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• Michael O’Leary comments ‘had impact on victims’, minister says

  15-09-2026 18:35 via standard.co.uk
  
  Comments by Ryanair chief Michael O’Leary ‘had an impact on victims’ of rape, an Irish Cabinet minister has said.
  
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• Nato chief to praise Britain’s ‘serious’ commitment to defence during UK visit

  16-09-2026 01:05 via standard.co.uk
  
  Nato secretary-general Mark Rutte will meet with the Prime Minister face to face for the first time on Wednesday.
  
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• Six-hour sepsis test identified infection days before conventional methods

  16-09-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  Researchers say a new test could help identify sepsis days earlier in patients.
  
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• Result due in village ‘independence’ vote held over asylum seeker housing plan

  16-09-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  Piddington Parish Council will announce the result of the vote at 7am on Wednesday.
  
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• Irish President speaks of ‘strong ties’ with Scotland as visit gets under way

  16-09-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  Catherine Connolly is making a four-day official visit to Scotland, starting with talks with First Minister John Swinney on Wednesday.
  
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• Heathrow expansion cannot go ahead without cutting flying emissions, say climate advisers

  16-09-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  Cost of international flights might have to increase by hundreds of pounds by 2050 to pay for measures, Climate Change Committee warns
  
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• Greens urge MSPs to vote for moratorium on hyperscale data centres

  16-09-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  MSPs will debate the issue at Holyrood on Wednesday.
  
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• Complaints to watchdog about water firms hit highest increase in 20 years

  16-09-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  Complaints to the Consumer Council for Water are up 84% – the biggest year-on-year rise in the watchdog’s 20-year history.
  
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• Ads for AI apps banned for sexually explicit content and objectifying women

  16-09-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  The ASA found the ads were irresponsible and likely to cause serious or widespread offence by objectifying and sexualising women.
  
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• AI could help spare brain tumour patients MRI dye injections

  16-09-2026 00:30 via standard.co.uk
  
  The technology could help predict which tumours will light up on scans without the need for gadolinium, according to researchers.
  
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• Orient beaten in EFL Trophy - round-up

  15-09-2026 23:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Wycombe Wanderers and Chesterfield beat Premier League Under-21 sides in the EFL Trophy group phase.
  
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• Revealed: New masterplan for final 16 acres of Battersea Power Station regeneration

  15-09-2026 22:35 via standard.co.uk
  
  Revised masterplan proposes up to 3.2 million square feet of residential, commercial and leisure space across the remaining 16 acres of the riverside neighbourhood
  
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• Thirteenth Met Police officer sacked after Charing Cross Panorama film

  15-09-2026 22:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  PC Mason O'Connor is dismissed after a hearing found he had breached standards of professional behaviour, the Met said.
  
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• Who are the candidates for the Holborn and St Pancras by-election? Full list of people standing

  15-09-2026 21:38 via standard.co.uk
  
  A total of 15 candidates are standing in the race to take over Sir Keir Starmer’s Holborn and St Pancras seat
  
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• Two more disgraced Charing Cross police officers sacked in wake of Panorama documentary

  15-09-2026 21:13 via standard.co.uk
  
  Number of officers who have lost jobs reaches 13 since police watchdog launched probe linked to shockingBBC exposé
  
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• Rare school organ secures funds for restoration

  15-09-2026 20:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The organ was smuggled from Paris to London in 1904 to save it from government seizure.
  
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• London schools crisis: Ministers told to fix 'traumatic' closures for pupils

  15-09-2026 20:12 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Councils call for fresh powers to handle closures after around 90 schools shut or merge across London in past five years
  
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• Former London council leader Dan Thomas quits as leader of Reform UK in Wales after arrest

  15-09-2026 19:37 via standard.co.uk
  
  Former Barnet Council leader Dan Thomas denies any wrongdoing after he was arrested on suspicion of assault and controlling or coercive behaviour
  
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• Wickets tumble on hectic day at the Oval

  15-09-2026 19:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Surrey bowl out Glamorgan for 132 on day one at the Oval, but are then skittled for 115 in their own first innings.
  
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• Middlesex lower order fights back at Gloucs

  15-09-2026 19:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Middlesex's lower order frustrate Division Two's bottom side Gloucestershire on the opening day of their County Championship game.
  
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• Man charged with rape of young woman in Covent Garden

  15-09-2026 19:07 via standard.co.uk
  
  Christopher Rocha, 22, charged with rape and intentional strangulation after woman attacked in heart of the West End
  
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• Raheem Sterling 'seen inhaling balloon' before Lamborghini crash - as footballer admits dangerous driving and having laughing gas

  15-09-2026 18:46 via standard.co.uk
  
  Police body worn footage of former Liverpool and Man City star shows him in the car with two canisters of nitrous oxide on his lap
  
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• MLAs debate law that would criminalise conversion practices in NI

  15-09-2026 18:37 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Private Member’s Bill has been tabled by Alliance Party deputy leader Eóin Tennyson.
  
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• Noah was ‘my greatest gift in life’ – Fiona Donohoe

  15-09-2026 18:34 via standard.co.uk
  
  Ms Donohoe’s solicitor, Niall Murphy, read a statement on her behalf outside Belfast Coroner’s Court.
  
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• Belfast teenager ‘failed by Stormont department and police’ – Fiona Donohoe

  15-09-2026 18:31 via standard.co.uk
  
  Ms Donohoe was speaking following an inquest into the death of her son Noah, who was found dead in a culvert after going missing in June 2020.
  
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• Lockerbie bombing aimed ‘to inflict pain and horror’, US court told

  15-09-2026 18:04 via standard.co.uk
  
  A hearing in Washington DC heard that the trial of Abu Agila Masud is expected to last around two months, starting in mid-January.
  
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• Natural History Museum opens gallery locked in 1943

  15-09-2026 18:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The gallery reopens on Wednesday more than 80 years since it closed during WWII.
  
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• Trading standards lack resources to stop retailers selling vapes to London children

  15-09-2026 17:43 via standard.co.uk
  
  Years of austerity have eroded the capital’s enforcement capacity to a critical point, top official has warned
  
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• London mayor Sadiq Khan sworn into House of Lords

  15-09-2026 17:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The mayor of London has become Lord Khan of Tooting.
  
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• Haigh warns of ‘huge risk’ from AI unless proper safety measures put in place

  15-09-2026 17:31 via standard.co.uk
  
  First Secretary Louise Haigh said artificial intelligence had the potential to improve lives but guardrails were needed to prevent harm.
  
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