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• Irish Government ‘very concerned’ over Drumcree dispute

  28-09-2026 17:33 via standard.co.uk
  
  Taoiseach Micheál Martin said there is an ‘obligation on everybody now to stand back and to mediate an outcome’.
  
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• Famous London nightclub given protected status to guard it from redevelopment

  29-09-2026 21:03 via standard.co.uk
  
  Heaven nightclub has been listed as an Asset of Community Value for the second time
  
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• Teenager arrested after three youngsters killed when car entered the River Wear

  29-09-2026 20:38 via standard.co.uk
  
  A 17-year-old boy managed to reach safety and has now been arrested in connection with the incident.
  
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• Fantasist stabbed woman to death in London Airbnb flat after she rejected him, court hears

  29-09-2026 20:14 via standard.co.uk
  
  University drop-out Deepak Sandhu is accused of the murder of Xiaoqing Kein in her air BnB bedsit in Old Brompton Road
  
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• Garvaghy Road residents launch fresh legal bid to stop parade

  29-09-2026 20:12 via standard.co.uk
  
  Lawyers for the Garvaghy Road Residents Coalition have issued a fresh legal bid to prevent the Drumcree march.
  
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• Burnham pressed to rejoin EU after promising to set out ‘options’ on bloc

  29-09-2026 20:09 via standard.co.uk
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• Police search London properties in probe into 'terror plot' on RAF Fairford

  29-09-2026 19:42 via standard.co.uk
  
  Scotland Yard also confirmed no improvised explosive devices were found in the three vans discovered near RAF Fairford, but a ‘quantity of petrol was recovered’
  
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• Police search London homes in probe into 'terror plot' on RAF Fairford

  29-09-2026 19:37 via standard.co.uk
  
  Scotland Yard confirmed no improvised explosive devices were found in the three vans discovered near RAF Fairford, but a ‘quantity of petrol was recovered’
  
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• Graham Norton: I can’t see any successor to my BBC chat show

  29-09-2026 19:21 via standard.co.uk
  
  The comedian, 63, has been hosting The Graham Norton Show since 2007 and is known for attracting A-list guests.
  
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• O’Neill says she has not been contacted by police and does not expect arrest

  29-09-2026 19:07 via standard.co.uk
  
  The First Minister has faced criticism from political rivals for attending an unlawful parade in Portadown on Sunday.
  
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• ‘Quantity of petrol’ but no homemade bombs found in vans near RAF base – police

  29-09-2026 19:06 via standard.co.uk
  
  Assistant Commissioner Laurence Taylor gave an update on the investigation on Tuesday.
  
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• All the major transport projects being planned in London

  29-09-2026 19:03 via standard.co.uk
  
  Projects currently underway include HS2, a Piccadilly line upgrade, and a number of new Superloop services
  
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• Man guilty of murder after victim dies 15 years on from attack in south London

  29-09-2026 18:51 via standard.co.uk
  
  Jordan Burton, 33, was aged 14 when he caused a serious head injury to his victim from which he died over 15 years later
  
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• Bank of England policymaker says raising interest rates ‘not compelling’

  29-09-2026 18:37 via standard.co.uk
  
  Alan Taylor, a member of the MPC, played down the need for pushing up borrowing costs.
  
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• Prince and Princess of Wales surprise ‘inspiring’ Sir Kevin Sinfield

  29-09-2026 18:22 via standard.co.uk
  
  Sir Kevin told the royal couple he had been dreaming of an ice bath all day.
  
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• William and Kate visit Leeds Rhinos as fundraising efforts continue

  29-09-2026 18:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  The royal couple visited the club where Rob Burrow spent his whole career before getting MND and dying in 2024.
  
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• O’Neill again fails to show for Assembly question but vows to attend next week

  29-09-2026 17:47 via standard.co.uk
  
  Deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly said the First Minister should be prioritising answering questions on her controversial protest attendance.
  
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• Burnham repeating mistakes of Keir Starmer on pensions triple lock – Swinney

  29-09-2026 17:37 via standard.co.uk
  
  Andy Burnham also stated he wanted to set up a national care service in his first Labour party conference speech as Prime Minister.
  
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• North London council rakes in £11m from parking tickets after doubling number of wardens

  29-09-2026 17:31 via standard.co.uk
  
  The authority’s total profit from on-street enforcement came to almost £3 million in 2025/26
  
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• Battery which started fatal blaze was for e-scooter, fire service confirms

  29-09-2026 17:31 via standard.co.uk
  
  Elisha Brabin, 36, and her children Leo Brabin, 16, Ellis Brabin, eight, and seven-year-old Prudence Brabin died in the fire.
  
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• Andy Burnham rips into Brexit as he sets Britain on a path to closer ties with the European Union

  29-09-2026 17:17 via standard.co.uk
  
  ‘Brexit has done more harm than good,’ the Prime Minister bluntly told Labour delegates at their annual conference in Liverpool
  
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• NI Secretary must utilise powers to ban Drumcree parade, Dáil told

  29-09-2026 17:14 via standard.co.uk
  
  Labour leader Ivana Bacik warned of reopened wounds after the decision to permit the Orange Order to march down the Garvaghy Road in Co Armagh.
  
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• Emotional Andy Burnham fights back tears as he pays tribute to his late father in his Labour conference speech

  29-09-2026 17:08 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister became emotional talking about his dad Roy who passed away this month
  
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• Andy Burnham holds back tears as he speaks of late father Roy at conference

  29-09-2026 17:07 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister appeared to hold back tears, before taking a pause, which promoted a member of the audience to shout ‘go on Andy’.
  
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• Dodgy London landlords ripping off tenants to have homes seized, says Andy Burnham

  29-09-2026 16:56 via standard.co.uk
  
  Councils will be given the power to take over poor quality flats and houses if they are not upgraded, Prime Minister announces
  
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• Andy Burnham Labour conference speech key points: Triple lock, rogue landlords and social care

  29-09-2026 16:39 via standard.co.uk
  
  In his first Labour Party conference speech since entering Number 10, Andy Burnham laid out his plan for the country, covering care, pensions, housing, welfare, electoral reform, energy and water
  
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• NHS Tayside ‘should have’ stopped disgraced brain surgeon years ago, inquiry told

  29-09-2026 16:36 via standard.co.uk
  
  Dr Sam Eljamel was struck off in 2014 after numerous allegations of malpractice.
  
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• Andy Burnham fights back tears as he pays emotional tribute to his late father in his Labour conference speech

  29-09-2026 16:34 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister became emotional talking about his dad Roy who passed away this month
  
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• Andy Burnham's Labour conference speech unpacked: Triple lock, home seizures and social care

  29-09-2026 16:18 via standard.co.uk
  
  In his first Labour Party conference speech since entering Number 10, Andy Burnham laid out his plan for the country, covering care, pensions, housing, welfare, electoral reform, energy and water
  
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• Burnham sets out plan to reform triple lock to pay for social care

  29-09-2026 16:10 via standard.co.uk
  
  Andy Burnham laid out a series of measures to transform the UK’s politics in his first leader’s speech at the Labour Party conference.
  
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