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• Battery which started fatal blaze was for e-scooter, fire service confirms

  29-09-2026 17:31 via standard.co.uk
  
  Elisha Brabin, 36, and her children Leo Brabin, 16, Ellis Brabin, eight, and seven-year-old Prudence Brabin died in the fire.
  
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• Andy Burnham says he 'could go all the way' and propose rejoining European Union

  30-09-2026 07:46 via standard.co.uk
  
  Prime Minister says he is looking at all options for the UK’s future relationship with Brussels in interview on Wednesday morning
  
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• Burnham not ruling out going ‘all the way’ and rejoining European Union

  30-09-2026 07:31 via standard.co.uk
  
  Prime Minister Andy Burnham said he is looking at all options for the UK’s future relationship with Brussels.
  
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• Pension triple lock: How does it work and what does Burnham plan to change?

  30-09-2026 07:30 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister has said the triple lock on the the state pension would be adjusted from April 2030 under Labour plans
  
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• Londoners face tax rises to fund Burnham's social care reforms even if pensions 'Triple Lock' is scrapped

  30-09-2026 07:19 via standard.co.uk
  
  Exclusive: Ditching ‘Triple Lock’ would not get close to raising billions in coming years to tackle social care crisis, expert warns
  
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• International trains stopping at second major London station wins crucial backing from rail minister

  30-09-2026 07:14 via standard.co.uk
  
  ‘We believe there are opportunities to support growth through international services stopping at the station,’ says Lord Hendy
  
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• Moment suspected 14-year-old phone thief arrested in Met Police crackdown

  30-09-2026 07:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Standard was invited to see inside the Met’s operations as the force claims victory against the capital’s street criminals
  
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• Cooper pledges revival of ‘one of Labour’s greatest achievements’ – Sure Start

  30-09-2026 07:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Health Secretary will announce support for babies and parents will be expanded through a network of local hubs.
  
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• Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi to receive honour at Windsor Castle

  30-09-2026 03:45 via standard.co.uk
  
  The 78-year-old musician, nicknamed The Godfather Of Heavy Metal, previously described the honour as ‘unbelievable’.
  
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• King’s proclamation and Trump letter sealed in Washington time capsule

  30-09-2026 01:57 via standard.co.uk
  
  The contents included soil from the ancestral Northamptonshire home of America’s first president George Washington.
  
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• Supplements costing hundreds of pounds a year no better than 6p options – Which?

  30-09-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  Many supplements marketed at perimenopausal and menopausal women are overpriced and lack meaningful doses of key nutrients, Which? found.
  
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• Stem cell plea for baby whose symptoms were put down to teething and tonsillitis

  30-09-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  Reuben, from Norfolk, was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia at just 10 months old.
  
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• Scottish space company hails successful ‘hot fire’ test of rocket engine

  30-09-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  Skyrora’s successful test at Machrihanish, Argyll and Bute, produced a column of fire and billowing smoke.
  
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• Police investigate after three teenagers killed when Audi A3 entered River Wear

  30-09-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  The bodies were found on Tuesday evening after the incident near Wearmouth Bridge.
  
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• Hundreds of prisoners to walk free as expanded early release scheme begins

  30-09-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  The killers of Pc Andrew Harper will not be eligible for early release.
  
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• AI leaves quarter of UK adults ‘overwhelmed’ by sophistication of scams

  30-09-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  National Trading Standards has launched an ‘AI Scam Watchlist’ to raise awareness among consumers of the latest scams and how they work.
  
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• £2.3 million study to trial new treatment for endometriosis pain

  30-09-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  The University of Aberdeen is exploring a potentially ‘vital’ new pain treatment for women suffering from endometriosis.
  
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• East London pub under threat as proposed new development sparks noise complaint fears

  29-09-2026 23:34 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Lord Napier Star claims that noise complaints made when people have moved into the new development could spark a license review
  
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• RAF Fairford suspect called police an hour before farmer raised alarm

  29-09-2026 23:17 via standard.co.uk
  
  Five British nationals, all in their mid-20s, werearrested on suspicion of explosives offences and terrorism.
  
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• Police hunt thugs after man brutally assaulted on Tube train and at busy station barriers

  29-09-2026 22:26 via standard.co.uk
  
  The attack took place on August 7, on a District line and at Earl’s Court station
  
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• RAF Fairford 'terror plot' foiled after suspect called police

  29-09-2026 21:59 via standard.co.uk
  
  Scotland Yard also confirmed no improvised explosive devices were found in the three vans discovered near RAF Fairford, but a ‘quantity of petrol was recovered’
  
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• Facial recognition trial in London stations leads to zero arrests

  29-09-2026 21:26 via standard.co.uk
  
  The trial cost more than £320,000 and took up almost 100 hours of police officers’ time between February and July this year
  
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• Famous London nightclub given protected status to guard it from redevelopment

  29-09-2026 21:03 via standard.co.uk
  
  Heaven nightclub has been listed as an Asset of Community Value for the second time
  
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• Teenager arrested after three youngsters killed when car entered the River Wear

  29-09-2026 20:38 via standard.co.uk
  
  A 17-year-old boy managed to reach safety and has now been arrested in connection with the incident.
  
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• Fantasist stabbed woman to death in London Airbnb flat after she rejected him, court hears

  29-09-2026 20:14 via standard.co.uk
  
  University drop-out Deepak Sandhu is accused of the murder of Xiaoqing Kein in her air BnB bedsit in Old Brompton Road
  
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• Garvaghy Road residents launch fresh legal bid to stop parade

  29-09-2026 20:12 via standard.co.uk
  
  Lawyers for the Garvaghy Road Residents Coalition have issued a fresh legal bid to prevent the Drumcree march.
  
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• Burnham pressed to rejoin EU after promising to set out ‘options’ on bloc

  29-09-2026 20:09 via standard.co.uk
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• Police search London properties in probe into 'terror plot' on RAF Fairford

  29-09-2026 19:42 via standard.co.uk
  
  Scotland Yard also confirmed no improvised explosive devices were found in the three vans discovered near RAF Fairford, but a ‘quantity of petrol was recovered’
  
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• Police search London homes in probe into 'terror plot' on RAF Fairford

  29-09-2026 19:37 via standard.co.uk
  
  Scotland Yard confirmed no improvised explosive devices were found in the three vans discovered near RAF Fairford, but a ‘quantity of petrol was recovered’
  
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• Graham Norton: I can’t see any successor to my BBC chat show

  29-09-2026 19:21 via standard.co.uk
  
  The comedian, 63, has been hosting The Graham Norton Show since 2007 and is known for attracting A-list guests.
  
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