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• Minister denies going missing during Belfast anti-immigration violence

  18-06-2026 14:56 via standard.co.uk
  
  Violence flared in several areas in Northern Ireland last week after a graphic video clip emerged of a man being stabbed in north Belfast last Monday.
  
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• London borough warns of 75% council tax hike amid 'unprecedented' funding cuts

  18-06-2026 17:18 via standard.co.uk
  
  Westminster town hall faces having to ‘make deep savings’ as the town hall is stripped of about £100 million over the next three years under Labour's Fairer Funding Review
  
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• In Pictures: Haute couture and horsing around at Royal Ascot Ladies’ Day

  18-06-2026 16:18 via standard.co.uk
  
  Racegoers brought the glamour on the third day of the Royal Ascot meeting.
  
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• Heathrow third runway: Sadiq Khan slams airport expansion 'rushed' by Starmer and Reeves as Burnham eyes No10

  18-06-2026 16:18 via standard.co.uk
  
  A public consultation on the masterplan for a bigger Heathrow will run only until the end of August as Labour rival Andy Burnham ’marches’ on Downing Street
  
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• Nandy says she has concerns over BBC’s announcement of cuts to content division

  18-06-2026 16:16 via standard.co.uk
  
  The corporation previously announced plans to axe Radio 4’s The World Tonight programme after more than 50 years on air.
  
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• Hackney woman paid £200 after council took years to wipe housing benefit debt

  18-06-2026 16:10 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman found the east London council at fault for 'excessive' delays
  
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• ‘Evil monster’ will die in prison for sex abuse and murder of adopted baby

  18-06-2026 16:06 via standard.co.uk
  
  Jamie Varley, a teacher, and his partner John McGowan-Fazakerley sexually assaulted and physically abused Preston Davey.
  
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• Fact check: Donald Trump shook Keir Starmer’s hand at meeting

  18-06-2026 15:50 via standard.co.uk
  
  Leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) countries have been meeting in France this week.
  
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• Labour calls for probe into Farage’s ‘crypto lobbying to line donor’s pockets’

  18-06-2026 15:49 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Reform UK leader reportedly sought to block Bank of England proposals for a state-run digital currency.
  
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• Inmates guilty of murdering child killer who was ‘tucked up in bed’ after attack

  18-06-2026 15:29 via standard.co.uk
  
  Kyle Bevan was stabbed 25 times during an attack by convicted killers Mark Fellows, Lee Newell and David Taylor at high-security HMP Wakefield.
  
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• Weird and wonderful hats on display at Royal Ascot

  18-06-2026 15:27 via standard.co.uk
  
  Charles and Camilla have taken on the late Queen’s role as racing’s most high-profile supporters.
  
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• More than £400,000 worth of fake football kits seized by London council ahead of World Cup

  18-06-2026 15:24 via standard.co.uk
  
  Camden Council has confiscated some 4,400 fake football kits in just three months
  
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• Iain Robertson rape trial: Woman initiated sex, actor tells court

  18-06-2026 15:15 via standard.co.uk
  
  The former River City star denies a total of seven charges between 2004 and 2020.
  
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• Amber health alerts issued as forecasters warn of ‘humid and muggy’ heatwave

  18-06-2026 15:15 via standard.co.uk
  
  It comes as forecasters have predicted the incoming heatwave could feel even hotter than that experienced in May.
  
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• How long will the London heatwave last? Amber heat health warning as temperatures to hit 31C

  18-06-2026 15:05 via standard.co.uk
  
  A fresh heatwave is forecast to hit the capital as sunny spells return this weekend
  
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• Sadiq Khan accused of misleading Londoners over TfL fare evasion crackdown

  18-06-2026 14:51 via standard.co.uk
  
  Conservative Assembly Member Neil Garratt has accused the Mayor of London of ‘hiding behind misleading announcements’
  
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• Reeves warns Labour not to ‘deviate’ from fiscal rules

  18-06-2026 14:50 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Chancellor issues a message to potential Labour leadership challengers.
  
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• Teenagers go on trial accused of sword murder of Amen Teklay, 15

  18-06-2026 14:48 via standard.co.uk
  
  The trial is taking place at the High Court in Glasgow.
  
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• Heathrow special constable and his Hackney-based taskmaster jailed for total of 18 years for spying for China

  18-06-2026 14:26 via standard.co.uk
  
  Dual Chinese-UK national Peter Wai carried out 'shadow policing' ops on Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters and dissidents living in Britain on the orders of Bill Yuen, court told
  
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• Hong Kong spies jailed over ‘shadow police’ ops in UK

  18-06-2026 14:22 via standard.co.uk
  
  The dual Chinese-British nationals were arrested after a failed bid to snatch a fraud suspect.
  
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• Police ‘VAR’ targets bag snatchers stealing from World Cup fans in London pubs

  18-06-2026 14:12 via standard.co.uk
  
  The City of London Police have released footage of bag thieves as they warn against an influx of theft during the World Cup tournament
  
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• Boy, 16, charged with murder after fatal stabbing of teenager in north London

  18-06-2026 14:07 via standard.co.uk
  
  Jamal Ringrose, 15, died in hospital days after the stabbing in Dollis Hill on May 30
  
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• Heathrow special constable and his Hackney-based taskmaster facing jail for spying for China

  18-06-2026 13:58 via standard.co.uk
  
  Dual Chinese-UK national Peter Wai carried out 'shadow policing' ops on Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters and dissidents living in Britain on the orders of Bill Yuen, court told
  
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• Teacher given whole life order for sex abuse and murder of adopted baby

  18-06-2026 13:54 via standard.co.uk
  
  Jamie Varley, a former head of year at a high school, and his partner John McGowan-Fazakerley sexually assaulted and physically abused Preston.
  
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• If Andy Burnham wins Makerfield by-election, what happens next and how soon could he be Prime Minister?

  18-06-2026 13:45 via standard.co.uk
  
  Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham is expected to challenge Sir Keir Starmer for the Labour leadership if he becomes an MP again
  
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• Naomi Campbell made ‘mistake’ trusting ‘charity lawyer’, tribunal told

  18-06-2026 13:42 via standard.co.uk
  
  The supermodel is hoping to overturn her five-year ban from being a charity trustee.
  
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• Bank of England keeps interest rates at 3.75% as inflation to rise

  18-06-2026 13:39 via standard.co.uk
  
  The bank warned that inflation and the cost of living is set to rise this year amid the fallout from the Iran war
  
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• Muckamore abuse inquiry finds ‘profound and deeply troubling’ failures in care

  18-06-2026 13:36 via standard.co.uk
  
  Systems and structures in place were ‘wholly inadequate’ to manage the scale of abuse at the Co Antrim facility, the inquiry found.
  
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• Jury sent out in Jeffrey Donaldson sex offences trial

  18-06-2026 13:29 via standard.co.uk
  
  Judge Paul Ramsey sent the panel out to begin deliberations after summarising the evidence in the case on Thursday.
  
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• 'Putney Pusher': Five clues that could identify the jogger who shoved woman into path of London bus

  18-06-2026 13:07 via standard.co.uk
  
  Details that could help solve mystery over who the ‘Putney Pusher’ is, nearly a decade after incident which shocked London
  
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