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• Lammy and Reeves among first senior ministers to exit after Burnham takes power

  20-07-2026 17:23 via standard.co.uk
  
  Peter Kyle has also left his role as business secretary.
  
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• Country music legend Dolly Parton dies aged 80

  25-08-2026 20:18 via standard.co.uk
  
  The country music legend who wrote hit songs Jolene and I Will Always Love You, has died aged 80
  
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• Country superstar Dolly Parton dies aged 80

  25-08-2026 20:16 via standard.co.uk
  
  The news was announced by her nephew.
  
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• Police called in over fake council letter sent to residents claiming asylum seekers are moving in

  25-08-2026 19:56 via standard.co.uk
  
  Bexley Council has referred the bogus letter to the Met Police after it was posted to homes and circulated online
  
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• Murder investigation launched as young man dies after stabbing at council HQ

  25-08-2026 19:45 via standard.co.uk
  
  Emergency services were called to Brent Civic Centre in Wembley, north-west London, in a building housing Brent Council’s headquarters and a library.
  
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• Five more arrests following horrific A66 crash that killed seven

  25-08-2026 19:18 via standard.co.uk
  
  It brings the total of arrests to 17 following the horrific crash near Middlesbrough in the early hours of Saturday.
  
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• Man dies and woman critically injured after crash following police pursuit

  25-08-2026 19:16 via standard.co.uk
  
  A number of other vehicles were also damaged during the pursuit.
  
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• Gary Lineker: ‘If I wanted a quiet and easy life I could have shut up’

  25-08-2026 19:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  The former Match Of The Day presenter stepped down from his role at the BBC in May last year.
  
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• Manhunt after young man stabbed to death at London council headquarters

  25-08-2026 18:47 via standard.co.uk
  
  Emergency services scrambled to Brent Civic Centre after stabbing, where person died at the scene
  
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• Lockerbie victims group concerned for elderly relatives after trial postponed

  25-08-2026 18:42 via standard.co.uk
  
  Jury selection was due to begin on Wednesday in Washington DC for the trial of Abu Agila Masud.
  
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• Man stabbed to death at council headquarters

  25-08-2026 18:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The attack happened on Tuesday afternoon at the headquarters of Brent Council in north-west London.
  
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• AFC Wimbledon sign striker Cornick on one-year deal

  25-08-2026 18:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  AFC Wimbledon sign former Luton Town and Bristol City striker Harry Cornick on a one-year deal.
  
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• Young man 'stabbed to death at council headquarters' in north London

  25-08-2026 18:32 via standard.co.uk
  
  Emergency services scrambled to Brent Civic Centre after stabbing, where person died at the scene
  
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• Court told of ex-council chief’s ‘dismay’ on audio recording over email copy

  25-08-2026 18:27 via standard.co.uk
  
  Anne Donaghy denies attempting to prevent the disclosure of information through the Freedom of Information Act.
  
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• Person stabbed to death at council headquarters in north London

  25-08-2026 18:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  Emergency services scrambled to Brent Civic Centre after stabbing, where person died at the scene
  
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• Sadiq Khan issues dead of night flash flooding warning as thunderstorms threaten London

  25-08-2026 17:59 via standard.co.uk
  
  A yellow thunderstorm warning has been issued for London on Wednesday
  
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• Exact time thunderstorms could hit London as yellow weather warning issued

  25-08-2026 17:58 via standard.co.uk
  
  Thunderstorms can be unpredictable, but forecasters have pinpointed the times when the worst weather is most likely to hit
  
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• Designer's diamond watch cut off wrist, court told

  25-08-2026 17:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Three men allegedly stole the Richard Mille watch straight from Catalin Botezatu's wrist.
  
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• Person 'stabbed to death at council headquarters' in north London

  25-08-2026 17:23 via standard.co.uk
  
  Emergency services scrambled to Brent Civic Centre after stabbing, where person died at the scene
  
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• Campbell signs new four-year Charlton contract

  25-08-2026 17:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Charlton Athletic winger Tyreece Campbell has agreed a new four-year contract with the Championship club.
  
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• Romanian fashion designer had £137k diamond-encrusted watch ‘cut from his wrist’ in Mayfair, court told

  25-08-2026 16:56 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Richard Mille watch worth more than £137,000 was cut from fashion designer Catalin Botezatu’s wrist in Mayfair
  
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• Khan v Cunningham: Shock poll shows Reform in pole position to challenge Labour in London mayor race

  25-08-2026 16:54 via standard.co.uk
  
  Nigel Farage’s party may beat the Conservatives in the battle for second place after first choice votes are counted in the next London mayoral contest
  
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• Murder suspect in court over woman's building fall

  25-08-2026 16:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A 31-year-old woman was found fatally injured and pronounced dead at the scene by the emergency services.
  
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• ‘Intense’ thunderstorms could cause travel disruption, Met Office warns

  25-08-2026 16:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  A yellow warning for thunderstorms has been issued from 3am to 10pm on Wednesday across much of England.
  
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• All the best Savinho - welcome Savio... new club, new name for Spurs signing

  25-08-2026 15:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tottenham sign Brazil winger Savinho from Manchester City for an initial £75m - and he reverts to being called Savio.
  
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• Man, 85, charged after two women sexually assaulted on Northern line

  25-08-2026 15:55 via standard.co.uk
  
  Constantine Fernando, 85, of Deans Gate Close, London, has been charged with two counts of Sexual Assault and two counts of Exposure
  
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• London bus strike begins again as 1,500 drivers walk out over working conditions in heatwaves

  25-08-2026 15:29 via standard.co.uk
  
  More than 1,500 drivers resume strikes on Tuesday over sweltering conditions in their cabs during the recent heatwaves
  
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• Thousands of homes without water in north London due to burst pipe: 'It's a crazy situation'

  25-08-2026 15:15 via standard.co.uk
  
  Several postcodes in north London have reportedly been without water for more than 24 hours
  
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• Mystery stowaway found dead in landing gear of plane at Gatwick Airport

  25-08-2026 15:06 via standard.co.uk
  
  The unidentified man was found within the landing gear compartment of an Air Arabia plane that had arrived from Tangiers
  
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• Five more arrests following horrific A66 crash

  25-08-2026 15:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  It brings the total of arrests to 17 following the horrific crash near Middlesbrough in the early hours of Saturday.
  
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