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• Cycle lanes blamed as London becomes world’s most congested city

  07-12-2021 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  Traffic information supplier Inrix said drivers in the capital will lose an average of 148 hours stuck in jams across the whole of 2021.
  
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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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• 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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• Crisps and kerb-jumping as Kate joins village hall group for lunch

  30-09-2026 16:06 via standard.co.uk
  
  The weekly outing is celebrating its 60th anniversary.
  
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• Mob rule must not be allowed to win, PSNI chief warns in Drumcree parade dispute

  30-09-2026 15:50 via standard.co.uk
  
  Jon Boutcher said he would continue to seek a way to facilitate an Orange Order march down the predominantly nationalist Garvaghy Road in Portadown.
  
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• 17-year-old arrested after car plunges into river killing three teenagers

  30-09-2026 15:47 via standard.co.uk
  
  Police divers entered the river and attached the black car to a crane, which then lifted it out of the water.
  
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• RCN has no position on gender debate, boss tells Sandie Peggie tribunal

  30-09-2026 15:33 via standard.co.uk
  
  The nurse has brought a legal case against the union over what she claims was direct discrimination over her gender-critical beliefs.
  
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• Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi says new film on band ‘difficult to watch’

  30-09-2026 15:31 via standard.co.uk
  
  The star admitted watching the footage back had been ’emotional’.
  
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• At least 100 UK academics may be helping to develop Chinese spy tech, MI5 warns

  30-09-2026 15:31 via standard.co.uk
  
  The British intelligence service said academics could be unwittingly improving China’s technical capabilities for spying
  
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• Man jailed for life for murder after victim dies from epileptic fit 16 years on from London attack

  30-09-2026 15:28 via standard.co.uk
  
  Jordan Burton, 33, was aged 14 when he caused a serious head injury to Daniel Allright which led to his death 16 years later
  
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• Major operation to recover car in which three teens died in river plunge

  30-09-2026 14:56 via standard.co.uk
  
  Police divers entered the river and attached the black car to a crane, which then lifted it out of the water.
  
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• Shane Richie blames media ‘baiting’ as EastEnders star banned from driving for speeding

  30-09-2026 14:44 via standard.co.uk
  
  Actor, 62, says he has been pursued daily by photographers because he is going through a ‘very public’ divorce
  
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• Factory closure plan will ‘future proof’ Greggs, says boss as 740 jobs cut

  30-09-2026 14:37 via standard.co.uk
  
  Unions have warned that workers should not be ‘dropped like stones’ after helping support Gregg’s growth across the UK.
  
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• London's leasehold market 'struggling' as developers turn to build-to-rent

  30-09-2026 14:36 via standard.co.uk
  
  Developers are moving away from leasehold flats towards build-to-rent and co-living schemes
  
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• Brent Cross flyover roadworks begin as drivers warned of major disruption

  30-09-2026 14:13 via standard.co.uk
  
  Brent Cross Flyover will be reduced to one lane in each direction from Wednesday evening
  
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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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• East London residents face paying more for social care bills after council scraps cap

  30-09-2026 14:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  The decision is likely to mean wealthier residents in the borough face increased charges for their home care
  
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• Greggs to close London factory as it axes around 740 jobs

  30-09-2026 13:46 via standard.co.uk
  
  The overhaul will cost the firm around £60 million, including disruption costs and redundancy payments.
  
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• All aboard! Kate helps out on 50th anniversary of rural minibus service

  30-09-2026 13:38 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Princess of Wales helped pick up 94-year-old Stella Drewett for her weekly shopping trip to Pulborough, West Sussex.
  
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• Shoreditch House investigated over out-of-date food label tampering claims

  30-09-2026 13:11 via standard.co.uk
  
  The claims about food safety at Shoreditch House are under investigation by both Hackney Council and owners Soho House
  
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• Latest round of talks to break Drumcree impasse gets under way

  30-09-2026 13:08 via standard.co.uk
  
  Delegations from the Orange Order and Garvaghy Road residents are at Hillsborough Castle.
  
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