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• Police chief’s criticism of bail system ‘needs to be heard’, says PM

  25-09-2026 20:28 via standard.co.uk
  
  Andy Burnham said the decision to bail paedophile Zafer Dogan back to his flat, overlooking a playground, was ‘disturbing’.
  
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• Is a polar vortex going to hit London within weeks? Met Office explains likely impact of 'godzilla' El Niño

  28-09-2026 15:03 via standard.co.uk
  
  The weather phenomenon could strike again, bringing colder, wetter and stormier temperatures to the capital this winter
  
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• Man admits starting multiple fires in London Fields during heatwave wildfire alert

  28-09-2026 15:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  Isaac Shozi, 50, admitted starting the fires but denied a more serious charge of arson with recklessness as to whether life was endangered
  
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• Princess Royal jokes with Sir Kevin Sinfield about joining him on a horse

  28-09-2026 14:58 via standard.co.uk
  
  Sir Kevin is completing an ultra marathon every day for seven days in his 7 in 7: The Grand Finale venture.
  
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• RCN failed to help me when I needed them, pronoun nurse tells Peggie tribunal

  28-09-2026 14:49 via standard.co.uk
  
  Jennifer Melle appeared as a witness in Sandie Peggie’s employment tribunal case against the RCN.
  
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• Plans to overhaul famed London Aussie pub months after squatters thrown out

  28-09-2026 14:35 via standard.co.uk
  
  This former pub was popular with backpackers and famed for its raucous party atmosphere
  
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• Plans to overhaul famed London Aussie pub 2 years after squatters thrown out

  28-09-2026 14:31 via standard.co.uk
  
  This former pub was popular with backpackers and famed for its raucous party atmosphere
  
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• RAF Fairford 999 caller says she has had ‘no follow up at all’ from authorities

  28-09-2026 14:26 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Whelford local told reporters on Monday that she did not see herself as a hero.
  
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• London travel news LIVE: Victoria trains chaos 'until end of the day' after trackside fire

  28-09-2026 14:22 via standard.co.uk
  
  The fire broke out near Clapham Junction and has damaged signalling equipment
  
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• Labour has 'moral duty' to bring down Britain's ballooning benefits bills, says Chancellor ahead of Budget

  28-09-2026 14:20 via standard.co.uk
  
  Almost 350,000 Londoners rely on unemployment-related out-of-work benefits
  
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• Child, 10, and two women ‘crushed to death’ in Channel crossing attempt

  28-09-2026 14:20 via standard.co.uk
  
  The survivors were brought to the port of Calais where some nine other people needed non-critical medical attention.
  
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• Battery caused house fire that killed mother and three children

  28-09-2026 14:19 via standard.co.uk
  
  Elisha Brabin, 36, and her children Leo Brabin, Ellis Brabin and Prudence Brabin died in the fire at their home in Bootle, Merseyside.
  
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• Labour has 'moral duty' to bring down Britain's ballooning benefits bills, warns Chancellor ahead of Budget

  28-09-2026 14:13 via standard.co.uk
  
  Almost 350,000 Londoners rely on unemployment-related out-of-work benefits, while roughly 11.6% of young people aged 16 to 24 in the capital are classified as NEET (Not in Education, Employment, or Training)
  
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• Five men arrested over suspected terror plot against RAF Fairford are from London, say police

  28-09-2026 13:54 via standard.co.uk
  
  A farmer raised the alarm over the alleged attempt to attack RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire which is used by US planes for bombing missions against Iran
  
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• Healey unveils apprenticeship service in drive to reindustrialise Britain

  28-09-2026 13:45 via standard.co.uk
  
  John Healey said the new ‘Local Apprenticeship Service’ would see teams acting like ‘football scouts’ to link young people with firms.
  
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• Five British nationals arrested over suspected bomb plot near airbase

  28-09-2026 13:38 via standard.co.uk
  
  Then men, all from London and aged in their 20s, were held on suspicion of explosive offences and preparation of a terrorist act.
  
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• Fire which killed mother and three children caused by battery

  28-09-2026 13:25 via standard.co.uk
  
  Elisha Brabin, 36, and her children Leo Brabin, Ellis Brabin and Prudence Brabin died in the fire at their home in Bootle, Merseyside.
  
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• Calls grow to rethink state pension triple lock as Labour searches for £18 billion for social care programme

  28-09-2026 13:14 via standard.co.uk
  
  The triple lock guarantees that the state pension rises each year by whichever is highest: inflation, average earnings growth or 2.5%
  
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• Full list of London postcodes hit by major water outage

  28-09-2026 13:10 via standard.co.uk
  
  Thames Water has advised the burst could ‘take some time’ to repair, leaving thousands without water
  
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• Defence Secretary urges Londoners to stock up on essentials amid global emergencies threat

  28-09-2026 13:05 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Defence Secretary says bottled water and tinned goods are among the things families can stock up on
  
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• ‘Large burst water main’ cuts supplies across south London and Surrey

  28-09-2026 12:34 via standard.co.uk
  
  Thames Water said its specialist team was ‘on site and working to stop the water flooding from the broken pipe’ in West Molesey, Surrey.
  
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• RAF Fairford: what do we know so far?

  28-09-2026 12:25 via standard.co.uk
  
  Five men were arrested near the base used by the US military.
  
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• Water outage LIVE: Huge leak cuts supply to thousands of homes in five London boroughs

  28-09-2026 12:12 via standard.co.uk
  
  Thames Water says homes across 14 London postcodes may have no water or low pressure
  
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• King ‘blocked’ after trying to check on long-time friend Sir Ranulph Fiennes

  28-09-2026 12:09 via standard.co.uk
  
  The monarch was left ‘most concerned’ about the 82-year-old adventurer, who has not been seen in public for two years.
  
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• London schoolgirl, 11, becomes youngest chess player in history to earn title of woman grandmaster

  28-09-2026 11:48 via standard.co.uk
  
  Bodhana Sivanandan first began playing during the Covid-19 pandemic
  
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• BT’s Openreach ordered by Ofcom to pull new customer deal

  28-09-2026 11:47 via standard.co.uk
  
  Ofcom said the offer ‘would be unfair and could harm sustainable competition’.
  
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• Water outage LIVE: Huge leak cuts supply to 15,000 properties with five London boroughs hit

  28-09-2026 11:46 via standard.co.uk
  
  Thames Water says homes across 14 London postcodes may have no water or low pressure
  
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• London Royal Parks gardeners launch three-day strike

  28-09-2026 11:37 via standard.co.uk
  
  Gardeners at Hyde Park, Kensington Gardens, and St James’s Park are on strike
  
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• Price of diesel in UK climbs to record high

  28-09-2026 11:30 via standard.co.uk
  
  The average cost of a litre of diesel is likely to pass 200p for the first time.
  
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• Labour mayors back Scottish party leader Michael Marra’s devolution proposals

  28-09-2026 11:04 via standard.co.uk
  
  Greater devolution was a key pledge of the new Scottish Labour leader’s run for the top job, which he won just over a week ago.
  
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