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• Bryant ‘left in no doubt’ law must be applied over Drumcree parade – Orangeman

  30-09-2026 14:03 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Northern Ireland Secretary has been meeting with the Orange Order and Garvaghy residents at Hillsborough Castle.
  
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• Iran behind RAF Fairford 'terror plot', suggests Andy Burnham after five London suspects bailed

  30-09-2026 19:24 via standard.co.uk
  
  Prime Minister says there are ‘strong indications’ Iran played a part in a suspected terror plot near RAF Fairford that has seen five Londoners arrested
  
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• Met hands Grenfell fire investigation file to CPS

  30-09-2026 19:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The force is seeking charges against 54 individuals and 20 companies over the 2017 tower block fire.
  
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• Garvaghy Road residents say they will accept Drumcree deal if Orange Order do

  30-09-2026 19:11 via standard.co.uk
  
  Another day of meetings to resolve the contentious parading dispute have taken place.
  
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• Jones signs new deal as Harlequins scrum coach

  30-09-2026 19:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Former Wales and British and Irish Lions prop Adam Jones extends his contract as Harlequins scrum and contact coach.
  
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• Grenfell Tower fire: Kensington and Chelsea Council faces corporate manslaughter charge

  30-09-2026 18:53 via standard.co.uk
  
  Fifty-four people and 20 organisations are facing charges relating to the blaze in North Kensington, west London, in June 2017
  
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• New images show dramatic transformation of London hospital under redevelopment plans

  30-09-2026 18:43 via standard.co.uk
  
  Hospital managers have published new images of what the redeveloped west London site could look like
  
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• Teenagers killed when car plunged into River Wear named by police

  30-09-2026 18:35 via standard.co.uk
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• Iran behind 'terror plot' targeting RAF Fairford, suggests Andy Burnham

  30-09-2026 18:29 via standard.co.uk
  
  Prime Minister says there are ‘strong indications’ Iran played a part in a suspected terror plot near RAF Fairford that has seen five Londoners arrested
  
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• Michelle O’Neill ‘stands over’ choice to take part in Drumcree parade protest

  30-09-2026 18:27 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Sinn Féin vice president and the party’s president Mary Lou McDonald met residents on the Garvaghy Road in Portadown.
  
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• Tapestry tour added for blind after legal threat

  30-09-2026 18:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The British Museum will offer an audio-described Bayeux Tapestry tour after a blind man's legal threat.
  
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• Evidence file on housing department among those passed to Grenfell prosecutors

  30-09-2026 18:14 via standard.co.uk
  
  Potential offences include corporate manslaughter, gross negligence manslaughter, health and safety offences and fraud.
  
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• Grenfell Tower fire: Delivering justice has 'taken too long,' says Andy Burnham as 54 people face charges

  30-09-2026 18:02 via standard.co.uk
  
  ‘I will work to support the Grenfell families and ensure they get the justice and accountability that they deserve,’ says the Prime Minister
  
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• ‘Strong indications’ Iran played role in suspected Fairford terror plot, PM says

  30-09-2026 18:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  The UK is working closely with US and the authorities have the situation under ‘the strongest grip’, the Prime Minister insisted.
  
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• Andy Burnham declines to rule out manifesto bid to rejoin EU

  30-09-2026 18:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister said it was still his wish to see the UK back in the EU within his lifetime.
  
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• Fact check: RAF Fairford arrest image likely manipulated with AI

  30-09-2026 17:45 via standard.co.uk
  
  The photo is likely based on an image shared by media which is much lower quality.
  
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• Fact check: Image of internal Labour Party email shows signs of AI generation

  30-09-2026 17:35 via standard.co.uk
  
  The alleged email instructs recipients to ‘promote and praise’ the Prime Minister’s speech.
  
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• Man jailed for murder 16 years after attacking teen

  30-09-2026 17:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jordan Burton caused a serious head injury to Daniel Allright in 2006, which led to a fatal seizure years later.
  
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• British pilot ‘helped rescue plane after pilot stabbed by colleague in cockpit’

  30-09-2026 17:12 via standard.co.uk
  
  Passengers and crew subdued the alleged attacker as the FlyDubai plane dropped from 33,000 feet to 17,000 feet in about a minute.
  
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• Inside the data centres built with lab-grown human brain cells

  30-09-2026 17:08 via standard.co.uk
  
  Could bio data centres powered by neurons be the key to curing diseases? Lucas Chancellor reports
  
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• Greggs to shut four factories and cut 740 jobs

  30-09-2026 17:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The company says it needs to "keep evolving alongside changing customer expectations".
  
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• Fear of the other a ‘defining aspect of our time right now’, art curator says

  30-09-2026 16:56 via standard.co.uk
  
  Ekow Eshun was among 67 people given honours by the Princess Royal at an investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle on Wednesday.
  
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• Collection of ‘legendary’ artworks led by van Gogh set to fetch £338m at auction

  30-09-2026 16:55 via standard.co.uk
  
  Sotheby’s will offer the Blaquier-Arrieta Collection, a group of impressionist and modern paintings, in New York on November 18.
  
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• More than 1.7million Londoners face massive council tax hike next year as cash crisis deepens

  30-09-2026 16:53 via standard.co.uk
  
  After Wandsworth announced a staggering 94% council tax hike,six other councils could announce huge increases
  
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• Fire crews attend record number of pet rescues

  30-09-2026 16:53 via standard.co.uk
  
  The total includes 1,245 occasions when pets were rescued from heights, such as roofs or trees.
  
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• Pilot on FlyDubai flight to Israel 'stabbed another pilot and apparently tried to crash plane', says Benjamin Netanyahu

  30-09-2026 16:40 via standard.co.uk
  
  Passenger and crew broke into cockpit of Tel Aviv-bound flight and overpowered knifeman ‘saving many lives and preventing major disaster’, says Israeli PM
  
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• College pays tribute to three students who died in car river plunge

  30-09-2026 16:38 via standard.co.uk
  
  Sunderland College said: ‘This is a heartbreaking loss for our college community, and the wider city of Sunderland’.
  
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• Thames Water issues apology to 17,000 east London residents left without water during heatwave

  30-09-2026 16:30 via standard.co.uk
  
  Households in east London and Essex were forced to rely on bottled water during the five-day outage
  
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• Pilot on flight to Israel 'stabbed another pilot and tried to crash plane', says Benjamin Netanyahu

  30-09-2026 16:17 via standard.co.uk
  
  Passenger and crew broke into cockpit of Tel Aviv-bound flight and overpowered knifeman ‘saving many lives and preventing major disaster’, says Israeli PM
  
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• Another London borough braces residents for huge council tax hikes as it faces 'dire' choice

  30-09-2026 16:11 via standard.co.uk
  
  Hammersmith and Fulham council has warned it is losing 40% of its £22million annual budget under Labour’s ‘Fair Funding’ review
  
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