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• Popular Covent Garden drinking den shuts it doors blaming changing 'trading environment'

  30-12-2025 16:46 via standard.co.uk
  
  The venue has closed after more than 40 years of serving Londoners
  
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• Shabana Mahmood to end duty to support some asylum seekers in bid to shut hotels

  09-01-2026 23:29 via standard.co.uk
  
  Sir Keir Starmer’s Government is attempting to demonstrate progress on deterring small boat crossings.
  
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• Nigel Farage accuses Labour of betraying Brexit as he launches Reform's campaign in London

  09-01-2026 23:11 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Reform UK leader was speaking at a rally at the Excel centre in London
  
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• UK commits £200m to prepare British troops for Ukraine deployment

  09-01-2026 23:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  The money will pay for upgrades to vehicles and communications systems, counter-drone protection and other equipment.
  
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• St Andrews rector removed from university’s governing body for second time

  09-01-2026 22:49 via standard.co.uk
  
  The university’s senior governing body said Stella Maris’ actions have diverted attention away from addressing the university’s financial challenges.
  
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• The eight screeching government U-turns since Labour came to power

  09-01-2026 22:42 via standard.co.uk
  
  Ministers this week initiated another climbdown over a proposed tax raid on pubs
  
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• Man wrongly released from London jail admits crimes after recapture

  09-01-2026 22:37 via standard.co.uk
  
  Brahim Kaddour-Cherif, 24, was accidentally released from HMP Wandsworth while awaiting trial
  
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• More than 80 trees brought down by Storm Goretti on tidal island

  09-01-2026 22:09 via standard.co.uk
  
  The island has a weather station which recorded winds of 111mph on Thursday evening.
  
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• More snow and ice to hit UK as thousands with no power after Storm Goretti

  09-01-2026 21:57 via standard.co.uk
  
  Yellow warnings for snow and ice continue until Sunday.
  
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• London council 'at risk of bankruptcy' to increase tax, fees and charges

  09-01-2026 21:27 via standard.co.uk
  
  The authority has admitted it will not be able to legally balance a budget without a bailout from the government
  
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• Government launches appeal against Sturgeon investigation information ruling

  09-01-2026 21:24 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Government said Information Commissioner David Hamilton ‘erred in relation to the law’ over the issue.
  
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• Former Met Police officer found guilty of sexual assaulting teenage boy in Heathrow hotel room

  09-01-2026 20:45 via standard.co.uk
  
  Former PC Grant Fulker was convicted of the offences at Southwark Crown Court
  
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• Ex-Chelsea employee spared jail after £200k fraud against club

  09-01-2026 20:38 via standard.co.uk
  
  Claire Walsh, 39, who worked as an assistant treasury manager at the Premier League football club, admitted dishonestly abusing her position
  
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• Keir Starmer condemns killing of Iranian protesters and calls for ‘restraint’

  09-01-2026 20:25 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister issued a joint statement with the leaders of France and Germany.
  
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• Minister says recovery will ‘take time’ as forecasters warn of more snow and ice

  09-01-2026 19:03 via standard.co.uk
  
  Fresh yellow weather warnings for snow and ice have been issued for most of Scotland over the weekend.
  
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• Post-mortems completed on Dublin father and son

  09-01-2026 18:43 via standard.co.uk
  
  The bodies of a 12-year-old boy and his 48-year-old father were found at two separate locations on Thursday.
  
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• East London homes left without water for almost a week after main bursts

  09-01-2026 18:39 via standard.co.uk
  
  The issue was finally resolved this week after multiple days
  
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• Technology Secretary threatens to block UK access to X over Grok deepfakes

  09-01-2026 18:27 via standard.co.uk
  
  Ofcom said it was undertaking an ‘expedited assessment’ after X and XAi responded to its urgent contact on Monday.
  
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• Iran protesters are 'vandals trying to please Trump', says country's supreme leader - as more demonstrations erupt

  09-01-2026 18:26 via standard.co.uk
  
  The supreme leader warned protesters Tehran would not tolerate them acting as ‘mercenaries for foreigners’
  
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• Pubs tax U-turn sign of ‘confident’ Government, insists Labour chairwoman

  09-01-2026 18:21 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Treasury is understood to be preparing a support package for the pub industry, due to be announced in the coming days
  
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• Grok paywall change ‘window dressing’ and ‘clearly’ not enough – Irish ministers

  09-01-2026 17:58 via standard.co.uk
  
  Ireland’s AI minister Niamh Smyth encouraged people to deactivate their X accounts.
  
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• £40,000 reward in fresh appeal for information about murder of Glenn Quinn

  09-01-2026 17:57 via standard.co.uk
  
  Mr Quinn was killed in a ‘callous and merciless attack’ at his home in Carrickfergus on January 4 2020.
  
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• Woman chased victim into busy Tube station before robbing her

  09-01-2026 17:39 via standard.co.uk
  
  The shocking incident took place in Earl’s Court Underground station just before Christmas
  
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• Government says changes to Grok ‘insulting’ and urges Ofcom to update ‘in days’

  09-01-2026 17:32 via standard.co.uk
  
  X has faced a backlash after reports that users of its AI chatbot had prompted it to create sexualised images of people, including children.
  
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• Wrongly released sex offender pleads guilty to burglary and knife offence

  09-01-2026 17:21 via standard.co.uk
  
  Brahim Kaddour-Cherif had been convicted in 2024 for exposing himself in a London park.
  
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• NI pastor pays tribute to ‘compassionate’ woman shot by ICE officer in US

  09-01-2026 17:17 via standard.co.uk
  
  Renee Nicole Good was shot dead in Minneapolis as officers were carrying out an immigration crackdown operation.
  
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• Healey condemns ‘cynical’ strikes on Ukraine as Russia fires hypersonic missile

  09-01-2026 17:13 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Defence Secretary condemned Russian President Vladimir Putin following drone and missile attacks on Ukrainian cities overnight.
  
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• The eight screeching government U-turns since Labour came to power as more on horizon

  09-01-2026 17:08 via standard.co.uk
  
  Ministers this week initiated another climbdown over a proposed tax raid on pubs
  
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• 'Riddled with fire hazards': North London landlord fined £9,000 over 'dangerous' HMO

  09-01-2026 17:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  Council inspectors found ‘dangerous living conditions’ after receving repeatred claims about the property
  
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• Assisted deaths should be decided by the courts, top barrister says

  09-01-2026 16:59 via standard.co.uk
  
  Lord Carlile of Berriew said a court-based process would ‘provide confidence-inspiring judgment in this important and difficult new area of the law’.
  
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