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• One of London's longest-running roadwork projects is finally complete: 'The nightmare is over'

  22-09-2026 10:27 via standard.co.uk
  
  Gallows Corner has finally reopened to motorists 15 months after work began
  
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• Watch: Fire tears through community garden in east London

  24-09-2026 13:52 via standard.co.uk
  
  Footage shows firefighters battling blaze in Hackney as flames shoot up into night sky
  
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• Channel crossings: Home Office records 781 arrivals in a day

  24-09-2026 13:43 via standard.co.uk
  
  It comes after two boats landed undetected on British shores in two days this week.
  
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• Assaults on Tube surge by 20% as attacks on passengers on Britain’s railways reach record high

  24-09-2026 13:40 via standard.co.uk
  
  Attacks on Tube passengers soar while assaults on members of London Underground staff fall slightly, new figures show
  
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• Meghan given ‘loving’ welcome back, duchess’s friend reveals

  24-09-2026 13:39 via standard.co.uk
  
  Kelly McKee Zajfen posted images of the Sussexes on Instagram after visiting Meghan in the UK.
  
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• TikTok to pay £12.7m fine over child data concerns after dropping appeal

  24-09-2026 13:28 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Information Commissioner’s Office originally imposed the fine in 2023 before the firm launched an appeal.
  
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• Crown court backlog: Record number of cases waiting more than year to be heard

  24-09-2026 13:23 via standard.co.uk
  
  Figures from the Ministry of Justice show more than 80,000 outstanding cases by the end of June, including some 23,706 waiting for more than a year.
  
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• Vistry cutting jobs and more than halving regional network after hefty losses

  24-09-2026 13:21 via standard.co.uk
  
  The builder reported pre-tax losses of £661.3 million for the six months to June 30, against profits of £40.9 million a year earlier.
  
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• DFS posts stronger profits after boost from Amanda Holden partnership

  24-09-2026 13:07 via standard.co.uk
  
  However, DFS stressed that it was still ‘cautious’ about the wider economic backdrop and subdued market conditions.
  
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• Greens to win zero MPs in London as Labour gets 'Burnham bounce', says mega poll

  24-09-2026 12:43 via standard.co.uk
  
  YouGov MRP poll is bad news for the Greens, which had previously been tipped to win as many as 21 seats in London
  
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• Record assaults on passengers and public on Britain’s railways

  24-09-2026 12:31 via standard.co.uk
  
  There were 13, 464 reported assaults against people who are not part of the railway workforce between April 2025 and March 2026 on mainline services.
  
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• Former England striker Andy Carroll reveals he was sexually assaulted by 'celebrity mate'

  24-09-2026 12:29 via standard.co.uk
  
  The footballer says in his new autobiography that he ‘can’t forget’ the attack in 2021 by a ‘celebrity mate’ of his former partner
  
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• RAF pilots who ejected moments before crash ‘expected to make full recovery’

  24-09-2026 11:53 via standard.co.uk
  
  Hawk T2 aircraft operations have been paused by the RAF while investigations into the crash are ongoing.
  
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• Dolly Parton’s sister says there is no family ‘feud’ after nephew was fired

  24-09-2026 11:21 via standard.co.uk
  
  A restraining order has been filed against Parton’s nephew Bryan Seaver, who served as her long-time head of security.
  
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• Lifting alcohol ban in football stands could put good behaviour at risk – Powell

  24-09-2026 11:16 via standard.co.uk
  
  Prime Minister Andy Burnham said the ban on football fans drinking in the stands during matches is outdated.
  
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• Vet group CVS says portrayal of industry ‘disappointing’ amid reforms

  24-09-2026 11:07 via standard.co.uk
  
  The company also announced its first acquisition in the UK days after the conclusion of the Competition and Markets Authority probe.
  
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• When is the Holborn and St Pancras by-election - and what time will the result be announced?

  24-09-2026 11:05 via standard.co.uk
  
  The contest to replace Sir Keir Starmer as the MP for Holborn and St Pancras is being held next month
  
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• ‘Can’t stop everything,’ minister says after two migrant boats arrive undetected

  24-09-2026 10:32 via standard.co.uk
  
  Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has ordered an urgent review by the Border Security Command.
  
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• Danny Tommo arrested on suspicion of criminal damage after Channel boat slashing

  24-09-2026 10:27 via standard.co.uk
  
  It comes after footage showed the 37-year-old using a knife to cut the side of a vessel used by people smugglers to transport migrants.
  
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• Danny Tommo arrested after migrant boat slashed with rescuer on board in Channel

  24-09-2026 10:21 via standard.co.uk
  
  Tommo, real name Daniel Thomas, was detained on Wednesday night on suspicion of criminal damage with intent to endanger life on Wednesday night
  
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• London travel news LIVE: Central line disruption in tough morning for Tube passengers

  24-09-2026 10:06 via standard.co.uk
  
  Signal failure at Baker Street causes severe delays on Jubilee line
  
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• BBC to cut 41 roles within its sports department

  24-09-2026 09:51 via standard.co.uk
  
  Five new roles will also be created, resulting in a net loss of 36 jobs.
  
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• Putney Pusher suspect sisters appeal to Home Secretary to get DNA test results 'that will clear his name'

  24-09-2026 09:50 via standard.co.uk
  
  The family of Nicholas Brandram have been in contact with Shabana Mahmood in an attempt to complete a DNA test that they say will exonerate him
  
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• London travel news LIVE: Tube disruption on two major lines during morning rush hour

  24-09-2026 09:43 via standard.co.uk
  
  Signal failure at Baker Street causes severe delays on Jubilee line
  
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• Zack Polanski slams Heathrow third runway 'great betrayal' as Holborn by-election hots up

  24-09-2026 09:24 via standard.co.uk
  
  Green leader says new runway is “betrayal of climate commitments, betrayal of communities breathing polluted air, and betrayal of our children’s future’
  
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• Burnham wants ban on alcohol in the stands at football matches to be repealed

  24-09-2026 08:42 via standard.co.uk
  
  Andy Burnham said the legislation was from a different era and discriminated against football fans while supporters of other sports could drink.
  
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• Teenager among four charged with murder of man shot dead in east London

  24-09-2026 08:37 via standard.co.uk
  
  Masum Miah, 42, was shot dead inside a car on St Bartholomew’s Road in Newham on August 18
  
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• RAF pauses Hawk jet training after pilots ejected moments before crash

  24-09-2026 08:17 via standard.co.uk
  
  North Wales Police said emergency services were called to the Pencarnisiog area of Anglesey, near the RAF Valley station.
  
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• England striker Ivan Toney to appear in court this morning accused of Soho nightclub assault

  24-09-2026 08:17 via standard.co.uk
  
  Ex-Brentford striker Toney, 30, is accused of attacking Saber Da Silva during an incident at a nightclub on Wardour Street
  
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• City banker told murder suspect girlfriend 'kill yourself already', court hears

  24-09-2026 08:11 via standard.co.uk
  
  Joanna Cierpka, 51, described how her relationship with Henrik Slotsaa and mental health had deteriorated leading up to his death
  
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