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• London council clashes with Sadiq Khan over proposals to develop Green Belt

  28-07-2026 15:21 via standard.co.uk
  
  Draft proposals, if approved, could see new areas of Metropolitan Green Belt land in the capital released for development
  
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• Police to take no further action against Zack Polanksi over Nigel Farage guillotine post

  29-07-2026 20:12 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Metropolitan Police has said no further action will be taken against Green Party leader Zack Polanski over a controversial social media post about Nigel Farage.
  
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• London weather LIVE: Grass fires rage as drought declared in capital and temperatures reach heatwave high

  29-07-2026 19:55 via standard.co.uk
  
  A Met Office assessment showed fires could be ‘exceptionally severe’ if they start in parts of London
  
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• London weather LIVE: Huge grass fires rage as drought declared in capital and temperatures reach heatwave high

  29-07-2026 19:31 via standard.co.uk
  
  A Met Office assessment showed fires could be ‘exceptionally severe’ if they start in parts of London
  
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• Irish President leads tributes to Oscar-winning musician Glen Hansard

  29-07-2026 19:26 via standard.co.uk
  
  Hansard, 56, appeared in The Commitments, was the frontman for the Irish band The Frames and was part of various protests over the years.
  
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• Pinterest opens Oxford Street office as Sadiq Khan vows end to American candy stores

  29-07-2026 19:18 via standard.co.uk
  
  Proposals to make the busy London thoroughfare completely vehicle-free from Orchard Street to Great Portland Street are expected to complete by the end of this summer
  
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• Sadiq Khan says 'bane of my life' Oxford Street American candy shops will soon be extinct as Pinterest launches new office

  29-07-2026 19:02 via standard.co.uk
  
  Proposals to make the busy London thoroughfare completely vehicle-free from Orchard Street to Great Portland Street are expected to complete by the end of this summer
  
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• Huge grass fire breaks out in east London amid 'exceptionally high' wildfire threat

  29-07-2026 18:53 via standard.co.uk
  
  The London Fire Brigade has warned people to stay away from the area where possible as the fire rages in Romford
  
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• Shamed funeral director accepts he is ‘hated and despised’ pariah, court told

  29-07-2026 18:24 via standard.co.uk
  
  Robert Bush’s barrister said his client has apologised to the relatives of the dead he mistreated in a systematic way at his Hull firm.
  
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• Glen Hansard: The Oscar winner who never stopped busking on Dublin’s streets

  29-07-2026 18:16 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Ballymun musician’s career began as a teenager busking in Grafton Street.
  
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• Reform MSP reports lawyer Aamer Anwar to police over hate speech claims

  29-07-2026 18:13 via standard.co.uk
  
  The human rights lawyer, who rejected the claims, called Thomas Kerr a ‘wannabe tartan Tommy Robinson’.
  
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• How Hansard called out division, busked for the homeless and marched for Ukraine

  29-07-2026 18:10 via standard.co.uk
  
  ‘We need to open our hearts to the people who need us,’ Hansard told a crowd outside the Gaiety Theatre in 2022.
  
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• London weather LIVE: Drought declared in capital as temperatures reach heatwave high

  29-07-2026 18:06 via standard.co.uk
  
  A Met Office assessment showed fires could be ‘exceptionally severe’ if they start in parts of London
  
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• Serial killer to die in prison as police review four deaths at homeless hostel

  29-07-2026 17:52 via standard.co.uk
  
  Detectives are now reviewing the deaths of four people who were living at a hostel in Newquay at the same time as James Desborough.
  
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• Fire crews making ‘significant progress’ tackling Cairngorms blaze – chief

  29-07-2026 17:45 via standard.co.uk
  
  A number of homes in the region have been evacuated and vast swathes of trees, heather and grasslands have been left charred and blackened.
  
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• Revealed: London's 10 new wild swimming and revitalised beauty spots

  29-07-2026 17:23 via standard.co.uk
  
  Sir Sadiq Khan announces his 10-year plan to clean up the capital’s rivers, which he said had suffered from ‘decades of neglect and pollution’
  
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• Taoiseach: Glen Hansard made significant contribution to Ireland’s cultural life

  29-07-2026 17:14 via standard.co.uk
  
  Irish political leaders have expressed shock and heartbreak at the sudden death of the musician and actor.
  
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• London travel news LIVE: Tube chaos as District line hit with suspension and severe delays on Northern line

  29-07-2026 16:41 via standard.co.uk
  
  Both lines are part suspended due to a points failure, with delays elsewhere on London’s transport network
  
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• Duke of Sussex among celebrities facing £18 million legal bill after Mail court battle defeat

  29-07-2026 16:30 via standard.co.uk
  
  Prince Harry faces footing huge legal bill along with six other high-profile figures to have claims against Associated Newspapers Limited thrown out earlier this month
  
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• Funeral director who admitted hoarding bodies is ‘sorry’, lawyers tell judge

  29-07-2026 16:20 via standard.co.uk
  
  The court heard that Robert Bush could face up to 25 years in prison.
  
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• Commonwealth Games closing ceremony to bring ‘joy, colour and unity’

  29-07-2026 16:13 via standard.co.uk
  
  The ceremony will bring to an end 11 days of sporting action at venues across Glasgow, featuring more than 3,000 athletes from 74 nations.
  
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• London travel news LIVE: Tube chaos as Northern and District lines hit with suspensions

  29-07-2026 15:59 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Northern and District lines have been been hit with suspensions on Wednesday afternoon
  
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• Woman begs to be allowed to board migrant boat in busy day for Channel crossings

  29-07-2026 15:54 via standard.co.uk
  
  Wednesday marked one of the busiest days for migrant crossing so far in 2026.
  
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• London travel news LIVE: Northern line hit with second suspension

  29-07-2026 15:54 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Edgware branch is currently suspended, with severe delays on the rest of the line
  
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• Funeral director who admitted hoarding bodies is ‘sorry’, his lawyers tell judge

  29-07-2026 15:52 via standard.co.uk
  Shamed funeral director Robert Bush has offered an apology “without qualification” to the families left devastated by his mistreatment of their deceased loved ones, a court heard.Following two days of emotional testimony from his victims, Bush’s lawyers began to give his version of events for the first time on Wednesday, telling a judge: “He has expressed himself to the court, and through the court to the families, as being sorry.”Richard Wright KC, defending, addre
  
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• Commonwealth Games ‘mop man’ describes mother’s surprise at his viral fame

  29-07-2026 15:51 via standard.co.uk
  
  Trained dancer CJ Miller has been wowing crowds at this year’s games with his cleaning-inspired dance routines.
  
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• Gerry Kelly was ‘voice of sanity during insane times’, funeral hears

  29-07-2026 15:50 via standard.co.uk
  
  The former UTV and BBC Radio Ulster presenter was installed in the Royal Television Society Hall of Fame in 1998.
  
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• Assisted dying Bill MP says new law and better end-of-life care both possible

  29-07-2026 15:45 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill will return to Parliament for debate in September.
  
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• Met Police inspector appears in court to deny rape and GBH

  29-07-2026 15:42 via standard.co.uk
  
  Inspector Jason Wu, 50, appeared at Wimbledon Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday
  
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• Nigel Farage v Count Binface: 10 key pledges by 'space warrior' battling Reform chief in Clacton by-election

  29-07-2026 15:31 via standard.co.uk
  
  ‘MPs who resign mid-Parliament to be banned from the resulting by-election,’ says the Count’s 20-point platform for Essex seaside contest
  
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