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• Charles combines ‘doing’ role with figurehead stance of Elizabeth II

  07-11-2026 23:00 via The Standard News
  
  The King has married the two approaches in what a palace aide said was a ‘big step change’ in the role.
  
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• PM pays tribute after shooting in Krakow in which British citizen died

  07-11-2026 22:41 via The Standard News
  
  The British citizen was among six who died in the attack in Krakow’s main square, the head of Poland’s police said.
  
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• King and Queen lead applause at Festival of Remembrance

  07-11-2026 22:12 via The Standard News
  
  Prime Minister Andy Burnham also joined Charles and Camilla at the Royal British Legion’s event at the Royal Albert Hall.
  
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• Tube strikes will bring ‘no festive cheer’ to London businesses, bosses warn

  07-11-2026 21:52 via The Standard News
  
  Three strike dates are scheduled before Christmas Day, prompting warnings from business chiefs about the ‘damage’ to retail and hospitality
  
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• King and Queen lead royal family at Festival of Remembrance at Royal Albert Hall

  07-11-2026 21:03 via The Standard News
  
  King Charles and Queen Camilla were joined by several members of the royal family for the remembrance event in London
  
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• Unity could cost up to 25 billion euro in year one, Fine Gael ‘blueprint’ says

  07-11-2026 20:54 via The Standard News
  
  The potential cost of a united Ireland has been highlighted in the report.
  
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• Donald Trump offers UFC boss job as his press secretary

  07-11-2026 20:40 via The Standard News
  
  The role has been vacant since mid-October, when the last incumbent Katie Zacharia left after just a few days on the job.
  
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• Charles and Camilla lead members of royal family at festival of remembrance

  07-11-2026 20:32 via The Standard News
  
  The King and Queen were joined by the Prince and Princess of Wales at the Royal British Legion’s (RBL) Festival of Remembrance on Saturday evening.
  
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• London Bridge station evacuated over fire alert

  07-11-2026 20:17 via The Standard News
  
  Passengers were evacuated at 5.30pm following a fire alert
  
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• Burnham vows specific support to help homeless veterans off the streets

  07-11-2026 20:15 via The Standard News
  
  Andy Burnham will write personally to councils across England on Armistice Day urging them to draw up specific plans for homeless veterans.
  
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• Is it going to snow in London? What the Met Office's long-term forecast says as polar vortex weakens

  07-11-2026 19:46 via The Standard News
  
  Met Office forecasters say the polar vortex in the stratosphere is starting to weaken which increases the chance of cold weather
  
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• Bath and Saracens earn Prem Rugby Cup victories

  07-11-2026 17:58 via BBC News
  
  Bath get their first win in the Prem Rugby Cup at Exeter while Saracens crush Newcastle Red Bulls 54-19 to go top of Pool B.
  
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• Former EU negotiator warns UK will not be able to pick and choose trade rules

  07-11-2026 17:42 via The Standard News
  
  Michel Barnier said EU member states would insist the UK adopt measures such as the free movement of people if the country wants closer trade.
  
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• Moment suspected shoplifter is tackled by security guards at Battersea Power Station Apple store

  07-11-2026 17:38 via The Standard News
  
  It is understood the incident took place at Battersea Power Station on Thursday
  
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• Three teenagers arrested after sword attack near Catholic school

  07-11-2026 16:53 via The Standard News
  
  Armed police attended the scene on Friday to search for the suspects.
  
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• Terrorist Anjem Choudhury's right-hand man housed in three-bed north London council flat

  07-11-2026 16:05 via The Standard News
  
  Mohammed Mizanur Rahman, 43, was jailed for four years in 2007 and again in 2016
  
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• New rules on Jehovah's Witnesses blood transfusions explained as follower, 26, dies just days before policy shift

  07-11-2026 15:42 via The Standard News
  
  As a lifelong Jehovah’s Witness, Isaac Valdez, 26, carried a strict "’No Blood’ card in his wallet which legally forbade doctors from carrying out any form of blood transfusion
  
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• Russell Brand's wife Laura stays ‘resolutely loyal’ after his rape conviction as she 'considers return to UK'

  07-11-2026 14:59 via The Standard News
  
  Laura Gallacher, 39, is reportedly considering a move back to the UK with her children following her husband’s conviction
  
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• Ambulances called to HMP Wandsworth where Russell Brand is being held

  07-11-2026 13:39 via The Standard News
  
  Major emergency response sent to HMP Wandsworth where Russell Brand is being held
  
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• UK faces increased risk of cold snap as polar vortex weakens

  07-11-2026 13:31 via The Standard News
  
  Forecasters will monitor the polar vortex over the next few weeks to see whether the disruption could bring colder conditions to Britain.
  
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• Migrant who launched 'fraudulent' £7m Home Office lawsuit caught go-karting

  07-11-2026 13:13 via The Standard News
  
  A Sri Lankan immigrant who sued the Home Office for long-term injuries sustained in immigration detention was caught working out and go-karting
  
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• Two teenagers arrested after sword attack near Catholic school

  07-11-2026 11:57 via The Standard News
  
  Armed police attended the scene on Friday to search for the suspects.
  
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• Police braced to investigate Russell Brand allegations concerning ten more women

  07-11-2026 09:57 via The Standard News
  
  ‘I wouldn’t be surprised if many, many more come forward’, said Met Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley
  
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• Boy, four, dies after single-car crash in West Lothian

  07-11-2026 09:35 via The Standard News
  
  A 28-year-old man was also injured in the crash near Bathgate.
  
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• UK preparing to host Volodymyr Zelensky for state visit in 2027

  07-11-2026 09:19 via The Standard News
  
  The visit would aim to project solidarity with Ukraine as it faces continued Russian attacks.
  
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• London tarot card reader sues Vue for £12.7m over 'catapult' cinema seat

  07-11-2026 09:15 via The Standard News
  
  The fortune teller claims to have lost out on lucrative psychic business plans when the defective cinema chair collapsed in north London
  
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• London Poppy Day breaks fundraising record

  07-11-2026 09:02 via BBC News
  
  On 29 October, the charity marked the 20th anniversary of its annual fundraising event in London.
  
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• Call made to pause installing floating bus stops

  07-11-2026 09:01 via BBC News
  
  The scheme has prompted safety concerns from partially sighted, older and disabled Londoners.
  
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• Inside London's bizarre robot fight nights where machines battle for glory

  07-11-2026 09:00 via The Standard News
  
  From tiny robot gladiators to fears of a machine uprising, London's underground fighting scene is equal parts nostalgic, geeky and faintly terrifying
  
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• Daughter keeps dying mum's letters for milestones

  07-11-2026 08:59 via BBC News
  
  Amy Leslie was a young girl when breast cancer killed her mum and gran, who had set up a charity.
  
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• Fog descends across London and southeast England as Met Office issues yellow weather warning

  07-11-2026 08:33 via The Standard News
  
  Londoners awoke to a thick fog on Saturday
  
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• Are cyclists finally getting the message on Oxford Street?

  07-11-2026 07:30 via The Standard News
  
  The number of cyclists riding along the newly-pedestrianised stretch of Oxford Street appears to have dropped off sharply
  
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• Southwest London consultant struck off after kissing and touching woman at hospital

  07-11-2026 07:00 via The Standard News
  
  A tribunal found the senior doctor abused his position and engaged in behaviour of a ‘sexually predatory nature’
  
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• OPINION - Alastair Campbell: Is Andy Burnham the ‘persevilient’ Prime Minister Britain’s politics needs?

  07-11-2026 07:00 via The Standard News
  
  ‘Burnham has the same values as he always had, and is arguing for the same things he always did. Yet in other ways he is not the same person,’ writes Alastair Campbell
  
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• Greens back £1.5bn Edmonton incinerator after warning there is ‘no better option’

  07-11-2026 07:00 via The Standard News
  
  In a statement, Green members said they remained instinctively opposed to burning rubbish but have been ‘left with no better options’
  
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• Borough baby blues: London's cruel IVF postcode lottery

  07-11-2026 07:00 via The Standard News
  
  Where you live in the capital matters when it comes to NHS fertility treatment, Charlotte Lytton meets hopeful parents being let down and what fewer children means for the city
  
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• Stephen Fry ‘not looking where he was going’ before stage fall, companies say

  07-11-2026 03:45 via The Standard News
  
  Sir Stephen is suing companies after he broke his leg, hip, pelvis and ribs after falling off a stage following a talk at the arena
  
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• Burnham to look at rape trial changes to back victims after Brand conviction

  07-11-2026 01:01 via The Standard News
  
  Comedian Russell Brand has been convicted of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault.
  
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• Britain launches new military observation satellite into space

  07-11-2026 01:01 via The Standard News
  
  The reconnaissance satellite will help the armed forces observe military activity back on earth.
  
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• Andy Burnham to reform rape trials to back victims after Russell Brand conviction

  07-11-2026 01:01 via The Standard News
  
  The Prime Minister’s comment comes after Met Police Commissioner Mark Rowley backed calls to change legislation to tackle rape myths
  
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• Taoiseach confident of safety of Dublin summits despite hoax bomb threats

  07-11-2026 00:40 via The Standard News
  
  Several Irish media outlets, including national broadcaster RTÉ, received threatening emails on Friday.
  
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