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• Royals set to carry out engagements after book claims

  17-09-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  Charles said Diana would be forgotten ‘soon enough’ after her death, according to her brother Earl Spencer’s serialised memoir in the Daily Mail.
  
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• Millwall v West Ham: Police handed special power as hundreds of cops flood south London amid fan violence fears

  19-09-2026 11:17 via standard.co.uk
  
  Mounted police and dog units are part of a major public order operation
  
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• London mansion tax bombshell as Healey 'considers lowering threshold to £1.5m' hitting thousands in capital

  19-09-2026 10:22 via standard.co.uk
  
  Thousands more London homeowners could be dragged into paying the expensive property tax
  
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• Clerkenwell stabbing: Man killed on London 'millionaire's row' as police launch manhunt

  19-09-2026 09:32 via standard.co.uk
  
  A 28-year-old man has died following a stabbing in an affluent area of central London
  
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• 'I don't like giving up': London Marathon runner finally gets medal after suffering cardiac arrest one mile from finish line

  19-09-2026 08:22 via standard.co.uk
  
  The father-of-four was just one mile from the finish when his heart stopped - nearly five months later, he has finally got the medal he never received
  
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• Davey says Lib Dems ‘strong force’ as conference to firm up election platform

  19-09-2026 08:09 via standard.co.uk
  
  It comes as one of Sir Ed Davey’s MPs said the party was ‘struggling for relevance’.
  
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• Inside the charity shop crisis: What really happens to your donated clothes

  19-09-2026 08:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  As charity shops become a dumping ground for fashion waste, much of which ends up blighting African beaches, private equity is benefiting from the system
  
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• More than 1.5 million Londoners face massive council tax hike next year

  19-09-2026 07:42 via standard.co.uk
  
  After Wandsworth announced a staggering 94% council tax hike,six other councils could announce huge increases
  
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• London house prices shock: Four boroughs see falls of more than 10% in a year as economy hit

  19-09-2026 07:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  But rents rise in nearly every borough in blow to millions of Londoners
  
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• New Scottish Labour leader to be announced

  19-09-2026 03:45 via standard.co.uk
  
  MSPs Joe Fagan and Michael Marra are both vying to succeed Anas Sarwar, who quit Holyrood to join Andy Burnham’s government.
  
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• OPINION - Forgive me if I don’t trust the tech bros to save us from the AI apocalypse

  19-09-2026 01:04 via standard.co.uk
  
  Really, the next Bond movie writes itself. Like From Russia With Love, in which 007 is on the same side as the Russians against Spectre (a megalomaniac outfit with no national affiliations ready to destroy the world), the new version would unite old enemies against a common threat. And what’s the new threat, except rogue AI? Alas, there’s no bringing back Sean Connery for Bond (nope, Jack Lowden doesn’t cut it) nor the fabulous Lotte Lenya as Rosa Klebb, she of the toxic footwe
  
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• Labour ‘softening’ UK up for a ‘brutal budget’, SNP’s Dave Doogan claims

  19-09-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  The SNP Westminster leader fears next month could see a ‘Westminster budget of cuts and tax rises’ from Labour.
  
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• Historic document linked to Robert the Bruce to go on display for open day

  19-09-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  The royal charter is thought to date back to about 1314.
  
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• Earl Spencer doubles down on King allegations as fresh claims published

  19-09-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  Earl Spencer has insisted he is ‘telling the truth’ over allegations made against the King as fresh claims were published.
  
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• Met Office issues stunning weather forecast for London with temperatures set to leap

  18-09-2026 23:06 via standard.co.uk
  
  Temperatures are expected to rise to around 25C next week
  
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• Man dies after stabbing in Clerkenwell as police granted stop and search powers in three areas

  18-09-2026 21:36 via standard.co.uk
  
  A 28-year-old man has died following a stabbing on Wednesday night
  
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• Four jailed for 23 years over sex trafficking of Thai women across London and Kent

  18-09-2026 21:02 via standard.co.uk
  
  The court heard that the group targeted Thai women, arranged their travel to the UK, and took them to brothels where they were forced to provide sexual services to repay alleged debts
  
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• Earl Spencer insists he is telling the ‘truth’ over King allegations

  18-09-2026 20:19 via standard.co.uk
  
  Charles Spencer has made a series of damning claims about the King.
  
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• London council tax shock as another borough seeks permission to exceed 5% cap

  18-09-2026 20:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  Lambeth council is understood to have joined Bromley in examining whether it could get special Government permission to increase bills by more than the maximum 5% without holding a referendum
  
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• Harry plays pickleball with children as controversy continues to cloud royals

  18-09-2026 19:21 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Duke of Sussex visited a school in Birmingham on Friday.
  
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• Flynn challenges UK Government on ‘wholly unacceptable’ English whisky decision

  18-09-2026 19:19 via standard.co.uk
  
  Scottish Economy Secretary Stephen Flynn raised concerns after English whisky was awarded protected geographical indication (GI) status.
  
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• Foreign Office dismisses Russian threats to British ‘facilities’ in Ukraine

  18-09-2026 19:16 via standard.co.uk
  
  A spokesperson said Russia was trying to ‘deflect attention’ from its invasion of Ukraine in and said it would not be dissuaded from arming Kyiv.
  
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• Earl Spencer insists he’s telling the ‘truth’ over King allegations

  18-09-2026 18:48 via standard.co.uk
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• Legacy framework will be a ‘step forward’ in reconciliation, Taoiseach says

  18-09-2026 18:44 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Irish premier discussed efforts to deal with the legacy of the Northern Ireland Troubles during a meeting with Prime Minister Andy Burnham.
  
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• Ryanair boss apologises over ‘rapists’ comment

  18-09-2026 17:54 via standard.co.uk
  
  The billionaire was heavily criticised by politicians after he said it was ‘absolutely’ appropriate to describe competitor airlines as ‘rapists’.
  
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• ‘Nine in 10’ adults cut back on water use as drought continues

  18-09-2026 17:43 via standard.co.uk
  
  Around 30 million people in England remain affected by hosepipe bans.
  
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• Man appears in court charged with murder following death of man in West Lothian

  18-09-2026 17:40 via standard.co.uk
  
  William Watson, known as Billy, was pronounced dead at the scene of an incident in Armadale on Saturday.
  
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• Fact check: Solar panels on farmland and London’s white population

  18-09-2026 17:38 via standard.co.uk
  
  Round-up of fact checks from the last few days compiled by Full Fact.
  
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• Al Fayed survivors protest outside Harrods after ‘silence and delay’ from store

  18-09-2026 17:32 via standard.co.uk
  
  Survivors said they are ‘being treated as an inconvenience’ and two MPs accused Harrods of wanting to ‘wash their hands of this scandal’.
  
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• Al Fayed abuse survivor says compensation scheme is ‘an insult’ and ‘a disgrace’

  18-09-2026 17:03 via standard.co.uk
  
  The department store paid £4.1 million in compensation to the end of January and set aside £51.8 million for future compensation claims from then.
  
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