins outside her home
  
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• What Mamdani could learn from the London mayor also hated by Trump - The Independent

  07-11-2025 21:19
  What Mamdani could learn from the London mayor also hated by Trump  The Independent
  
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• Adidas Is the Go-To Sneaker Brand in London Fall 2025 - Who What Wear

  07-11-2025 21:16
  Adidas Is the Go-To Sneaker Brand in London Fall 2025  Who What Wear
  
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• Met Police sergeant who said detainee ‘deserves to be beaten up’ in BBC Panorama footage sacked

  07-11-2025 20:58 via standard.co.uk
  
  Police Sergeant Lawrence Hume, based within the Metropolitan Police detention unit, was filmed as part of a BBC Panorama programme
  
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• Beatrice made deputy patron of charity amid Andrew saga

  07-11-2025 20:46 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Outward Bound Trust announced on Friday that Beatrice has become deputy patron.
  
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• King pays tribute to Holocaust survivor and educator Manfred Goldberg

  07-11-2025 20:43 via standard.co.uk
  
  Manfred Goldberg was made an MBE by the King at Clarence House in September for his services to Holocaust remembrance and education.
  
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• Norrie into Metz final with another comeback win

  07-11-2025 20:40 via bbc.com
  Great Britain's Cameron Norrie fights back from a set down to win for the third match in succession, beating Lorenzo Sonego to reach the Moselle Open final.
  
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• Judge blasts Joey Barton for wearing union flag scarf to court

  07-11-2025 20:40 via standard.co.uk
  
  Judge criticises former Premier League footballer over ‘stunt’ as he was convicted of sending grossly offensive posts on X to Jeremy Vine, Lucy Ward and Eni Aluko
  
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• TfL staff urge skilled worker visa rule change

  07-11-2025 20:17 via bbc.com
  The RMT wants urgent transitional protections for staff they call "a special category of workers".
  
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• Bin strike set to hit London borough in run up to Christmas as refuse workers vote for industrial action

  07-11-2025 20:06 via standard.co.uk
  
  Refuse workers have voted to strike over pay with their union saying dates for walkouts are expected in December
  
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• Officers ‘traumatised’ after being assaulted by fans during Celtic v Falkirk tie

  07-11-2025 20:05 via standard.co.uk
  
  Assistant Chief Constable Mark Sutherland said police were doing ‘everything we can to trace those responsible’.
  
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• Nesathurai: The lessons of Evan's harrowing 15-year journey of drug use - London Free Press

  07-11-2025 20:05
  Nesathurai: The lessons of Evan's harrowing 15-year journey of drug use  London Free Press
  
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• Four Labour MPs suspended for rebelling on welfare have the whip restored

  07-11-2025 19:56 via standard.co.uk
  
  Neil Duncan-Jordan, Chris Hinchliff, Brian Leishman, and Rachael Maskell will no longer sit as independents in the Commons.
  
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• This old London pub could soon be demolished to make way for apartments - CBC

  07-11-2025 19:51
  This old London pub could soon be demolished to make way for apartments  CBC
  
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• Six police officers to face misconduct proceedings after St Mellons crash

  07-11-2025 19:46 via standard.co.uk
  
  Eve Smith and Darcy Ross, both 21, and Rafel Jeanne, 24, were found dead at the scene on March 6 2023 – almost 48 hours after they were last seen.
  
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• Met Police sergeant filmed saying detainee ‘deserves to be beaten up’ sacked

  07-11-2025 19:44 via standard.co.uk
  
  Police Sergeant Lawrence Hume, based within the Metropolitan Police detention unit, was filmed as part of a BBC Panorama programme.
  
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• George Lucas Buys £40 Million London Home - Mansion Global

  07-11-2025 19:37
  George Lucas Buys £40 Million London Home  Mansion Global
  
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• Air India pilot ‘not to blame’ for crash that killed 241, court told

  07-11-2025 19:24 via standard.co.uk
  
  The elderly father of the pilot of an Air India flight that crashed on its way to Gatwick has called for an independent probe into the disaster
  
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• TfL staff take fight to Downing Street over visa rule changes that could force them to leave UK

  07-11-2025 18:52 via standard.co.uk
  
  Union leaders warn dozens of TfL workers could lose their jobs and right to remain in the UK after changes to skilled worker visa rules
  
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• Why a vibrant, multicultural London scares the right | Letters - The Guardian

  07-11-2025 18:51
  Why a vibrant, multicultural London scares the right | Letters  The Guardian
  
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• What went on in London this week: Katy Hessel's book launch and Adwoa Aboah's bag launch

  07-11-2025 18:45 via standard.co.uk
  
  Plus Gabbriette brings Mexico City to London
  
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• Robbery gang jailed for £250,000 campaign of terror against London phone shops

  07-11-2025 18:44 via standard.co.uk
  
  The gang of robbers targeted EE stores at just before closing time
  
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• Driver said ‘I’ve killed my best friend’ after crashing a day after passing test

  07-11-2025 18:35 via standard.co.uk
  
  Corey Cooper, 19, has been jailed for five years after he crashed his car in Sheffield, leaving one teenager dead and another seriously injured.
  
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• Labour urges Badenoch to reveal if she intervened in Greensill probe

  07-11-2025 18:23 via standard.co.uk
  
  Kemi Badenoch has been accused by the Australian financier Lex Greensill of restructuring an inquiry into his activities, according to reports.
  
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• New exhibition at the British Library in London: Secret Maps... - Kottke.org

  07-11-2025 18:18
  New exhibition at the British Library in London: Secret Maps...  Kottke.org
  
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• Wikborg Rein hires shipping, trade and commodity finance lawyer in London - Global Trade Review

  07-11-2025 18:13
  Wikborg Rein hires shipping, trade and commodity finance lawyer in London  Global Trade Review
  
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• Prince of Wales pledges support for Brazilian indigenous communities

  07-11-2025 18:06 via standard.co.uk
  
  William described the group of indigenous leaders safeguarding the Amazon rainforest as ‘guardians’.
  
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• Suspected thief arrested after running into path of chief constable

  07-11-2025 18:05 via standard.co.uk
  
  Greater Manchester Police Chief Constable Sir Stephen Watson spotted the pursuit and got ahead of the suspect.
  
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• Emma Little-Pengelly will not attend Catherine Connolly inauguration

  07-11-2025 18:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland’s deputy First Minister said she had other commitments on Remembrance Day.
  
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• Drey Hotel in London Earl’s Court Offers a Unique Hospitality Experience with Smart Technology, Thoughtful Design and Local Collaborations - Travel And Tour World

  07-11-2025 17:54
  Drey Hotel in London Earl’s Court Offers a Unique Hospitality Experience with Smart Technology, Thoughtful Design and Local Collaborations  Travel And Tour World
  
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• Small boat crossings begin again after two-week pause

  07-11-2025 17:51 via standard.co.uk
  
  It comes as calmer weather returned.
  
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• Chance meeting at corner shop unites son with father

  07-11-2025 17:50 via bbc.com
  Oliver Archer had wanted to find his dad his whole life. That changed when he went to a corner shop.
  
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• Ex-British soldier told colleague alleged murder was sex gone wrong, court told

  07-11-2025 17:43 via standard.co.uk
  
  Robert James Purkiss told Westminster Magistrates’ Court he does not consent to his extradition to Kenya.
  
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• Borsa Vini Italiani London 2026 - The Drinks Business

  07-11-2025 17:39
  Borsa Vini Italiani London 2026  The Drinks Business
  
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• Fact check: Fake ‘train attack’ imagery and child obesity stats

  07-11-2025 17:32 via standard.co.uk
  
  Round-up of fact checks from the last week compiled by Full Fact.
  
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• Brits in US risk being caught up in flight chaos as Trump transport chief grounds planes due to shutdown

  07-11-2025 17:31 via standard.co.uk
  
  The number of flights in America is going to be further cut if the US Government shutdown does not end
  
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• Joey Barton guilty of sending grossly offensive social media posts to Jeremy Vine and female football pundits

  07-11-2025 17:29 via standard.co.uk
  
  A jury found the 43-year-old had ‘crossed the line between free speech and a crime’ with six posts he made on X
  
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• Meet us at Future Identity Festival London 2025 - Security Boulevard

  07-11-2025 17:21
  Meet us at Future Identity Festival London 2025  Security Boulevard
  
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• Sex offender mistakenly released from U.K. prison re-arrested in London - Yahoo

  07-11-2025 17:18
  Sex offender mistakenly released from U.K. prison re-arrested in London  Yahoo
  
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• Kings College London vice chancellor lives rent free in luxury flat despite £300k salary - The Tab

  07-11-2025 17:15
  Kings College London vice chancellor lives rent free in luxury flat despite £300k salary  The Tab
  
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• See all the pictures from the Citywire Wealth Manager London forum - Citywire

  07-11-2025 17:13
  See all the pictures from the Citywire Wealth Manager London forum  Citywire
  
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