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• Council seizes 2,500 e-bikes in parking crackdown

  03-06-2026 22:31 via bbc.com
  The council has charged operators more than £210,000 in seizure, storage and release fees.
  
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• Third of employers ‘likely to make staff redundancies by start of 2027’

  04-06-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  Research suggests that larger companies are more likely to lay off staff than smaller firms.
  
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• 'Significant breakthrough' as new ovarian cancer treatment approved for NHS use

  04-06-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  A former NHS worker from north London who is taking the drug says the new treatment has let her ‘get on with my life’
  
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• Nigel Farage defends his response to Henry Nowak murder amid criticism from PM

  04-06-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Reform UK leader has been accused by his political opponents of stoking tension with his remarks.
  
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• Fringe programme launches featuring ‘notable increase’ in overseas performers

  04-06-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  This year’s event features shows on topics including artificial intelligence, the manosphere, cults and social class.
  
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• Nato summit most important in its history, says Rubio amid US force cutbacks

  04-06-2026 00:17 via standard.co.uk
  
  Allies told they will have to ‘step up’ to fill the gap left by the reduced American military capability in Europe.
  
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• SNP calls for probe into Scottish Secretary over Mandelson meeting

  03-06-2026 23:46 via standard.co.uk
  
  The party wants to find out if he broke the ministerial code for not revealing the meeting until a year and a half after it happened.
  
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• Sadiq Khan and Prime Minister to discuss forcing through 21,000-home London 'new town' amid council opposition

  03-06-2026 23:30 via standard.co.uk
  Sir Keir Starmer will tell mayors that the Government will back them to push them through large projects that have stalled or been watered down
  
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• Briton jailed in India tells Foreign Secretary he is ‘stuck in broken country’

  03-06-2026 23:30 via standard.co.uk
  
  Jagtar Singh Johal, from Dumbarton, was arrested by Indian authorities in 2017 just weeks after his wedding, and has been detained there ever since.
  
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• Jenrick defends Reform UK’s response to Henry Nowak murder case

  03-06-2026 23:21 via standard.co.uk
  
  Sir Keir Starmer condemned the Reform leader at Prime Minister’s Questions for responding to the 18-year-old’s murder with an ‘appeal for rage’.
  
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• Surrey race to eight-wicket win over Middlesex in Blast

  03-06-2026 22:19 via bbc.com
  Ollie Pope strikes his first half-century of this year's T20 Blast as Surrey coast past Middlesex in a one-sided South Group derby at The Oval.
  
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• Call for unity 9 years after London Bridge attacks

  03-06-2026 20:53 via bbc.com
  The community came together to remember those affected by the attacks on 3 June 2017.
  
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• London Tube strike and thunderstorm forecast spells travel misery for millions of commuters

  03-06-2026 20:47 via standard.co.uk
  Londoners face fresh travel misery tomorrow as a second round of Tube strikes threatens to bring widespread disruption across the capital.
  
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• William meets Diana Award winners during visit to London festival

  03-06-2026 20:46 via standard.co.uk
  
  William braved summer showers to meet with supporters and recipients of the Diana Award in east London on Wednesday.
  
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• Nissan set to build Chery vehicles at Sunderland plant

  03-06-2026 20:35 via standard.co.uk
  
  New deal will allow Chinese brand to build passenger cars at Nissan’s UK plant.
  
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• Yvette Cooper vows to continue raising Jimmy Lai case with Chinese government

  03-06-2026 20:16 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Foreign Secretary was asked by reporters about the pro-democracy campaigner’s detention during her two-day trip to China.
  
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• Met Police officer who assaulted a detained man lying in a hospital bed is sacked

  03-06-2026 19:58 via standard.co.uk
  
  PC Omar Campedelli has been barred from policing after he was found to have committed gross misconduct
  
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• William meets Diana Award winners and pulls pint during visit to music festival

  03-06-2026 19:54 via standard.co.uk
  
  William braved summer showers to meet with supporters and recipients of the Diana Award in east London on Wednesday.
  
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• Seriously ill boy gets Queen to present his bravery medal from Scouts

  03-06-2026 19:06 via standard.co.uk
  
  Camilla was hosting a tea party for Dreams And Wishes – a charity which helps seriously ill children and their families build precious memories.
  
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• Former MI6 chief Sir Alex Younger dies aged 62

  03-06-2026 19:03 via standard.co.uk
  
  Sir Keir Starmer paid tribute to the man who led the agency between 2014 and 2020.
  
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• Tube usage down by 41% during strike, TfL says

  03-06-2026 18:43 via bbc.com
  Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) Union are due to walk out again on Thursday from 00:01 BST.
  
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• Yvette Cooper defends UK and France’s Strait of Hormuz plan for after Iran war

  03-06-2026 18:32 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Foreign Secretary has responded after US secretary of state Marco Rubio questioned the need for naval escorts ‘if no-one’s shooting’.
  
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• Islington man accused of filming women through their windows is charged with voyeurism

  03-06-2026 18:24 via standard.co.uk
  
  Anthony Durkan, 35, is accused of filming women through the windows of their homes without their knowledge or consent
  
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• Court reprimands Scottish Government over FOI response delay on Salmond files

  03-06-2026 18:10 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Court of Session said Scottish ministers had shown ‘a lack of proper respect’ for the Information Commissioner.
  
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• Default speed limit in built-up areas should be 20mph, Government advisers say

  03-06-2026 17:51 via standard.co.uk
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• Man charged with attempted murder after officer struck by stolen police car

  03-06-2026 17:49 via standard.co.uk
  
  The incident happened in Downpatrick, Co Down, at the weekend.
  
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• Old NHS buildings could be demolished for 92-flat south London development

  03-06-2026 17:33 via standard.co.uk
  
  A developed has submitted plans to demolish the disued buildings for three blocks, up to eight storeys tall
  
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• William pulls pint during visit to popular Peckham pub: 'I could stay here forever'

  03-06-2026 17:21 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Prince of Wales visited south London to learn about the aptly named Prince of Peckham’s role in the community
  
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• Keir Starmer grilled on welfare after Pat McFadden complaint in Mandelson files

  03-06-2026 17:21 via standard.co.uk
  
  Files published on Monday showed Cabinet minister Mr McFadden saying Labour MPs were asking the wrong questions on tax and welfare.
  
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• London Tube strikes: Which lines are disrupted by tomorrow's walkout?

  03-06-2026 17:17 via standard.co.uk
  
  Passengers are advised to plan their journeys ahead of time and to allow extra time for travel
  
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