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• London council paints disabled bay around man’s car before parking wardens slap him with fines

  05-12-2025 22:07 via standard.co.uk
  
  Footage captures moment contractors paint around his Audi convertible- before wardens slap driver with fines
  
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• Joey Barton avoids jail over offensive social media posts on female football pundits Eni Aluko and Lucy Ward

  08-12-2025 13:34 via standard.co.uk
  
  Former Newcastle United and Manchester City star spared immediate prison sentence at Liverpool Crown Court
  
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• Joey Barton avoids jail over social media posts about female football pundits Eni Aluko and Lucy Ward

  08-12-2025 13:26 via standard.co.uk
  
  Former Newcastle United and Manchester City star spared immediate prison sentence at Liverpool Crown Court
  
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• Independence could lower Scots’ energy bills by a third, Swinney tells voters

  08-12-2025 13:23 via standard.co.uk
  
  Scottish First Minister John Swinney spoke out about how independence could allow a ‘different policy approach’ on energy.
  
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• Mother of student who killed himself after grade error to collect his degree

  08-12-2025 13:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  Ethan Scott Brown’s family, from Coatbridge, will attend his graduation ceremony and collect his degree.
  
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• Joey Barton avoids jail over social media posts comparing female pundits Eni Aluko and Lucy Ward to Fred and Rose West

  08-12-2025 12:57 via standard.co.uk
  
  Former footballer Joey Barton has been sentenced at Liverpool Crown Court to six months in custody, suspended for 18 months, for sending six grossly offensive social media posts.
  
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• Care home manager who preyed on young staff and fled country jailed

  08-12-2025 12:55 via standard.co.uk
  
  Naijil Paul, 47, was due to stand trial in 2019 accused of sex offences, but instead got a flight to India.
  
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• UK weather: Storm Bram sparks eight Met Office warnings as London temperature hits balmy 15C

  08-12-2025 12:43 via standard.co.uk
  
  Twelve flood warnings were in place across England early on Monday morning
  
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• Grooming gangs inquiry must ‘leave no stone unturned’, Kemi Badenoch says

  08-12-2025 12:42 via standard.co.uk
  
  Shadow home secretary Chris Philp meanwhile urged the Government to adopt inquiry rules which would examine the ethnicity of perpetrators.
  
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• Ex-Radio One DJ Tim Westwood denies rape and sexual assault charges

  08-12-2025 12:42 via standard.co.uk
  
  The 68-year-old appeared at Southwark Crown Court.
  
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• Combatting arson attacks ‘vital for society’, Taoiseach warns after house fire

  08-12-2025 12:41 via standard.co.uk
  
  A murder investigation has been launched after the deaths of a woman and a child at a house on Castleview Park in Edenderry.
  
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• London peace talks: Zelensky tells of split with US on Trump plan to hand swathes of eastern Ukraine to Putin

  08-12-2025 12:38 via standard.co.uk
  
  Sir Keir Starmer to welcome Ukraine’s president to Downing Street to discuss peace plans with France and Germany leaders Emmanuel Macron and Friedrich Merz
  
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• Storm Bram will lead to strong winds and heavy rain, forecasters warn

  08-12-2025 12:32 via standard.co.uk
  
  Many parts of the UK will be affected into Tuesday, with yellow and amber warnings for wind and rain.
  
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• Tim Westwood pleads not guilty in court to rape and sexual assault charges

  08-12-2025 12:29 via standard.co.uk
  
  Ex-BBC DJdenies rapes and sexual abuse across three decades of his showbiz career
  
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• The Black Map: New app lets you rate and review Guinness from pubs across the UK

  08-12-2025 12:28 via standard.co.uk
  
  Could this mean never having a bad pint again?
  
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• 'Confident' London drivers are far more likely to crash on country roads, study finds

  08-12-2025 12:25 via standard.co.uk
  
  Londoners are significantly more likely to crash on rural roads compared to others, a new study has found
  
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• Who are Take Back Power? Activists behind Crown Jewels attack vow to target London's super-rich

  08-12-2025 12:19 via standard.co.uk
  
  Take Back Power seek to fill vacuum left by Just Stop Oil with similar attention-grabbing tactics
  
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• Storm Bram: Island of Ireland warned to brace for strong winds

  08-12-2025 12:12 via standard.co.uk
  
  Status orange wind warnings have been announced for 11 counties in the Republic of Ireland, with the entire island facing other weather advisories.
  
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• Drones near Dublin during Zelensky visit ‘part of coordinated threat’ – minister

  08-12-2025 12:10 via standard.co.uk
  
  Irish justice minister Jim O’Callaghan said that it was part of a ‘coordinated threat’ but would not say that it was a state-sponsored incident.
  
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• Starmer: Ukraine deal must be ‘just’ and backed with ‘hard-edged’ guarantees

  08-12-2025 11:57 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister is hosting the leaders of Ukraine, France and Germany as Volodymyr Zelensky comes under pressure from Washington to agree a deal.
  
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• Storm Bram: 11 Irish counties under status orange weather warning

  08-12-2025 11:49 via standard.co.uk
  
  Status orange wind warnings have been announced for 11 counties, with the entirety of the Republic of Ireland facing other weather advisories.
  
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• Exclusive: Londoners face 5.8% rise in Tube fares despite national rail tickets price freeze

  08-12-2025 11:42 via standard.co.uk
  
  Mayor says it is ‘fair’ that TfL fares increase above inflation in return for £2.2bn of Government investment
  
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• Fire at house in Co Offaly was ‘designed to kill inhabitants’, says minister

  08-12-2025 11:06 via standard.co.uk
  
  The victims have been named as four-year-old Tadhg Farrell and Mary Holt, aged 60.
  
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• Trump swipes at Zelensky ahead of peace talks in London as Ukraine seeks 'dignified end to war'

  08-12-2025 10:45 via standard.co.uk
  
  Sir Keir Starmer to welcome Ukraine’s president to Downing Street to discuss peace plans with France and Germany leaders Emmanuel Macron and Friedrich Merz
  
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• Tower Hamlets: ‘Significant weaknesses’ exposed at London council controlled by Lutfur Rahman’s Aspire party

  08-12-2025 10:20 via standard.co.uk
  
  East London council risks being stuck in ‘cycle’ of government intervention, auditors warn
  
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• Ten 'significant weaknesses' in how Tower Hamlets run laid bare as 'urgent action' needed

  08-12-2025 09:48 via standard.co.uk
  
  London council risks being stuck in ‘cycle’ of government intervention, auditors warn
  
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• Being together helps us with our grief, Southport families say

  08-12-2025 08:58 via standard.co.uk
  
  BBC Breakfast journalists have been following the families for the last nine months as part of a documentary.
  
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• Nigel Farage 'reported to Met police over election fraud allegations'

  08-12-2025 08:30 via standard.co.uk
  
  Reform UK leader’s campaign reportedly accused of falsely reporting his election expenses during his bid to become an MP last year
  
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• UK weather: Rain and wind threaten travel chaos as London temperature hits balmy 15C

  08-12-2025 08:21 via standard.co.uk
  
  Twelve flood warnings were in place across England early on Monday morning
  
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• Thailand launches airstrikes against Cambodia as border clashes reignite

  08-12-2025 08:09 via standard.co.uk
  
  At least one Thai soldier has been killed and eight others wounded, while three civilians in Cambodia have been seriously injured, according to reports
  
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