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• Heathrow expansion ‘important for our future’, says Treasury minister

  28-09-2026 10:34 via standard.co.uk
  
  Paymaster General James Murray’s comments came after Prime Minister Andy Burnham declined to publicly back the scheme.
  
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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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• Andy Burnham told: Don't tax young Londoners to pay for landmark social care reforms

  29-09-2026 08:56 via standard.co.uk
  
  ‘We should not be asking under 30s, who have to pay off student loans, rent...to pay for social care as well,’ says senior London MP Dame Emily Thornberry
  
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• London travel news LIVE: District line severe delays as Tube disruption hits commuters

  29-09-2026 08:29 via standard.co.uk
  
  Latest Tube and rail updates as millions head to work
  
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• Water leak LIVE: Thames Water cuts down trees to fix burst main as supply returns to south-west London

  29-09-2026 08:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  Thames Water says homes across 14 London postcodes may have no water or low pressure
  
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• London travel news LIVE: District line suspended as early-morning Tube delays hit commuters

  29-09-2026 07:54 via standard.co.uk
  
  Latest Tube and rail updates as millions head to work
  
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• 'Foreign actor' behind suspected terror plot at RAF Fairford, says Marco Rubio - as Trump 'surprised' at release of London suspects

  29-09-2026 07:44 via standard.co.uk
  
  Top US diplomat says the incident ‘clearly involves the hand of a foreign actor’
  
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• Trespassers, thieves and vandals caused nearly five months of delays for rail passengers last year

  29-09-2026 07:29 via standard.co.uk
  
  Network Rail figures showed that trespass-related crime caused more than 3,300 hours of delays to rail passengers in 2025/26
  
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• Sadiq Khan taking public control of London buses sparks furious row

  29-09-2026 07:20 via standard.co.uk
  
  Labour Leftwingers hail the move to put London buses into public ownership - but it is condemned as ‘ideology-driven’ by the Conservatives
  
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• RAF Fairford suspected terror plot involved ‘a foreign actor’, says Marco Rubio

  29-09-2026 05:07 via standard.co.uk
  
  The top diplomat described the incident close to the military site in Gloucestershire as a ‘very serious situation’.
  
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• Trespass crime caused nearly five months of delays for rail passengers last year

  29-09-2026 01:02 via standard.co.uk
  
  Network Rail figures showed that trespass-related crime caused more than 3,300 hours of delays to rail passengers in 2025/26
  
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• Ex-snooker champion Graeme Dott to be sentenced after child sex abuse conviction

  29-09-2026 01:02 via standard.co.uk
  
  The 49-year-old subjected a girl and a boy to multiple incidents of abuse.
  
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• Shop price inflation slows as retailers ramp up promotions to drive demand

  29-09-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  Shop prices overall were 1.4% up on a year ago, down from August’s growth of 1.5%, according to the British Retail Consortium and NIQ.
  
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• Police cordon remains in place around three vehicles at RAF Fairford

  29-09-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  Five British nationals were arrested on suspicion of explosives offences and terrorism on Sunday after three vans were found near the base.
  
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• Marra urges Labour members to back motion on Glasgow fire and rehire bid

  29-09-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  The motion is due to be debated at the Labour conference in Liverpool on Tuesday.
  
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• Burnham vows to end ‘politics as usual’ in first Labour leader conference speech

  29-09-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  Prime Minister Andy Burnham will tell the Labour Party conference his plan can ‘turn Britain around’.
  
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• Burnham to pledge ‘honest conversation’ on tough issues in conference address

  28-09-2026 23:30 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister will unveil a raft of policies on social care, youth unemployment and public control of utilities.
  
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• Police hunt man after sexual assault at central London station

  28-09-2026 22:17 via standard.co.uk
  
  The attack occurred on Saturday July 4 at Baker Street Underground station
  
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• Water leak cuts supply to thousands of homes across five London boroughs

  28-09-2026 21:34 via standard.co.uk
  
  Thames Water apologised for the outage, which impacted around 15,000 properties in south London and Surrey
  
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• Andy Burnham urged to give Sadiq Khan sweeping new powers over tax and spending to boost London

  28-09-2026 20:06 via standard.co.uk
  
  Leading business groups called for a radical overhaul of the capital’s devolution settlement, including greater control over locally raised taxes
  
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