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• All dolled up: Harry presented with mini version of himself

  21-09-2026 20:23 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Duke of Sussex met young WellChild award winners at the Royal Lancaster Hotel in London.
  
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• Three men charged with murder of man shot dead in Newham

  23-09-2026 18:31 via standard.co.uk
  
  Masum Miah, 42, was shot dead inside a car on St Bartholomew’s Road in Newham on August 18
  
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• Failure to stop two migrant boats in two days ‘not acceptable’ – Home Secretary

  23-09-2026 18:22 via standard.co.uk
  
  Shabana Mahmood has ordered an urgent review by the Border Security Command.
  
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• Young mother dies nine months after brain tumour diagnosis

  23-09-2026 17:47 via standard.co.uk
  
  The family of Kim Borthwick, 36, from Glasgow, announced on Tuesday night she had ‘slipped away peacefully’.
  
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• Visually impaired homeless man wins payout after having to eat takeaways for a year during hotel stay

  23-09-2026 17:36 via standard.co.uk
  
  Westminster City Council has been ordered to pay almost £4,000 in compensation
  
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• Senior judge Sir John O’Hara to lead review of Parades Commission

  23-09-2026 17:28 via standard.co.uk
  
  It comes after criticism of the body which takes decisions over parades in Northern Ireland.
  
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• Dolly Parton's free children's book scheme expands to 10 London boroughs - is your area one of them?

  23-09-2026 17:28 via standard.co.uk
  
  Around 157,000 children across the capital are now eligible to receive free books from Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library
  
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• Seize ice cream vans in anti-terror clean-up of London's most iconic tourism hotspot, say Tories

  23-09-2026 17:18 via standard.co.uk
  
  Shadow Transport Secretary Richard Holden is calling for a clampdown on illegally parked ice cream vans, pedicabs and conmen doing three-cup tricks on Westminster Bridge
  
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• ‘Once-in-a-lifetime’ plant death bloom begins at Kew Gardens

  23-09-2026 17:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  Experts believe the agave montana planted around two decades ago is blooming as a result of climate change.
  
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• Chagos handover deal ‘can’t go ahead’ without US support, says Streeting

  23-09-2026 16:51 via standard.co.uk
  
  The deal would see the UK make payments to Mauritius for continued access to the Diego Garcia military base.
  
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• Harry warns about AI as he jokes it ‘got into my speech’ after tech glitch

  23-09-2026 16:35 via standard.co.uk
  
  The duke told the Clinton Global Initiative ‘we do not have years for what comes next’ – but his speech was cut short due to technical problems .
  
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• Thug threatened passengers on board train before attacking man at London station

  23-09-2026 16:32 via standard.co.uk
  
  The attack took place at around 10pm on August 30 at Hackney Downs station
  
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• Drumcree decision ‘opportunity to gain confidence of unionist community’

  23-09-2026 16:30 via standard.co.uk
  
  DUP leader Gavin Robinson was speaking as the body considers an application for the Orange Order to complete its route along the Garvaghy Road.
  
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• Labour minister blames Tories for huge council tax hikes set to hit Londoners: 'They decimated funding'

  23-09-2026 16:12 via standard.co.uk
  
  Local government funding was ‘completely decimated’ under the Tories, says Education Secretary Lucy Powell
  
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• Meet the smartwatch that puts medical-grade blood pressure monitoring on your wrist

  23-09-2026 16:03 via standard.co.uk
  
  The industry-leading smartwatch takes cardiovascular health tracking to the next level, delivering medical-grade accuracy 24/7
  
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• Police investigating footage of far-right activist appearing to slash dinghy

  23-09-2026 15:56 via standard.co.uk
  
  Danny Tommo appeared to shout ‘traitors’ at a rescue crew member who was still on board.
  
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• Harry in New York as he issues warning over protecting children from AI

  23-09-2026 15:53 via standard.co.uk
  
  The duke told the Clinton Global Initiative ‘we do not have years for what comes next’ – but his speech was cut short due to technical problems.
  
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• Passenger jet makes emergency landing at London Heathrow after 'smoke reported onboard'

  23-09-2026 15:49 via standard.co.uk
  
  The IndiGo Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner was climbing at 24,000 feet when it transmitted an emergency ‘squawk’
  
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• TikTok unable to say how many times dangerous videos watched

  23-09-2026 15:31 via standard.co.uk
  
  The hosting of dangerous content on social media platforms has come under increased scrutiny following multiple high-profile crashes.
  
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• Trans row nurse ‘felt discriminated against’ by union, tribunal told

  23-09-2026 15:30 via standard.co.uk
  
  Sandie Peggie is at the centre of a second employment tribunal, this time against the Royal College of Nursing.
  
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• Dead animals are being found in a London canal - the reasons why are shocking locals

  23-09-2026 15:07 via standard.co.uk
  
  The dead animals were mostly seen around the Brentford Lock Basin
  
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• Signs in rudely named street fixed with concrete to stop tourists stealing them

  23-09-2026 15:04 via standard.co.uk
  
  Residents have said they are ‘very proud’ to live on some of the rudest named streets.
  
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• Review ordered as second small boat in two days evades Border Force to reach UK

  23-09-2026 14:58 via standard.co.uk
  
  They are the first unescorted landings for a year.
  
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• Minister’s eye ‘absolutely on ball’ as figures show surge in drug deaths

  23-09-2026 14:50 via standard.co.uk
  
  Maree Todd said the Scottish Government must work ‘harder and faster’ amid the flood of power synthetic drugs.
  
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• Omagh Bombing Inquiry hears evidence about more than 20 ‘key individuals’

  23-09-2026 14:42 via standard.co.uk
  
  The inquiry into the 1998 Real IRA atrocity is holding public hearings in Belfast.
  
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• New Overground line set to link up west London - as TfL seeks feedback on planned 11-mile route

  23-09-2026 14:16 via standard.co.uk
  
  The proposed new route would connect Hendon and Hounslow, and could remove around 650,000 car journeys a year across the capital
  
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• Legal & General to cut around 1,000 jobs by mid-2027

  23-09-2026 14:12 via standard.co.uk
  
  Boss Antonio Simoes told staff in an email on Wednesday that the company needs to ‘become a leaner organisation’.
  
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• UK growth to slow next year after stronger-than-expected 2026, says OECD

  23-09-2026 13:12 via standard.co.uk
  
  The OECD also said UK inflation will be below previous forecasts this year but will then take longer than expected to fall back to target levels.
  
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• Trans row nurse Sandie Peggie says union ‘did not take it as seriously as I did’

  23-09-2026 13:08 via standard.co.uk
  
  The nurse has taken the Royal College of Nursing to an employment tribunal.
  
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• Thames Water gives update on London hosepipe ban

  23-09-2026 12:53 via standard.co.uk
  
  Thames Water has issued an update on the hosepipe ban affecting millions in London and the South East after some heavy rain in September
  
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