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• Assaults on Tube at a record high after surging 20% in a year, data reveals

  24-09-2026 16:38 via standard.co.uk
  
  Attacks on Tube passengers soar while assaults on members of London Underground staff fall slightly, new figures show
  
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• Londoners 'underpaying £3.1bn of property tax' as huge council bill hikes loom

  24-09-2026 20:34 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Resolution Foundation urged Prime Minister Andy Burnham to use the Budget to raise London bills further
  
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• Girl, 16, dies after being hit by minicab on her way to her north London private school

  24-09-2026 20:31 via standard.co.uk
  
  A 16-year-old girl was pronounced dead at the scene in Highgate
  
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• Sex offender who used AI to 'nudify' children was repeatedly bailed to flat overlooking playground

  24-09-2026 20:24 via standard.co.uk
  
  Despite pleading guilty to the offences, Zafer Dogan was repeatedly allowed to return to his home address which overlooked a playground
  
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• Justice system must put rights of children over paedophiles – Met Commissioner

  24-09-2026 20:23 via standard.co.uk
  
  Zafer Dogan was jailed after he was convicted of taking thousands of pictures of women and girls, before using AI to turn them into nude images.
  
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• Los Trinitarios: The Latin American gang linked to three London murders

  24-09-2026 19:36 via standard.co.uk
  
  Los Trinitarios have been connected to three murders which took place across the capital in 2025
  
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• Students in London planning 'provocative' pro-Palestine march on October 7 anniversary

  24-09-2026 19:16 via standard.co.uk
  
  Similar rallies were organised last year, with the former prime minister describing them as ‘Un-British’
  
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• Government to ‘push further and harder’ after 781 cross Channel in one day

  24-09-2026 19:09 via standard.co.uk
  
  The tally for Wednesday came in the same week as two boats arrived in Britain undetected.
  
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• Girl, 16, dies after being hit by taxi on her way to her north London private school

  24-09-2026 18:40 via standard.co.uk
  
  A 16-year-old girl was pronounced dead at the scene in Highgate
  
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• Macklemore announces Free Palestine tour following Ed Sheeran controversy

  24-09-2026 18:35 via standard.co.uk
  
  The rapper will perform shows in London, Paris and Dublin after he was removed from Sheeran’s tour for saying Free Palestine during his opening set.
  
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• Barrecore, Boom Cycle and Triyoga studios close - see full list of London sites

  24-09-2026 18:22 via standard.co.uk
  
  Everything you need to know as fitness company Common Bond shuts its studios across London
  
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• Girl, 16, dies after being hit by taxi on her way to Highgate School

  24-09-2026 18:16 via standard.co.uk
  
  A 16-year-old girl was pronounced dead at the scene in Highgate
  
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• Unionism ‘has responsibility to give electorate something to vote for’ – Burrows

  24-09-2026 18:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Ulster Unionist Party leader says he wants to win the confidence of those who do not vote as well as those who vote for other parties.
  
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• Sadiq Khan urged to ramp up safety at 'dangerous' London bus station after serious injury and death

  24-09-2026 17:57 via standard.co.uk
  
  TfL is already facing prosecution over alleged safety failures at Walthamstow bus station where a pensioner was struck by a double decker and died in 2023
  
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• Firms fined £1.3million after man killed by falling window at luxury London tower block

  24-09-2026 17:47 via standard.co.uk
  
  Mick Ferris, 53, died after being crushed by the 130kg window pane, which fell 300ft from the 26th floor of The Corniche development in Vauxhall
  
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• Chris Bryant tells party leaders there will be no improvement on budget offer

  24-09-2026 17:17 via standard.co.uk
  
  The UK Government has made a financial offer slightly above £1.5 billion over the next three years in an effort to assist with balancing the budget.
  
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• Sadiq Khan lays out three demands for Burnham's Budget

  24-09-2026 17:11 via standard.co.uk
  
  Mayor of London lists his demands for the capital ahead of Andy Burnham’s first Budget as Prime Minister
  
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• Girl, 16, dies after being hit by car near north London private school

  24-09-2026 16:58 via standard.co.uk
  
  A 16-year-old girl was pronounced dead at the scene in Highgate
  
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• BBC ‘risks entering inescapable doom spiral’ if it continues with cuts, says NUJ

  24-09-2026 16:35 via standard.co.uk
  
  In June, the corporation announced its intention to axe up to 2,000 roles in an attempt to make £500 million in savings over two years.
  
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• Why did London lose out to Cardiff for Fury v Joshua superfight?

  24-09-2026 16:31 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Mayor Sadiq Khan had called for the fight to take place in the capital - but Cardiff has been chosen as the venue
  
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• Richard Branson joins call from Tony Blair think tank for Britain to rejoin EU

  24-09-2026 16:29 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Virgin Group founder compared Brexit to ‘swapping an F1 car for a hatchback’.
  
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• Mike Tindall announces death of father after long battle with Parkinson’s

  24-09-2026 16:06 via standard.co.uk
  
  A minute’s silence was held in honour of Philip Tindall at Otley Rugby Club at the weekend.
  
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• Why was London snubbed for Cardiff for Fury Joshua superfight?

  24-09-2026 16:03 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Mayor Sadiq Khan had called for the fight to take place in the capital - but Cardiff has been chosen as the venue
  
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• Why was London snubbed for Fury Joshua superfight?

  24-09-2026 15:58 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Mayor Sadiq Khan had called for the fight to take place in the capital - but Cardiff has been chosen as the venue
  
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• What is the future for Banksy's Waterloo Place statue?

  24-09-2026 15:39 via standard.co.uk
  
  Westminster City Council says it is ‘exploring all options’ for the Blinded by the Flag statue that appeared in central London earlier this year
  
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• Omagh bombing victim’s husband: I’m finished with inquiry after Garda evidence

  24-09-2026 15:33 via standard.co.uk
  
  Kevin Skelton accused the Irish Government of ‘not co-operating’ with the Omagh Bombing Inquiry.
  
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• Who is Danny Tommo? Tommy Robinson associate arrested over migrant boat 'slashing'

  24-09-2026 15:22 via standard.co.uk
  
  Daniel Thomas was jailed in 2016 after an attempted kidnapping, but claims he has now turned around his life through religion
  
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• Government to ‘push further and harder’ after 780 cross Channel in one day

  24-09-2026 15:22 via standard.co.uk
  
  The tally for Wednesday came in the same week as two boats arrived in Britain undetected.
  
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• Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua fight at risk if council fails to agree 2am start

  24-09-2026 15:14 via standard.co.uk
  
  The heavyweight bout is expected to take place at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium on December 11.
  
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• Moment undercover police pounce on wanted man while disguised as street cleaner and Deliveroo rider

  24-09-2026 15:14 via standard.co.uk
  
  The two undercover officers swooped to arrest the man on suspicion of GBH, before finding he was carrying a machete
  
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