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• Prevent ‘very ineffective’ in dealing with political extremism – Dominic Grieve

  11-11-2025 17:21 via standard.co.uk
  
  A review found that counter-terrorism measures including the law used to ban Palestine Action and Prevent are being used too widely.
  
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• Trains suspended and ferries cancelled in Scotland as Storm Bram sweeps in

  09-12-2025 17:11 via standard.co.uk
  
  Weather warnings are in place across the country.
  
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• London borough named in top five most peaceful places to live in England

  09-12-2025 17:11 via standard.co.uk
  
  Area of London is among the country’s most zen-inducing, survey finds
  
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• Failure to name Stakeknife ‘slightly ludicrous’, Justice Minister says

  09-12-2025 16:57 via standard.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn insisted that identifying agents risks ‘jeopardising’ national security,
  
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• Christmas 2025: Forget this yuletide tradition as reindeer hate this one thing

  09-12-2025 16:52 via standard.co.uk
  
  You may need to rethink that midnight snack on Christmas Eve
  
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• Did Thatcher know about Stakeknife? asks sister of murdered man

  09-12-2025 16:47 via standard.co.uk
  
  Moira Todd’s brother Eugene Simons was disappeared by Stakeknife’s unit in the Provisional IRA in 1981.
  
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• Former children’s commissioner vows to ‘follow evidence’ in grooming gangs probe

  09-12-2025 16:42 via standard.co.uk
  
  Baroness Anne Longfield will lead the inquiry over three years with a budget of £65 million, the Home Secretary announced on Tuesday.
  
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• Claudia Winkleman ‘speechless at ‘enormous honour’ of being made an MBE

  09-12-2025 16:27 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Strictly Come Dancing presenter and The Traitors host attended an investiture ceremony with the King at Windsor Castle.
  
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• Tesco locks up fan favourite chocolate bar in security boxes due to persistent thievery

  09-12-2025 16:21 via standard.co.uk
  
  Stores have seen a steep increase in shoplifting
  
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• Engineer fighting for his life after falling from British Airways jet at Heathrow

  09-12-2025 16:13 via standard.co.uk
  
  The engineer was rushed to a London hospital by paramedics
  
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• Pensioner killed after wild monkey attacks him in his home

  09-12-2025 16:07 via standard.co.uk
  
  The pig-tailed macaque had been roaming the village aggressively before the fatal attack.
  
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• King jokes former chancellor should ‘keep trying’ to make Britain ‘great again’

  09-12-2025 16:03 via standard.co.uk
  
  Sir Jeremy Hunt told the King of his plans to write a book on how to ‘make Britain great again’ when he was knighted at Windsor Castle on Tuesday.
  
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• Everything you need to know about the 'super flu' sweeping the nation

  09-12-2025 16:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  What is the new flu strain, and what are the best ways of avoiding catching it?
  
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• William celebrates 20 years as Centrepoint’s ‘proud’ patron with cake

  09-12-2025 15:56 via standard.co.uk
  
  Diana, Princess of Wales first introduced the prince, when a young schoolboy, to the issue of rough sleepers.
  
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• Cause of caravan fire that killed man and his daughter, 10, unknown – inquest

  09-12-2025 15:51 via standard.co.uk
  
  Lee Baker and his daughter Esme were enjoying a weekend away together when their caravan caught fire near Skegness.
  
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• Donald Trump renews war of words with Sadiq Khan: 'He's a horrible mayor'

  09-12-2025 15:50 via standard.co.uk
  
  ‘He’s doing a terrible job’: Donald Trump launches fresh verbal attack on London Mayor Sadiq Khan
  
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• No evidence of collusion in UVF bombings of Dublin and Monaghan

  09-12-2025 15:49 via standard.co.uk
  
  The final Operation Kenova report also said there does not appear to be ‘any realistic opportunities’ for a fresh investigation into the atrocities.
  
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• Tube fares rise of 5.8% down to deal with Sadiq Khan on new trains and DLR extension, says transport minister

  09-12-2025 15:36 via standard.co.uk
  
  Heidi Alexander said she had ‘grown-up conversation’ with mayor about London Underground fares after £2.2bn of funding for TfL
  
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• Amy Winehouse’s father denies suing daughter’s friends ‘out of petty jealousy’

  09-12-2025 15:21 via standard.co.uk
  
  Mitch Winehouse, acting as the administrator of his daughter’s estate, is suing her stylist Naomi Parry and friend Catriona Gourlay.
  
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• UK working with partners on Ukraine peace, Starmer says as Trump blasts Europe

  09-12-2025 15:02 via standard.co.uk
  
  The US president criticised crisis talks among European leaders for failing to ‘produce’ anything.
  
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• Donald Trump criticises European leaders and renews attacks on Sadiq Khan

  09-12-2025 15:02 via standard.co.uk
  
  The US president addressed subjects such as immigration and the Ukraine war in a wide-ranging interview.
  
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• Former children’s commissioner to lead grooming gangs inquiry

  09-12-2025 14:51 via standard.co.uk
  
  A former children’s commissioner will chair the national inquiry into grooming gangs after months of delays.Baroness Anne Longfield will lead the inquiry over three years with a budget of £65 million.Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood set out the appointment and the inquiry’s terms of reference in the Commons on Tuesday.Of her appointment, Baroness Longfield said: “The Inquiry owes it to the victims, survivors and the wider public to identify the truth, address past failings
  
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• Estates of Hendrix bandmates ‘excluded’ from streaming rights, court told

  09-12-2025 14:46 via standard.co.uk
  
  Owners of the estates of Noel Redding and Mitch Mitchell are taking legal action against Sony Music Entertainment UK.
  
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• Top London school's success came at too high a cost for some pupils - safeguarding review

  09-12-2025 14:38 via standard.co.uk
  
  Shouting at children was routine at the high-performing academy, according to the review
  
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• Which London flights and trains are disrupted by Storm Bram?

  09-12-2025 14:22 via standard.co.uk
  
  All the travel disruptions in London as Storm Bram batters other parts of the UK
  
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• Late release of MI5 Stakeknife files a ‘significant failure’, report says

  09-12-2025 14:22 via standard.co.uk
  
  The final report of Operation Kenova said that MI5 had ‘earlier and greater knowledge’ of Stakeknife than it had at first stated.
  
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• 'Stay at home' and don't go on Tube if you have flu-like symptoms, says London NHS chief as virus sweeps city

  09-12-2025 14:11 via standard.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE:Dr Chris Streather, Medical Director for NHS London, urged people to act now to stop the spread of the ‘superflu’
  
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• Storm Bram: Tens of thousands without power amid dangerous winds

  09-12-2025 14:03 via standard.co.uk
  
  The entire island of Ireland was placed under weather advisories as forecasting agencies upgraded their warnings on Tuesday.
  
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• Paramilitary involvement ‘exacerbating’ anti-immigration unrest in NI

  09-12-2025 14:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  An independent report has warned of the need for urgent action to tackle the ongoing threat posed by paramilitary groups.
  
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• Emma Caldwell family voice fears as Police Scotland left out of inquiry’s remit

  09-12-2025 13:54 via standard.co.uk
  
  Emma Caldwell was murdered in 2005 but it was not until 2024 that her killer, Iain Packer, was convicted of her killing.
  
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