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• Fact check: AI ‘Andy Burnham’ image and miscaptioned Blackburn video

  04-06-2026 16:56 via standard.co.uk
  
  A round-up of fact checks from the last few days compiled by Full Fact.
  
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• Keir Starmer vows to ‘right the wrongs’ in Henry Nowak case after meeting family

  04-06-2026 20:16 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister said he was ‘profoundly humbled’ to have a private discussion with the teenager’s family in Downing Street.
  
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• Royal Navy helicopter crash victims named as families and military pay tribute

  04-06-2026 20:12 via standard.co.uk
  
  Lieutenant Lily-Mae Fisher, Lieutenant Commander Chris Gayson and Petty Officer Owen Green all died in the incident on Wednesday.
  
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• Jury deliberations in Irvine beach murder trial to go into second day

  04-06-2026 20:08 via standard.co.uk
  
  Kayden Moy, 16, died following an incident on Irvine beach on May 17 last year.
  
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• Murder probe launched in north London as boy, 15, dies five days after Dollis Hill stabbing

  04-06-2026 19:38 via standard.co.uk
  
  Victim of fatal stabbing named by police as he loses fight for life in hospital
  
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• London Tube strikes LIVE: Severe disruption hits evening rush hour in second driver walkout of week

  04-06-2026 19:23 via standard.co.uk
  
  Commuters hit by fresh travel chaos as second 24-hour RMT walkout hits London’s transport network
  
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• Three Royal Navy helicopter crash victims named as Healey pays tribute

  04-06-2026 18:42 via standard.co.uk
  
  Lieutenant Lily-Mae Fisher, Lieutenant Commander Chris Gayson and Petty Officer Owen Green all died in the incident on Wednesday.
  
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• Investigation launched after Jewish hotel guests faced with ‘antisemitic’ message on London Travelodge TV

  04-06-2026 18:25 via standard.co.uk
  
  Hotel chain has launched an investigation after ‘free Palestine’ message was displayed on the ‘welcome’ screen of a guest’s TV
  
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• Helicopter crash victim was Britain’s only female commando

  04-06-2026 18:24 via standard.co.uk
  
  Lily-Mae Fisher was one of three who died in the incident on Wednesday.
  
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• Surrey crossbow attack: Staff member shot on university campus as former student arrested

  04-06-2026 18:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  A 21-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a member of staff at the University of Surrey was shot with a crossbow.
  
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• London Tube strikes LIVE: Severe disruption on network as passengers face rush hour misery

  04-06-2026 17:40 via standard.co.uk
  
  Commuters hit by fresh travel chaos as second 24-hour RMT walkout hits London’s transport network
  
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• Shortage of mechanics and funding hitting PSNI fleet

  04-06-2026 17:33 via standard.co.uk
  
  A meeting of the Northern Ireland Policing Board heard some vehicles are more than 14 years old.
  
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• Driver who mowed down ‘purely innocent boy’ jailed for at least 30 years

  04-06-2026 17:31 via standard.co.uk
  
  Zulkernain Ahmed, 21, was found guilty of murdering 16-year-old Abdullah Yaser Abdullah Taleb after driving into him in the Darnall area of Sheffield.
  
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• Will there be more Tube strikes? RMT warns further walkouts 'inevitable' if drivers' dispute continues

  04-06-2026 17:23 via standard.co.uk
  
  Warning from union comes as Londoners have faced another day of misery on the Tube
  
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• King marks ‘important new chapter’ for newly formed Gurkha artillery unit

  04-06-2026 17:16 via standard.co.uk
  
  Charles was presented with a mala flower garland as he arrived at Larkhill Barracks near Salisbury in Wiltshire.
  
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• Families ‘stockpiling food in homes amid fear of race hate incidents’

  04-06-2026 17:07 via standard.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland Policing Board member Peter Osborne said some ethnic minorities are ‘anxious and fearful of what’s going to happen’ this summer.
  
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• Witness emotional as he recalls wife telling him about Donaldson alleged abuse

  04-06-2026 17:06 via standard.co.uk
  
  The trial of the former DUP leader is continuing at Newry Crown Court.
  
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• SNP in talks with taxman over VAT linked to Murrell purchases, Swinney reveals

  04-06-2026 17:06 via standard.co.uk
  
  The First Minister said his party had started talks with HMRC in the wake of former chief executive Peter Murrell embezzling more than £400,000.
  
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• OPINION - Did Henry Nowak die while the police were too busy obsessing about race?

  04-06-2026 17:02 via standard.co.uk
  
  Even after two days of rancorous debate about Henry Nowak’s death, it’s still instructive, for those of a strong stomach, to read the court proceedings that ended with the conviction of Vickrum Digwa for his murder of 18-year-old Henry Nowak in Southampton. One element was the footage that Henry took on his phone of the encounter that ended his life. He was going home from an evening with friends from the Southampton University football team at a nightclub when he encountered Digwa,
  
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• McDonald’s submits plans to take over east London Poundland site

  04-06-2026 16:52 via standard.co.uk
  
  The proposed ’multi-million pound investment’ into Hornchurch could create more than 120 jobs
  
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• Council acted unlawfully in school toilet provision, judge rules

  04-06-2026 16:35 via standard.co.uk
  
  The case was brought against West Lothian Council.
  
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• Who were the far-right agitators at Henry Nowak murder protest?

  04-06-2026 16:33 via standard.co.uk
  
  Several far-right activists were among hundreds of protesters at the angry protest in Southampton, which led to violent clashes with police
  
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• Kate joins celebration as young mother marks end of chemotherapy treatment

  04-06-2026 16:30 via standard.co.uk
  
  The ceremony came as welcome surprise for patient Claire Lorente, her partner Pablo and son Enzo.
  
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• NHS trust settles for £28m after girl suffered brain damage during birth at London hospital

  04-06-2026 16:29 via standard.co.uk
  
  Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust acknowledged an error in the delivery of the girl
  
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• Legacy proposals will fail unless PSNI is funded to meet demand, says Boutcher

  04-06-2026 16:26 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Government’s new Troubles Bill to deal with the past in Northern Ireland includes a proposal for a reformed Legacy Commission.
  
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• Political badges have no place in NHS, says antisemitism review

  04-06-2026 16:22 via standard.co.uk
  
  Levels of anti-Jewish racism in the UK ‘constitute a national emergency’, the report author said.
  
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• Labour has not learned lessons from Tories on changing leader, Peter Kyle says

  04-06-2026 16:21 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Business Secretary also noted that ‘entitlement is not a qualification for leadership’ in an apparent veiled swipe at Andy Burnham.
  
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• Three rushed to hospital as e-scooter battery fire rips through home in south London

  04-06-2026 16:11 via standard.co.uk
  
  Fire chiefs issue warning about e-bike and e-scooter safety as blaze tears through property in Sutton
  
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• London schools crisis: Primary pupil numbers plunge across capital - what's happening in your area?

  04-06-2026 16:09 via standard.co.uk
  
  Primary school pupil numbers have tumbled by 19% in Southwark, 20% in Lambeth and 26% in Westminster
  
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• Tenant 'forced to call 999' after persistent leaks flood light fittings and boiler

  04-06-2026 16:03 via standard.co.uk
  
  Kensington and Chelsea Council has been ordered to apologise to the woman following an investigation by the ombudsman
  
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