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• Thrill-seekers rescued from rollercoaster that stopped 50ft in the air

  31-08-2026 19:12 via standard.co.uk
  
  Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service crews used equipment to bring down 27 people suspended in carriages on the rollercoaster at Pleasurewood Hills.
  
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• Notting Hill Carnival clean-up sees 300 tonnes of rubbish cleared from streets after two million party in west London

  01-09-2026 14:23 via standard.co.uk
  
  Around 200 staff worked through the night on Sunday and Monday to clear waste left across the Carnival footprint
  
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• Summer 2026 is UK’s warmest since records began

  01-09-2026 14:22 via standard.co.uk
  
  The persistent dry weather and extreme heat of the past few months continue to have an impact on the UK, despite recent rainfall.
  
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• Sir Keir Starmer's Commons resignation statement in full: 'I've had time to reflect'

  01-09-2026 14:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  The former prime minister said it was the ‘right time’ to step down and that he is ready to ‘pass the baton on to a successor’
  
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• Keir Starmer to QUIT as MP for Holborn & St Pancras sparking London by-election battle

  01-09-2026 13:54 via standard.co.uk
  
  ‘It has been a huge honour and privilege to represent the best constituency in the country’ - Sir Keir Starmer
  
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• Keir Starmer QUITS his Holborn and St Pancras seat sparking London by-election battle

  01-09-2026 13:45 via standard.co.uk
  
  ‘It has been a huge honour and privilege to represent the best constituency in the country’ - Sir Keir Starmer
  
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• Culture of ‘fear’ at speaking out found within legacy body

  01-09-2026 13:39 via standard.co.uk
  
  An interim report fund some feared what they said to a reviewer ‘will become known and result in negative consequences for them’.
  
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• Keir Starmer to step down as MP to focus on overseas affairs

  01-09-2026 13:27 via standard.co.uk
  
  The former prime minister told his local newspaper it was the ‘right time’ to leave the House of Commons.
  
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• Alex Burghart appointed Tory deputy leader in reshuffle

  01-09-2026 13:08 via standard.co.uk
  
  Sir Mel Stride and Dame Priti Patel were sacked in Kemi Badenoch’s shake-up of her frontbench team.
  
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• Notting Hill Carnival arrests hit 636 as man dies after entering canal in police chase

  01-09-2026 13:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  Total number of arrests reach 636 - more than 100 higher than in 2025 - but Met says policing operation has kept violent crime down
  
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• Notting Hill Carnival arrests top 630 as man dies after entering canal in police chase

  01-09-2026 12:53 via standard.co.uk
  
  Total number of Notting Hill Carnival arrests reach 636 - more than 100 higher than in 2025
  
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• ‘Big boy’ crocodile named Prince William by conservationist Robert Irwin

  01-09-2026 12:28 via standard.co.uk
  
  The reptile is the 300th crocodile to be tagged as part of a major wildlife research project in Australia.
  
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• 'Fugitive' in dock accused of shooting teenage girlfriend in face at her London home

  01-09-2026 12:25 via standard.co.uk
  
  Jamie Duncan, 21, allegedly killed Israa Djeddou in the bedroom of her family home in Barnet
  
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• Palestinian lawyer’s diary saved from risk of destruction by Scottish university

  01-09-2026 12:22 via standard.co.uk
  
  Author and lawyer Raja Shehadeh ‘s archive stretches back almost 60 years.
  
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• Assault case against MP Jim Shannon ongoing for three years, court hears

  01-09-2026 12:14 via standard.co.uk
  
  A defence lawyer said they have filed an abuse of process application in the long-running proceedings at Newtownards Magistrates’ Court.
  
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• Predatory south London teacher who sexually abused girls is banned

  01-09-2026 12:12 via standard.co.uk
  
  James Thomas, 34, has been banned from teaching indefinitely
  
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• Man appears in court charged with house fire murders

  01-09-2026 12:07 via standard.co.uk
  
  Wright was remanded in custody to appear before Teesside Crown Court on Thursday.
  
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• Whitby’s whale bone arch removed ahead of bronze replica replacement

  01-09-2026 11:35 via standard.co.uk
  
  The famous jaw bone has marked the North Yorkshire town’s whaling heritage for nearly 25 years.
  
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• ‘No doubt’ about Healey’s commitment to defence spending, says Streeting

  01-09-2026 11:33 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Defence Secretary said the Chancellor would provide funding for the Defence Investment Plan at next month’s Budget.
  
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• Prisons will still function under plans to turn laundries into cells – minister

  01-09-2026 10:32 via standard.co.uk
  
  Justice Secretary Alex Norris said hundreds of urgently-needed places would be created by converting storerooms and offices.
  
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• M25 crash LIVE: 'Serious collision' sparks motorway closure as police issue Heathrow and Gatwick travel warning

  01-09-2026 10:30 via standard.co.uk
  
  Anti-clockwise lanes are closed between J11 near Ottershaw and J10 near Cobham
  
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• First baby identified through Scotland’s SMA pilot has started treatment

  01-09-2026 10:10 via standard.co.uk
  
  The condition affects an average of three to four babies a year in Scotland and about 70 infants a year across the UK.
  
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• Uber driver takes TfL to court over licence renewal delay 'that left him thousands of pounds in debt'

  01-09-2026 10:05 via standard.co.uk
  
  Julius Mugabo, 55, has launched a landmark High Court legal challenge against TfL over the delay
  
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• How Helch left his mark all over Shoreditch and beyond - as fans of street artist reel from his death

  01-09-2026 09:53 via standard.co.uk
  
  Wandering the streets of Shoreditch, it’s impossible not to spot ‘HELCH’ - or a simple ‘H’ - emblazoned on walls
  
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• Vigil held at west London temple for victims of ‘traumatic’ Nepal flood

  01-09-2026 08:50 via standard.co.uk
  
  The gathering in Hounslow on Monday evening saw members of the Nepali community and others light candles outside the Laxminarayan Temple
  
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• Shein shares fall after stock market debut in Hong Kong

  01-09-2026 08:41 via standard.co.uk
  
  Shares in the business dropped by as much as 10% in early trading.
  
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• Wet start to autumn as Met Office expected to confirm hottest summer on record

  01-09-2026 08:40 via standard.co.uk
  
  Several records tumbled in the summer of 2026, which the Met Office is expected to confirm as the hottest on record in provisional figures.
  
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• Man, 23, charged with two counts of murder after fatal house fire

  01-09-2026 08:28 via standard.co.uk
  
  Natalie McDonald, 34, and Valentina Foster, seven, died after the incident in Grangetown on August 26.
  
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• Britain's first black police commissioner launches bid to be Tory candidate for London mayor

  01-09-2026 08:22 via standard.co.uk
  
  Festus Akinbusoye is expected to make policing and public safety central to his campaign for London mayor
  
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• Urgent appeal to find missing boy, 8, last seen at Notting Hill Carnival

  01-09-2026 07:56 via standard.co.uk
  
  Shawn, eight, was last seen on Monday afternoon on Wedlake Street near to Kensal Road
  
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