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• More than 700 migrants cross Channel in largest single-day total this year

  16-06-2026 15:16 via standard.co.uk
  
  Some 710 migrants arrived in the UK on Monday after crossing the channel, the highest number on a single day so far this year.
  
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• Russian frigate 'fires warning shot' at yacht in the Channel

  16-06-2026 17:52 via standard.co.uk
  
  The maritime clash, at around 11.40am on Tuesday, is understood to have involved the Russian frigate Admiral Grigorovich in waters between the Isle of White and Normandy
  
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• ‘Stand doubly strong’ – former president slams use of Irish flag to intimidate

  16-06-2026 17:46 via standard.co.uk
  
  ‘Do they know nothing about our history as immigrants?’ Mary McAleese asked at a talk at Trinity College Dublin on Tuesday.
  
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• Minister ‘disappointed’ proposed employment law reforms remain ‘blocked’

  16-06-2026 17:32 via standard.co.uk
  
  Economy Minister Caoimhe Archibald said workers and families are being ‘let down’ by the DUP’s ‘blocking’ of the draft legislation.
  
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• 'Putney Pusher' timeline: How police never gave up in hunt for jogger who 'shoved' woman into London bus lane

  16-06-2026 17:21 via standard.co.uk
  
  On Monday, a millionaire banker, aged 44, was arrested on suspicion of attempted grievous bodily harm
  
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• Meat free meals at London school win chef top Jamie Oliver award

  16-06-2026 17:16 via standard.co.uk
  
  Tracy Nwabia won the Chef Champion Award for creating vegetarian meals for neurodiverse children in Bermondsey
  
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• Warning shots fired from Russian warship at vessel in English Channel

  16-06-2026 17:15 via standard.co.uk
  
  It is the latest sign of rising tensions between the UK and Vladimir Putin’s country.
  
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• Badenoch: Makerfield vote is about one man’s job but Aberdeen is about thousands

  16-06-2026 17:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Conservative leader was visiting the Aberdeen South constituency ahead of the by-election on Thursday.
  
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• Swinney ‘extremely disappointed’ by Dundee University job cuts plan

  16-06-2026 16:49 via standard.co.uk
  
  The university said almost 200 jobs are at risk, with the decision come following the loss of 645 roles in recent years.
  
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• Mobile phone sets on fire and ‘scorches cabin’ on British Airways flight from Heathrow

  16-06-2026 16:47 via standard.co.uk
  
  An investigation has now been opened by the Federal Aviation Administration
  
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• John Swinney hails ‘tremendous inspiration’ of Scotland’s World Cup win

  16-06-2026 16:47 via standard.co.uk
  
  The First Minister also praised the Tartan Army supporters for making a ‘positive impression’ in Boston.
  
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• Released rapist who fled UK on Eurostar says prison guards ‘pushed me out’

  16-06-2026 16:10 via standard.co.uk
  
  Bernadin Dedic said when he was released from the west London prison, he called his lawyers and also spoke to friends
  
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• M25 traffic LIVE: Lane reopens but motorway to shut overnight as two lorry fires cause huge tailback

  16-06-2026 16:02 via standard.co.uk
  
  Drivers face delays on the M25 due to two separate lorry fires
  
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• Captain of seized Russian shadow fleet ship appears in court

  16-06-2026 15:50 via standard.co.uk
  
  Indian national Ajay Pant appeared at Southampton Magistrates’ Court by videolink from Bournemouth police station for a preliminary hearing.
  
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• Full list of new Aldi supermarkets as four branches open in London

  16-06-2026 15:49 via standard.co.uk
  
  The supermarket chain already has more than 1,000 branches in the UK and is pushing ahead with expansion
  
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• UK-EU summit date set as Starmer seeks to put ‘Britain at heart of Europe’

  16-06-2026 15:46 via standard.co.uk
  
  Leaders from the UK and the European Union will meet in Brussels on July 22.
  
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• Greene King puts popular South West London pub up for sale

  16-06-2026 15:34 via standard.co.uk
  
  The freehold includes the ground-floor pub and one two-bed flat above
  
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• River City star was ‘controlling and manipulative’, woman tells court

  16-06-2026 15:33 via standard.co.uk
  
  Iain Roberton, 45, denies eight charges involving four women between 2004 and 2020.
  
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• Consequences of alleged abuse by Jeffrey Donaldson ‘cannot be ignored’

  16-06-2026 15:15 via standard.co.uk
  
  Closing speeches have begun in the trial of the former DUP leader over historical sexual offences at Newry Crown Court.
  
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• Senior PSNI officer admits ‘mistakes’ left Noah Donohoe’s mother without answers

  16-06-2026 15:13 via standard.co.uk
  
  The lead investigator said Noah’s case is ‘unusual enough as it is, nobody should be in this position’.
  
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• Starmer says he and Trump ‘get on really well’ as they meet at G7

  16-06-2026 15:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister told reporters he had a ‘very honest and frank conversation’ with the US president and other G7 leaders at dinner on Monday.
  
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• Millionaire banker held by police in hunt for 'Putney Pusher' re-arrested after 'class A drugs found at mansion'

  16-06-2026 14:42 via standard.co.uk
  
  Drugs allegedly found at home of suspect arrested in investigation into pushing of woman in front of London bus nine years ago
  
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• London Labour activist admits offence linked to alleged vote rigging

  16-06-2026 14:28 via standard.co.uk
  
  Gabriel Leroy, 24, appeared at Southwark Crown Court on Tuesday and pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit a Computer Misuse Act offence
  
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• 'They're off!': Leadership race to oust Keir Starmer started by London MP Wes Streeting

  16-06-2026 14:19 via standard.co.uk
  
  Asked whether he had the 81 Labour MPs needed to start a contest to challenge the Prime Minister, Mr Streeting said: ‘Yes I have the support I need to be on the ballot’
  
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• Aldi reveals locations of 16 new supermarket openings

  16-06-2026 14:02 via standard.co.uk
  
  The plans are part of long-term ambitions by Aldi to expand to 1,500 sites across the UK.
  
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• 'Wellbeing support' rail workers at London station are sacked after calling female passenger a 'little Karen'

  16-06-2026 13:51 via standard.co.uk
  
  A female passenger at Homerton station accused the two men of calling her a ‘little tramp’ and ‘a little Karen’ after they challenged her for speaking loudly on the phone
  
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• Keir Starmer says UK will ‘play full part’ in reopening Strait of Hormuz

  16-06-2026 13:50 via standard.co.uk
  
  Speaking at the G7 summit, which Mr Trump is also attending, Sir Keir congratulated the US president for the ‘important breakthrough’.
  
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• Makerfield, Aberdeen & Arbroath by-elections: Key numbers and electoral history

  16-06-2026 13:34 via standard.co.uk
  
  Labour is defending Makerfield, while the SNP will hope to hold the two seats in Scotland.
  
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• Starmer should set out a timetable if Burnham wins by-election, Streeting says

  16-06-2026 13:33 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister meanwhile insisted that he would prove his rivals wrong and ‘carry on with what I was elected to do’.
  
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• Met Police praised for sticking with hunt for the 'Putney Pusher' over nine years

  16-06-2026 13:31 via standard.co.uk
  
  Putney Labour MP Fleur Anderson said she hoped that the arrest of a suspect in the case would give the victim ‘reassurance’
  
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