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• Minister vows to ‘engage’ as Plaid launches push for police devolution in Wales

  02-09-2026 17:49 via standard.co.uk
  
  Welsh Secretary Stephen Kinnock told the Commons on Wednesday that the Government would ‘engage on the future of devolution’.
  
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• Stella Creasy MP 'felt like human punch' bag' during Tube carriage abuse - as man who harassed her avoids jail

  08-09-2026 14:49 via standard.co.uk
  
  Clifford Wilby was sentenced on Tuesday after targeting the London MP in a Tube carriage
  
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• Miliband risks backlash from US and Israel as UK announces West Bank sanctions

  08-09-2026 14:44 via standard.co.uk
  
  Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband was scathing about Benjamin Netanyahu’s government as he set out a reset in the UK’s relationship with Israel.
  
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• Sentencing of Bulgarians who assaulted girls in Dundee delayed for second time

  08-09-2026 14:29 via standard.co.uk
  
  Ilia Belov, 22 and Nadjedzha Belova, 20, attacked the girls in the Lochee area of the city in August 2025.
  
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• Heathrow third runway: Full speed ahead for expansion of west London airport, signals Chancellor John Healey

  08-09-2026 14:15 via standard.co.uk
  
  ‘After years of delay, indecision, often vexatious challenge, we have given go-ahead to this project because economic case stacks up,’ says Chancellor
  
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• King makes personal donation to British Red Cross after Nepal flash floods

  08-09-2026 14:05 via standard.co.uk
  
  More than 1,300 people were killed in the disaster and 5,000 are missing, including over 30 British nationals.
  
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• Prince George beams as he arrives for first day at Eton College and gets words of advice from headmaster

  08-09-2026 14:04 via standard.co.uk
  
  The 13-year-old prince was met by the headteacher who told him: ‘Welcome, good luck, enjoy it’
  
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• Public hearings in Eljamel Inquiry ‘a long time coming’, says senior counsel

  08-09-2026 13:32 via standard.co.uk
  
  The first day of proceedings began on Tuesday with an opening address from Jamie Dawson KC.
  
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• Harry and Meghan 'surprised' by letter from Charles which says they are not working royals despite UK return

  08-09-2026 13:25 via standard.co.uk
  
  A spokesperson for the Sussexes said that they were ‘a little surprised’ not to have been told about the letter from Charles in advance
  
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• Local areas with highest and lowest fertility rates revealed

  08-09-2026 13:24 via standard.co.uk
  
  Some 12 of the top 25 local authorities with the lowest fertility rates are in the capital.
  
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• Plea for data centre moratorium sends ‘wrong message’ to investors, MSPs told

  08-09-2026 13:10 via standard.co.uk
  
  Sandy Begbie, of Scottish Financial Enterprise, argued Scotland needs a ‘more proportionate response’ to such facilities.
  
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• Appeal to trace mystery visitor to grave of baby unidentified for 30 years

  08-09-2026 13:06 via standard.co.uk
  
  The woman in her 40s visited Baby April’s resting place in Ashford, Kent, in June this year, police said.
  
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• Prince George arrives for first day at Eton College

  08-09-2026 13:04 via standard.co.uk
  
  The 13-year-old prince was met by the head master who told him: ‘Welcome, good luck, enjoy it’.
  
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• London non-league goalkeeper chosen as new leader of kingdom in Uganda

  08-09-2026 13:03 via standard.co.uk
  
  George Desmond Kamurasi, the 36-year-old captain of SE Dons in Crayford is to become the next king of the Tooro people
  
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• Drought conditions will continue without ‘sustained rainfall’ in affected areas

  08-09-2026 12:54 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Environment Agency said even a few weeks of wetter weather ‘cannot reverse the impacts of several months of exceptionally dry conditions’.
  
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• Death of Nottingham attacks student was ‘potentially preventable’, inquiry hears

  08-09-2026 12:54 via standard.co.uk
  
  Experts were asked to conclude whether the deaths of Barnaby Webber, Grace O’Malley-Kumar and Ian Coates could have been prevented.
  
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• London weather: Rain drenches commuters as capital faces wettest day in months

  08-09-2026 12:28 via standard.co.uk
  
  Wet weather intensified over morning rush hour and is expected to last into the afternoon
  
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• Major supermarkets announce product recalls over potential allergy risk

  08-09-2026 12:20 via standard.co.uk
  
  Tesco has urgently recalled some coleslaw packs while Waitrose is recalling some of its Rhubarb Crumble
  
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• Harry and Meghan ‘did not have time to clarify’ King guidance letter on status

  08-09-2026 12:12 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Lord Chamberlain wrote, under the direction of the King, that the Sussexes remained private citizens after their return to the UK.
  
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• London family's nine-year nightmare after businessman 'abducted and tortured' in Saudi Arabia

  08-09-2026 12:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  Mother-of-three Mira Lozi breaks her silence after nine years to campaign for the return of her husband Rami Nami
  
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• Zack Polanski faces fight from within Green Party to get selected in crunch London by-election

  08-09-2026 11:59 via standard.co.uk
  
  Camden councillor Hamza Chowdhury launched his campaign to replace Sir Keir Starmer this week by stating the borough does not need ‘a politician you’ll only see on a leaflet’
  
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• UK commits £100m to boost Ukraine air defences over winter

  08-09-2026 11:32 via standard.co.uk
  
  Defence interceptors, large-calibre artillery rounds and drones will be supplied to Ukraine.
  
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• London weather LIVE: Heavy rain falling on capital 'for several hours' as commuters share reactions

  08-09-2026 11:02 via standard.co.uk
  
  Londoners are taking to social media to share video and pictures of the heavy rain sweeping the capital
  
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• Nigel Farage demands ban on face coverings in public after anti-migration protests in Dover and Portsmouth

  08-09-2026 11:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  Reform UK leader labels face coverings a ‘menace’ and makes clear he would ban any worn for religious reasons as well
  
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• Computacenter profits nearly double on surging demand for AI infrastructure

  08-09-2026 10:56 via standard.co.uk
  
  The FTSE 100-listed company hailed a record financial performance in North America over the first half of the year.
  
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• Hedge fund tycoon who is third-biggest UK taxpayer quits Britain for Greece

  08-09-2026 10:49 via standard.co.uk
  
  Chris Rokos, founder of Rokos Capital Management, is leaving the UK amid concerns about Labour hiking taxes in October’s Budget
  
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• London weather LIVE: Heavy rain to fall on capital 'for several hours' as commuters get soaked

  08-09-2026 10:45 via standard.co.uk
  
  Londoners are taking to social media to share video and pictures of the heavy rain sweeping the capital
  
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• When will the Holborn & St Pancras by-election take place?

  08-09-2026 10:19 via standard.co.uk
  
  The contest to replace Sir Keir Starmer as the MP for Holborn & St Pancras is set to be held within weeks
  
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• UK facing backlash to sanctions over Israeli West Bank settlements

  08-09-2026 10:12 via standard.co.uk
  
  Ministers have suggested goods out of the illegal settlements in the West Bank, a Palestinian territory, could be subject to trade restrictions.
  
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• Who are the shortlisted Labour candidates to replace Keir Starmer in Holborn and St Pancras by-election?

  08-09-2026 09:33 via standard.co.uk
  
  Three Labour Camden councillors have been shortlisted to replace Sir Keir Starmer
  
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