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• Andy Burnham throws into doubt Heathrow's plans for a third runway

  25-09-2026 21:09 via standard.co.uk
  
  Andy Burnham stressed the views of Londoners must come first when considering the Heathrow expansion
  
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• UK ticket-holder wins £111m EuroMillions jackpot

  25-09-2026 23:04 via standard.co.uk
  
  Tuesday’s jackpot is now an estimated £14 million.
  
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• ‘No clear consensus’ for second indyref, says Burnham

  25-09-2026 20:35 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister was interviewed by STV News on Friday.
  
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• Police chief’s criticism of bail system ‘needs to be heard’, says PM

  25-09-2026 20:28 via standard.co.uk
  
  Andy Burnham said the decision to bail paedophile Zafer Dogan back to his flat, overlooking a playground, was ‘disturbing’.
  
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• PM urges people to ‘work calmly’ after Drumcree parade is given go-ahead

  25-09-2026 20:27 via standard.co.uk
  
  Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald has described the decision as ‘utterly reckless’.
  
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• Andy Burnham orders flagship public London rail company to up game after summer of disruption

  25-09-2026 19:43 via standard.co.uk
  
  ‘We've had a difficult summer across the railway network, across all of England and the UK, to be honest. It isn't good enough,’ says the Prime Minister
  
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• Fact check: Apprenticeship statistics and AI-generated teacher image

  25-09-2026 18:58 via standard.co.uk
  
  Round-up of fact checks from the last few days compiled by Full Fact.
  
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• Girl, 16, who died after being hit by minicab on way to north London private school is named and pictured

  25-09-2026 18:56 via standard.co.uk
  
  Melissa Premaratne, 16, died after being hit by a minicab while on her way to classes at Highgate School
  
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• Orange Order parade decision on Garvaghy Road ‘utterly reckless’ – Sinn Féin

  25-09-2026 18:54 via standard.co.uk
  
  A DUP MP has insisted that nationalist residents on the road have ‘nothing to fear’ from the march on Sunday.
  
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• Fact check: Image of protest in Dublin is from April 2025

  25-09-2026 18:50 via standard.co.uk
  
  The widely shared image was likely edited with AI.
  
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• ‘A light in our lives’: Family tribute to pupil killed after being hit by taxi

  25-09-2026 18:48 via standard.co.uk
  
  Highgate School pupil Melissa Premaratne, 16, died after a collision on North Road in Highgate, north London.
  
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• Police appeal for witnesses as cyclist dies following Kensington hit-and-run crash

  25-09-2026 18:13 via standard.co.uk
  
  CCTV footage shows the crash involved a moped and a man riding an e-bike - the 24-year-old cyclist sadly died at the scene
  
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• Fact check: Current GDP growth is lower than during 2010-2024

  25-09-2026 18:07 via standard.co.uk
  
  GDP growth has sped up since 2023, but remains sluggish compared with most of the last 15 years.
  
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• Burnham rules out early general election amid polling lead for Labour

  25-09-2026 18:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister said he wanted to ‘draw a line’ and focus on helping the public to feel some ‘hope in their lives’ rather than another election.
  
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• Santander online banking outage leaves customers unable to log on

  25-09-2026 16:47 via standard.co.uk
  
  The high street lender’s website and mobile banking apps have both been affected, but the website service is now back online.
  
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• DUP hails ‘breakthrough’ on Drumcree parade as Sinn Féin condemns decision

  25-09-2026 16:42 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Parades Commission placed a number of restrictions on the Orange Order procession on Sunday.
  
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• Noah Woods got through gap in fence before he was found in lake, inquest told

  25-09-2026 16:22 via standard.co.uk
  
  The three-year-old’s family have paid tribute to their ‘happy, cheeky, playful’ boy.
  
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• Murder of pregnant mother of two ‘one of worst cases of domestic violence’

  25-09-2026 16:20 via standard.co.uk
  
  Sarah Montgomery, 27, was murdered by her former partner Zak Hughes, 29, at her home in Donaghadee in June 2025.
  
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• Police watchdog says Met should investigate itself over Putney Pusher suspect arrest

  25-09-2026 16:06 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Met’s Directorate of Professional Standards should look into the arrest of Nicholas Brandram, who was found dead earlier this month, say IOPC
  
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• Men who posed as bank staff to defraud pensioners to be sentenced in November

  25-09-2026 16:03 via standard.co.uk
  
  Duncan Currie, 42, Ahsan Shahid, 41, and Sean Singh, 21, all admitted defrauding dozens of pensioners between October 2022 and November 2024.
  
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• Drumcree return parade along Garvaghy Road given green light

  25-09-2026 15:43 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Parades Commission placed a number of restrictions including a 8am start time and numbered limited to 35.
  
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• Alleged Golders Green knife attacker denies attempted murder

  25-09-2026 15:43 via standard.co.uk
  
  Essa Suleiman, 45, allegedly targeted two Jewish men during a knife rampage in north London in April
  
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• Elton John and Charli XCX among stars to perform gigs at new Apple Music venue in Battersea Power Station

  25-09-2026 15:40 via standard.co.uk
  
  Music legend Elton John will perform at the first show at the new Apple Music Hall in south London
  
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• Jeffrey Donaldson sex crime convictions ‘obliterate’ achievements, court told

  25-09-2026 15:16 via standard.co.uk
  
  During a pre-sentence hearing at Newry Crown Court on Friday, Donaldson appeared for the first time since his conviction in June.
  
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• Matt Brittin: BBC cannot guarantee any programme or channel will exist forever

  25-09-2026 15:10 via standard.co.uk
  
  It comes after the corporation announced plans for savings across the news, nations and content divisions.
  
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• Far-right activist Danny Tommo pleads not guilty after boat slashed in Channel

  25-09-2026 14:11 via standard.co.uk
  
  Daniel Thomas has pleaded not guilty to criminal damage and failing to disclose the PIN to his phone, and has been remanded in custody
  
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• Katherine Ryan says Victoria Beckham comment was ‘a joke’ after BBC complaints

  25-09-2026 13:52 via standard.co.uk
  
  The BBC has upheld a complaint made about an ‘offensive’ remark Ryan made on an episode of Have I Got News For You.
  
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• Peggie’s beliefs had ‘no bearing’ on union decision to refuse support – tribunal

  25-09-2026 13:48 via standard.co.uk
  
  Norman Provan of the Royal College of Nursing gave evidence on the third day of Ms Peggie’s employment tribunal against the union on Friday.
  
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• Hackney Turks gangster jailed for life for orchestrating shooting outside London restaurant

  25-09-2026 13:43 via standard.co.uk
  
  Beytullah Gunduz, a senior member of the Hackney Turks organised crime group, was found guilty of conspiring to murder Onur Guzel
  
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• Family of Noah Woods pay tribute to ‘happy, cheeky, playful’ boy

  25-09-2026 13:20 via standard.co.uk
  
  The three-year-old was found dead in a lake after he left a play area through a gap in a fence, an inquest heard.
  
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