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• ‘No relevant information identified’ in Stormont Donaldson review

  04-09-2026 14:04 via standard.co.uk
  
  A number of organisations started reviews following the conviction of Jeffrey Donaldson for sex offences earlier this year.
  
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• Protesters interrupt Nigel Farage’s conference speech

  04-09-2026 19:45 via standard.co.uk
  
  Activist group Climate Resistance said it was behind the disruption, saying protesters shouted ‘Nigel, you’re bankrolled by billionaires’.
  
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• Vets warn of ‘multiple’ deaths in equine grass sickness outbreak

  04-09-2026 19:38 via standard.co.uk
  
  A vet said it thought this year’s ‘unusual weather conditions’ may have contributed to the outbreak.
  
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• Nigel Farage defends himself over foreign donation claims

  04-09-2026 19:34 via standard.co.uk
  
  The annual gathering at Birmingham’s NEC has been overshadowed by yet more allegations about party funding.
  
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• Dolly Parton secures highest-charting single and makes Official Charts history

  04-09-2026 19:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  The country music star died aged 80 on August 25.
  
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• 'My kids won't be able to live in London' says Reform mayor candidate as she lays out homes crisis plan

  04-09-2026 18:57 via standard.co.uk
  
  'My kids won't be able to live in London', says Reform mayor candidate as she lays out changes to ease homes crisis
  
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• Nigel Farage's Reform conference speech disrupted by protesters after security scare

  04-09-2026 18:56 via standard.co.uk
  
  Several protesters were thrown out of the main hall in Birmingham’s National Exhibition Centre while the Reform UK leader was on stage
  
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• Police release more CCTV and appeal for witnesses following Covent Garden rape

  04-09-2026 18:50 via standard.co.uk
  
  The attack occurred at around 5.20am of the morning on Saturday August 22 in Macklin Street, central London
  
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• Zack Polanski: How Green army high on hope may sweep leader to historic London by-election win

  04-09-2026 18:46 via standard.co.uk
  
  Hundreds of Green activists are set to hit the streets of Holborn and St Pancras from this Sunday to try to get their party leader elected to Parliament
  
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• Big Half 2026 route map, road closures, best places to watch and nearest stations

  04-09-2026 17:55 via standard.co.uk
  
  Thousands of runners will run 13.1 miles across four London boroughs this Sunday
  
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• Big Half 2026 route map, road closures and how to get there on London Underground

  04-09-2026 17:48 via standard.co.uk
  
  Thousands of runners will run 13.1 miles across four London boroughs this Sunday
  
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• Mosquitoes alert in London: Invasive species which can carry deadly virus found breeding in capital's homes

  04-09-2026 17:40 via standard.co.uk
  
  Mosquitoes that can spread diseases including dengue fever and the zika virus have been found breeding in the UK for the first time
  
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• Man who died jumping in canal while fleeing police at Notting Hill Carnival named

  04-09-2026 17:40 via standard.co.uk
  
  Karnell Kelly died in hospital after entering the Grand Union canal on Monday
  
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• Women and girls to shape how London is made safer with help from £15m fund

  04-09-2026 17:29 via standard.co.uk
  
  Safety of public spaces across London to be improved with multimillion-pound fund aimed at tackling violence and misogyny
  
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• Gatwick Airport runway closed sparking travel chaos for passengers as flights face severe delays

  04-09-2026 17:02 via standard.co.uk
  
  Widespread delays hit departures as all flights grounded for almost an hour, with some arrivals forced to land at different airports
  
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• ‘Significant’ settlement for family of Navy veteran shot by soldiers in Belfast

  04-09-2026 16:43 via standard.co.uk
  
  Thomas Burns, a father of four, died after being shot by soldiers as he left Glenpark social club in 1972.
  
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• Labour whips accused of ‘tactics’ to delay Northern Ireland Legacy debate

  04-09-2026 16:32 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Northern Ireland Troubles (Criminal Investigations etc) Bill by Tory MP Lincoln Jopp is separate from Government legislation.
  
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• Hundreds gather in Middlesbrough for first A66 crash funeral

  04-09-2026 16:24 via standard.co.uk
  
  Jakub Matusiak was killed when a Volkswagen Passat he was travelling in hit a marked police car while going the wrong way down the A66
  
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• Nigel Farage hit by Zia Yusuf 'running to replace him' row on first day of Reform UK main conference

  04-09-2026 16:20 via standard.co.uk
  
  Reform home affairs spokesman Mr Yusuf accused of leadership ambitions after putting out a video on X entitled: ‘This is my story’
  
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• Nigel Farage claims 'loose pub talk' in latest defence in growing Reform funding storm after undercover sting

  04-09-2026 16:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Met Police has been urged to investigate the latest allegations against Reform UK which are threatening to overshadow its annual rally
  
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• Man who died near Notting Hill Carnival is named

  04-09-2026 15:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Karnell Kelly, 25, died in hospital after entering the Grand Union Canal off Kensal Road, west London.
  
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• Charlton's Sichenje out for season with knee injury

  04-09-2026 15:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Charlton Athletic defender Collins Sichenje is set to miss the remainder of the 2026-27 season with a knee injury.
  
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• Nigel Farage dismisses foreign donations claim as ‘loose pub talk’

  04-09-2026 15:46 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Reform UK leader insisted ‘nothing illegal’ had happened.
  
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• Women to advise mayor how to make London safer

  04-09-2026 15:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The views of women and girls will be sought by councils in a £15m new scheme to improve safety.
  
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• Gatwick Airport runway closed and flights grounded sparking travel chaos for passengers

  04-09-2026 15:44 via standard.co.uk
  
  A Boeing 787 aircraft is reportedly stuck on the runway meaning no other planes can take off
  
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• Former Liverpool FC star spared jail for assaulting ex-girlfriend

  04-09-2026 15:36 via standard.co.uk
  
  Jordon Ibe ripped a braid from his former girlfriend’s head in attack outside her home in London
  
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• Puffin numbers fall on Scottish island amid climate change concerns

  04-09-2026 15:32 via standard.co.uk
  
  Experts said the drop on the Isle of May in the Firth of Forth is ‘disappointing’.
  
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• Queen congratulates community over ‘happy ending’ for library torched in riots

  04-09-2026 15:27 via standard.co.uk
  
  Camilla donated a box of books when the library was restocked before its reopening and brought more books with her when she visited.
  
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• Reform's Laila Cunningham slaps down James Cleverly as London mayor race heats up

  04-09-2026 15:19 via standard.co.uk
  
  'We've built an election machine': Laila Cunningham hits back at party conference at suggestion Reform can't win London Mayor race
  
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• Surprise pacesetters & resurgent runs - five things to watch in the EFL

  04-09-2026 15:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Here are five key talking points before the weekend's Championship, League One and League Two action.
  
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