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• Middlesex beat Leicestershire to win One-Day Cup

  20-09-2026 20:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Middlesex claim their first silverware in a decade as they beat Leicestershire in a thrilling One-Day Cup final.
  
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• ‘Extraordinary’ Normandy veteran Ken Hay dies aged 101

  21-09-2026 03:57 via standard.co.uk
  
  Mr Hay has been remembered for his ‘unwavering’ passion for education.
  
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• Southport killer to appear in court charged with assaults on prison staff

  21-09-2026 03:45 via standard.co.uk
  
  Axel Rudakubana will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court via videolink on Monday.
  
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• Man rearrested over women's alleged murder after bones found in London

  21-09-2026 02:19 via standard.co.uk
  
  Joanne Sheen was 44 years old and a mother of three at the time of her disappearance in December 2019
  
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• 'Swiss cheese' plan for famous London office block

  21-09-2026 02:08 via standard.co.uk
  
  Unique cutouts have earned the project the nickname of the ‘Swiss Cheese’ building
  
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• Union demands graded Ofsted inspections halt amid fears they pose risk to life

  21-09-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  Nearly three quarters of school leaders felt the direction of travel on inspections had worsened in the past year, a survey found.
  
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• SNP MSP seeks ‘clarity’ from King on council tax charges on royal properties

  21-09-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  Jack Middleton has written to Charles to find out if second home premiums will be applied to both Balmoral and the Palace of Holyroodhouse.
  
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• Scam fears causing one in three UK consumers to abandon online purchases – study

  21-09-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  Almost a third of customers believe companies should pay compensation to those scammed by a third party pretending to represent the firm.
  
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• Runner, 90, who finished 10k in just over an hour sets ‘world best’ time for age

  21-09-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  Veteran Ian Winship has been hailed a ‘hero’ for his remarkable time in the Cumbernauld running event.
  
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• Father who had kidney transplant honours donor’s memory through football

  21-09-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  Ian Alexander received the kidney of a ‘massive’ football fan in 2019.
  
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• England and Wales look to Scotland as drought puts pressure on milk supplies

  21-09-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  The UK experienced its hottest summer on record in 2026.
  
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• Climate impacts hitting yields and already ‘scarce’ incomes, tea farmers warn

  21-09-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  Increasingly unpredictable climate conditions, unfair trade practices and rising costs are squeezing the amount of money Kenyan farmers can make.
  
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• Specialist rape courts to be rolled out across England and Wales, says Burnham

  20-09-2026 23:30 via standard.co.uk
  
  Every Crown Court will have at least one courtroom dedicated to hearing such cases set up in the next two years, officials said.
  
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• Earl Spencer says William and Harry are aware of claims around Diana’s death

  20-09-2026 23:05 via standard.co.uk
  
  Earl Spencer claims Charles told him ‘we’ll forget her soon enough’ after Diana’s death in 1997
  
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• Police hunt for two men after victim's teeth knocked out at London station

  20-09-2026 22:46 via standard.co.uk
  
  The victim suffered broken collar bone, a deep cut on his head and lost two lost teeth
  
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• Davey says ‘no ceiling’ on how many MPs Lib Dems want to gain

  20-09-2026 18:57 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Lib Dems returned a record 72 MPs at the last general election, but has since struggled to capture the same level of attention as other parties.
  
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• Madeleine McCann suspect admits being within yards of villa on night she went missing - and being stopped by police three times

  20-09-2026 18:26 via standard.co.uk
  
  Christian Brueckner admits he was on a beach close to the McCann’s holiday resort when Maddie vanished
  
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• Earl Spencer felt it was his ‘duty’ to write memoir on life of Diana

  20-09-2026 17:54 via standard.co.uk
  
  The earl has made a series of damning claims about the King in a new memoir chronicling the life of his sister.
  
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• Andy Burnham congratulates Donald Trump and Mette Frederiksen on Greenland deal

  20-09-2026 17:35 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister said the agreement would benefit the US, Greenland and Denmark.
  
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• No criminality found in Uxbridge family drowning

  20-09-2026 17:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An investigation by Sussex Police into the deaths off the coast of Brighton has concluded.
  
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• Streeting joins military at Battle of Britain service at Westminster Abbey

  20-09-2026 17:24 via standard.co.uk
  
  A service to mark the 86th anniversary of the Battle of Britain was held at Westminster Abbey in London on Sunday.
  
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• Andy Burnham congratulates Donald Trump and Danish PM on Greenland deal

  20-09-2026 16:56 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister said the agreement would benefit the US, Greenland and Denmark.
  
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• 'Dangerously loud' Tube noise shaking Londoners awake at night

  20-09-2026 16:27 via standard.co.uk
  
  Complaints that sounds and vibrations from London Underground are coursing through neighbourhood
  
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• Bianca Jagger battling plans for 24/7 gambling arcade in west London: 'It will impact the most vulnerable'

  20-09-2026 15:54 via standard.co.uk
  
  “It will impact not only on the community but on the most vulnerable people, on children’, says famous activist
  
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• Rail company serving London latest to be nationalised by Government

  20-09-2026 15:08 via standard.co.uk
  
  Chiltern Railways is the latest rail company now under the Great British Railways, the government's programme of public ownership
  
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• Danny Dyer, his daughter Dani and Becky Hill join stop the sewage protest

  20-09-2026 15:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  The protest took place in Leysdown-on-Sea.
  
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• How Nicola Sturgeon is embracing London life on a houseboat

  20-09-2026 14:36 via standard.co.uk
  
  Sturgeon is using her time in London to train for a half-marathon next spring
  
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• Second arrest over remains found after Feltham fire

  20-09-2026 14:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The remains of mother-of-three Joanne Sheen were found almost seven years after she went missing.
  
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• London borough named one of best places in UK to grow old - did your area make the list?

  20-09-2026 14:26 via standard.co.uk
  
  Who needs to move to the countryside to retire? This London borough - and a number of others in London - are named great places to grow old
  
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• Lib Dems press for 10p fuel duty cut until Christmas

  20-09-2026 14:14 via standard.co.uk
  
  The party also wants the planned 3p fuel duty rise due in January to be scrapped.
  
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