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• NHS Trust removes 10 people amid concerns over Noah Woods ‘data breach’

  27-09-2026 13:35 via standard.co.uk
  
  Dr Martin Mansfield, of the East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust, said ‘an urgent internal investigation’ had been launched.
  
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• Police hunt man after sexual assault at central London station

  28-09-2026 22:17 via standard.co.uk
  
  The attack occurred on Saturday July 4 at Baker Street Underground station
  
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• Water leak cuts supply to thousands of homes across five London boroughs

  28-09-2026 21:34 via standard.co.uk
  
  Thames Water apologised for the outage, which impacted around 15,000 properties in south London and Surrey
  
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• Andy Burnham urged to give Sadiq Khan sweeping new powers over tax and spending to boost London

  28-09-2026 20:06 via standard.co.uk
  
  Leading business groups called for a radical overhaul of the capital’s devolution settlement, including greater control over locally raised taxes
  
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• Waterloo Bridge could be forced to close 'within four years' with major repairs needed

  28-09-2026 19:49 via standard.co.uk
  
  An inspection of the bridge has found water damage and 2 millimetre cracks, with Westminster City Council asking for £6 million to fund the repairs
  
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• Waterloo Bridge could close within years with vital repair work needed

  28-09-2026 19:44 via standard.co.uk
  
  An inspection of the bridge has found water damage and 2 millimetre cracks, with Westminster City Council asking for £6 million to fund the repairs
  
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• Earl Spencer claims he told Barbara Walters about King’s alleged Diana remark

  28-09-2026 19:30 via standard.co.uk
  
  The princess’ brother said ‘I told people at the time’ and named the late US journalist Walters as one of them.
  
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• Sadiq Khan reveals exact date Oxford Street car ban will start

  28-09-2026 18:38 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Mayor of London said Britain’s most famous shopping road will be mostly pedestrianised from October 26
  
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• A-list private members club in Mayfair closed after 'threat with weapon'

  28-09-2026 18:28 via standard.co.uk
  
  Central London club popular with celebrities will have its licence reviewed after ‘serious public safety matter outside the premises’
  
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• London borough urged to fund legal fight for residents facing 'no fault' evictions and rent hikes

  28-09-2026 18:23 via standard.co.uk
  
  Southwark Council says it is ‘appalled’ by the eviction notices - which were issued a day before the law changed
  
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• Burnham under pressure over refusal to say if he backs Heathrow third runway

  28-09-2026 18:23 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister said there was a live consultation process on the airport’s expansion with strong views on either side.
  
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• Police keeping ‘open mind’ over suspected airbase plot as five bailed

  28-09-2026 18:10 via standard.co.uk
  
  The men, all UK nationals living in London, were released on Monday afternoon but remain under investigation.
  
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• Who are the five UK nationals arrested on suspicion of ‘terror’ plot at RAF Fairford?

  28-09-2026 17:50 via standard.co.uk
  
  The five suspects - all from London - have been released on bail pending further investigation
  
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• Guinness World Record set in London for most people performing CPR in one hour

  28-09-2026 17:44 via standard.co.uk
  
  Hundreds of participants gathered in the capital to perform CPR and set a new world record
  
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• Shein cautions over uncertain backdrop after European sales slide

  28-09-2026 17:41 via standard.co.uk
  
  Shein revealed its latest performance in its first trading update since floating on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange at the start of this month.
  
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• Irish Government ‘very concerned’ over Drumcree dispute

  28-09-2026 17:33 via standard.co.uk
  
  Taoiseach Micheál Martin said there is an ‘obligation on everybody now to stand back and to mediate an outcome’.
  
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• One day online generates more privacy small print than Shakespeare’s complete works, new study finds

  28-09-2026 17:32 via standard.co.uk
  
  ‘We did what consumers are told to do: we read the privacy policies’ - Gavin Wood, founder of Web3 Foundation
  
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• London shop owners storm out of council meeting amid 'devastating' 100 per cent rent hikes

  28-09-2026 17:32 via standard.co.uk
  
  Protesters shouted ‘shame on you’ as they walked out of a council meeting
  
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• Arsenal superfan Jeremy Corbyn calls for Man City to be relegated after 'guilty verdicts'

  28-09-2026 17:27 via standard.co.uk
  
  Exclusive: Islington North MP says Man City should be hit with ‘a significant points deduction that results in their inevitable relegation’
  
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• Scottish Labour bounce-back has already begun, claims Michael Marra

  28-09-2026 17:22 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Labour conference in Liverpool is Michael Marra’s first as leader of the party in Scotland.
  
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• Arsenal superfan Jeremy Corbyn calls for Man City to be relegated in after 'guilty verdicts'

  28-09-2026 17:10 via standard.co.uk
  
  Exclusive: Islington North MP says Man City should be hit with ‘a significant points deduction that results in their inevitable relegation’
  
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• Five London men arrested over RAF Fairford 'terror plot' are released on bail

  28-09-2026 17:07 via standard.co.uk
  
  ‘They absolutely remain under investigation as we explore multiple lines of enquiry’ - Assistant Commissioner Laurence Taylor
  
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• Assembly members clash at Stormont over Drumcree parade

  28-09-2026 17:03 via standard.co.uk
  
  Unionist MLAs accused Sinn Féin and the SDLP of breaking the law by attending a protest on Garvaghy Road, as the Assembly sat on Monday.
  
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• Water supply restored after schools shut and thousands were left without service

  28-09-2026 17:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  Thames Water said that its engineers had isolated the broken pipe.
  
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• Suspects arrested over potential RAF Fairford terror plot all released on bail

  28-09-2026 16:59 via standard.co.uk
  
  Head of UK counter-terrorism policing Laurence Taylor said investigators are keeping an open mind as to any motivation.
  
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• Healey £6bn shipbuilding plans ‘huge opportunity’ for Scottish yards – Alexander

  28-09-2026 16:55 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Scottish Secretary was speaking after the Chancellor’s speech at the Labour Party conference.
  
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• First Ministers’ meeting ‘not a threat to the UK’, says Farage

  28-09-2026 16:25 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Reform UK leader said Scottish independence is a ‘settled issue’.
  
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• 'Dirty' waxing room spells trouble for central London beauty parlours

  28-09-2026 16:22 via standard.co.uk
  
  Two therapists who had been giving manicures fled the venue when inspectors arrived
  
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• Swinney warns Russia poses ‘significant threat’ after terror plot at RAF base

  28-09-2026 15:57 via standard.co.uk
  
  Five men were arrested in the early hours of Sunday over a potential terror plot near an RAF base in England.
  
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• Series of Thames Wharf raves 'still have no planning permission'

  28-09-2026 15:50 via standard.co.uk
  
  Saturday will see the first of five raves planned at the riverside venue throughout October
  
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