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• Final call for Heathrow’s third runway — will Andy Burnham be on board?

  08-11-2026 07:00 via The Standard News
  
  The airport’s chief says a decision must be made by December, business and unions back it, but will the PM defer to Londoners, whose mayor is against the expansion, asks Chris Blackhurst
  
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• EasyJet investors back £5.7bn takeover by Apollo

  11-11-2026 13:57 via The Standard News
  
  The carrier said 97.07% of shareholders voted in favour of the takeover by US investment group Apollo at a meeting of investors.
  
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• London pet owners instructed to keep captive birds inside over avian flu risk

  11-11-2026 13:47 via The Standard News
  
  People who keep poultry and other types of birds must ensure they are kept inside from now on
  
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• Scottish man killed in Krakow shooting in which six died

  11-11-2026 13:46 via The Standard News
  
  Police Scotland are supporting the man’s family following his ‘tragic death’ in Poland.
  
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• Family of British teen injured in Krakow shooting beg for help to bring him home

  11-11-2026 13:46 via The Standard News
  
  Harry Marchant, 19, has been named as the injured Brit who survived the shooting in Poland’s Krakow on November 7
  
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• Police treating threatening messages sent to schools in UK as hoaxes

  11-11-2026 13:45 via The Standard News
  
  Schools in Scotland and Northern Ireland received threatening emails.
  
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• Nation falls silent in remembrance on Armistice Day

  11-11-2026 13:28 via The Standard News
  
  Defence Secretary Wes Streeting attended the Western Front Association’s annual ceremony at the Cenotaph in Whitehall, central London.
  
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• Kate visits hospital to view project helping shape babies’ development

  11-11-2026 13:13 via The Standard News
  
  The Princess of Wales is at Chase Community Hospital in Bordon, Hampshire, on Wednesday.
  
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• Jonathan Ross ‘horrified’ by allegations about David Walliams and Russell Brand

  11-11-2026 13:06 via The Standard News
  
  The presenter made a statement after allegations against David Walliams were published following a joint investigation by The Guardian and ITV News.
  
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• Police treat threatening email sent to hundreds of NI schools as ‘hoax’

  11-11-2026 13:03 via The Standard News
  
  Similar emails had also been received by some schools in Scotland.
  
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• Popular south London nursery issued urgent warning by Ofsted over key failings

  11-11-2026 13:01 via The Standard News
  
  The nursery has apologised to parents and promised to do better after Ofsted inspectors found serious failings
  
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• Speaker and Lord Speaker lay Armistice Day wreaths as nation pays silent tribute

  11-11-2026 12:46 via The Standard News
  
  Defence Secretary Wes Streeting attended the Western Front Association’s annual ceremony at the Cenotaph in Whitehall, central London.
  
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• London travel news LIVE: Southeastern services halted after person hit by train as Elizabeth line reopens

  11-11-2026 12:44 via The Standard News
  
  Person hit by train between Hayes and Ladywell, impacting Southeastern services to and from London
  
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• Persistant fly-tipper handed triple-whammy of court sanctions in London council first

  11-11-2026 12:37 via The Standard News
  
  Carmen Vasile at one point is said to have dumped a B&Q shopping trolley stacked with rubbish bags
  
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• ‘Urgent inquiries’ after threatening email sent to hundreds of schools

  11-11-2026 12:30 via The Standard News
  
  The Department of Education advised schools in Northern Ireland to remain open ‘unless otherwise advised by the PSNI’.
  
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• London falls silent to mark Armistice Day on 110th anniversary of Battle of the Somme

  11-11-2026 12:30 via The Standard News
  
  Millions across London and beyond pause to observe two-minute silence on Armistice Day
  
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• Woman who alleges David Walliams 'groomed' her as teenager says she's 'angry' at his behaviour

  11-11-2026 12:24 via The Standard News
  
  Lilly Creightmore claimed David Walliams pressured her to share a bed with him
  
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• Danny Kelly, journalist and talkSPORT presenter, dies aged 69 after cancer battle

  11-11-2026 12:14 via The Standard News
  
  Danny Kelly, a prominent journalist across music and sport, has died, at the age of 69, after a battle with cancer.
  
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• Ring of steel see parts of Dublin brought to standstill ahead of major EU events

  11-11-2026 12:08 via The Standard News
  
  Two major EU presidency events are taking place in the capital on Thursday and Friday.
  
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• ‘Record-breaking’ day for broadband network as fans pre-load Grand Theft Auto VI

  11-11-2026 12:07 via The Standard News
  
  Virgin Media O2 said it experienced its highest-ever daily data volume on Tuesday.
  
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• Podcaster convicted of domestic abuse to be considered for behaviour programme

  11-11-2026 11:50 via The Standard News
  
  Sentencing has been postponed until next month for a report.
  
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• ‘Urgent inquiries’ after threatening email sent to hundreds of schools in NI

  11-11-2026 11:39 via The Standard News
  
  The Education Authority (EA) has said the message has ‘similarities’ with a hoax threat sent to schools across the region last month.
  
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• ITV cutting costs by £30m as ad market weakens

  11-11-2026 11:37 via The Standard News
  
  Total advertising revenues fell by 8% in the third quarter and they could fall by up to 10% in the final three months of 2026, the broadcaster said.
  
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• People in denial about ageing and unaware of social care costs – review leader

  11-11-2026 10:53 via The Standard News
  
  Baroness Louise Casey accused successive governments of being ‘asleep at the wheel’ on funding and provision.
  
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• Flagship London council to pass 'Zionism is not racism' motion

  11-11-2026 10:44 via The Standard News
  
  Labour and Conservative members at Westminster town hall teamed up to draft the motion in response to Green Party controversy
  
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• Russell Brand was ordered to leave Jemima Khan's home after 'assault', police say

  11-11-2026 10:39 via The Standard News
  
  Thames Valley Police confirmed they were contacted on July 25, 2014 when Jemima Goldsmith made a complaint
  
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• Green London mayor admits she cannot stop family of disabled boy’s eviction - despite election promise

  11-11-2026 10:29 via The Standard News
  
  Family of boy with severe autism has been given just three weeks’ notice to move out of their home
  
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• Brand ordered to leave ex-girlfriend’s home after assault complaint, police say

  11-11-2026 10:20 via The Standard News
  
  Thames Valley Police confirmed they were contacted on July 25 2014 when Jemima Goldsmith made a complaint.
  
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• Princess of Wales says nature has been 'my sanctuary' amid gruelling cancer battle

  11-11-2026 10:02 via The Standard News
  
  Kate spoke about the importance of nature in healing in a rare interview for Country Life magazine
  
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• Florida court rules Donald Trump’s defamation case against BBC can proceed

  11-11-2026 09:51 via The Standard News
  
  A statement from the BBC said: ‘We remain confident in our position and will continue to respond through the proper legal process.’
  
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