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• Aphasia group write song about their experiences

  13-11-2026 07:05 via BBC News
  
  Tens of thousands of Londoners live with aphasia, which impacts speech, reading and writing.
  
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• More than half of NI voters believe UK should rejoin EU, new poll suggests

  14-11-2026 01:01 via The Standard News
  
  The Queen’s University Belfast report is the 16th in the Testing The Temperature series on views on Brexit
  
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• Direct rule would see ‘radical woke agenda foisted’ in NI – Robinson

  14-11-2026 01:01 via The Standard News
  
  DUP leader Gavin Robinson said previous bouts of direct rule law ‘liberal’ abortion laws imposed in the region.
  
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• Microsoft ‘deeply sorry’ for disruption caused by major global outage

  13-11-2026 23:09 via The Standard News
  
  The technology company said the outage was caused by a ‘technical issue not related to cyber or AI agents’.
  
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• UK-based American soldier suspected of spying for Russia named by US military

  13-11-2026 22:19 via The Standard News
  
  The 41-year-old was detained under national security legislation by counter-terror police earlier this week.
  
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• Charlotte Church forced to close £3m wellness retreat

  13-11-2026 21:51 via The Standard News
  
  The singer set up the healing centre in rural Wales after buying the designer Laura Ashley’s estate in Powys
  
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• Burnham gives no ‘blanket assurance’ on accepting Neets recommendations in full

  13-11-2026 21:47 via The Standard News
  
  The Prime Minister said the detail of Alan Milburn’s youth unemployment review would come out next week.
  
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• AI should be for benefit rather than ‘ruination’ of mankind – Irish premier

  13-11-2026 21:34 via The Standard News
  
  EU leaders discussed the future of AI during an informal meeting of EU leaders in Dublin.
  
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• US embassy worker shared child sex abuse images with brother, hearing told

  13-11-2026 21:17 via The Standard News
  
  Lt Col Michael Morris was flown back to the States in August before he could be questioned by British police.
  
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• Ex-Tory roads minister caught speeding in south London handed six-month driving ban

  13-11-2026 21:09 via The Standard News
  
  Guy Opperman, 61, already had nine points on his licence from earlier speeding offences in 20mph zones before the latest penalty took him to 12.
  
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• Man found guilty of throwing petrol bombs at northwest London Islamic centre

  13-11-2026 20:52 via The Standard News
  
  CCTV footage showed Iman Zand, 47, throwing lighted bottles at the building
  
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• Irish premier defends Europe’s response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

  13-11-2026 20:48 via The Standard News
  
  Micheál Martin was speaking as the informal meeting of the EU Council in Dublin came to a close.
  
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• Police launch criminal investigation into David Walliams after fresh allegations

  13-11-2026 20:25 via The Standard News
  
  Detectives say allegations received are separate to those reported in the ITN and The Guardian investigation
  
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• Online child sex groomer jailed for 30 years

  13-11-2026 20:14 via The Standard News
  
  Bilal Kazi, 27, targeted girls on apps including Snapchat, Wizz and Wink, and while playing Roblox.
  
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• Europe selects negotiating team for Ukraine talks

  13-11-2026 20:11 via The Standard News
  
  Ukrainian President Volodmyr Zelensky was in Dublin earlier this week to attend a major EU summit focused on support for Ukraine.
  
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• Russell Brand: Inside the ‘Monsters’ Mansion’ jail where disgraced star could serve ten-year sentence

  13-11-2026 20:03 via The Standard News
  
  Five prisoners were killed or took their own life in a year at HMP Wakefield
  
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• King laughs and jokes with traders during south London market visit

  13-11-2026 19:57 via The Standard News
  
  Charles told ‘yes boss!’ by BRIT School students as he visits sites in Croydon
  
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• Body in Lough Erne identified as Co Limerick woman

  13-11-2026 19:56 via The Standard News
  
  Carrie Mullane had been reported missing in Enniskillen, Co Fermanagh in October.
  
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• Met Police launches probe into David Walliams over new ‘serious sexual offences’ allegations

  13-11-2026 19:15 via The Standard News
  
  Detectives say allegations received are separate to those reported in the ITN and The Guardian investigation
  
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• Microsoft says Outlook services nearing ‘normal levels’ after outage disrupts courts, NHS and emergency services

  13-11-2026 19:05 via The Standard News
  
  Tech giant says Outlook and other services are being restored after a global outage left millions of people struggling to access emails and online systems
  
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• Email services ‘approaching normal levels’ after Teams and Outlook chaos hits London

  13-11-2026 18:58 via The Standard News
  
  Microsoft says initial attempts to fix the issue failed but services are now ‘being gradually restored’
  
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• Dept Q crew member dies after being injured at film studio

  13-11-2026 18:40 via The Standard News
  
  Police said the death is not being treated as suspicious.
  
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• England fly-half Harrison signs new Saracens deal

  13-11-2026 18:36 via BBC News
  
  England fly-half Zoe Harrison renews her contract with Saracens for the forthcoming Premiership Women's Rugby campaign.
  
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• Temperatures could plummet as low as minus 6C overnight during cold snap

  13-11-2026 18:20 via The Standard News
  
  The UK is set to experience another cold night on Friday with the Met Office predicting temperatures could fall as low as minus 6C in some areas.
  
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• Met Police launches investigation into David Walliams after receiving reports of ‘serious sexual offences’

  13-11-2026 18:07 via The Standard News
  
  Detectives say allegations received are separate to those reported in the ITN and The Guardian investigation
  
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• Met Police launch investigation into David Walliams after receiving reports of ‘serious sexual offences’

  13-11-2026 17:55 via The Standard News
  
  Metropolitan Police say allegations received are separate to those reported in the ITN and The Guardian investigation
  
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• TfL insists floating bus stops are ‘very low risk’ despite safety campaign

  13-11-2026 17:45 via The Standard News
  
  A safety review said it was ‘rare’ for a pedestrian and cyclist to ‘interact’ at a floating bus stop
  
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• Police probing number of sex offence allegations against David Walliams

  13-11-2026 17:41 via The Standard News
  
  The Metropolitan Police said the allegations are separate from those previously reported by ITV News and The Guardian.
  
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• Council homes in exclusive London neighbourhoods seized in illegal sub-letting crackdown

  13-11-2026 17:26 via The Standard News
  
  Flats in Soho, Mayfair, Maida Vale, St John’s Wood, Paddington and Pimlico were among those recovered by Westminster council
  
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• King reveals juicy preference for pomegranate during market visit

  13-11-2026 17:24 via The Standard News
  
  Charles visited Surrey Street Market in Croydon, south London, which is one of the oldest in Britain.
  
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