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• Coalition will support employees to build savings pots via workplace schemes

  16-06-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  Building a workplace savings pot could help protect people from needing to turn to high-cost debt.
  
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• 'Don't slaughter the ponies': Kemi Badenoch urges Keir Starmer to stop mass Dartmoor cull

  16-06-2026 10:44 via standard.co.uk
  
  Polling experts warned that the Prime Minister faces a backlash if hundreds of Dartmoor ponies are killed
  
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• M25 traffic LIVE: Motorway closed near Epping as two lorry fires cause huge tailbacks

  16-06-2026 10:12 via standard.co.uk
  
  Drivers face delays on the M25 due to two separate lorry fires
  
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• Thames Water rescue in doubt as Government raises objections over deal

  16-06-2026 10:06 via standard.co.uk
  
  The company faced a series of hefty fines for its poor environmental performance in recent years
  
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• UK unveils new sanctions on Russian shadow fleet as Starmer attends G7

  16-06-2026 10:04 via standard.co.uk
  
  The announcement will bring the number of sanctioned shadow fleet and Russian liquefied natural gas vessels to more than 600.
  
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• West London residents hit out as block of flats used as toilet and fly-tipping hotspot

  16-06-2026 09:54 via standard.co.uk
  
  The block is managed by Home Group, a prominent housing association and social enterprise
  
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• Bailed: Millionaire banker arrested in hunt for notorious 'Putney Pusher' who shoved woman in front of London bus

  16-06-2026 09:37 via standard.co.uk
  
  Police make breakthrough in hunt for jogger who pushed pedestrian in front of double decker nine years ago
  
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• Social media ban for children ‘no silver bullet’, minister says

  16-06-2026 09:17 via standard.co.uk
  
  Technology firms have hit back over the plan to ban under-16s from social media.
  
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• More than 75 council seats up for grabs in flurry of local by-elections

  16-06-2026 09:11 via standard.co.uk
  
  Many of the contests have a link with the large set of elections held in England, Scotland and Wales on May 7.
  
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• MPs reject bid to revive Royal Albert Hall Bill amid ‘outrageous profiteering’ claims

  16-06-2026 09:06 via standard.co.uk
  
  MPs have rejected a bid to revive legislation concerning the Royal Albert Hall, following a blistering attack on the charity’s governance by Labour grandee Dame Emily Thornberry. She accused the renowned London venue of running a "racket" that allows "the most outrageous profiteering".
  
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• Sadiq Khan announces £100 million investment in London ‘Singapore-style’ housing development

  16-06-2026 08:58 via standard.co.uk
  
  The announcement was made during the mayor’s trade mission to Singapore and Japan
  
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• M25 traffic LIVE: Motorway blocked near Epping as two lorry fires cause huge tailbacks

  16-06-2026 08:49 via standard.co.uk
  
  Drivers face delays on the M25 due to two separate lorry fires
  
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• Pictured: Woman found dead at home in Lewisham after 'welfare check' as man charged with murder

  16-06-2026 08:41 via standard.co.uk
  
  Barbara McCann, 47, was found dead at home in Catford Hill by officers responding to concerns about her welfare
  
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• Stop wasting our time with mobile phone signal in London 'worse than Kabul,' ministers urged

  16-06-2026 08:38 via standard.co.uk
  
  ‘I’m getting worse mobile phone reception that I did in Kabul a decade ago,’ Tom Tugendhat posted on X
  
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• M25 closed LIVE: Motorway blocked near Epping as lorry fire causes huge traffic jam

  16-06-2026 08:23 via standard.co.uk
  
  Drivers face delays on the M25 due to a lorry fire between J27 and J28 Epping
  
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• Makerfield by-election: 'Don't take London for granted,' bosses warn Andy Burnham as he eyes being PM

  16-06-2026 08:16 via standard.co.uk
  
  Business leaders in the capital spoke out as polls suggests Mr Burnham could soon be back in Parliament to launch a bid to replace Sir Keir Starmer
  
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• Keir Starmer to step up pressure on Russia at G7 with new sanctions

  16-06-2026 08:11 via standard.co.uk
  
  The measures will target Russia’s shadow fleet and the finance networks the country uses to circumvent western sanctions.
  
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• Murdered MP Jo Cox would be deeply concerned by divisions in UK, says sister

  16-06-2026 08:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  Kim Leadbeater says it is crucial to ‘push back’ on divisive rhetoric and dangerous language.
  
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• Wimbledon school crash: Driver due in court accused of death by dangerous driving after two girls killed

  16-06-2026 07:53 via standard.co.uk
  
  Claire Freemantle, 49, will appear in court accused of two counts of causing death by dangerous driving and seven counts of causing serious injury by dangerous driving
  
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• Makerfield by-election: 'Don't take London for granted,' bosses warn Andy Burnham as he seeks to be PM

  16-06-2026 07:31 via standard.co.uk
  
  Business leaders in the capital spoke out as polls suggests Mr Burnham could soon be back in Parliament to launch a bid to replace Sir Keir Starmer
  
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• Woman to face court charged with death by dangerous driving after school crash

  16-06-2026 03:45 via standard.co.uk
  
  Claire Freemantle faces nine charges, including counts of causing death by dangerous driving of eight-year-olds Nuria Sajjad and Selena Lau.
  
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• England fans embracing Texas culture as Three Lions prepare for World Cup opener

  16-06-2026 03:45 via standard.co.uk
  
  Supporters wore cowboy hats and boots as they made the trip to Dallas Fort Worth.
  
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• England fan quits job as chef to extend stay in US for World Cup

  16-06-2026 03:45 via standard.co.uk
  
  Ben King lined up a new job three months ago which allowed him to stay in Texas until after the Three Lions’ opening fixture.
  
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• Captain of Russian shadow fleet tanker intercepted in Channel to appear in court

  16-06-2026 03:45 via standard.co.uk
  
  Ajay Pant, 38, has been charged with directly or indirectly supplying or delivering by ship prohibited oil or oil products from Russia.
  
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• Tories would give Aberdeen oil industry ‘kiss of life’ says Badenoch

  16-06-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Conservative party leader is visiting the constituency ahead of the by-election on Thursday.
  
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• Some motorists who pay monthly for insurance ‘charged annual rates close to 30%’

  16-06-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  Paying monthly is often the only realistic option for households facing financial pressure, creating a ‘poverty premium’, Which? said.
  
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• Cities where average price tag on a home has jumped highest in past decade

  16-06-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  Rightmove said its figures indicate a ‘spill over’ from some major cities into locations nearby as home buyers cast their nets more widely.
  
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• AI and digital tech used to chart climate impact and extinction risk for plants

  16-06-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  Converting pressed plant and fungi collected over the past two centuries into digital records can help transform conservation efforts, report says.
  
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• London council reports officers to police after threat to ‘rip man’s teeth out’

  15-06-2026 23:36 via standard.co.uk
  
  The footage, thought to have been recorded using Meta glasses, shows a heated confrontation with a member of the public
  
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• Streeting details plans to fast track new infrastructure schemes to boost growth

  15-06-2026 23:30 via standard.co.uk
  
  The former health secretary will set out his proposals for getting major new infrastructure projects built in a speech on Tuesday.
  
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