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• Andy Burnham heading to New York for talks with Donald Trump at UN summit

  21-09-2026 18:56 via standard.co.uk
  
  It will be Mr Burnham’s first meeting with the US president.
  
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• Davina McCall and Martin Lewis remember ‘national treasure’ Esther Rantzen

  01-10-2026 01:10 via standard.co.uk
  
  The broadcaster and campaigner died aged 86.
  
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• Energy price cap rise of 4% takes effect amid warnings of 16% New Year increase

  01-10-2026 01:02 via standard.co.uk
  
  Campaigners have urged the Government to make plans now to support all households with energy costs this winter.
  
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• William’s Earthshot Prize Awards to stream on Prime Video

  01-10-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  The awards gala is being hosted in Mumbai in November, attended by stars such as Rami Malek, Sachin Tendulkar, Alia Bhatt and filmmaker Karan Johar.
  
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• UK bank lending growth expected to hit three-year low in 2027, says EY

  01-10-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  The forecast highlighted tensions in the Middle East, with higher energy costs and weaker economic activity weighing on demand.
  
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• Newborn babies to be tested for health condition affecting Jesy Nelson’s twins

  01-10-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  The new scheme is being rolled out across England.
  
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• Global bestseller London Falling shortlisted for Baillie Gifford Prize

  01-10-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  Six books have been shortlisted for the prize, which celebrates the best of non-fiction written in English.
  
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• Science teacher accused of rape told student 'no one would ever love her like he did'

  30-09-2026 23:29 via standard.co.uk
  
  Darlington Nuwertey is accused of taking advantage of the girl after meeting her while he was a teacher at Oasis Academy Silvertown in east London
  
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• Anton Du Beke hails ‘extraordinary career’ of ‘wonderful’ Esther Rantzen

  30-09-2026 23:17 via standard.co.uk
  
  The broadcaster and campaigner has died aged 86.
  
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• New DLR station moves closer after plans submitted for major new housing development

  30-09-2026 22:59 via standard.co.uk
  
  TfL hopes to construct the Thames Wharf DLR station to serve the new development in the Royal Docks
  
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• Proposed deal to resolve Drumcree dispute ‘not acceptable’, says DUP MP

  30-09-2026 22:21 via standard.co.uk
  
  Earlier, a representative of the Garvaghy Road residents said they would sign up to the deal proposed by the NI Secretary if the Orange Order did.
  
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• All the new Tube, DLR and Overground stations planned for London

  30-09-2026 22:19 via standard.co.uk
  
  Ongoing plans include a Bakerloo line extension and three new DLR stations
  
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• 'Hero off-duty British pilot helped land plane to Israel after pilot stabbed by colleague in cockpit’

  30-09-2026 21:44 via standard.co.uk
  
  Passenger and crew broke into cockpit of Tel Aviv-bound flight and overpowered knifeman ‘saving many lives and preventing major disaster’, says Israeli PM
  
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• Elaine Paige and Lorraine Kelly lead tributes to ‘pioneer’ Esther Rantzen

  30-09-2026 21:35 via standard.co.uk
  
  Tributes have poured in for broadcaster and campaigner following the news of her death aged 86.
  
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• DUP’s Robinson claims Sinn Féin is trying to ‘goad’ him into collapsing Stormont

  30-09-2026 21:06 via standard.co.uk
  
  Gavin Robinson warned that ‘all options’ remain open to his party in its response to Sinn Féin members attending an unlawful protest in Portadown.
  
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• Andy Burnham reveals Man City sale 'concern' as Independent Football Regulator weighs options

  30-09-2026 20:39 via standard.co.uk
  
  Prime Minister thanks City’s owners for investment in the club and city despite Tuesday’s bombshell guilty verdict
  
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• Revealed: First organisations to face charges over Grenfell Tower fire nine years after fire

  30-09-2026 20:25 via standard.co.uk
  
  Organisations facing charges over Grenfell fire are named as Metropolitan Police pass files to Crown Prosecution Service for decisions
  
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• Badenoch: Triple lock is ‘current’ Tory policy and in ‘draft manifesto’

  30-09-2026 20:09 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Tory leader accused Andy Burnham of making ‘unfunded’ plans for a new social care service.
  
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• In Pictures: Esther Rantzen, the formidable campaigner for young and old

  30-09-2026 20:07 via standard.co.uk
  
  Dame Esther Rantzen took up unfashionable causes after becoming first known for presenting whimsical show That’s Life.
  
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• Dame Esther Rantzen dies aged 86 after cancer battle

  30-09-2026 20:02 via standard.co.uk
  
  Her family paid tribute to the ‘most wonderful mother’ and ‘cherished grandmother’who will be remembered for her ‘endless capacity for joy’
  
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• Esther Rantzen: The That’s Life star who created ChildLine

  30-09-2026 20:00 via standard.co.uk
  
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• Iran behind RAF Fairford 'terror plot', suggests Andy Burnham after five London suspects bailed

  30-09-2026 19:24 via standard.co.uk
  
  Prime Minister says there are ‘strong indications’ Iran played a part in a suspected terror plot near RAF Fairford that has seen five Londoners arrested
  
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• Met hands Grenfell fire investigation file to CPS

  30-09-2026 19:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The force is seeking charges against 54 individuals and 20 companies over the 2017 tower block fire.
  
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• Garvaghy Road residents say they will accept Drumcree deal if Orange Order do

  30-09-2026 19:11 via standard.co.uk
  
  Another day of meetings to resolve the contentious parading dispute have taken place.
  
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• Jones signs new deal as Harlequins scrum coach

  30-09-2026 19:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Former Wales and British and Irish Lions prop Adam Jones extends his contract as Harlequins scrum and contact coach.
  
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• Grenfell Tower fire: Kensington and Chelsea Council faces corporate manslaughter charge

  30-09-2026 18:53 via standard.co.uk
  
  Fifty-four people and 20 organisations are facing charges relating to the blaze in North Kensington, west London, in June 2017
  
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• New images show dramatic transformation of London hospital under redevelopment plans

  30-09-2026 18:43 via standard.co.uk
  
  Hospital managers have published new images of what the redeveloped west London site could look like
  
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• Teenagers killed when car plunged into River Wear named by police

  30-09-2026 18:35 via standard.co.uk
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• Iran behind 'terror plot' targeting RAF Fairford, suggests Andy Burnham

  30-09-2026 18:29 via standard.co.uk
  
  Prime Minister says there are ‘strong indications’ Iran played a part in a suspected terror plot near RAF Fairford that has seen five Londoners arrested
  
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• Michelle O’Neill ‘stands over’ choice to take part in Drumcree parade protest

  30-09-2026 18:27 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Sinn Féin vice president and the party’s president Mary Lou McDonald met residents on the Garvaghy Road in Portadown.
  
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