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• Is Westminster council really stopping 'vertical drinking' in Soho? New policy explained

  09-09-2026 20:55 via standard.co.uk
  
  The new licensing policy for central London has been controversial, with Westminster council being accused of trying to ban drinkers standing up in pubs
  
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• Sewage leak on railway track causes Overground and Tube disruption

  11-09-2026 16:44 via standard.co.uk
  
  A leak on the railway line at Watford High Street caused a partial suspension of the Overground’s Lioness line
  
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• Premier League’s £10m to stay frozen as police probe ex-fantasy football partner

  11-09-2026 16:40 via standard.co.uk
  
  Sorare.com had a licence deal to release digital cards of Premier League players as part of its free-to-play online fantasy football game.
  
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• Brick Lane data centre plan 'could be halted if council uses power to seize land'

  11-09-2026 16:13 via standard.co.uk
  
  Campaigners against data centre off Brick Lane say the council should use compulsory purchase powers to block development
  
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• ‘Get him in and out quickly’: Clare locals divided ahead of Trump’s Ireland trip

  11-09-2026 16:09 via standard.co.uk
  
  There are a number of protests planned under the ‘No Welcome for Trump banner’ in Dublin as well as in Doonbeg and at Shannon airport.
  
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• Burnham ‘knows he would lose’ a vote on Scottish independence, Gilruth says

  11-09-2026 16:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  Scottish Deputy First Minister Jenny Gilruth said the Prime Minister was ‘scared’ to agree a mechanism for a second independence vote.
  
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• MPs reject attempt to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales

  11-09-2026 15:59 via standard.co.uk
  
  The draft legislation had proposed allowing adults, with fewer than six months to live, to apply for an assisted death.
  
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• Employee dismissed from GTA developer believes workers were put on ‘watch list’

  11-09-2026 15:56 via standard.co.uk
  
  A group of former employees of Rockstar North are claiming they were unfairly dismissed for trade union activities.
  
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• Assisted dying bill rejected by MPs in knife-edge Commons vote

  11-09-2026 15:54 via standard.co.uk
  
  MPs have rejected a draft law to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales by 270 votes for to 286 against
  
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• Judge receives victim impact reports ahead of sentencing of Jeffrey Donaldson

  11-09-2026 15:41 via standard.co.uk
  
  The former DUP leader was convicted earlier this year of a string of sex offences.
  
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• Who are the candidates for the Holborn and St Pancras by-election?

  11-09-2026 15:38 via standard.co.uk
  
  Labour and the Greens have both selected their candidates in the race to take over Sir Keir’s Holborn and St Pancras seat
  
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• John Swinney backs calls for whisky duty cut

  11-09-2026 15:36 via standard.co.uk
  
  The First Minister met with the Scotch Whisky Association on Friday.
  
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• Disgraced surgeon Eljamel performed several wrong site surgeries, inquiry told

  11-09-2026 15:36 via standard.co.uk
  
  A public inquiry is taking place after patients of the neurosurgeon raised concerns that he had harmed as many as 200 people.
  
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• 24% annual jump in sales of basic phones recorded by buy now pay later provider

  11-09-2026 15:33 via standard.co.uk
  
  Clearpay said its ‘dumbphone’ sales figures indicate a shift in how families are considering online access on mobile phones.
  
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• Strike action hitting St Pancras trains suspended after progress on East Midlands Railway safety dispute talks

  11-09-2026 15:26 via standard.co.uk
  
  RMT members had been due to walk out next Wednesday and Thursday but the strikes have been called off
  
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• Tiny urn containing ‘human ashes’ lost on train between London and Aberdeen

  11-09-2026 15:25 via standard.co.uk
  
  Police are trying to find the rightful owners of the small red urn.
  
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• Hamas praise of Israeli sanctions shows Ed Miliband made wrong choice – Badenoch

  11-09-2026 15:22 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Foreign Secretary earlier this week announced the UK would sanction goods from Israeli settlements in the Palestinian West Bank.
  
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• Kate makes surprise visit to London's Royal Marsden Hospital to thank staff for cancer treatment

  11-09-2026 15:20 via standard.co.uk
  
  Princess of Wales praised the ‘incredible’ cancer care she received at the Royal Marsden in a surprise visit on Friday
  
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• Bayeux Tapestry at the British Museum: Stitch by thrilling stitch, this story goes the whole 70 yards

  11-09-2026 15:11 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Bayeux Tapestry’s here — and it’s wonderful, says Melanie McDonagh
  
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• Bromley stabbing LIVE: Seven teenagers and man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after high street 'machete fight'

  11-09-2026 15:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  Latest updates as police say four stabbed among eight arrested after Bromley High Street attack, with 21-year-old no longer fighting for life
  
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• Sadiq Khan tourist tax row erupts as Cabinet minister says it could fund London public transport

  11-09-2026 14:53 via standard.co.uk
  
  Heidi Alexander says using millions raised from the new levy to improve public transport in the capital would be ‘reasonable’
  
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• Government ups offer to Stormont ministers to £1.5bn

  11-09-2026 14:43 via standard.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland ministers insist they are unable to strike a budget for the current financial year without additional Treasury support.
  
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• Kate returns to cancer hospital to say thank you for care she received

  11-09-2026 14:36 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Princess of Wales said plans to expand patients’ holistic care through a new centre at the Royal Marsden would be ‘transformative’.
  
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• Bromley stabbing LIVE: Victim no longer in critical condition and among eight arrested over 'machete attack'

  11-09-2026 14:30 via standard.co.uk
  
  Latest updates as police say four males stabbed among eight men who have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder over stabbings on Bromley High Street
  
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• Heathrow passengers ‘vomited blood’ after tear gas sprayed near cafe, court told

  11-09-2026 14:19 via standard.co.uk
  
  The airport’s Terminal 3 was closed for hours after the incident on December 7 last year.
  
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• Man given hours to live after roast dinner led to sepsis in ‘miracle’ recovery

  11-09-2026 13:28 via standard.co.uk
  
  Udhyam Amin, 64, has shared his story ahead of World Sepsis Day on September 13.
  
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• Kate makes private visit to hospital where she was treated for cancer

  11-09-2026 13:11 via standard.co.uk
  
  She heard how funds raised through her climbing challenge and ongoing support will transform holistic care for cancer patients across the UK.
  
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• Drones ‘mitigated’ during recent security events, Irish police say

  11-09-2026 13:04 via standard.co.uk
  
  The potential impact of drones on air travel has come into focus ahead of the arrival in Ireland of US President Donald Trump on Saturday.
  
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• Michael Gove offers to help SNP ministers ‘learn from’ English education reforms

  11-09-2026 13:02 via standard.co.uk
  
  The former Tory education secretary made the offer in the wake of the latest Pisa international education statistics.
  
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• Andy Burnham makes surprise London by-election visit as Labour faces Zack Polanski in fierce vote showdown

  11-09-2026 12:40 via standard.co.uk
  
  Prime Minister meets Labour’s candidate for Holborn and St Pancras Sagal Abdi-Wali ahead of major weekend of campaigning
  
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