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• Heart patient well enough to start high school after ‘game-changer’ procedure

  07-09-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  Experts said the procedure is a ‘significant step forward’ for children and young people.
  
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• Hundreds of protesters in standoff with police after migrant boat arrives

  07-09-2026 02:09 via standard.co.uk
  
  Demonstrators also took to the streets in Dover over the weekend.
  
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• New pilot to turn ultrasounds into 3D-printed moulds for parents with sight loss

  07-09-2026 01:15 via standard.co.uk
  
  The initiative will give those who cannot see ultrasound screens or print-offs the chance to trace the contours of their baby before they arrive.
  
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• London’s record summer of music provides huge boost to capital's economy

  07-09-2026 01:03 via standard.co.uk
  
  Harry Styles' record run at Wembley Stadium has been predicted to inject £1.1 billion into the economy alone
  
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• Westminster council calls for Sadiq Khan to support Soho pubs after ‘vertical drinking’ ban row

  07-09-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  Westminster council has called for Lord Sadiq Khan to improve public transport and provide more police across the West End
  
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• VIP treatment for Marks and Spencer superfan aged 101 on special trip to store

  07-09-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  Frances Blair, from Aberdeen, has always been a devoted shopper at the chain store.
  
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• Third of public back assisted dying law only with more palliative funding – poll

  07-09-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Bill is back in the House of Commons on Friday.
  
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• National Trust celebrates record year as 50,000 young people become members

  07-09-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  The charity’s chairman hailed the uptick in young people joining, but warned of the declining natural world they are inheriting.
  
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• Mother tells how nail infection led to diagnosis of baby son’s brain tumour

  07-09-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  An ultrasound discovered the tumour when Joey Sharp was just days old.
  
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• John Healey unveils £150m fund for northern firms in push for growth

  07-09-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Chancellor will set out how an ‘active state’ will seek to boost investment across Britain.
  
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• Government urged to mull consent of Attorney General for Troubles prosecutions

  07-09-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Joint Committee on Human Rights (JCHR) said improvements must to be made to the Northern Ireland Troubles Bill.
  
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• Doctor who survived brain tumour says card game helped her return to medicine

  07-09-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  Trish Gordon was told she had five to 10 years to live after being diagnosed with a brain tumour more than a decade ago.
  
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• Hundreds of protesters descend on Portsmouth after small boat arrival

  06-09-2026 23:07 via standard.co.uk
  
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• Record number of runners complete Big Half in London sunshine

  06-09-2026 20:55 via standard.co.uk
  
  7,876 people finished the race, beating last year’s record numbers by around 650
  
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• Great Ormond Street hospital ‘falling apart’ as power cut halts children's surgery

  06-09-2026 19:45 via standard.co.uk
  
  Six operations were stopped on Thursday morning following the incident, with the trust’s board warning that patient care could be affected by problems with the estate
  
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• Broadcasting greats remembered at Chris Hoy fundraising cycle ride

  06-09-2026 18:36 via standard.co.uk
  
  The event is raising money for several cancer charities.
  
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• London basks in autumn sun as capital nears 28C in warm spell

  06-09-2026 17:52 via standard.co.uk
  
  Parts of London reached 27.9C on Sunday afternoon as hot and humid air from Europe reached the capital
  
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• University of St Andrews students take part in traditional pier walk

  06-09-2026 17:32 via standard.co.uk
  
  The walk is one of the oldest traditions at the university.
  
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• Jamaican politician: Why not seek reparations if UK paid slave debt until 2015?

  06-09-2026 16:57 via standard.co.uk
  
  Olivia Grange said past payments raised the question of why Jamaica should not now seek a remedy.
  
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• Diana memorial fountain shut for entire summer due to technical fault

  06-09-2026 16:34 via standard.co.uk
  
  The closure comes due to a mechanical breakdown in the pump, followed by a failure with system software that prevented the water supply from being restored
  
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• Swinney can’t give ‘specific figure’ on NHS job losses under planned reforms

  06-09-2026 16:30 via standard.co.uk
  
  The First Minister announced proposed changes to health boards in his Programme for Government.
  
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• Richard Osman ‘accidentally reveals secret Celebrity Traitors series two launch date’

  06-09-2026 15:26 via standard.co.uk
  
  During a live edition on Saturday of The Rest Is Entertainment podcast, the TV host said the new series of the BBC reality gameshow would begin on September 23
  
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• Two Met Police officers arrested over sex assault allegations during 'boozy party' abroad

  06-09-2026 15:17 via standard.co.uk
  
  Two make constables have been arrested last week for sexual assault and assault following an alcohol-fuelled evening in Budapest
  
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• Minister accuses Reform's Zia Yusuf of 'straightforward racism' over remark about London by-election contender

  06-09-2026 13:49 via standard.co.uk
  
  Reform’s home affairs spokesman was criticised for a tweet about Sagal Abdi-Wali, a former child refugee from Somalia and the leader of Camden council
  
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• Minister says no bailout for Jaguar Land Rover amid job cut reports

  06-09-2026 13:26 via standard.co.uk
  
  The firm is expected to formally announce a major redundancy programme on Monday.
  
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• Andy Burnham joins King and Queen at church service in Scotland

  06-09-2026 13:21 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister joined Charles and Camilla at the service held at Crathie Kirk in north-east Scotland.
  
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• ‘Boohoo’: Jenrick mocks protester after clip of Reform UK audience pulling hair

  06-09-2026 12:44 via standard.co.uk
  
  Mr Jenrick said protesters should ‘get a life’ after he was asked about the removal of activists from the Reform conference.
  
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• Politicians condemn anti-illegal migrant protests which blocked Port of Dover

  06-09-2026 12:32 via standard.co.uk
  
  A Cabinet Minister and Reform UK’s economic spokesman have condemned protests which saw hundreds of masked, black-clad men descend on Dover.
  
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• ‘Boohoo’: Jenrick mocks protester after clip shows Reform audience pulling hair

  06-09-2026 12:13 via standard.co.uk
  
  Mr Jenrick said protesters should ‘get a life’ after he was asked about the removal of activists from the Reform conference.
  
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• Richard Osman ‘accidentally reveals Celebrity Traitors series two launch date’

  06-09-2026 11:56 via standard.co.uk
  
  The BBC has been contacted for comment.
  
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