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• The global war on AI data centres: Why cities including London are rebelling against big tech

  15-09-2026 07:15 via standard.co.uk
  
  The approval of one in London’s Brick Lane is the latest of the many colossal data centres mushrooming across the country — but will a backlash halt the march of AI? Chris Blackhurst reports
  
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• Kemi Badenoch triggers race to pick Tory candidate for 'best shot since Boris' London mayor election

  16-09-2026 22:30 via standard.co.uk
  
  Exclusive: Conservative hopefuls for Mayor of London will have until September 30 to put their name forward to be the party’s candidate
  
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• Man given hospital order after fatal attack on Elizabeth Line worker in east London

  16-09-2026 22:11 via standard.co.uk
  
  Jorge Ortega died two days after hitting his head on the concrete platform at Ilford station following a punch from Ayodele Jamgbadi
  
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• Woman stabbed City banker partner after he said he had met someone else, court told

  16-09-2026 21:17 via standard.co.uk
  
  Joanna Cierpka has pleaded not guilty to the murder of Henrik Slotsaa but she says she is guilty of manslaughter by reason of her diminished responsibility
  
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• Andy Burnham joined by Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney at Everton match

  16-09-2026 21:08 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Blues supporters both lost their fathers after being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s.
  
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• Man charged after Muslim venues in east London targeted with graffiti

  16-09-2026 20:58 via standard.co.uk
  
  Illia Bilyk was charged with five counts of racially and religiously-aggravated criminal damage
  
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• London weather: Capital set for ten days of glorious sunshine as September temperatures rise

  16-09-2026 20:53 via standard.co.uk
  
  The city is set to experience temperatures of 22C or higher each day between Sunday September 20 and Tuesday September 29
  
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• Charles said Diana would be forgotten ‘soon enough’ after her death, book claims

  16-09-2026 20:40 via standard.co.uk
  
  The claims were made in a memoir of Diana’s brother Earl Spencer which is being serialised in the Daily Mail.
  
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• More than 1.2 million Londoners face massive council tax hike next year

  16-09-2026 20:06 via standard.co.uk
  
  After Wandsworth announces staggering 94% council tax hike, at least four other councils could announce huge increases
  
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• Intelligence officer named as UK soldier who died in Ukraine road crash

  16-09-2026 19:58 via standard.co.uk
  
  Major Paul Wilks died in a road traffic accident away from the front lines on Saturday September 12.
  
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• Andy Burnham assures Nato chief Mark Rutte of UK commitment to alliance

  16-09-2026 19:42 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Nato secretary general wished Mr Burnham good luck in his job as the two met face-to-face for the first time to discuss defence issues.
  
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• Standards expected of policing were not met in Hamill 1997 murder probe – PSNI

  16-09-2026 19:35 via standard.co.uk
  
  Assistant Chief Constable Anthony McNally said policing has changed fundamentally since 1997.
  
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• Body found in search for missing three-year-old Noah Woods

  16-09-2026 19:27 via standard.co.uk
  
  The body of a child is discovered in a lake amid the hunt for missing boy, who is partially deaf and non-verbal
  
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• MSPs reject moratorium on data centres as minister vows new guidance in weeks

  16-09-2026 19:16 via standard.co.uk
  
  Public finance minister Hannah Mary Goodland told MSPs a pause on all developments would ‘send the wrong message’ to potential investors.
  
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• Search for three-year-old Noah Woods ends in tragedy as body found

  16-09-2026 19:06 via standard.co.uk
  
  The discovery was made during a massive search for the toddler who disappeared in Suffolk on Tuesday afternoon.
  
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• Body found in hunt for missing three-year-old Noah Woods

  16-09-2026 19:03 via standard.co.uk
  
  The body of a child is discovered in a lake amid the hunt for missing boy, who is partially deaf and non-verbal
  
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• London travel news LIVE: Victoria line trains disrupted as casualty on tracks sparks Tube chaos

  16-09-2026 17:23 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Tube line part-suspended as emergency services respond to incident
  
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• Two senior officers cleared of charges relating to teenage soldier Jaysley Beck

  16-09-2026 16:55 via standard.co.uk
  
  Judge Advocate General Edward Legard said there was insufficient evidence to safely convict Colonel Samantha Shepherd and Major James Hook.
  
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• Charles joins food and farming summit with industry leaders

  16-09-2026 16:33 via standard.co.uk
  
  It was led by The King’s Foundation, which aims to build sustainable communities in the UK
  
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• Arrest follows death of man in West Lothian

  16-09-2026 16:09 via standard.co.uk
  
  A post-mortem examination is due to take place following an incident on Saturday.
  
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• Millionaire banker Putney Pusher suspect, 44, found dead at home in west London

  16-09-2026 15:54 via standard.co.uk
  
  Millionaire banker Nicholas Brandram, 44, found dead after being arrested earlier this year by police investigating shoving of female pedestrian into the path of bus on Putney Bridge
  
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• King voices ‘admiration and appreciation’ for those who tackled wildfires

  16-09-2026 15:38 via standard.co.uk
  
  Charles was speaking as he visited the area of a major fire in the Cairngorms over the summer.
  
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• London travel news LIVE: Victoria line trains halted as casualty on tracks sparks major Tube disruption

  16-09-2026 15:23 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Tube line part-suspended as emergency services respond to incident
  
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• Noah Woods search latest: CCTV released of last sighting of missing boy, 3, as lake cordoned off in hunt

  16-09-2026 14:41 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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• O’Neill cannot be separated from First Minister’s responsibilities, says Swinney

  16-09-2026 14:39 via standard.co.uk
  
  The SNP leader commented after the DUP said Michelle O’neill had been ‘cosplaying’ as first minister.
  
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• Four jailed over Heathrow tear gas attack 'that left people vomiting blood'

  16-09-2026 14:34 via standard.co.uk
  
  The airport’s Terminal 3 was closed for hours following the incident, when tear gas was sprayed in the face of a woman who had her suitcase taken
  
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• Disgraced celebrity police officer jailed over suspect’s sex video

  16-09-2026 14:28 via standard.co.uk
  
  Paul Street had appeared on television crime shows on Channel 4 and the BBC.
  
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• Police keep open mind on missing Noah, 3, but ‘nothing to indicate criminality’

  16-09-2026 14:17 via standard.co.uk
  
  A massive search operation is under way in Brantham, Suffolk.
  
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• Colonel cleared over Jaysley Beck allegations ‘always believed’ her, court told

  16-09-2026 14:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  A barrister for Colonel Samantha Shepherd said she took Gunner Jaysley Beck’s complaint seriously.
  
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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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