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• Violence erupts during anti-immigration Unite the Clans protest in Glasgow

  25-07-2026 14:55 via standard.co.uk
  
  Tensions have flared in recent weeks with police pinning much of the blame on misinformation online.
  
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• Stag do reveller who abused staff on Heathrow flight to Las Vegas gets £2k fine

  26-08-2026 15:38 via standard.co.uk
  
  Emmet Moynihan, 21, was ‘clearly drunk’ when he hurled abuse at staff on British Airways flight
  
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• Ferry passport rule change should include Northern Ireland, Sinn Féin says

  26-08-2026 15:38 via standard.co.uk
  
  Ferry passengers between Ireland and Britain will need a valid passport from the end of next month.
  
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• New Superloop bus service launch date confirmed - and travel is free for the first week

  26-08-2026 15:10 via standard.co.uk
  
  The SL12 Superloop bus route, which will run between Gants Hill and Rainham in east London, will open on September 5
  
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• Girl, 13, among UK tourists feared missing in Nepal after flash flood

  26-08-2026 14:59 via standard.co.uk
  
  Alpine Eco Trek, which offers guided tours and expeditions, confirmed 12 British nationals were missing.
  
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• Parents of boy who died in tower block fall were ‘terrified’ about windows

  26-08-2026 14:54 via standard.co.uk
  
  Five-year-old Aalim Ahmed died instantly when he fell from a kitchen window, which could tilt and turn, at Jacobs House in Plaistow, east London.
  
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• Government to take ‘significant measures’ to protect women and girls – Swinney

  26-08-2026 14:53 via standard.co.uk
  
  The First Minister said there had been ‘absolute tragedies’ in Scotland over the summer.
  
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• Former council chief convicted of deleting email subject to FOI Act

  26-08-2026 14:49 via standard.co.uk
  
  Former Mid and East Antrim Council chief executive Anne Donaghy was fined £1,500 following a trial at Ballymena Magistrates’ Court.
  
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• Dolly Parton’s 9 To 5 played at Changing the Guard in Royal Family's tribute to country music superstar

  26-08-2026 14:32 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Band of the Coldstream Guards delivered a rendition of Parton’s hit song as tourists gathered at the gates of Buckingham Palace.
  
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• 'Sawed open': Dramatic moment police slice front door in dawn raid on suspected knife smuggler's London home

  26-08-2026 14:31 via standard.co.uk
  
  More than a dozen officers stormed the flat after the door was cut through
  
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• Swinney ‘surprised’ Burnham not coming to Scotland on listening tour

  26-08-2026 14:21 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister is understood to be missing Scotland out from his ‘listening tour’.
  
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• Prince Harry, Meghan and children Archie and Lillibet arrive back in Britain

  26-08-2026 14:21 via standard.co.uk
  
  The family are understood to have flown into the country privately from California
  
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• 12 UK nationals missing after flash flood in Nepal

  26-08-2026 14:20 via standard.co.uk
  
  The incident occurred on the Tibetan side of the Bhote Khoshi river at around 8.30am local time on Wednesday.
  
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• Growing proportion of deaths associated with hottest days, figures suggest

  26-08-2026 14:18 via standard.co.uk
  
  There were an estimated 4,652 heat-related deaths in England and Wales in 2022, the highest figure for any year from 1988 to 2025.
  
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• Jason Arday found unresponsive by family members at home in London, inquest hears

  26-08-2026 14:17 via standard.co.uk
  
  Inquest opens into ‘unnatural death’ of Prof Arday earlier this month
  
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• Harry and Meghan arriving back in UK today, reports say

  26-08-2026 14:17 via standard.co.uk
  
  The couple are said to be travelling on a private plane with their children as they prepare to set up their new home.
  
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• Police not ruling out link between A66 crash and fatal house fire

  26-08-2026 13:53 via standard.co.uk
  
  Officers have launched a murder investigation after two people died in a blaze on Birchington Avenue, Grangetown, on Wednesday morning.
  
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• Ex-police chief and three other officers investigated over Maccabi ban

  26-08-2026 13:52 via standard.co.uk
  
  Fans of the Israeli club were barred from travelling to a Europa League game against Aston Villa at Villa Park in November.
  
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• Passport to be required for UK-Ireland ferry crossings

  26-08-2026 13:51 via standard.co.uk
  
  Passengers travelling between Holyhead and Dublin or Fishguard and Rosslare will now need to show a passport on departure.
  
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• Dolly Parton’s 9 To 5 played at Changing the Guard in Royal Family's tribute to Country superstar

  26-08-2026 13:44 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Band of the Coldstream Guards delivered a rendition of Parton’s hit song as tourists gathered at the gates of Buckingham Palace.
  
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• Jason Arday ‘found unresponsive by family members' at home in London, inquest hears

  26-08-2026 13:39 via standard.co.uk
  
  Inquest opens into ‘unnatural death’ of Prof Arday earlier this month
  
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• Prince Harry, Meghan and children Archie and Lillibet 'arriving back in UK today’

  26-08-2026 13:33 via standard.co.uk
  
  The family are understood to be flying into the country privately from California
  
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• Business owners would get £30 for HMRC phone delays, Jenrick announces

  26-08-2026 13:20 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Reform UK Treasury spokesman said the plans were aimed at speeding up the tax office’s services for small businesses.
  
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• Murder probe launched after two killed and four injured in house fire

  26-08-2026 13:19 via standard.co.uk
  
  The blaze near Middlesbrough happened about two miles from the scene of a crash on Sunday that killed seven people, including two police officers.
  
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• Dolly Parton’s 9 To 5 played at Changing the Guard in tribute to superstar

  26-08-2026 13:15 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Band of the Coldstream Guards delivered a rendition of Parton’s hit song as tourists gathered at the gates of Buckingham Palace.
  
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• Murdered Stacy Mair was failed when husband was let out on bail, say her family

  26-08-2026 13:12 via standard.co.uk
  
  The 35-year-old’s mother said her daughter might still be alive if Jim Mair had been monitored.
  
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• Dramatic moment police slice open front door with electric saw in dawn raid on suspected knife smuggler's London home

  26-08-2026 13:09 via standard.co.uk
  
  More than a dozen officers stormed the flat after the door was cut through
  
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• Man charged with attempted murder of police officers in South Lanarkshire

  26-08-2026 12:40 via standard.co.uk
  
  Police said a van was driven at two officers in Larkhall in July.
  
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• Man on stag do flight to Vegas fined for abusing crew in toilet row

  26-08-2026 12:37 via standard.co.uk
  
  Emmet Moynihan ‘smelled of alcohol and was clearly drunk’ when he boarded a British Airways flight from Heathrow to Las-Vegas on August 6.
  
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• Dolly Parton's love affair with London, from her first trip overseas to her charity project in the capital

  26-08-2026 12:17 via standard.co.uk
  
  Legendary country star first came to London to perform in 1975, and loved the capital ever since
  
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