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• Google celebrates its 28th birthday with nostalgic doodle - how did the search engine mark earlier milestones?

  27-09-2026 10:18 via standard.co.uk
  
  As Google celebrates its 28th birthday, here are some of its best doodles from previous years
  
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• Significant concerns raised over 'deteriorating' finances at Tower Hamlets Council

  29-09-2026 14:35 via standard.co.uk
  
  The east London council is on course to spend £19 million over its budget for the financial year ending in March 2027
  
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• Anthropic warns of ‘existential risks to humanity’ of AI in IPO plans – reports

  29-09-2026 14:10 via standard.co.uk
  
  The US tech giant reportedly laid out the risks of potential human extinction in its initial public offering prospectus.
  
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• Sadiq Khan announces London-wide crackdown on e-bikes 'Wild West'

  29-09-2026 14:09 via standard.co.uk
  
  Mayor of London lays out plans for a licensing scheme for e-bike operators in the capital amid anger at badly parked or abandoned bikes
  
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• Man and woman accused of perjury over Conor McGregor’s failed appeal

  29-09-2026 14:05 via standard.co.uk
  
  Samantha O’Reilly and Steven Cummins appeared before Dublin District Court on Tuesday morning.
  
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• Londoners face tax rises to fund Andy Burnham's social care reforms even if pensions 'Triple Lock' is scrapped

  29-09-2026 13:57 via standard.co.uk
  
  Exclusive: Tax expert Jonathan Cribb warns ditching ‘Triple Lock’ would not get close to raising billions in coming years to tackle social care crisis
  
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• Sandie Peggie suspended ‘because of conduct not beliefs’, tribunal told

  29-09-2026 13:47 via standard.co.uk
  
  RCN representative Stuart Fraser gave evidence at Ms Peggie’s employment tribunal against the union this week.
  
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• Close Brothers ramps up cost cutting after posting another loss

  29-09-2026 13:31 via standard.co.uk
  
  The banking group said it cut annual costs by around £36 million in the year to July 31 and was targeting more than £60 million in the year ahead.
  
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• Timeline of RAF Fairford 'terror plot' drama - and how five London suspects ended up released on bail

  29-09-2026 13:17 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Standard looks at the extraordinary sequence of events around the RAF base in recent days
  
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• AI will not replace human creators, BBC director-general Matt Brittin says

  29-09-2026 12:56 via standard.co.uk
  
  Brittin told the Royal Television Society’s London convention that the corporation faces a moment of ‘real jeopardy’.
  
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• Pictured: Cyclist who died in suspected hit and run in North Kensington as police make two arrests

  29-09-2026 12:49 via standard.co.uk
  
  Police have arrested a 19-year-old man and a 17-year-old boy on suspicion of the murder of Kariem Abdelhalim
  
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• Campaigners against Lewisham Shopping Centre homes scheme told objections are too late

  29-09-2026 12:47 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Mayor of Lewisham asked for the petition to be heard by councillors despite existing consent for the 1,700-home scheme
  
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• London travel news LIVE: Fire erupts near Gatwick Airport rail tracks

  29-09-2026 12:28 via standard.co.uk
  
  Disruption has ended following a fire close to Gatwick Airport rail tracks
  
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• Overseas visitors will not be charged entry to England’s national museums

  29-09-2026 12:27 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport on Tuesday confirmed free admission would remain in place for everyone.
  
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• Met officer charged after Panorama investigation into alleged misconduct at Charing Cross station

  29-09-2026 12:12 via standard.co.uk
  
  Sgt Sadiq Al-Hasani, 37, is accused of perverting the course of justice
  
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• Danny Tommo in custody ahead of trial next year accused of slashing Channel boat

  29-09-2026 12:07 via standard.co.uk
  
  The 37-year-old appeared via videolink from prison for a hearing at Portsmouth Crown Court.
  
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• Bryant urges all sides to ‘double down on compromise’ over Drumcree dispute

  29-09-2026 11:50 via standard.co.uk
  
  An Irish minister has said she believes an international mediator will be appointed to intervene in the parading stand-off.
  
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• Ex-snooker champion Graeme Dott jailed for seven years for child sex abuse

  29-09-2026 11:29 via standard.co.uk
  
  The judge said Dott’s behaviour had involved a ‘gross violation of trust’.
  
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• Ex-snooker champion Graeme Dott jailed seven years for child sex abuse

  29-09-2026 11:15 via standard.co.uk
  
  The judge said Dott’s behaviour had involved a ‘gross violation of trust’.
  
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• Oxford Street car ban will begin 'real transformation of the nation’s high street' says Sadiq Khan

  29-09-2026 10:47 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Mayor of London said Britain’s most famous shopping road will be mostly pedestrianised from October 26
  
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• Met officer stabbed during London dawn raid as 800 police swoop on organised crime gang

  29-09-2026 10:33 via standard.co.uk
  
  More than 800 officers took part in the operation in London, Essex, Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Suffolk
  
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• Rayner: Pensioners may be willing to back triple lock reform to fund social care

  29-09-2026 10:31 via standard.co.uk
  
  Housing Secretary Angela Rayner said pensioners may be prepared to support changes to the way pensions increase if they know where the money is going.
  
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• How hot will it get in London today? Capital to bask in blast of late September warmth

  29-09-2026 10:18 via standard.co.uk
  
  Highs of 26C will sweep across the capital ahead of a wet and windy winter
  
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• Saved By The Bell star Dennis Haskins dies aged 75

  29-09-2026 10:12 via standard.co.uk
  
  Haskins played school principal Richard Belding in the American teen sitcom.
  
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• Drumcree stalemate enters third day with further talks expected

  29-09-2026 10:09 via standard.co.uk
  
  Orange Order members remain at Drumcree Church in Portadown.
  
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• Will Burnham scrap the pension triple lock? PM to call for 'honest conversation' at Labour Conference speech

  29-09-2026 09:56 via standard.co.uk
  
  The triple lock guarantees that the state pension rises each year by whichever is highest: inflation, average earnings growth or 2.5%
  
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• Arsenal superfan Jeremy Corbyn's bombshell verdict on punishment to be dished out to Man City

  29-09-2026 09:24 via standard.co.uk
  
  Exclusive: Islington North MP says Man City should be hit with ‘a significant points deduction that results in their inevitable relegation’
  
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• Irn-Bru maker AG Barr says supply chain issues lost firm £10m in sales

  29-09-2026 09:12 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Scottish drinks firm said stock availability and customer service has normalised over the second half of the year.
  
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• Play using evidence from Gisele Pelicot trial to get UK premiere

  29-09-2026 09:05 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Pelicot Rape Trial will feature accounts from the trial, police files and psychiatric reports of the 51 men who were prosecuted.
  
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• Will Burnham hint at end of pension triple lock? Speculation mounts ahead of Labour Conference speech

  29-09-2026 08:59 via standard.co.uk
  
  The triple lock guarantees that the state pension rises each year by whichever is highest: inflation, average earnings growth or 2.5%
  
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