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• Keir Starmer is considering resigning, Cabinet minister Peter Kyle says

  21-06-2026 11:03 via standard.co.uk
  
  Business Secretary Mr Kyle did not repeat the No10 line that Sir Keir would fight any leadership contest against him
  
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• Peter Murrell saga ‘agony’, says John Swinney

  23-06-2026 14:16 via standard.co.uk
  
  Peter Murrell was sentenced to five years and three months in prison on Tuesday.
  
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• William ‘more optimistic than ever’ as he hails impact of Earthshot winners

  23-06-2026 14:03 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Prince of Wales is halfway through his 10-year Earthshot Prize project.
  
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• When the last Tubes are running after the England v Ghana match

  23-06-2026 14:02 via standard.co.uk
  
  Worried about whether you can get in another pint after the England match? Here are all the last Tube times after the game
  
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• Burnham to start receiving Government briefings as Labour MPs mull challenge

  23-06-2026 13:46 via standard.co.uk
  
  Sir Keir Starmer has authorised access talks to begin with ‘prospective candidates’, Downing Street said.
  
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• Peter Murrell showed no reaction as his sentence was imposed

  23-06-2026 13:25 via standard.co.uk
  
  The former SNP chief executive was sentenced in front of a packed public gallery at the High Court in Edinburgh on Tuesday morning.
  
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• Andy Burnham warned: Slash funding for Tube upgrades and risk losing Labour MPs in London

  23-06-2026 13:24 via standard.co.uk
  
  Former Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham is expected to channel billions more in public funding to the regions
  
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• Churchill display removed from National Portrait Gallery after famine dispute

  23-06-2026 13:20 via standard.co.uk
  
  A 40-minute video by 2019 Turner Prize winner Helen Cammock referred to ‘the wilful starvation of the Indian population by Winston Churchill’
  
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• Royal Mail sees annual earnings tumble as employee costs surge

  23-06-2026 13:07 via standard.co.uk
  
  Royal Mail’s operating profits dropped to £96 million in the year to March 31, down from £198 million the previous year.
  
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• Stormont MLAs blast ‘evil sexual predator’ Donaldson

  23-06-2026 13:06 via standard.co.uk
  
  Sir Jeffrey Donaldson’s victims were commended for their bravery and dignity in the chamber he once served in.
  
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• Lib Dem MP ordered to apologise for grabbing staff member’s security pass

  23-06-2026 13:02 via standard.co.uk
  
  Parliament’s complaints service found Angus MacDonald broke the rules by grabbing a contractor’s security pass.
  
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• London travel news LIVE: Tube disruption continues as signaling fault and extreme weather hits network

  23-06-2026 13:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  Multiple Tube services and the Elizabeth line hit by suspensions on Tuesday
  
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• Second boy charged with murder after fatal stabbing of teen in south London

  23-06-2026 12:29 via standard.co.uk
  
  The 15-year-old will appear at Ealing Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday
  
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• Five-year jail sentence marks final disgrace for former SNP supremo Murrell

  23-06-2026 12:20 via standard.co.uk
  
  Murrell admitted embezzling more than £400,000 from SNP coffers over a 12-year period.
  
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• Strictly star Johannes Radebe to bring new show to London Palladium

  23-06-2026 12:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  The 39-year old professional dancer will perform across the country for his new show titled, Johannes Radebe: Finally Home
  
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• Plans to transform derelict London market into 1,000 homes move forward

  23-06-2026 11:49 via standard.co.uk
  
  The housing scheme has been hailed as ’one of the most significant regeneration projects in the borough’
  
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• Watchdog ‘may take different view’ from me over £5 million gift, says Farage

  23-06-2026 11:41 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Reform UK leader has repeatedly denied wrongdoing over the gift from Christopher Harborne, a major party donor based in Thailand.
  
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• Jailing of Peter Murrell: Judge’s sentencing remarks in full

  23-06-2026 11:33 via standard.co.uk
  
  The former SNP chief executive was told he had committed as ‘significant breach of trust’.
  
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• Jeffrey Donaldson sex crimes were ‘evil and horrific’, Irish premier says

  23-06-2026 11:31 via standard.co.uk
  
  Former DUP leader Donaldson was convicted on Monday at Newry Crown Court on 18 sex offences.
  
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• Full list of London schools closed or shutting early due to heatwave as red weather warning issued

  23-06-2026 11:16 via standard.co.uk
  
  A list of schools closing in London due to the scorching heatwave gripping the capital
  
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• London heatwave LIVE: Temperatures tipped to reach 36C as Met Office 'risk to life' warning hangs over capital

  23-06-2026 11:15 via standard.co.uk
  
  Some schools and shops in London are closing as millions prepare for what could be an unprecedented heatwave for this time of the year
  
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• Former SNP chief Peter Murrell jailed for embezzling £400,000 of party funds

  23-06-2026 11:15 via standard.co.uk
  
  Peter Murrell was sentenced to five years and three months at the High Court in Edinburgh
  
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• Former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell jailed for more than five years

  23-06-2026 11:14 via standard.co.uk
  
  Murrell entered the dock of the court shortly after 9.30am, having arrived in a prison van.
  
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• Extreme weather causes major travel disruption as temperature could near 40C

  23-06-2026 11:12 via standard.co.uk
  
  The temperature could come close to the UK’s all-time high of 40.3C which was measured in July 2022.
  
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• Luxury cookware purchases alerted police to Murrell’s long-running embezzlement

  23-06-2026 10:57 via standard.co.uk
  
  The party’s former chief executive bought a number of items from Le Creuset using the SNP’s money.
  
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• Which London train services are urging passengers not to travel in heatwave? See the full list

  23-06-2026 10:56 via standard.co.uk
  
  National Rail has advised passengers on Wednesday or Thursday to ‘only travel if absolutely necessary’
  
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• Spectacular thunderstorms hit London as lightning strikes spark house fires amid flash floods

  23-06-2026 10:48 via standard.co.uk
  
  Spectacular storms battered London overnight, waking thousands as torrential rain sparked flash floods
  
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• Former Labour council leader endorses Andy Burnham as next UK prime minister

  23-06-2026 10:28 via standard.co.uk
  
  Peray Ahmet blames Sir Keir Starmer for the ‘absolute disaster’ of May’s local elections
  
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• Andy Burnham is ‘recipe the country needs’, says Douglas Alexander

  23-06-2026 10:24 via standard.co.uk
  
  Scotland’s Secretary of State said Mr Burnham has ‘shown himself to be a winner’ as the former Manchester mayor revealed a leadership bid.
  
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• Spectacular thunderstorms hit London as lightning strikes spark house fires and flash floods bring travel woe

  23-06-2026 10:21 via standard.co.uk
  
  Spectacular storms battered London overnight, waking thousands as torrential rain sparked flash floods
  
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