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• Trump downplays AI risks as ‘things that won’t happen’

  13-09-2026 23:34 via standard.co.uk
  
  Communities Secretary Angela Rayner said she was pleased AI companies were ‘talking about the threats as well as the opportunities’.
  
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• The Home Counties crime hotspots where people are more likely to carry weapons than in London

  14-09-2026 18:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  Study finds five out of eight home county police force areas recorded higher rate of weapon possession offences than London
  
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• Parties announce candidates to fight Labour and Greens in Holborn by-election

  14-09-2026 17:45 via standard.co.uk
  
  Labour has chosen Sagal Abdi-Wali, the leader of Camden Council, while the Greens’ candidate will be leader Zack Polanski.
  
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• Troubles Bill will not bring ‘witch hunt’ of veterans – Killed soldier’s brother

  14-09-2026 17:23 via standard.co.uk
  
  Andy Seaman joined military veterans to meet MPs and peers and argue against former soldiers being shielded from accountability.
  
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• Member of UK armed forces killed in crash in Ukraine

  14-09-2026 17:14 via standard.co.uk
  
  Their family has been informed and has asked for some time before more details are released.
  
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• O’Neill accused of ‘cosplaying’ as First Minister at Cardiff independence summit

  14-09-2026 17:12 via standard.co.uk
  
  The DUP has made clear that the Sinn Féin vice president had no authority to attend the event as a representative of the NI Executive.
  
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• Device enables paralysed people to speak and move simultaneously using an avatar

  14-09-2026 17:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  Researchers say the work could help enable more ‘expressive interaction’ by paralysed people.
  
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• Donald Trump’s support of Irish unity ‘should come as no surprise to unionists’

  14-09-2026 16:48 via standard.co.uk
  
  The US president made his comments in support of Irish unity during his two-day visit to Ireland.
  
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• Long-closed pub popular with London football fans set to reopen after £550,000 refurb

  14-09-2026 16:41 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Ship has been closed since February 2023, but is set to reopen to the public in early November following a complete interior overhaul
  
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• Lib Dems and Tories announce candidates for Holborn and St Pancras by-election

  14-09-2026 16:36 via standard.co.uk
  
  The by-election in Sir Keir Starmer’s former seat will take place on October 8.
  
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• Zack Polanski gets huge boost in Holborn by-election battle between Greens and Labour

  14-09-2026 16:30 via standard.co.uk
  
  An independent candidate backed by 7,300 voters at the 2024 general election in the north London constituency is urging them to support the Green leader
  
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• No collusion in Robert Hamill murder but investigation flawed, report finds

  14-09-2026 16:29 via standard.co.uk
  
  The report said that a number of ‘wrongful acts and omissions’ by the RUC obstructed the investigation into the murder.
  
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• DUP never ‘hitched wagon’ to Donald Trump, Robinson says

  14-09-2026 16:29 via standard.co.uk
  
  The DUP leader said his party’s past engagement with Mr Trump should not be misinterpreted as support for the US president.
  
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• Controversial replacement for Wandsworth's famous roundabout 'pretzel' set for green light

  14-09-2026 16:09 via standard.co.uk
  
  Decision on striking wooden advertising structure to be made later this week
  
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• Pubs and restaurants losing business because of weight-loss drugs, report says

  14-09-2026 16:04 via standard.co.uk
  
  Rising costs, decreasing disposable income and fat-loss drugs are among the factors impacting bars, pubs and hospitality venues.
  
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• Earliest ever harvest for English wine maker after record hot weather

  14-09-2026 16:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  This year’s hot weather means a small number of grapes can be picked at Nyetimber vineyards across West Sussex, Hampshire and Kent.
  
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• Welsh and Scottish FMs announce ‘new era of co-operation’

  14-09-2026 16:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  John Swinney and Rhun ap Iorwerth are expected to sign the Cardiff Agreement.
  
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• Nigel Farage acknowledges Reform UK’s £72m donations may fall foul of law change

  14-09-2026 15:54 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Reform UK leader appeared defiant as he hit out against the move to retrospectively apply a new law to the twin £36 million gifts.
  
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• RUC actions obstructed investigation into Robert Hamill murder, inquiry finds

  14-09-2026 15:51 via standard.co.uk
  
  Mr Hamill, a 25-year-old Catholic, died after he was attacked in Portadown, County Armagh in April 1997.
  
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• Bromley stabbing: 14-year-old charged after four wounded in London high street

  14-09-2026 15:37 via standard.co.uk
  
  Boy, 14, appears in court after four injured in Bromley High Street- as six others arrested are bailed
  
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• Women ‘fear for safety’ over plans to house male asylum seekers at military base

  14-09-2026 15:36 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Government’s proposal to move 1,256 male asylum seekers into an ex-military base near Piddington has sparked anger among many residents.
  
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• Sharing Rockstar emails on Discord was ‘egregious breach’ of policy – tribunal

  14-09-2026 15:25 via standard.co.uk
  
  A group of former employees of Rockstar North are claiming they were unfairly dismissed for trade union activities.
  
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• London travel news LIVE: Lines reopen after person hit by train but Paddington disruption continues

  14-09-2026 15:07 via standard.co.uk
  
  Major disruption for services in and out of Paddington stretches into Monday afternoon
  
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• TfL faces criminal prosecution over death of woman at London bus station

  14-09-2026 14:48 via standard.co.uk
  
  Transport for London charged with ‘safety failures’ by HSE after death of retired nurse Grace Mecaley at Walthamstow bus station
  
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• Andy Burnham's father Roy, 86, dies after living with Alzheimer’s disease

  14-09-2026 14:45 via standard.co.uk
  
  Andy Burnham has spoken about his father’s illness which meant that he did not know his son had become Prime Minister
  
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• Andy Burnham cancels engagements following death of his father

  14-09-2026 14:40 via standard.co.uk
  
  Mr Burnham has spoken about his father’s illness which meant that he did not know his son had become Prime Minister.
  
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• Workers return to packed lunches to cope with rising cost of living

  14-09-2026 14:27 via standard.co.uk
  
  Almost half of UK professionals (46%) now take a packed lunch to work more frequently than they did a year ago, the poll for online grocer Ocado found
  
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• Reform UK's Richard Tice left floundering over key questions on two £36 million donations

  14-09-2026 14:19 via standard.co.uk
  
  Reform UK’s deputy leader was unable to say when two super-rich donors returned to the UK
  
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• Mixed reaction as Reform UK council hires private security to patrol towns

  14-09-2026 14:19 via standard.co.uk
  
  Essex County Council said six ‘operatives’ will patrol several towns for a three-month trial period.
  
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• Tube strike warning after RMT passes new walkout mandate in row over four-day week for drivers

  14-09-2026 14:15 via standard.co.uk
  
  There is a threat of further strike action on London Underground
  
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