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• Objections to Northern Ireland centenary stone ‘hypocritical’ – DUP’s Robinson

  08-06-2026 14:41 via standard.co.uk
  
  There has been continuing disagreement over the stone designed to mark the centenary of Northern Ireland which passed in 2021.
  
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• Bermondsey fire LIVE: 100 firefighters battle huge recycling centre blaze with major disruption to London Bridge trains

  08-06-2026 20:27 via standard.co.uk
  
  Fire at recycling centre is near to rail line and is causing major disruption to trains from London Bridge
  
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• Bermondsey fire LIVE: 100 firefighters battle huge blaze with major disruption to trains and smoke seen across London skyline

  08-06-2026 19:53 via standard.co.uk
  
  Fire at recycling centre is near to rail line and is causing major disruption to trains from London Bridge
  
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• Bermondsey fire: 100 firefighters battle blaze as huge plume of smoke seen across London skyline

  08-06-2026 19:26 via standard.co.uk
  
  Fifteen fire engines and around 100 firefighters are tackling a huge blaze at a recycling centre in Bermondsey.
  
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• Ex-Cameron aide and California governor hopeful hits out at election ‘shambles’

  08-06-2026 19:23 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Republican candidate stopped short of backing the US president’s unfounded claim that the race is ‘rigged’ amid count delays.
  
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• Noah Donohoe may have ‘lost touch with reality’ prior to death – inquest

  08-06-2026 19:04 via standard.co.uk
  
  Statements were heard from two experts in relation to the ‘sequence of unusual and perplexing behaviour’ exhibited by the Belfast schoolboy.
  
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• Climbing temperatures at the weekend could hit 30C threshold again – Met Office

  08-06-2026 18:52 via standard.co.uk
  
  Conditions are expected to take a sharp turn at the weekend, with temperatures likely to rise above the seasonal average.
  
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• Donaldson told police he ‘can’t get head round’ allegations of sexual abuse

  08-06-2026 18:13 via standard.co.uk
  
  The former DUP leader is on trial at Newry Crown Court over historical sex offence allegations.
  
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• Iran and Israel halt strikes after Trump tells both sides to ‘stop shooting’

  08-06-2026 17:59 via standard.co.uk
  
  Despite the clashes, the US president says peace talks are progressing ‘subject to ignorance or stupidity getting in its way’.
  
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• Senior Met Police inspector fired after naked photos of junior colleague found on phone

  08-06-2026 17:56 via standard.co.uk
  
  The intimate photos were discovered on DI Ben Coogan’s work phone during a routine audit
  
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• World Cup 2026: Where to watch all the games on big screens in London

  08-06-2026 17:45 via standard.co.uk
  
  Here’s some of the best places to get together with other fans to watch the World Cup in London
  
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• Doctors in Northern Ireland set for two days of strike action over pay

  08-06-2026 17:35 via standard.co.uk
  
  The industrial action is to take place on June 25 and June 29.
  
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• Minister indicates cut-off date for mother-and-baby home redress to stay at 2011

  08-06-2026 17:26 via standard.co.uk
  
  More than 14,000 women and girls in Northern Ireland are thought to have passed through institutions.
  
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• Fifth of drivers ‘cutting vehicle use or household spending to pay for fuel’

  08-06-2026 17:21 via standard.co.uk
  
  Three-fifths of drivers surveyed said they were concerned by the cost of fuel.
  
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• Man pleads not guilty to attempted murder of three children in Dublin city

  08-06-2026 17:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  Mr Justice Tony Hunt told a panel of potential jurors that the trial could take up to five weeks.
  
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• Stormzy and Wretch 32 lead tributes to singer-songwriter stabbed to death in east London

  08-06-2026 16:32 via standard.co.uk
  
  Stormzy and Craig David among the stars paying tribute to Talay Riley, who was stabbed at an address in Silvertown, east London
  
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• No murder trial for Valdo Calocane ‘robbed’ victims of justice – victim’s mother

  08-06-2026 16:27 via standard.co.uk
  
  Valdo Calocane was sectioned four times before he went on a violent rampage in Nottingham, killing three people.
  
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• 'Lawless London' row erupts as threat-to-kill knife attacks soar to near-record high

  08-06-2026 16:14 via standard.co.uk
  
  ‘Knife crime behaves like a virus, with one attack too often leading to another in a tragic spiral,’ says Liberal Democrat London spokesman Luke Taylor MP
  
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• Westminster Tories accused of ‘astounding hypocrisy’ for keeping increased salaries

  08-06-2026 16:12 via standard.co.uk
  
  The party had previously branded the salary increases under Labour as ’wasted spending’
  
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• Nationwide boss sees pay packet nearly double after Virgin Money takeover

  08-06-2026 16:02 via standard.co.uk
  
  Chief executive Dame Debbie Crosbie took home a total package of £4.67 million for the latest financial year.
  
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• Terrifying moment hitman shoots victim outside busy restaurant in London gang war

  08-06-2026 16:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  Hitman was hired by gangster to carry out drive-by shooting outside Hackney restaurant
  
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• Free electric vehicle chargers for Stormont MLAs suspended

  08-06-2026 15:56 via standard.co.uk
  
  It comes as a new system is introduced which will charged for electricity used.
  
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• Iran halts strikes on Israel after Trump tells both sides to ‘stop shooting’

  08-06-2026 15:48 via standard.co.uk
  
  Despite the clashes, the US president says peace talks are progressing ‘subject to ignorance or stupidity getting in its way’.
  
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• Keir Starmer gives tech firms three months to stop children sending nude images

  08-06-2026 15:32 via standard.co.uk
  
  Adults will need to verify their age if they want to take or view nude images.
  
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• Controversial yellow box junction to remain after raking in £450,000 in eight months

  08-06-2026 15:30 via standard.co.uk
  
  Kingston Council officers ruled that shortening it would negatively impact cyclist safety
  
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• Jeffrey Donaldson told police he wasn’t doing ‘anything untoward’

  08-06-2026 15:17 via standard.co.uk
  
  The former MP is accused of using a light to stare at an alleged victim.
  
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• Major airline to offer passengers Elon Musk's Starlink internet service

  08-06-2026 15:13 via standard.co.uk
  
  Many other airlines have either offered the service on flights or announced plans to do so, including British Airways and Virgin Atlantic
  
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• There are no untouchables warn garda as Kinahan lieutenant jailed for 24 years

  08-06-2026 15:03 via standard.co.uk
  
  Sean McGovern, 40, pleaded guilty to two charges of directing the activities of a criminal organisation.
  
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• What happened to Talay Riley? Profile of R&B singer-songwriter stabbed to death in London

  08-06-2026 14:57 via standard.co.uk
  
  Raised in east London, Riley - real name Mark Orabiyi - emerged as a rising talent at the age of 18
  
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• London heatwave 'more likely' within days as temperatures to rocket after miserable week

  08-06-2026 14:49 via standard.co.uk
  
  London is predicted to bask in highs of between 26C and 28C from Saturday, June 13 to Wednesday, June 17
  
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