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• Late-night transfer fallout sparks Chelsea-Monaco row

  02-09-2026 16:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  How Chelsea, Everton and Monaco all missed out after late-night drama on deadline day. Nizaar Kinsella reports.
  
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• Sadiq Khan ‘living rent free’ in Donald Trump’s head as US President claims police fear parts of London

  03-09-2026 21:09 via standard.co.uk
  US President Donald Trump claims parts of London are so dangerous that ‘police don’t even want to go’ there
  
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• Jane Fonda says Gloria Steinem has ‘special place in history’ after death at 92

  03-09-2026 20:55 via standard.co.uk
  
  Steinem was remembered as one of the trailblazers for women’s equality after she died on Wednesday in New York City.
  
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• Charles is a better person than I am for allowing Sussexes to return, Trump says

  03-09-2026 20:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  Meghan and Harry, and their children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, are said to be settling in the UK for an ‘extended period’ of time.
  
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• All On The Board poet celebrates 25 years on the London Underground with heartfelt poem to himself

  03-09-2026 19:31 via standard.co.uk
  
  Ian Redpath, one half of ‘All On The Board’, is marking his 25th anniversary
  
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• Meghan shares previously unseen picture of Archie in Gloria Steinem tribute post

  03-09-2026 19:15 via standard.co.uk
  
  It was posted on Instagram as part of a carousel of pictures of Steinem, who died aged 92 at her home in New York City on Wednesday.
  
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• Revolut takes ‘first step’ to US bank launch after regulatory approval

  03-09-2026 18:49 via standard.co.uk
  
  The firm has cleared one of the regulatory hurdles needed to operate as a fully fledged bank in the US.
  
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• Boeing flight from Heathrow issues mid-air 'mayday' alert after electrical issues

  03-09-2026 18:36 via standard.co.uk
  
  The cargo plane began suffering electrical issues almost immediately after take-off, according to an AAIB report
  
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• Freddie Mercury mural unveiled on Wembley steps on what would be his 80th birthday

  03-09-2026 18:28 via standard.co.uk
  
  The mural depicts Queen frontman Freddie Mercury to mark what would have been his 80th birthday
  
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• Stormont minister reaffirms climate action following record hot summer

  03-09-2026 18:22 via standard.co.uk
  
  Andrew Muir told a conference in Dublin there can be ‘no rolling back’ on action on the climate.
  
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• Sadiq Khan’s emails to be searched in Palantir legal battle over Met AI deal

  03-09-2026 17:47 via standard.co.uk
  
  Palantir is suing the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime over the blocking of a £50 million deal between the Met and the technology firm
  
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• Thieves guilty of Mayfair robbery of fashion designer’s £137,000 designer watch

  03-09-2026 17:30 via standard.co.uk
  
  Ali Eldahouzze, 22, and Abdel El Habchi, 30, have been found guilty of robbing Romanian entrepreneur Catalin Botezatu as he left a restaurant in Berkeley Square
  
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• Joanna Lumley says ‘heartbreaking’ Nepal flood could have been predicted

  03-09-2026 17:30 via standard.co.uk
  
  Nepal’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday said 1,252 deaths had been recorded since the flash flood on August 26.
  
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• SNP ministers ‘knew UK military did not have support asked for during wildfire’

  03-09-2026 17:21 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Justice Secretary defended asking for aerial support from the MoD despite knowing ‘informally’ they did not have such equipment available.
  
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• Andy Burnham backs Sadiq Khan for fourth term as he slams Tory London mayor hopeful James Cleverly

  03-09-2026 17:21 via standard.co.uk
  
  Exclusive: The Prime Minister branded ‘ludicrous’ the claim from ex-Home Secretary Mr Cleverly that he is anti-London
  
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• Who are the candidates for Labour to replace Keir Starmer in the Holborn and St Pancras by-election?

  03-09-2026 17:12 via standard.co.uk
  
  Sir Keir Starmer has represented the Holborn & St Pancras seat since May 2015
  
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• ‘Profound sadness’ at death of 107-year-old Second World War veteran

  03-09-2026 16:47 via standard.co.uk
  
  Norman Irwin was recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours last year.
  
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• Huge 800 home development to transform area around London Stadium

  03-09-2026 16:47 via standard.co.uk
  
  Student flats and shared living spaces would be built across six towers at Westfield Avenue
  
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• Camilla’s praise for inner-city riding club

  03-09-2026 16:45 via standard.co.uk
  
  She fed mints to a pony who was often photographed being ridden by Queen Elizabeth II’s head groom as he rode out with the late queen.
  
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• Tower of London 'at risk' of being added to UNESCO danger list 'unless skyscraper plans changed'

  03-09-2026 16:40 via standard.co.uk
  
  Historic England says there is ‘serious concern’ about the famous landmark due to the size of potential future skyscrapers
  
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• Campaigners ‘won’t stop’ until moratorium announced on AI data centres

  03-09-2026 16:13 via standard.co.uk
  
  Hundreds of people gathered outside the Scottish Parliament on Thursday for a protest against the developments.
  
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• Name of Scottish missionary added to memorial wall at Auschwitz

  03-09-2026 16:07 via standard.co.uk
  
  Jane Haining died at the camp in July 1944.
  
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• Four people accused of murdering newborn baby to go on trial next year

  03-09-2026 15:21 via standard.co.uk
  
  The defendants, who are all Slovakian nationals, are charged with the murder of a newborn named only as Baby S.
  
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• Trump hints he would not back UK over Falklands, citing lack of Iran support

  03-09-2026 15:20 via standard.co.uk
  
  The US president’s words came ahead of a national televised statement by Argentina’s president, Javier Milei.
  
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• Meghan pays tribute to ‘friend and mentor’ Gloria Steinem

  03-09-2026 15:20 via standard.co.uk
  
  Steinem died on Wednesday at her home in New York City.
  
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• Boutique flogging fake Chanel, Dior and Louis Vuitton on upmarket west London street ordered to pay huge fine

  03-09-2026 15:17 via standard.co.uk
  
  Council officers uncovered a haul of counterfeit designer goods worth the equivalent of £124,000 at the Kensington shop
  
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• Troubles legal costs almost double amount paid to victims, Chief Constable says

  03-09-2026 15:16 via standard.co.uk
  
  Jon Boutcher answered questions at the monthly meeting of the NI Policing Board.
  
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• Fact check: 1970s prison building programme was more ambitious than today’s plan

  03-09-2026 15:16 via standard.co.uk
  
  Some publicly available information raises questions about the claim.
  
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• Stolen van in high speed ‘wrong way’ chase on A20 before being rammed off road by Met Police

  03-09-2026 15:04 via standard.co.uk
  
  Met officers were forced to ram the vehicle off the road in southeast London after a 17-mile pursuit
  
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• Andy Burnham signals higher homes tax for London in coming years to ensure 'fairness' in Britain

  03-09-2026 14:54 via standard.co.uk
  
  Exclusive: The Prime Minister tells The Standard: ‘I don't want to see a situation where there's resentment towards London’
  
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