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• Trump Irish unity remarks reflect broad US sentiment – Gerry Adams

  13-09-2026 15:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  The former Sinn Fein leader welcomed the US President’s remarks in support of Irish unification.
  
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• Sydney Sweeney advert: British star Amy Hunt criticises controversial promo

  15-09-2026 12:41 via standard.co.uk
  
  European champion says sport about ‘what your body can do, not what it looks like’
  
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• Woman who killed partner with air rifle to be sentenced next month

  15-09-2026 12:35 via standard.co.uk
  
  Simone Ramage, 41, shot her partner Brian Kowbel at their home in Galashiels in the Scottish Borders on February 17 2023.
  
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• Axa bets on AI and automation to deliver boost of up to £600 million

  15-09-2026 12:02 via standard.co.uk
  
  Axa said it expects to generate between 500 and 700 euro (£428 million – £599 million) worth of annual benefits from AI by 2029.
  
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• Noah Donohoe inquest jury start fifth day of deliberations

  15-09-2026 11:27 via standard.co.uk
  
  The long-running proceedings resumed on Monday following an adjournment from early July.
  
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• Sadiq Khan takes up seat in House of Lords four years after calling for its abolition

  15-09-2026 11:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Mayor of London will be sworn in to the House of Lords on Tuesday afternoon
  
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• Piddington holds 'UK exit' referendum amid anger over move to house 1,200 migrants in ex-military base

  15-09-2026 10:53 via standard.co.uk
  
  The proposal, which would mean 1,256 male asylum seekers moving into ex-military base, has sparked anger and fear among many village residents
  
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• Kate's sister Pippa Middleton and brother-in-law win footpath battle

  15-09-2026 10:34 via standard.co.uk
  
  James Matthews argued there is a need for a higher level of security at his property due to his family’s high public profile
  
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• Villagers hold referendum over plan to house migrants in ex-military base

  15-09-2026 10:29 via standard.co.uk
  
  Cabinet minister Jonathan Reynolds defended the plan to accommodate asylum seekers in the base near Piddington in Oxfordshire.
  
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• London travel news LIVE: Tube and Overground disruption as signal failure sparks delays

  15-09-2026 10:22 via standard.co.uk
  
  Latest on the Tube and Overground as signal failure hits Bakerloo and Lioness lines
  
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• Hooded youths launch fireworks at London synagogue prompting police to increase patrols

  15-09-2026 10:18 via standard.co.uk
  
  Gang of hooded youths reportedly launched two fireworks towards the Lauderdale Road Synagogue in Maida Vale
  
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• State pensioners set to breach tax threshold under ‘triple lock’ boost

  15-09-2026 10:12 via standard.co.uk
  
  New official earnings growth figures suggest full state pension will rise by just over £488 a year from next April.
  
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• Kier to halt new investment in property development

  15-09-2026 10:07 via standard.co.uk
  
  Chief executive Stuart Togwell said Kier is taking ‘important steps to strengthen and simplify the business’.
  
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• Kate’s sister and brother-in-law win planning inquiry after footpath row

  15-09-2026 09:52 via standard.co.uk
  
  Kate’s sister Pippa married James Matthews, a hedge fund boss, in May 2017, and the family moved to Barton Court in West Berkshire in autumn 2022.
  
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• State pension: Like rise in 2027 is revealed

  15-09-2026 09:26 via standard.co.uk
  
  The projected increase in state pension is lower than expected due to a fall in wage growth from 4.2% to 3.9%
  
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• Sadiq Khan v James Cleverly: Tory's Ulez attack 'is poison to key voters' in London Mayor race

  15-09-2026 09:23 via standard.co.uk
  
  Ex-Home Secretary Sir James Cleverly has suggested he may scale back the controversial air quality scheme if he gains the keys to City Hall
  
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• Meghan wishes Harry happy birthday as Sussexes move children to new school

  15-09-2026 09:08 via standard.co.uk
  
  Prince Archie, seven, and five-year-old Princess Lilibet had only just started the new school year in England.
  
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• Vacancies drop to fresh five-year low as small firms remain under pressure – ONS

  15-09-2026 08:46 via standard.co.uk
  
  The ONSsaid there were around 8,000 fewer vacancies quarter-on-quarter in the three months to August, at 702,000.
  
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• UK will ‘heed the warnings’ about AI risks, senior minister Louise Haigh to say

  15-09-2026 08:21 via standard.co.uk
  
  She will say artificial intelligence has enormous potential but the Government will not ignore the risks posed by the technology.
  
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• Sadiq Khan v James Cleverly: Tory's Ulez attacks 'is poison to key voters' in London Mayor race

  15-09-2026 08:18 via standard.co.uk
  
  Ex-Home Secretary Sir James Cleverly has suggested he may scale back the controversial air quality scheme if he gains the keys to City Hall
  
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• London travel news LIVE: Tube and Overground suspensions as signal failure hits morning rush hour

  15-09-2026 08:05 via standard.co.uk
  
  Latest on the Tube and Overground as signal failure hits Bakerloo and Lioness lines
  
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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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• Sadiq Khan v James Cleverly: Tory's Ulez attacks would be 'poison' to key voters in London Mayor race

  15-09-2026 07:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  Ex-Home Secretary Sir James has suggested he may scale back the controversial air quality scheme if he gains the keys to City Hall
  
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• OPINION - Brexit, ECHR and clean air: Why Tory James Cleverly may fail in his bid to be Mayor of London

  15-09-2026 07:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  Cleverly would need to be more Heseltine than ‘hard line’, writes London political expert Professor Tony Travers
  
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• Lucy Letby’s lawyer insists case has not been undermined after experts quit

  15-09-2026 03:55 via standard.co.uk
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• Inquiry report over crimes of killer nurse Lucy Letby to be published

  15-09-2026 01:02 via standard.co.uk
  
  Lucy Letby is serving 15 whole-life terms for the murders of seven babies and attempted murders of seven others between June 2015 and June 2016.
  
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• UK Government action could ‘unlock’ 100-plus oil and gas projects, say bosses

  15-09-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  A report from Offshore Energies UK claimed reforms to the tax regime and a ‘pragmatic approach’ to licensing could see 111 projects go ahead.
  
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• Reform UK’s £72m crypto tycoon donors could face ‘enhanced residency checks’

  15-09-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  Ministers are looking at how to toughen residency requirements governing political donations following the twin £36 million donations.
  
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• Oxfordshire village to hold symbolic referendum on independence from UK

  15-09-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Government has proposed moving 1,256 male asylum seekers into an ex-military base near the village, sparking anger among residents.
  
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• Mr Bean to step into the world of Dennis The Menace and more in Beano crossover

  15-09-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  The suit-and-red-tie wearing character, made famous by comedian Rowan Atkinson, will take over the children’s magazine as guest editor.
  
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