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• David Beckham nets £38 million payout after soaring profits at brands

  25-09-2026 12:36 via standard.co.uk
  
  The former sportsman and businessman benefited from the launch of new commercial partnerships ahead of the 2026 world cup.
  
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• Andy Burnham to head to Liverpool for first Labour conference as Prime Minister

  26-09-2026 01:05 via standard.co.uk
  
  Mr Burnham has denied he is considering an early general election.
  
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• South Africa, Kenya and Japan among best-value winter break spots – report

  26-09-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
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• London parents charge their children the steepest rent prices in the UK

  26-09-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  Adults living with their parents in London are charged over two times more than those in Yorkshire
  
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• Carreras magic lights up Bath win over Harlequins

  26-09-2026 00:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A terrific try from full-back Santiago Carreras is the highlight of Bath's Prem opening night bonus-point victory over Harlequins.
  
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• UK ticket-holder wins £111m EuroMillions jackpot

  25-09-2026 23:04 via standard.co.uk
  
  Tuesday’s jackpot is now an estimated £14 million.
  
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• Andy Burnham throws into doubt Heathrow's plans for a third runway

  25-09-2026 21:09 via standard.co.uk
  
  Andy Burnham stressed the views of Londoners must come first when considering the Heathrow expansion
  
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• ‘No clear consensus’ for second indyref, says Burnham

  25-09-2026 20:35 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister was interviewed by STV News on Friday.
  
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• Police chief’s criticism of bail system ‘needs to be heard’, says PM

  25-09-2026 20:28 via standard.co.uk
  
  Andy Burnham said the decision to bail paedophile Zafer Dogan back to his flat, overlooking a playground, was ‘disturbing’.
  
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• PM urges people to ‘work calmly’ after Drumcree parade is given go-ahead

  25-09-2026 20:27 via standard.co.uk
  
  Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald has described the decision as ‘utterly reckless’.
  
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• Girl killed in crash as she walked to school named

  25-09-2026 20:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Melissa Premaratne, 16, was hit by a car belonging to private hire group Addison Lee near her school.
  
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• Andy Burnham orders flagship public London rail company to up game after summer of disruption

  25-09-2026 19:43 via standard.co.uk
  
  ‘We've had a difficult summer across the railway network, across all of England and the UK, to be honest. It isn't good enough,’ says the Prime Minister
  
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• Promotion-chasing Northants in trouble at Middlesex

  25-09-2026 19:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Northamptonshire's hopes of promotion from Division Two are fading as they face defeat at Middlesex.
  
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• Somerset title hopes all but over despite Lammonby ton

  25-09-2026 19:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Somerset's Tom Lammonby hits an unbeaten 103 as they reach 222-3, exactly 200 runs behind Surrey at the halfway point of the game.
  
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• Fact check: Apprenticeship statistics and AI-generated teacher image

  25-09-2026 18:58 via standard.co.uk
  
  Round-up of fact checks from the last few days compiled by Full Fact.
  
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• Girl, 16, who died after being hit by minicab on way to north London private school is named and pictured

  25-09-2026 18:56 via standard.co.uk
  
  Melissa Premaratne, 16, died after being hit by a minicab while on her way to classes at Highgate School
  
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• Orange Order parade decision on Garvaghy Road ‘utterly reckless’ – Sinn Féin

  25-09-2026 18:54 via standard.co.uk
  
  A DUP MP has insisted that nationalist residents on the road have ‘nothing to fear’ from the march on Sunday.
  
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• How 'largest phone smuggling network' was uncovered

  25-09-2026 18:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police say up to 40,000 phones were smuggled - the equivalent of around 40% of devices stolen in London.
  
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• Fact check: Image of protest in Dublin is from April 2025

  25-09-2026 18:50 via standard.co.uk
  
  The widely shared image was likely edited with AI.
  
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• ‘A light in our lives’: Family tribute to pupil killed after being hit by taxi

  25-09-2026 18:48 via standard.co.uk
  
  Highgate School pupil Melissa Premaratne, 16, died after a collision on North Road in Highgate, north London.
  
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• Police appeal for witnesses as cyclist dies following Kensington hit-and-run crash

  25-09-2026 18:13 via standard.co.uk
  
  CCTV footage shows the crash involved a moped and a man riding an e-bike - the 24-year-old cyclist sadly died at the scene
  
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• Fact check: Current GDP growth is lower than during 2010-2024

  25-09-2026 18:07 via standard.co.uk
  
  GDP growth has sped up since 2023, but remains sluggish compared with most of the last 15 years.
  
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• PM says bailed sex offender case must be reviewed

  25-09-2026 18:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Victims of Zafer Dogan were living close to the 32-year-old who took thousands of pictures of children at a playground from his bedroom window.
  
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• Burnham rules out early general election amid polling lead for Labour

  25-09-2026 18:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister said he wanted to ‘draw a line’ and focus on helping the public to feel some ‘hope in their lives’ rather than another election.
  
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• Met should probe handling of 'Putney pusher' arrest, police watchdog says

  25-09-2026 17:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Nicholas Brandram's family say he took his own life due to the "pressure" of a police investigation.
  
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• Santander online banking outage leaves customers unable to log on

  25-09-2026 16:47 via standard.co.uk
  
  The high street lender’s website and mobile banking apps have both been affected, but the website service is now back online.
  
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• DUP hails ‘breakthrough’ on Drumcree parade as Sinn Féin condemns decision

  25-09-2026 16:42 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Parades Commission placed a number of restrictions on the Orange Order procession on Sunday.
  
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• Noah Woods got through gap in fence before he was found in lake, inquest told

  25-09-2026 16:22 via standard.co.uk
  
  The three-year-old’s family have paid tribute to their ‘happy, cheeky, playful’ boy.
  
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• Murder of pregnant mother of two ‘one of worst cases of domestic violence’

  25-09-2026 16:20 via standard.co.uk
  
  Sarah Montgomery, 27, was murdered by her former partner Zak Hughes, 29, at her home in Donaghadee in June 2025.
  
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• Police watchdog says Met should investigate itself over Putney Pusher suspect arrest

  25-09-2026 16:06 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Met’s Directorate of Professional Standards should look into the arrest of Nicholas Brandram, who was found dead earlier this month, say IOPC
  
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