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• Polanski says Jackdaw ‘outrage’ could boost Greens in by-election

  11-09-2026 18:12 via standard.co.uk
  
  Zack Polanski said the Holborn and St Pancras constituency was more concerned than most about the climate crisis.
  
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• Bromley stabbing: 14-year-old charged after four wounded in London high street

  14-09-2026 15:37 via standard.co.uk
  
  Boy, 14, appears in court after four injured in Bromley High Street- as six others arrested are bailed
  
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• Women ‘fear for safety’ over plans to house male asylum seekers at military base

  14-09-2026 15:36 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Government’s proposal to move 1,256 male asylum seekers into an ex-military base near Piddington has sparked anger among many residents.
  
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• Sharing Rockstar emails on Discord was ‘egregious breach’ of policy – tribunal

  14-09-2026 15:25 via standard.co.uk
  
  A group of former employees of Rockstar North are claiming they were unfairly dismissed for trade union activities.
  
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• London travel news LIVE: Lines reopen after person hit by train but Paddington disruption continues

  14-09-2026 15:07 via standard.co.uk
  
  Major disruption for services in and out of Paddington stretches into Monday afternoon
  
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• TfL faces criminal prosecution over death of woman at London bus station

  14-09-2026 14:48 via standard.co.uk
  
  Transport for London charged with ‘safety failures’ by HSE after death of retired nurse Grace Mecaley at Walthamstow bus station
  
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• Andy Burnham's father Roy, 86, dies after living with Alzheimer’s disease

  14-09-2026 14:45 via standard.co.uk
  
  Andy Burnham has spoken about his father’s illness which meant that he did not know his son had become Prime Minister
  
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• Andy Burnham cancels engagements following death of his father

  14-09-2026 14:40 via standard.co.uk
  
  Mr Burnham has spoken about his father’s illness which meant that he did not know his son had become Prime Minister.
  
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• Workers return to packed lunches to cope with rising cost of living

  14-09-2026 14:27 via standard.co.uk
  
  Almost half of UK professionals (46%) now take a packed lunch to work more frequently than they did a year ago, the poll for online grocer Ocado found
  
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• Reform UK's Richard Tice left floundering over key questions on two £36 million donations

  14-09-2026 14:19 via standard.co.uk
  
  Reform UK’s deputy leader was unable to say when two super-rich donors returned to the UK
  
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• Mixed reaction as Reform UK council hires private security to patrol towns

  14-09-2026 14:19 via standard.co.uk
  
  Essex County Council said six ‘operatives’ will patrol several towns for a three-month trial period.
  
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• Tube strike warning after RMT passes new walkout mandate in row over four-day week for drivers

  14-09-2026 14:15 via standard.co.uk
  
  There is a threat of further strike action on London Underground
  
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• Burnham will be last Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, says Swinney

  14-09-2026 14:08 via standard.co.uk
  
  Scotland’s First Minister says a Scottish independence referendum should take place within the next five years.
  
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• Men need to ‘cop on’ – Taoiseach reacts to O’Leary’s rape comments

  14-09-2026 13:57 via standard.co.uk
  
  But Micheál Martin refused to say whether the Ryanair boss should apologise for the remarks about rape.
  
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• Taoiseach ‘planted a seed’ when he raised US tariffs on whiskey with Trump

  14-09-2026 13:41 via standard.co.uk
  
  The US president brought his two-day visit to Ireland to a close on Sunday.
  
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• Independence trigger already met, Gilruth says amid Plaid and Sinn Fein meet

  14-09-2026 13:11 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Scottish Deputy First Minister hailed the meeting with the Welsh and Northern Irish leaders as a ‘hugely significant’ moment.
  
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• Speedboat killer sentenced after stabbing partner with barbecue tongs

  14-09-2026 13:03 via standard.co.uk
  
  He was originally jailed for six years for manslaughter in 2018.
  
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• Trump comments on Irish unity show debate is ‘very much alive’: Michelle O’Neill

  14-09-2026 12:58 via standard.co.uk
  
  The leaders of Sinn Fein, SNP and Plaid Cymru signed a joint memorandum of understanding at a meeting in Cardiff.
  
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• Jailed: Speedboat killer who attacked girlfriend with barbecue tongs 'over burned pizza'

  14-09-2026 12:46 via standard.co.uk
  
  The 39-year-old was sentenced at Isleworth Crown Court, west London, on Monday morning
  
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• Speedboat killer jailed for violent attack

  14-09-2026 12:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jack Shepherd was sentenced at Isleworth Crown Court after previously admitting the violent assault.
  
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• Boris Johnson slams 'hysterical' Vladimir Putin after Russia attacks Ukrainian train after he left station

  14-09-2026 12:36 via standard.co.uk
  
  Russian drone attack may have been targeting a train carrying the former Prime Minister and other dignitaries, says rail operator
  
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• Trump’s support of Irish unity ‘should come as no surprise to unionists’

  14-09-2026 12:22 via standard.co.uk
  
  The US president made his comments in support of Irish unity during his two-day visit to Ireland.
  
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• Oil and gas prices climb after Saudi Arabia closes east-west pipeline

  14-09-2026 12:22 via standard.co.uk
  
  The price of a barrel of Brent crude oil was up by around 3% to 108 US dollars (£80) on Monday morning.
  
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• Conservatives announce candidate for Holborn and St Pancras by-election

  14-09-2026 12:21 via standard.co.uk
  
  Ewan Cameron, a former Camden councillor, will be the Conservative representative in the Holborn and St Pancras by-election.
  
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• Juror excluded in long-running Noah Donohoe inquest

  14-09-2026 12:17 via standard.co.uk
  
  Nine jurors – seven men and two women – remain to consider findings in the proceedings at Belfast Coroner’s Court.
  
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• Tories pick ex-councillor to contest Starmer's former seat

  14-09-2026 12:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ewan Cameron, a Camden councillor from 1998 to 2002, will stand in the by-election on 8 October.
  
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• Westminster’s time is coming to an end – SNP, Plaid and Sinn Féin leaders

  14-09-2026 12:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  The group met in their capacity as party leaders – rather than as officials in their respective governments.
  
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• Voters turn against Nigel Farage in record numbers as Reform UK funding storm grows, new poll reveals

  14-09-2026 12:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Reform UK leader is now as unpopular as Sir Keir Starmer was just before he resigned, according to the YouGov poll
  
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• London tower block residents tell of 'pandemonium' as they fled fatal fire on 17th floor

  14-09-2026 11:53 via standard.co.uk
  
  An investigation into the blaze in Poplar is under way, London Fire Brigade says
  
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• Benn unsure on future after defeat by Garcia

  14-09-2026 11:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Conor Benn says he does not know what is next in his career after a crushing world title defeat by Ryan Garcia.
  
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