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• Tate & Lyle agrees £2.7bn takeover by US rival

  08-06-2026 08:32 via standard.co.uk
  
  Illinois-based Ingredion Incorporated will pay up to 615p per share for London-listed Tate & Lyle.
  
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• Jill Scott sets off for five-day 388-mile Sport Relief challenge

  08-06-2026 12:26 via standard.co.uk
  
  Setting off on a rainy Monday morning, Scott will aim to complete a 112-mile bike ride to Villa Park on day one of the challenge.
  
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• Patient received wrong injection in 'serious' mistake at NHS hospital in north London

  08-06-2026 12:23 via standard.co.uk
  
  Three ‘never events’ were recorded by Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust in the past two months
  
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• Who was Talay Riley? Everything we know about the singer-songwriter murdered in east London

  08-06-2026 12:21 via standard.co.uk
  
  Raised in east London, Riley - real name Mark Orabiyi - emerged as a rising talent at the age of 18
  
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• Starmer calls for return to ceasefire as Iran-Israel clashes push up oil price

  08-06-2026 12:11 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister acknowledged the conflict was having an impact on the UK as he appealed for calm.
  
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• Roman Abramovich carried messages between Ukraine and Russia, Zelensky confirms

  08-06-2026 12:11 via standard.co.uk
  
  The former Chelsea owner reportedly met the Ukrainian president in Kyiv.
  
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• TfL could use new powers to crack down on 'nuisance' e-bike parking

  08-06-2026 11:50 via standard.co.uk
  
  Transport for London has been given sweeping powers to establish a single city-wide regulatory framework for operators like Lime, Forest and Voi
  
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• Outlander fans raise £10,115 for Culloden in honour of actor Sam Heughan

  08-06-2026 11:40 via standard.co.uk
  
  The money will support the National Trust for Scotland’s conservation of Culloden battlefield.
  
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• Finchley shooting: Murder investigation after 19-year-old woman 'shot dead' in north London

  08-06-2026 11:09 via standard.co.uk
  
  Paramedics called Metropolitan Police officers to a house on Dale Grove in Finchley at around 12.15am on Monday following reports of gunshots
  
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• Two people murdered and seven others stabbed within 72 hours in London

  08-06-2026 11:07 via standard.co.uk
  
  Emergency services responded to six separate incidents between Friday and the early hours of Monday
  
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• Starmer issues warning to social media firms over children sending explicit images in London tech week speech

  08-06-2026 11:06 via standard.co.uk
  
  In a speech at London Tech Week, the Prime Minister warned tech firms they must stop allowing children to send and receive explicit images
  
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• Family-run laundrette at risk of eviction after 25 years in South Kensington

  08-06-2026 10:39 via standard.co.uk
  
  The laundrette on Glendower Place faces an uncertain future after the building’s owner was granted planning permission
  
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• Starmer gives tech companies ultimatum over children sending naked images

  08-06-2026 10:35 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister was speaking at London Tech Week.
  
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• Nine injured in shooting near England squad's World Cup training ground

  08-06-2026 10:33 via standard.co.uk
  
  It was reported that nine adults had gone to various local hospitals with non-life threatening injuries
  
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• New family homes to be built in west London cul-de-sac despite 109 objections

  08-06-2026 10:28 via standard.co.uk
  
  The site is currently vacant brownfield land enclosed by fencing and overgrown grass
  
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• Jeffrey Donaldson arrives at court as sex offences trial enters third week

  08-06-2026 10:28 via standard.co.uk
  
  The former MP and DUP leader, 63, has pleaded not guilty to 18 alleged offences.
  
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• Plans to transform East London strip club into boutique hotel and pub

  08-06-2026 10:11 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Nags Head on Whitechapel Road has been operating as a strip club since 1980
  
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• Stormzy, Wretch 32 and Oritse Williams pay tribute after death of Talay Riley

  08-06-2026 10:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  The 35-year-old singer-songwriter was stabbed in a garden in east London.
  
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• Hegseth ‘lacking class’ over D-Day migrant ‘invasion’ comments – Jacqui Smith

  08-06-2026 09:30 via standard.co.uk
  
  US defence secretary Pete Hegseth made comments about Europe’s migration crisis while at a D-Day event.
  
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• Starmer set to announce social media ban as ministers pledge screentime advice

  08-06-2026 08:38 via standard.co.uk
  
  A separate consultation will lead to guidance for parents on when a child should get a smartphone and how long under-16s should spend online.
  
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• Tony Awards 2026: John Lithgow pays tribute to London theatre as star makes history

  08-06-2026 08:36 via standard.co.uk
  
  John Lithgow becomes the oldest man to win a competitive acting Tony at the age of 80
  
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• John Lithgow makes history and Death Of A Salesman triumphs at Tonys

  08-06-2026 08:33 via standard.co.uk
  
  Best new play went to Bess Wohl’s Liberation, which also won the Pulitzer Prize for drama earlier this year.
  
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• Heathrow third runway: Furious row erupts over London say on 'fast-tracked' airport expansion plan

  08-06-2026 08:12 via standard.co.uk
  
  Exclusive: Chancellor Rachel Reeves warned not to ram through ‘half-hearted’ public consultation on airport expansion to be published ‘in weeks’
  
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• Middle East on the brink: Israel fires missiles at Iran despite calls for restraint from Trump and UK

  08-06-2026 07:53 via standard.co.uk
  
  Israel Defence Forces says itstruck military targets ‘belonging to the Iranian terror regime’ in response to Iranian missiles
  
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• Heathrow third runway: Furious row erupts over 'rushed' London say on airport expansion plan

  08-06-2026 07:26 via standard.co.uk
  
  Exclusive: Chancellor Rachel Reeves warned not to ram through ‘half-hearted’ public consultation being ‘speeded up’ on new runway at west London airport
  
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• Heathrow third runway: Furious row erupts over London say on airport expansion plan to be published 'in weeks'

  08-06-2026 07:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  Exclusive: Chancellor Rachel Reeves warned not to ram through ‘half-hearted’ public consultation being ‘speeded up’ on new runway at west London airport
  
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• Israel strikes Iran despite calls for restraint from UK and US

  08-06-2026 04:37 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Israel Defence Forces said it had struck military targets “belonging to the Iranian terror regime” in response to Iranian missiles.
  
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• Man going on trial accused of attempted murder of three children in Dublin

  08-06-2026 03:45 via standard.co.uk
  
  The incident came hours before the start of days of rioting in the Irish capital.
  
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• ‘Kinahan lieutenant’ awaits sentencing over feud-connected charges

  08-06-2026 03:45 via standard.co.uk
  
  Sean McGovern, 40, pleaded guilty to two charges of directing the activities of a criminal organisation.
  
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• Survivors of Mohamed Al Fayed abuse call for full trafficking investigation

  08-06-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  More than 400 allegations of sexual misconduct have been made against the billionaire Harrods owner, who died in 2023.
  
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