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• Sadiq Khan: Embassies' millions in unpaid congestion charge is 'beyond my pay grade'

  21-05-2024 15:44 via standard.co.uk
  
  Mr Khan said he could not “renegotiate” the international convention embassies are using to claim diplomatic immunity from the charge
  
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• Farmers threaten to block 'ports and disrupt food supply' in protest against inheritance tax raid

  10-11-2024 20:30 via standard.co.uk
  
  Farmers have threatened to blockade ports and disrupt food supply in protest against Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ Budget inheritance tax changes.
  
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• Bereaved girl ‘proud’ to march on Remembrance Sunday for RAF father

  10-11-2024 20:12 via standard.co.uk
  
  Lexie Pallett marched with charity Scotty’s Little Soldiers, which supports hundreds of bereaved military children and young people.
  
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• Yachtswoman Pip Hare sets off on solo, non-stop round-the-world race

  10-11-2024 18:44 via standard.co.uk
  
  The 50-year-old, from Poole, Dorset, admitted to nerves ahead of the start but said it is going to be ‘incredible’.
  
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• Moscow targeted in biggest drone strike since invasion of Ukraine

  10-11-2024 18:30 via standard.co.uk
  
  Moscow has been hit by the biggest drone strike since the invasion of Ukraine.
  
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• King leads nation’s tribute to war dead as Kate watches ceremony from balcony

  10-11-2024 17:48 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Queen was missing from the ceremony in Whitehall, London, through illness.
  
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• Royal Navy veteran, 99, remembers men on ship who ‘never came home’

  10-11-2024 17:17 via standard.co.uk
  
  Stan Ford gives talks to primary school children to tell them about his experiences.
  
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• ‘Nobody has spoken to me’ about US ambassador job, says Mandelson

  10-11-2024 17:10 via standard.co.uk
  
  Dame Karen Pierce’s term in Washington DC is due to end in early 2025
  
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• Donald Trump Jr mocks Volodymyr Zelensky saying his ‘allowance is about to run out’

  10-11-2024 16:43 via standard.co.uk
  
  Fears grow in Kyiv that US could cut military aid under incoming Trump administration
  
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• One dead and two injured after shooting in south-east London

  10-11-2024 16:34 via standard.co.uk
  
  Police were called on Sunday morning to reports of a shooting in the area of Wells Park Road, Sydenham.
  
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• Four arrests after 400kg cocaine cargo found on fishing boat

  10-11-2024 16:20 via standard.co.uk
  
  The NCA said three men were arrested on the boat off the coast of Kent on Sunday morning.
  
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• Drones to be used by zoo charity to monitor endangered species in the wild

  10-11-2024 15:55 via standard.co.uk
  
  Field trials found the technology can capture images with enough detail that the animals would not need to be disturbed.
  
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• One dead and pair in hospital after stabbing in south London

  10-11-2024 15:50 via standard.co.uk
  
  The incident occurred in East Street, Walworth, on Sunday morning.
  
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• Blind veteran, 100, ‘felt 10 feet tall’ marching past Cenotaph for first time

  10-11-2024 15:47 via standard.co.uk
  
  Michael Woods, from Dunstable in Bedfordshire, marched with more than 40 other blind veterans supported by the charity Blind Veterans UK.
  
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• Man dies and two rushed to hospital after triple shooting in Sydenham

  10-11-2024 15:22 via standard.co.uk
  
  Police rushed to Wells Park Road in south-east London just after 10am on Sunday following reports of gunfire
  
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• Man dies and two injured after triple shooting in Sydenham

  10-11-2024 15:22 via standard.co.uk
  
  Police have launched an urgent investigation after a man died following a triple shooting in Sydenham.
  
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• Man killed after horror triple stabbing at East Street Market in south London

  10-11-2024 15:09 via standard.co.uk
  
  A man believed to be in his 60s has been arrested
  
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• Taliban to attend UN climate conference for first time

  10-11-2024 14:54 via standard.co.uk
  
  This marks Afghanistan's first participation in a major UN climate event since the Islamist group's 2021 takeover
  
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• Jeremy Clarkson claims government has 'sinister plan' to 'ethnically cleanse' British farmland

  10-11-2024 14:40 via standard.co.uk
  
  The 64-year-old criticised the inheritance tax extension proposed by Chancellor Rachel Reeves
  
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• Queen follows Cenotaph service on TV and observes two-minute silence at home

  10-11-2024 14:33 via standard.co.uk
  
  Camilla is recovering from a chest infection after falling ill following her long-haul trip to Australia and Samoa.
  
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• Swinney pays tribute to war hero uncle as nation pauses on Remembrance Sunday

  10-11-2024 14:12 via standard.co.uk
  
  The First Minister laid a wreath outside Edinburgh city chambers during a ceremony involving veterans and serving personnel.
  
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• Kate’s poignant tribute to war dead at Cenotaph with Sophie by her side

  10-11-2024 13:49 via standard.co.uk
  
  It is the first time the Princess of Wales has carried out two consecutive days of engagements this year following her surgery and cancer diagnosis.
  
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• Hundreds mark Remembrance Sunday at National Memorial Arboretum

  10-11-2024 13:36 via standard.co.uk
  
  The British Army Band Catterick performed for the crowd gathered at the Armed Forces Memorial.
  
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• Patel insists previous comments about Trump were ‘right and fair’

  10-11-2024 13:28 via standard.co.uk
  
  The then home secretary had said in the wake of the Capitol riots that Mr Trump’s own words had ‘directly led to the violence’.
  
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• Military personnel join veterans and public for Remembrance Sunday in Portsmouth

  10-11-2024 13:25 via standard.co.uk
  
  A service in memory of Armed Forces personnel who have paid the ultimate sacrifice was held in the city’s Guildhall Square.
  
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• King lays first wreath as Kate and William pay respects in London on Remembrance Sunday

  10-11-2024 12:54 via standard.co.uk
  
  Kate makes appearances on successive days for first time since December
  
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• O’Neill lays wreath at Cenotaph in Belfast on Remembrance Sunday

  10-11-2024 12:42 via standard.co.uk
  
  It was the first time a senior Sinn Fein figure has taken part in such an event in Northern Ireland.
  
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• Nine boats carrying 572 people intercepted crossing the Channel

  10-11-2024 12:41 via standard.co.uk
  
  The figures bring the total number of migrants to arrive so far this year to 32,691, higher than in 2023 but lower than at the same point in 2022.
  
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• Princess Kate arrives as thousands gather at Cenotaph for Remembrance Day in London

  10-11-2024 12:11 via standard.co.uk
  
  Royal makes appearances on successive days for first time since December
  
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• No date for increasing defence spending to 2.5% of GDP, says Treasury minister

  10-11-2024 12:11 via standard.co.uk
  
  Darren Jones said it will depend on the outcome of the strategic defence review, which is currently under way.
  
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