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• Prolific fare dodger with 100 convictions warned he faces prison over unpaid train fines

  30-06-2026 17:50 via standard.co.uk
  
  Charles Brohiri owes more than £34k in total
  
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• London businesses fined for employing illegal workers

  01-07-2026 19:51 via standard.co.uk
  
  Dozens of businesses were found to be employing workers against the law from October 1 to December 31 last year
  
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• West End theatre to be named after Tom Stoppard

  01-07-2026 19:43 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Duke Of York Theatre will be renamed in honour of the acclaimed playwright
  
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• Police hunt man after rucksack with £1,000 in cash is stolen from King's Cross station

  01-07-2026 18:56 via standard.co.uk
  
  The bag also contained Ray Ban Smart sunglasses worth £300, a mobile phone worth £250, bank cards and other personal items
  
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• King celebrates achievements of Royal Regiment of Scotland on 20th anniversary

  01-07-2026 18:55 via standard.co.uk
  
  Charles revealed the bronze reclining lion guarding the regiment’s cap badge in Edinburgh’s Princes Street Gardens
  
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• Business chiefs slam Government over closure of beloved London bakery chain

  01-07-2026 18:33 via standard.co.uk
  
  The chief executive of Heart of London Business Alliance said the UK’s current system puts an ‘unfair burden’ on small businesses
  
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• No concerns raised about Murrell stealing taxpayer money, Commons says

  01-07-2026 18:21 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Electoral Commission also said there was no evidence Murrell misused public funds.
  
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• Police hunt after robbery and assault on London-bound train

  01-07-2026 18:13 via standard.co.uk
  
  British Transport Police have released an image of a man they would like to speak to following the incident
  
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• Riad Bouchaker found guilty of attempting to murder three children in Dublin

  01-07-2026 18:11 via standard.co.uk
  
  The incident preceded disorder that broke out in Dublin city centre in which shops were looted and vehicles were set on fire.
  
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• Jury deliberations in Noah Donohoe inquest set for third day

  01-07-2026 18:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  The panel has spent around ten hours over two days considering its findings in the inquest, which has lasted almost six months.
  
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• Collection of silver found by chance in attic set for auction

  01-07-2026 17:56 via standard.co.uk
  
  The more than 100 pieces of British and continental silver were discovered in a house which has passed down through generations of the same family.
  
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• England fans slip away from work to watch World Cup battle with DR Congo

  01-07-2026 17:53 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Three Lions play the African nation in Atlanta on Wednesday.
  
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• West End theatre to be renamed after late playwright Tom Stoppard

  01-07-2026 17:45 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Duke Of York Theatre in London will soon be named the Tom Stoppard Theatre in a tribute to the acclaimed writer.
  
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• Zelensky takes aim at Russian-owned companies in Europe during Dublin address

  01-07-2026 17:25 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Ukrainian president called for fresh European sanctions.
  
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• Investigations into death of King’s Troop soldier could last 18 months – coroner

  01-07-2026 17:03 via standard.co.uk
  
  Lance Bombardier Ciara Sullivan fell from her horse at the Royal Windsor Horse Show on May 15 and died at the scene.
  
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• Three of London's local authorities are yet to declare a climate emergency. Here's why

  01-07-2026 17:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  It has now been seven years since the first borough in the capital formally acknowledged the climate crisis
  
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• Stabbing in Dublin preceded disorder that saw buses and trams set alight

  01-07-2026 16:58 via standard.co.uk
  
  The scenes put pressure on the Irish Government over its ability to maintain safety in the capital.
  
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• Riad Bouchaker found guilty of attempting to murder three children

  01-07-2026 16:58 via standard.co.uk
  
  The incident preceded disorder that broke out in Dublin city centre in which shops were looted and vehicles were set on fire.
  
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• Heroic interventions to save children during Parnell Square stabbing

  01-07-2026 16:58 via standard.co.uk
  
  Care worker Leanne Flynn and others intervened to stop Riad Bouchaker on a busy Dublin street three years ago.
  
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• 'Great England World Cup bunk off' as 10,000s of Londoners head to pubs to watch three Lions vs DR Congo

  01-07-2026 16:53 via standard.co.uk
  
  ‘We've got doctor's appointments....with Dr Congo,’ say England fans as they leave work early to go to the pub
  
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• Teenage boys set to discover if rape sentences are ‘unduly lenient’ on Thursday

  01-07-2026 16:45 via standard.co.uk
  
  The boys, two aged 15 and another aged 14, were spared custody for multiple offences in May.
  
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• Decision in Harry’s legal action against Mail publisher expected

  01-07-2026 16:45 via standard.co.uk
  
  The duke is one of seven household names involved in the case against Associated Newspapers over allegations of unlawful information-gathering.
  
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• Fears for mothers and babies as south London maternity unit faces two-year closure

  01-07-2026 16:33 via standard.co.uk
  
  Local leaders are now demanding assurance that services will return
  
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• Volodymyr Zelensky thanks Ireland for support during Dublin Castle address

  01-07-2026 16:20 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Ukrainian president addressed the opening ceremony of Ireland’s EU presidency on Wednesday afternoon.
  
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• New heat health alert for London as eight day heatwave to arrive in days

  01-07-2026 16:12 via standard.co.uk
  
  The yellow heat health alert has been issued by the UK Health Security Agency UKHSA and begins this weekend
  
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• Getty pulls £2.8bn tie-up with Shutterstock after CMA orders disposal

  01-07-2026 15:56 via standard.co.uk
  
  The two companies had agreed the deal in January to create a firm worth a combined 3.7 billion US dollars (£2.8 billion).
  
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• Warmest June on record for England and second warmest for UK

  01-07-2026 15:50 via standard.co.uk
  
  Temperatures climbed above 30C somewhere in the country for seven days in a row.
  
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• Channel crossings by migrants down 41% in first half of 2026

  01-07-2026 15:47 via standard.co.uk
  
  The drop in arrivals is likely to reflect factors including the weather, the supply of small boat parts and government policy.
  
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• Zelensky lands in Dublin ahead of Ireland’s EU presidency opening ceremony

  01-07-2026 15:30 via standard.co.uk
  
  Meetings with Mr Zelensky are also due to take place after he attends the formal opening ceremony.
  
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• Starmer salutes ‘extraordinary courage’ of Jeffrey Donaldson victims

  01-07-2026 15:21 via standard.co.uk
  
  The former DUP leader was convicted last week of a number of sex offences.
  
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