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• Scottish Government publishes draft Bill for second independence referendum

  28-08-2026 11:46 via standard.co.uk
  
  First Minister John Swinney said the Independence Referendum Bill will be lodged at Holyrood once the powers needed to hold a vote are secured.
  
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• Football fans to pay respects to officers killed in A66 crash

  29-08-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  Middlesbrough FC has asked supporters to pay tribute to Pc Matthew Blades and Pc Tom Clough
  
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• Victims’ families call for all manslaughter to be excluded from early release

  28-08-2026 23:47 via standard.co.uk
  
  Families of those affected by homicide, including Emma Webber, wrote to Justice Secretary Alex Norris to call for all manslaughter to be exempt.
  
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• Huge waste facility fire shuts Tube and train lines

  28-08-2026 22:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Some 125 firefighters battled the blaze at a Neasden industrial estate, near Wembley Stadium.
  
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• Baby died after hospital monitor volume was too low

  28-08-2026 22:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The coroner urged the manufacturer of alarms used at the Royal London Hospital to change the volume options.
  
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• Fire near Wembley Stadium seen for miles across London and triggers major transport disruption

  28-08-2026 21:44 via standard.co.uk
  
  125 firefighters battle huge blaze at waste facility that sent massive plumes of smoke into sky and sparked Tube and train chaos
  
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• Geese frontman humours damp crowd as they brave heavy rain at Reading Festival

  28-08-2026 21:36 via standard.co.uk
  
  The US musician referenced the wet weather as he took to the stage at the festival.
  
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• 'Please help us find her': Families fly to Nepal in search for missing Londoners

  28-08-2026 21:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Among those reported missing after deadly floods are a 13-year-old girl and 14-year-old boy.
  
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• UK deploys rapid response team to Nepal to support Britons affected by floods

  28-08-2026 20:59 via standard.co.uk
  
  The safety and welfare of British nationals is the Government’s “top priority”, Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband said.
  
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• Four plead guilty to arson attack on Jewish community ambulances

  28-08-2026 20:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Four vehicles run by a charity were set alight in Golders Green, north-west London, causing explosions in March.
  
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• Nashville Airport to be renamed in honour of Dolly Parton

  28-08-2026 20:32 via standard.co.uk
  
  The 9-5 singer lived in Tennessee her whole life
  
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• Claudia Winkleman fronts Bayeux Tapestry trailer as new tickets announced

  28-08-2026 20:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  The British Museum has announced that a new wave of tickets will go on sale next month.
  
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• Burnham Irish unity remarks were not a mistake, Sir Chris Bryant says

  28-08-2026 20:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  The NI Secretary said both he and the Prime Minister are committed to the Good Friday Agreement.
  
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• Seven more arrested in organised crime crackdown after deadly A66 crash

  28-08-2026 19:57 via standard.co.uk
  
  It brings the total number of people arrested to 24.
  
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• Essex dominate against struggling Surrey

  28-08-2026 19:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Essex dominate the second day of their County Championship match against Surrey, who remain in relegation trouble.
  
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• Middlesex strike on rain-shortened day in Derby

  28-08-2026 18:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ryan Higgins again delivers for Middlesex on another rain-affected day of the County Championship match against Derbyshire.
  
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• Seven charged over Trump Turnberry damage face ‘terrorism connection’ accusation

  28-08-2026 18:30 via standard.co.uk
  
  Donald Trump’s five-star hotel and golf resort was graffitied in March last year.
  
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• Notting Hill Carnival criticism unfair, says boss

  28-08-2026 18:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Matthew Phillip says the carnival's safety record is "very good" and urged attendees to enjoy the event.
  
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• Westminster Council accuses Sadiq Khan of flouting environmental rules over pedestrianisation of Oxford Street

  28-08-2026 18:20 via standard.co.uk
  
  Westminster town hall has written to the Government demanding that TfL carry out a full environmental impact assessment ahead of the scheme going ahead
  
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• Russia not seeking direct confrontation with Nato – Western officials

  28-08-2026 18:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  Senior figures in Moscow have recently accused Ukraine’s allies, including the UK, of ‘playing with fire’.
  
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• Influencer 'had no idea' about £140k watch robbery

  28-08-2026 17:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Abdel El Habchi says he "didn't know even that a watch was snatched or stolen until later on".
  
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• Ordonez's move to Palace in doubt after medical

  28-08-2026 17:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Club Brugge defender Joel Ordonez's move to Crystal Palace runs into complications after his medical, with the Eagles set to decide whether to proceed with the deal.
  
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• Detectives not linking A66 crash which killed two policemen to fatal house fire

  28-08-2026 17:28 via standard.co.uk
  
  Extra police officers have been drafted in to support officers after a series of recent incidents in the Middlesbrough and County Durham area.
  
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• London protests: Everything we know about anti-Islam UKIP protest and counter demo in Edgware Road on Saturday

  28-08-2026 17:11 via standard.co.uk
  
  The anti-Islam protest has been organised by UKIP’s Nick Tenconi and will be met with a counter protest from Stand Up to Racism
  
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• Prime Minister Andy Burnham to abstain in assisted dying vote next month

  28-08-2026 16:50 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Bill will return to the House of Commons on September 11 to be debated and voted on by MPs.
  
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• Neasden fire LIVE: Huge blaze near Wembley Stadium sparks Tube and rail chaos as smoke billows across sky

  28-08-2026 16:45 via standard.co.uk
  
  Huge plume of smoke visible from miles around as 125 firefighters battle major blaze
  
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• Fianna Fáil minister ‘categorically’ disagrees with Burnham on unity poll

  28-08-2026 16:42 via standard.co.uk
  
  Niamh Smyth, Minister of State for Trade Promotion, said a poll on a ‘reunited Ireland’ is not off the table.
  
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• 'Acid attack' in Ladbroke Grove: Two victims rushed to hospital in emergency response by Hazmat paramedics

  28-08-2026 16:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Ambulance Service sent a Hazardous Area Response Team after the attack near Ladbroke Grove Tube station
  
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• Arsonists plead guilty to attack on Jewish ambulances in Golders Green

  28-08-2026 15:54 via standard.co.uk
  
  Four men plead guilty at the Old Bailey to destroying four Jewish community ambulances in an arson attack
  
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• Torching cars at A66 crash vigil ‘completely unacceptable’, say police

  28-08-2026 15:49 via standard.co.uk
  
  Durham Constabulary officers were called to a field in the Haswell area of the county shortly after 5.30pm on Thursday.
  
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