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• Two men dead and thousands without power after two storms in three days

  26-10-2026 08:56 via The Standard News
  
  A man in his 20s was pronounced dead after a tree fell onto a moving car in north London, according to the BBC.
  
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• Boutcher: PSNI is success story of peace process but needs full political buy-in

  03-11-2026 12:37 via The Standard News
  
  Chief constable Jon Boutcher also said the force needs more funding to deliver the required level of service.
  
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• MI5 spared legal action after false evidence given to three courts

  03-11-2026 12:09 via The Standard News
  
  The evidence was provided as part of MI5’s successful bid for an injunction against the BBC in 2022.
  
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• Two London knife crime hotspots targeted as Government launches crackdown campaign

  03-11-2026 11:46 via The Standard News
  
  Criminals in two London boroughs are being targeted in the ‘No Place for Knives’ campaign
  
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• MI5 and chief Ken McCallum will not face contempt proceedings, High Court rules

  03-11-2026 11:43 via The Standard News
  
  The High Court ruled it was not in the public interest to bring contempt proceedings against MI5, its director general or individual officers
  
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• Asda bags former Morrisons boss David Potts as new chief executive

  03-11-2026 11:32 via The Standard News
  
  Mr Potts led Morrisons for eight years until 2023.
  
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• London travel news LIVE: Major train disruption after body found on tracks

  03-11-2026 10:59 via The Standard News
  
  Southeastern passengers are facing major delays after the body was discovered earlier this morning
  
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• 'Bomb alert' on London Heathrow flight forces closure of Warsaw airport

  03-11-2026 10:56 via The Standard News
  
  A London Heathrow flight was forced to make an emergency landing following a reported bomb alert
  
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• London travel news LIVE: Train chaos in south London after body found on tracks

  03-11-2026 10:51 via The Standard News
  
  Southeastern passengers are facing major delays after the body was discovered earlier this morning
  
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• Mahmood concedes immigration overhaul savings will fall short of £10bn estimate

  03-11-2026 10:34 via The Standard News
  
  The Home Secretary has watered down her initial plans to make foreign care workers wait up to 15 years for settlement.
  
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• ‘We lost a good guy’ – Ellen DeGeneres in emotional tribute to producer

  03-11-2026 10:21 via The Standard News
  
  Matt Wright had worked as an executive producer on DeGeneres’s talk show from 2006 until it ended in 2022.
  
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• Drax and Brookfield strike investment deal of up to £20bn for data centre

  03-11-2026 10:19 via The Standard News
  
  The group initially hopes to have a roughly 100MW centre operating from the first quarter of 2028.
  
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• London's first new town in 50 years thrown into doubt as Canada Water scheme stalls

  03-11-2026 10:13 via The Standard News
  
  The multi-billion-pound scheme vowed to build thousands of homes, offices, shops and leisure facilities over the next decade
  
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• London travel news LIVE: Huge delays on M25 after multi-vehicle crash

  03-11-2026 10:05 via The Standard News
  
  Commuters face major disruption between Paddington and Heathrow this morning
  
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• Tandoori restaurant licence suspended after workers allegedly found without right to work (cloned)

  03-11-2026 10:04 via The Standard News
  
  A Home Office visit allegedly found two people working there without the right to work in the UK.
  
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• Sadiq Khan wins major licensing powers: 'New era for London nightlife' or 'land grab'?

  03-11-2026 10:04 via The Standard News
  
  The new powers granted by Andy Burnham’s government will allow the London Mayor to overrule council licensing decisions
  
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• Tandoori restaurant licence suspended after workers allegedly found without right to work

  03-11-2026 10:02 via The Standard News
  
  A Home Office visit allegedly found two people working there without the right to work in the UK.
  
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• Diane Abbott warns against new Windrush Scandal as she leads London MPs condemning immigration reforms

  03-11-2026 09:58 via The Standard News
  
  Labour, Tory and Liberal Democrat MPs in the capital spoke out against the immigration changes unveiled by Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood
  
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• PM opens slavery apology talks with Commonwealth as King also set to raise issue

  03-11-2026 09:51 via The Standard News
  
  The King will speak with ‘sincere sorrow’ about slavery as he addresses Commonwealth leaders in the Caribbean.
  
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• City councillor's Lime role sparks conflict of interest questions over e-bike oversight

  03-11-2026 09:28 via The Standard News
  
  A City of London Corporation member took up a role with Lime weeks after helping oversee discussions on a revised agreement with e-bike operators.
  
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• West London senior councillor 'under investigation' after whistleblowing allegations

  03-11-2026 09:14 via The Standard News
  
  The councillor in question is not named in the report and it is unclear whether they remain in their executive role
  
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• Immigration reforms: Diane Abbott leads London MPs raising concerns over new rules

  03-11-2026 09:14 via The Standard News
  
  Labour, Tory and Liberal Democrat MPs in the capital spoke out against the immigration changes unveiled by Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood
  
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• Virgin Media O2 cutting thousands of jobs in cost savings overhaul

  03-11-2026 09:01 via The Standard News
  
  The bulk of the savings – about £300 million – will come from job cuts among its 16,000-strong UK workforce.
  
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• ‘Vulnerable’ SMEs to get discount on Government-backed cyber security scheme

  03-11-2026 09:00 via The Standard News
  
  The Government will allocate £2.4 million to cover the cost of the discount, which is estimated to reach around 6,000 businesses.
  
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• 'Heartbreaking': Anguish and anger of London residents forced out of tower blocks over 'danger-to-life' defect

  03-11-2026 08:50 via The Standard News
  
  Correspondence sent to residents in the towers says that the condition of a concrete slab could lead to the collapse of the buildings
  
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• Burnham: I have not proposed return to EU freedom of movement

  03-11-2026 08:48 via The Standard News
  
  The Prime Minister said he would not ‘run ahead of public opinion’ on Britain’s future relationship with the bloc.
  
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• London travel news LIVE: Track fault causes severe Elizabeth line delays during morning commute

  03-11-2026 08:40 via The Standard News
  
  Commuters face major disruption between Paddington and Heathrow this morning
  
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• Trump fixates on grass and algae in 'most bizarre' midterm elections speech

  03-11-2026 08:05 via The Standard News
  
  Democrat opponents criticised the US president’s ‘pathetic closing message’ ahead of the crunch ballots
  
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• US midterms 2026: Last-ditch appeal for Americans in London to vote in 'referendum on Trump'

  03-11-2026 07:32 via The Standard News
  
  US president faces losing House of Representatives and possibly the Senate
  
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• Undercover police snare Tube fare dodgers in major crackdown at London stations

  03-11-2026 07:00 via The Standard News
  
  Plain-clothed British Transport Police officers are being deployed at fare-evasion hotspots across London's transport network
  
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