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• Searches underway for escaped monkey in the Highlands

  17-08-2026 16:28 via standard.co.uk
  
  A thermal imaging drone is being used in the search for the missing macaque.
  
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• Andy Burnham urged to help young Londoners as capital suffering highest unemployment in Britain

  18-08-2026 13:40 via standard.co.uk
  
  The unemployment rate fell in the capital but still stands at 5.5%
  
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• Burnham says he is not embarrassed about hoax Trump aide message exchange

  18-08-2026 13:28 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister was in contact with an unknown individual pretending to be top White House aide Susie Wiles, but he became suspicious.
  
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• Burnham says he backs Ukraine 100% after Moscow’s threat over use of UK drones

  18-08-2026 13:25 via standard.co.uk
  
  The PM said ‘we are providing support so that Ukraine can defend itself’.
  
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• Former snooker champion Graeme Dott on trial accused of child sex abuse

  18-08-2026 13:24 via standard.co.uk
  
  The 49-year-old denies two charges against him related to two primary school age children.
  
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• Paul Scholes handed six-month driving ban after speeding prosecutions

  18-08-2026 12:38 via standard.co.uk
  
  The 51-year-old former Manchester United footballer racked up two driving convictions in the space of two days.
  
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• Police launch murder investigation after man shot dead in east London

  18-08-2026 12:30 via standard.co.uk
  
  Man in his 40s pronounced dead on Tuesday morning after being found with gunshot wounds inside a car in Newham
  
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• London bus drivers ‘forced to use bottles on board' over lack of toilets, says campaigner

  18-08-2026 12:24 via standard.co.uk
  
  Transport for Londonaccused of failing to invest in adequate provisions for bus drivers across the city
  
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• Fringe Festival in ‘jeopardy’, organisers warn as they criticise council funding

  18-08-2026 12:20 via standard.co.uk
  
  Tony Lankester, chief executive of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society, urged City of Edinburgh Council to increase its funding for the event.
  
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• ‘Simply not good enough’ says Defra as South East Water customers face outage

  18-08-2026 12:19 via standard.co.uk
  
  It is the latest in a string of water supply issues.
  
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• Prime Minister announces free 24 hour travel for disabled bus pass holders across England from next year

  18-08-2026 11:38 via standard.co.uk
  
  The changes, which have been made to ease cost-of-living pressures, will come into force on April 1
  
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• More than £160 million worth of cocaine and cannabis seized at British port

  18-08-2026 11:13 via standard.co.uk
  
  Border Force seized 150 tonnes of illegal drugs in the year ending March 2025.
  
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• Prime Minister announces free 24 hour travel for disabled bus pass holders for Londoners from next year

  18-08-2026 11:03 via standard.co.uk
  
  The changes, which have been made to ease cost-of-living pressures, will come into force on April 1
  
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• All Sadiq Khan's objections to Heathrow third runway as London mayor slams Government case

  18-08-2026 10:44 via standard.co.uk
  
  Ministers are currently reviewing development proposals to install a third runway at the West London site, amid opposition from local and environmental campaigners
  
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• Exemption could stop Pc Harper’s killers’ early release, says former top judge

  18-08-2026 10:37 via standard.co.uk
  
  Lord Thomas said excluding ‘unlawful act’ manslaughter from the prison early release scheme could work.
  
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• London easyJet flight declares mid-air emergency after incident on board

  18-08-2026 10:30 via standard.co.uk
  
  The flight was forced to request a priority landing after the health emergency
  
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• Men who died in fire in 'neglected' building in west London named

  18-08-2026 10:24 via standard.co.uk
  
  The three men died after a fire broke out at a former community centre on the White City Estate in June
  
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• Londoners wary of Live Facial Recognition rollout as operations trialled at major transport hubs

  18-08-2026 10:19 via standard.co.uk
  
  Live facial recognition (LFR) cameras are currently being rolled out at some London Tube stations
  
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• Newlywed London couple die in horror helicopter crash on Greek Island during honeymoon

  18-08-2026 09:04 via standard.co.uk
  
  The aircraft crashed just short of a heliport on the island of Sifnos at around 6pm on Monday evening
  
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• 'We won't be bullied,' Britain tells Vladimir Putin after threat from London Embassy on Ukraine war

  18-08-2026 08:59 via standard.co.uk
  
  Russia’s Embassy in London has warned of ‘consequences’ over Britain’s support for Ukraine which is launching more long-range drone attacks
  
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• Man charged with manslaughter over death of man bitten by dog on footpath

  18-08-2026 08:59 via standard.co.uk
  
  Lee Ellis, aged 55, has been charged with manslaughter and being in charge of a dog dangerously out of control.
  
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• Vacancies slip again as private sector pay growth falls to near six-year low

  18-08-2026 08:51 via standard.co.uk
  
  The ONS said its survey found that small firms may not be recruiting because of increased labour costs and other business expenses.
  
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• Vacancies slip again as private sector pay growth falls to six-year low

  18-08-2026 08:31 via standard.co.uk
  
  The ONS said its survey found that small firms may not be recruiting because of increased labour costs and other business expenses.
  
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• Rain finally falls in London! Capital rejoices as showers hit city with more wet weather to come

  18-08-2026 07:51 via standard.co.uk
  
  Showers began sweeping across the capital from 3am this morning, with as much as 32mm of rain per hour falling after a record period of dry weather
  
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• Connie Britton ‘has no words’ after death of Nashville co-star Hayden Panettiere

  18-08-2026 02:26 via standard.co.uk
  
  Tributes have poured in for Panettiere.
  
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• London's fastest and slowest boroughs for selling homes revealed

  18-08-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  The average London home now takes 48 days to sell, rising to more than two months in the capital’s slowest-moving boroughs
  
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• Latest hosepipe ban comes into force as forecasters warn of flooding

  18-08-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  Some areas will have the ‘first meaningful rain for a long time’ this week, the Met Office said, after weeks of heatwaves and dry weather.
  
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• Cynthia Erivo hails Ariana Grande as ‘my favourite person to sing with’

  18-08-2026 00:25 via standard.co.uk
  
  The singers performed several tracks from Wicked at The O2 on Sunday.
  
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• Professor Jason Arday was victim of ‘public execution’, vigil hears

  18-08-2026 00:06 via standard.co.uk
  
  Thousands gathered for a vigil to remember the former Cambridge professor and criticise the ‘racist witch hunt’ which preceded his death.
  
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• Russia threatens consequences over ‘use of UK drones in Ukraine deep strikes’

  17-08-2026 23:04 via standard.co.uk
  
  Kyiv has stepped up its attacks on Russia this year.
  
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