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• Search continues for missing three-year-old boy

  16-09-2026 11:34 via standard.co.uk
  
  The child, called Noah, was last seen at 3pm on Tuesday.
  
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• ‘Principality of Piddington’: village backs independence amid migrant camp row

  16-09-2026 13:35 via standard.co.uk
  
  The people of Piddington in Oxfordshire have voted to secede from the UK.
  
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• A Godzilla El Niño is coming — and London is on the front line

  16-09-2026 13:29 via standard.co.uk
  
  Scientists at Imperial College are leading efforts to monitor the oceans and protect our city
  
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• Britain’s biggest housebuilder slows land buying and cuts home sales outlook

  16-09-2026 13:27 via standard.co.uk
  
  Britain’s biggest housebuilder said the year had started on a strong footing but that the Iran war had knocked consumer confidence.
  
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• Government ‘won’t take risks with living standards’ says PM as inflation jumps

  16-09-2026 13:16 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Office for National Statistics revealed that inflation accelerated to a five-month-high of 3.1% last month.
  
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• Noah Woods latest: Police cordon off lake in hunt for boy, 3, who went missing after playground visit

  16-09-2026 13:12 via standard.co.uk
  
  Noah Woods was last seen at 3pm on Tuesday in Brantham before being separated from a relative
  
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• Hundreds of volunteers join search to find missing three-year-old Noah

  16-09-2026 13:12 via standard.co.uk
  
  The toddler vanished after a visit to a playground in Brantham, Suffolk on Tuesday.
  
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• Three men appear in court in connection with mosque model on loyalist bonfire

  16-09-2026 13:08 via standard.co.uk
  
  The model of a mosque was placed on the bonfire in Moygashel, Co Tyrone in July.
  
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• Daily Mirror publisher Reach cutting 220 jobs in editorial overhaul

  16-09-2026 13:07 via standard.co.uk
  
  The national and regional publisher is also shutting its KentLive, AberdeenLive and GalwayBeo titles.
  
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• London travel news LIVE: Victoria line trains halted as second casualty on tracks sparks major Tube disruption

  16-09-2026 12:56 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Tube line part-suspended as emergency services respond to incident
  
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• Fact check: Social media proposal is not Government policy

  16-09-2026 12:40 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Bill has been proposed by a Liberal Democrat peer.
  
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• Burnham says his dad would want him to be ‘back out there’ following his death

  16-09-2026 12:39 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister said his family have been ‘helped through this difficult time by people’s warmth and compassion’.
  
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• Large-scale data centres will require environmental assessment, says minister

  16-09-2026 12:31 via standard.co.uk
  
  Public finance minister Hannah Mary Goodlad announced the policy ahead of a debate calling for a moratorium on such facilities.
  
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• UUP appoints independent expert to review Jeffrey Donaldson’s time in the party

  16-09-2026 12:30 via standard.co.uk
  
  Leader Jon Burrows said anyone affected by the convicted sex abuser during his years in the party will have the opportunity to be heard.
  
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• Newsnight moves to new peak-time slot on Friday nights

  16-09-2026 12:26 via standard.co.uk
  
  The BBC’s flagship news and current affairs programme currently airs at 10.30pm on weekdays on BBC Two.
  
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• King in Cairngorms to thank those involved in tackling wildfire

  16-09-2026 12:23 via standard.co.uk
  
  Charles will also mark a partnership between mountains in Scotland and the US.
  
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• London travel news LIVE: Victoria line trains halted as 'casualty on track' sparks major Tube disruption

  16-09-2026 12:20 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Tube line part-suspended as emergency services respond to incident
  
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• Colonel cleared of charge relating to teen soldier Jaysley Beck, who later died

  16-09-2026 12:15 via standard.co.uk
  
  Colonel Samantha Shepherd was on trial at the Military Court Centre at Catterick Garrison.
  
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• Irish president meets John Swinney as visit to Scotland gets under way

  16-09-2026 12:13 via standard.co.uk
  
  Catherine Connolly met Scotland’s First Minister at his official residence, Bute House, in Edinburgh.
  
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• Fact check: UK household energy bills and Dover protesters

  16-09-2026 12:12 via standard.co.uk
  
  Round-up of fact checks from the last few days compiled by Full Fact.
  
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• London councils blast Labour's mansion tax as 'worst than 1696 windows tax'

  16-09-2026 12:07 via standard.co.uk
  
  The levy will see homes valued at more than £2million having to pay between £2,500 and £7,500 each year from April 2028
  
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• Mayfair's oldest surviving pub reopens following restoration project

  16-09-2026 11:44 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Coach and Horses on Hill Street has reopened to punters following a three-week closure
  
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• Irish President meets John Swinney as Scotland visit gets under way

  16-09-2026 11:40 via standard.co.uk
  
  Catherine Connolly met Scotland’s First Minister at his official residence, Bute House, in Edinburgh.
  
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• Burnham says thank-you for messages of support after death of father

  16-09-2026 11:19 via standard.co.uk
  
  Roy Burnham had been suffering from Alzheimer’s.
  
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• London council tax hammerblow as borough reveals plan to nearly double bills

  16-09-2026 11:13 via standard.co.uk
  
  Labour condemns Wandsworth Council’s plans to increase council tax for a Band D property by £958 as ‘outrageous’
  
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• London travel news LIVE: Suffragette line hit by severe delays after earlier incident of ‘casualty on track’

  16-09-2026 11:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  Suffragette line partially suspended as emergency services respond to a ‘casualty on the track’
  
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• Burnham says thank you for messages of support after death of father

  16-09-2026 10:54 via standard.co.uk
  
  Roy Burnham had been suffering from Alzheimer’s.
  
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• Amazon announces pay increase for frontline staff

  16-09-2026 09:48 via standard.co.uk
  
  Rises will range from 5.2% to 5.6%.
  
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• Inflation jumps to 3.1% driven by soaring petrol prices in new cost-of-living blow

  16-09-2026 09:44 via standard.co.uk
  
  Official statistics showed that Consumer Prices Index (CPI) inflation increased to 3.1% in August, up from 2.9% in July
  
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• Noah Woods latest: Desperate hunt for three-year-old boy who went missing after visit to playground

  16-09-2026 09:32 via standard.co.uk
  
  Noah Woods was last seen at 3pm on Tuesday in Brantham before being separated from a relative
  
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