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• UK deploys rapid response team to Nepal to support Britons affected by floods

  28-08-2026 20:59 via standard.co.uk
  
  The safety and welfare of British nationals is the Government’s “top priority”, Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband said.
  
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• Influencer sobs in court as he denies robbing entrepreneur of designer watch in central London

  30-08-2026 01:23 via standard.co.uk
  
  Influencer Abdel El Habchi, 30, claims another defendant threatened to ‘burn his kids’ if he went to police
  
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• Warning of major disruption over Bank Holiday weekend on London trains because of strikes

  30-08-2026 01:18 via standard.co.uk
  
  RMT members are protesting over the safety of Class 810 ‘Aurora’ trains
  
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• Searches continue for thousands missing as death toll tops 670 after Nepal flood

  30-08-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  Among those unaccounted for are more than 30 British nationals.
  
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• Festivalgoers set for sunshine and more showers on Sunday

  30-08-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  Sunday will start with scattered showers, mainly across Scotland, the Met Office said.
  
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• Veteran who lied about his age before fighting in Normandy dies aged 101

  29-08-2026 19:26 via standard.co.uk
  
  Born in London in 1925, Donald Turrell was just 17 when he enlisted in the Army, having forged a letter from his parents.
  
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• Flooding death toll tops 670 as UK rapid response team heads to Nepal

  29-08-2026 19:02 via standard.co.uk
  
  The UK team was due to arrive in the capital Kathmandu on Saturday to provide support for British nationals and their families.
  
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• Man fighting for his life in hospital after East London street attack

  29-08-2026 18:41 via standard.co.uk
  
  The man, aged in his 30s, is in hospital in a life-threatening condition
  
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• Cleverly quits shadow cabinet to run for London mayor

  29-08-2026 18:13 via standard.co.uk
  
  The former foreign secretary has told Kemi Badenoch he will leave her front bench.
  
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• Gordon Brown says a united Ireland is ‘inevitable’ in the future

  29-08-2026 17:55 via standard.co.uk
  
  The former prime minister said it would be a ‘long process’ and have to be based on mutual agreement.
  
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• James Cleverly electrifies London Mayor race as he quits shadow cabinet to run as Tory candidate for City Hall

  29-08-2026 17:52 via standard.co.uk
  
  Former Home Secretary immediate frontrunner to take on Sadiq Khan saying London needs a ‘champion’ who is ‘prepared to fight for its future’
  
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• Cleverly announces resignation from shadow cabinet to run for London mayor

  29-08-2026 17:40 via standard.co.uk
  
  The former foreign secretary has told Kemi Badenoch he will leave her front bench.
  
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• James Cleverly quits shadow cabinet to run for London mayor

  29-08-2026 17:20 via standard.co.uk
  
  Sir James Cleverly has announced he is resigning from the shadow cabinet to stand to be Mayor of London.
  
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• Male arrested after man found dead next to seriously injured girl in Co Tyrone

  29-08-2026 16:53 via standard.co.uk
  
  In a statement, the police said the man’s body was found in a house in the Lisnahull Road area of Dungannon.
  
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• 600 million litres of sewage entering river flowing through London each year, shock study finds

  29-08-2026 16:46 via standard.co.uk
  
  Sewer misconnections and faulty drainage infrastructure are causing 240 Olympic-sized swimming pools worth of sewage to flow directly into the river annually, research finds
  
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• Festivalgoers braving rain and mud as thunderstorm warning in force

  29-08-2026 16:38 via standard.co.uk
  
  People at Reading, Leeds and other live music events are being hit by showers as low pressure pushes eastwards.
  
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• Man died after ‘Everything’s Unmissable’ sign fell at festival, say witnesses

  29-08-2026 16:37 via standard.co.uk
  
  Sussex Police were called to the Big Church Festival on Friday.
  
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• Reform UK council to spend £150k on security guards in areas near asylum base

  29-08-2026 16:19 via standard.co.uk
  
  Essex County Council said the ‘operatives’ would be introduced to deter anti-social behaviour and reassure residents.
  
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• Male arrested after man found dead next to seriously injured child in Co Tyrone

  29-08-2026 16:16 via standard.co.uk
  
  In a statement, the police said the man’s body was found in a house in the Lisnahull Road area of Dungannon.
  
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• 'Massive crack and bang' as man killed after large sign falls down at Christian festival

  29-08-2026 15:48 via standard.co.uk
  
  Emergency services attended the scene where a 41-year-old man from Eastbourne was pronounced dead
  
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• Two ‘brilliant writers’ claim top gongs at Edinburgh Comedy Awards

  29-08-2026 15:47 via standard.co.uk
  
  SNL UK writer Chris Cantrill and Irish comedian Marty Gleeson have taken home the prize for best comedy show and best newcomer respectively.
  
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• Entire London borough could be covered by anti-social behaviour order

  29-08-2026 15:41 via standard.co.uk
  
  London council consulting on expanding a public space protection order (PSPO) to cover the entire borough
  
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• 600million litres of sewage entering river flowing through London each year, shock study finds

  29-08-2026 15:17 via standard.co.uk
  
  Sewer misconnections and faulty drainage infrastructure are causing 240 Olympic-sized swimming pools worth of sewage to flow directly into the river annually, research finds
  
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• Navy tracks Russian warships in English Channel during ‘intense’ operation

  29-08-2026 14:45 via standard.co.uk
  
  Officials said British warships shadowed the task group before handing over to a Nato ally off the coast of France last week.
  
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• Reform UK council plans security patrols over ‘daily asylum seeker gatherings’

  29-08-2026 14:41 via standard.co.uk
  
  Essex County Council said the ‘operatives’ would be introduced to deter anti-social behaviour and reassure residents.
  
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• Wife of man who died after 'severe turbulence' on flight from Heathrow sues airline

  29-08-2026 14:29 via standard.co.uk
  
  Linda and Geoff Kitchen were embarking on a six-week adventure to east Asia when tragedy struck
  
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• Essex train derailed at 77mph and driver reported seeing ‘kink’ in track – probe

  29-08-2026 14:17 via standard.co.uk
  
  There were no reported injuries and the train remained upright throughout the incident.
  
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• 'Evil predator' London martial arts instructor jailed for child sexual abuse as police appeal for further victims

  29-08-2026 14:08 via standard.co.uk
  
  Police believe Anthony Swanson may have other victims after he groomed a girl who went to lessons he ran from a south London church hall
  
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• Football fans pay respects to officers killed in A66 crash

  29-08-2026 13:50 via standard.co.uk
  
  Middlesbrough FC asked supporters to pay tribute to Pc Matthew Blades and Pc Tom Clough
  
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• Archbishop of Canterbury ‘sad and shocked’ after Christian festival death

  29-08-2026 13:13 via standard.co.uk
  
  Sussex Police were called to the Big Church Festival on Friday to reports that a large sign had fallen, caused injuries and left one man dead.
  
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