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• No national security attacks recorded in Northern Ireland in 2024

  08-07-2025 17:28 via standard.co.uk
  
  It follows a mixed picture in recent years, with one such attack in 2023 and 2022, none in 2021 and 2020, and five in 2019.
  
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• Met terror police review allegations over new Chinese super-embassy in London

  06-01-2026 14:26 via standard.co.uk
  
  China’s controversial plans to build a mega-embassy next to the Tower of London are expected to be approved by ministers this month
  
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• Starmer tells Cabinet of ‘fight of our political lives’ in general election clash with Farage’s Reform UK

  06-01-2026 13:39 via standard.co.uk
  
  He stressed to his senior ministers that Labour would be judged on whether it had tackled the cost-of-living problems faced by many households
  
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• Plans remain for new 1,250 seat concert hall in Wimbledon despite lead architect Frank Gehry's death

  06-01-2026 13:39 via standard.co.uk
  
  Wimbledon Concert Hall Trust moving forward with plans despite death of project’s legendary architect
  
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• Starmer and European allies ‘will not stop defending’ Greenland amid US threat

  06-01-2026 13:38 via standard.co.uk
  
  US president Donald Trump has said taking over Greenland, a semi-autonomous Danish territory, is vital for his country’s national security.
  
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• Stansted destinations 2026: New flight routes announced

  06-01-2026 13:36 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Stansted Airport reveals new destinations for 2026, with flights to Paris, Malmö, and more
  
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• Storm Goretti to bring heavy snow after UK sees coldest night of winter so far

  06-01-2026 13:33 via standard.co.uk
  
  Storm Goretti is expected to bring snow and strong winds to the UK this week after temperatures plummeted to minus 12.5C overnight on Monday.
  
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• Swiss mayor admits lack of safety checks at fire-hit Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana

  06-01-2026 13:18 via standard.co.uk
  
  Swiss authorities have been scrambling to find answers as to how the tragedy occurred
  
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• Hands off Greenland, Donald Trump warned by Britain, France and Germany vowing to defend its borders

  06-01-2026 13:17 via standard.co.uk
  
  The US President says he wants the autonomous Danish territoryfor national security reasons
  
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• Calls to boycott X as Grok AI feature lets users digitally undress women

  06-01-2026 13:13 via standard.co.uk
  
  MP Charlotte Nichols said there was ‘no justification’ for the government to continue using the social media platform
  
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• Wetherspoons set to open new pub in central London: everything you need to know

  06-01-2026 13:11 via standard.co.uk
  
  Wetherspoons is opening a new pub in the heart of London
  
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• Kemi Badenoch says US action in Venezuela was ‘morally’ right

  06-01-2026 13:02 via standard.co.uk
  
  Ms Badenoch said ‘what happens in Greenland has got to be up to the people of Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark’.
  
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• Snow falls on London as Storm Goretti threatens to cause blizzards over southern England

  06-01-2026 12:49 via standard.co.uk
  
  Snow showers fall over London as Storm Goretti threatens to bring some wild wintry weather to southern England
  
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• Jesy Nelson ‘right to challenge’ twins’ diagnosis process, says Streeting

  06-01-2026 12:45 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Health Secretary was responding to news shared by the former Little Mix star that her babies have been diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy.
  
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• Amber weather warnings in place for northern Scotland as snow set to continue

  06-01-2026 12:32 via standard.co.uk
  
  Icy weather will continue to grip Scotland into Wednesday.
  
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• London airport drop off fees: Full list as Gatwick becomes UK's most expensive

  06-01-2026 12:23 via standard.co.uk
  
  Gatwick Airport has raised its drop-off fee to £10, making it the most expensive in the country
  
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• Starmer plea for Cabinet ministers to work as a 'team' as he fights to remain Prime Minister

  06-01-2026 12:16 via standard.co.uk
  
  He told his senior ministers that Labour would be judged on whether it had tackled the cost-of-living problems faced by many households
  
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• 11 arrested as armed police swoop on Twitch streamer with 'toy gun' outside Parliament

  06-01-2026 12:12 via standard.co.uk
  
  Police arrest 11 men during live stream on suspicion of possession of an imitation firearm
  
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• Coroner warns Sadiq Khan of 'failure' to improve Tube safety after pensioner was run over seven times at station

  06-01-2026 12:10 via standard.co.uk
  
  The 72-year-old was killed at Stratford as he tried in vain to reach safety
  
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• What is Nato? Denmark warns Greenland invasion by US would end organisation

  06-01-2026 12:08 via standard.co.uk
  
  Nato would collapse if Donald Trump decides to occupy Greenland, warns the Danish PM
  
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• UK services sector shows ‘lacklustre’ growth in December but sentiment recovers

  06-01-2026 12:06 via standard.co.uk
  
  Some firms pointed to signs of recovery in confidence among their clients after a prolonged period of nervousness in the lead up to the autumn budget.
  
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• Woman, 31, jailed for 10 years for stabbing woman to death in crack den

  06-01-2026 11:42 via standard.co.uk
  
  Sara Irvine died in April 2024.
  
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• Almost 200 schools in Northern Ireland remain closed amid icy conditions

  06-01-2026 11:28 via standard.co.uk
  
  Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins paid tribute to gritting teams working on the road network.
  
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• Colombia's president vows to 'take up arms' amid Trump threats after Maduro captured

  06-01-2026 11:27 via standard.co.uk
  
  Trump said over the weekend that Gustavo Petro should ‘watch his ass’ after Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro seized
  
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• Starmer says UK ‘turning the corner’ at first Cabinet meeting of 2026

  06-01-2026 11:19 via standard.co.uk
  
  Labour faces a difficult set of elections in May in English local authorities and the Scottish and Welsh parliaments.
  
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• MP calls for army to be mobilised in Scotland amid severe weather

  06-01-2026 11:14 via standard.co.uk
  
  Andrew Bowie has written to First Minister John Swinney urging him to ‘mobilise all available resources’ as snow and ice causes major disruption.
  
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• Temperatures fall to -12.5C in coldest night as snow brings more disruption

  06-01-2026 11:09 via standard.co.uk
  
  Overnight temperatures plummeted as low as minus 12.5C in one Norfolk village.
  
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• Huge blow for Prime Minister Keir Starmer as Chagos Islands deal hammered by Lords

  06-01-2026 11:04 via standard.co.uk
  
  Controversial deal suffers series of defeats at the hands of peers
  
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• Boy, 5, killed by electric car that accelerated ‘on its own accord’ at London Bridge, court hears

  06-01-2026 11:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  Driver Ashenafei Demissie, 52, claims the parked Volkswagen ID.4 suddenly sped into Fareed Amir and his own son Raphael
  
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• New car sales grew by 3.5% last year fuelled by surge in demand for EVs

  06-01-2026 10:41 via standard.co.uk
  
  Registrations of pure battery EVs were up 23.9% year-on-year, achieving a market share of 23.4%.
  
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