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• Andy Burnham’s plans to revive high street are ‘delusional’ – Mike Ashley

  27-08-2026 21:56 via standard.co.uk
  
  The businessman also accused the Prime Minister of picking good media soundbites rather than addressing the country’s underlying financial issues.
  
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• Driver admits killing passenger in motorway crash near Heathrow airport

  27-08-2026 22:05 via standard.co.uk
  
  Aadil Sabir pleaded guilty to causing the death of William Bailey by dangerous driving and causing serious injury to Azfur Khan and Hamad Zaman
  
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• West London council put mum and baby in care with lack of hot water and heating

  27-08-2026 21:40 via standard.co.uk
  
  Ealing Council upheld all four of the mother’s complaints and provided her with a written apology
  
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• Police hunt man after sexual assault on central London train

  27-08-2026 20:58 via standard.co.uk
  
  The attack occurred on an Elizabeth Line train on Tuesday August 18
  
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• Bank Holiday washout forecast in London after record dry summer

  27-08-2026 20:38 via standard.co.uk
  
  Rain is forecast to fall every day in the capital until at least the end of next week
  
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• Burnham sparks political row as he says Irish unity poll ‘off the table’

  27-08-2026 20:33 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister was making his first visit to Northern Ireland since taking office.
  
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• More than 200 extra police officers sent to Cleveland after string of incidents

  27-08-2026 20:04 via standard.co.uk
  
  Two police officers and five young men were killed in a head-on crash on the A66 and a woman and a seven-year-old girl died in a house fire.
  
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• Celebrity Traitors among winners at Edinburgh TV Festival awards

  27-08-2026 20:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  The popular programme took home two prizes.
  
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• Camden Council pays £2,000 to arthritic resident whose leaking radiator it ripped out

  27-08-2026 19:56 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Housing Ombudsman criticised the council for breaching its own repairs policy after failing to react urgently to heating problems
  
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• Notting Hill residents board up their properties ahead of millions of revellers hitting district for carnival

  27-08-2026 19:25 via standard.co.uk
  
  Dozens of residents and businesses have boarded up their homes
  
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• Pictured: Teen, 17, stabbed to death at London council HQ as boy, 15, charged with his murder

  27-08-2026 19:24 via standard.co.uk
  
  A 15-year-old boy has been charged with murder after David Wynter was stabbed to death at Brent Civic Centre on Tuesday
  
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• Killer who took part in 14-year-old girl’s murder dies in hospital

  27-08-2026 18:47 via standard.co.uk
  
  Donna Marie Brand was serving a minimum of 17 years for her role in the murder of Caroline Glachan in 1996.
  
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• Couple banned from keeping animals for two years because of dogs’ matted coats

  27-08-2026 18:47 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Scottish SPCA said Peter and Helen Doyle could see ‘how poor a condition both Poppy and Henry were in and still did not seek help’.
  
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• Met Police restrict UKIP anti-Islam protest in London this weekend over 'serious disorder' fears

  27-08-2026 18:36 via standard.co.uk
  
  Protesters will gather for the Unite the People ‘No to Sharia Law’ protest
  
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• Burnham told Belfast ‘has changed’ on his first official visit as PM

  27-08-2026 18:28 via standard.co.uk
  
  Publican Willie Jack told the Prime Minister that the city ‘has changed’, and is ‘progressive, no longer about burning things’.
  
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• UEFA considers legal action against FIFA’s Gianni Infantino over World Cup sell-off plan

  27-08-2026 18:18 via standard.co.uk
  
  European nations continue campaign against FIFA president after summer of controversy
  
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• Burnham: I will take ‘Hillsborough approach’ to dealing with Troubles legacy

  27-08-2026 18:18 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister said the Labour Government’s Northern Ireland Troubles Bill would be brought back to Parliament in the autumn.
  
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• Irish border poll ‘off the table’, says Andy Burnham

  27-08-2026 18:08 via standard.co.uk
  
  Mr Burnham said the ‘rifts’ arising from referendums take a long time to heal, referring to Brexit and the Scottish independence referendum.
  
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• Andy Burnham wants to ‘move things forward’ in solving Stormont budget crisis

  27-08-2026 17:39 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister is undertaking his first visit to Northern Ireland since entering Downing Street.
  
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• BBC boss Matt Brittin says he ‘hadn’t understood severity’ of proposed cuts

  27-08-2026 17:35 via standard.co.uk
  
  The corporation in June announced plans for savings across the news, nations and content divisions.
  
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• Bobby Vylan to face no further action from Met Police over ‘death to IDF’ chant at London protest

  27-08-2026 17:28 via standard.co.uk
  
  The punk rapper made the remarks earlier this year at a demonstration in London on International Jerusalem Day
  
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• Irish Red Cross makes emergency appeal after Nepal flash floods

  27-08-2026 17:14 via standard.co.uk
  
  Two Irish nationals are among hundreds of people feared missing in Nepal.
  
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• Thameslink set to replace ‘ironing board’ seats in major upgrade

  27-08-2026 17:08 via standard.co.uk
  
  More than 60,000 standard class seat base cushions in all 115 Thameslink trains will be replaced, along with improved backrests
  
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• London teacher guilty of indecent assault of two teenage pupils

  27-08-2026 17:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  Victim said Sally-Anne Bowen, who taught at all-boys school Christ’s College in Finchley had sex with him ‘20 or 30 times’
  
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• Brother of woman killed in house fire says she was ‘not involved with gangs’

  27-08-2026 16:44 via standard.co.uk
  
  Investigations are continuing into the blaze which happened a mile away from the scene of a crash that killed two police officers and five young men.
  
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• Chemistry teacher guilty of indecent assault with two male pupils

  27-08-2026 16:27 via standard.co.uk
  
  Sally-Anne Bowen taught at all-boys school Christ’s College in Finchley, north London.
  
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• Millions set to hit the roads over bank holiday weekend after thunderstorms

  27-08-2026 16:22 via standard.co.uk
  
  The RAC has estimated that 20 million leisure trips will be made by car between Friday and Monday August 31.
  
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• London Assembly urges Sadiq Khan to accelerate home retrofitting amid heatwave risks

  27-08-2026 16:09 via standard.co.uk
  
  City Hall has already acknowledged that major reforms are needed to prepare and future-proof the capital for extreme conditions
  
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• Help your child reach their potential by choosing a first-rate education

  27-08-2026 16:04 via standard.co.uk
  
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• UK offers £5m to Nepal following devastating flash floods

  27-08-2026 16:02 via standard.co.uk
  
  Andy Burnham said an offer had also been made for emergency responders to head to the region.
  
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