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• WH Smith set for sharp fall in profits amid cost and trading pressures

  16-09-2026 08:52 via standard.co.uk
  
  The retailer now expects profits to drop to around £75 million for the year to August 31, down from £108 million in 2024-25.
  
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• Greggs Stilton bake becomes its second-biggest launch

  17-09-2026 12:27 via standard.co.uk
  
  The high street chain offered customers the chance to swap the Steak & Stilton Bake for a free Steak Bake if they did not like the taste.
  
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• Notting Hill pub 'loved by rock band Queen' in licence battle after resident moans about 'vertical drinking'

  17-09-2026 12:16 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Champion is said to have been a favourite with band members of both Queen and The Clash
  
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• Minister slammed for 'turning deaf ear' to climate watchdog to ram ahead with Heathrow third runway

  17-09-2026 11:33 via standard.co.uk
  
  Local energy minister Martin McCluskey seemed to brush aside a warning by the UK’s Climate Change Commitee on expanding the west London airport
  
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• Moment reckless Lime cyclist weaves between pedestrians on London pavement to avoid oncoming bus

  17-09-2026 10:59 via standard.co.uk
  
  E-bike rider put middle finger up at woman who remonstrated with him - and is fined and banned by Lime after being tracked down
  
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• Do not make a difficult time worse with tax hikes, warns shadow chancellor

  17-09-2026 10:13 via standard.co.uk
  
  Andrew Griffith’s comments came ahead of his first major speech since being appointed to the role by Tory leader Kemi Badenoch.
  
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• Team behind Hackney restaurant Sune to open 'proper boozer' in Smithfield Market

  17-09-2026 09:59 via standard.co.uk
  
  The team’s new spot ‘The Poet’ will open in November
  
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• Zack Polanski suffers blow as George Galloway stands in Holborn by-election sparking furious row

  17-09-2026 09:40 via standard.co.uk
  
  Chris Williamson resigns as Deputy Leader of the Workers Party of Britain over Mr Galloway’s decision to contest the north London by-election
  
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• Next warns against growth-‘stifling’ tax rises in Budget

  17-09-2026 08:57 via standard.co.uk
  
  The retail giant cut its outlook for UK sales growth in the second half on consumer spending concerns.
  
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• Irish President meets King during official visit to Scotland

  17-09-2026 08:38 via standard.co.uk
  
  Charles hosted Ireland’s head of state at a private event at Dumfries House in East Ayrshire.
  
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• Croydon fire LIVE: Sixty firefighters tackle large blaze at two-storey home

  17-09-2026 08:16 via standard.co.uk
  
  Eight fire engines have been sent to Addiscombe Road, where half of a two-storey house is alight
  
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• London weather: 10 days of glorious sunshine on the horizon as September temperatures rise

  17-09-2026 07:17 via standard.co.uk
  
  The city is set to experience temperatures of 22C or higher each day between Sunday, September 20 and Tuesday, September 29
  
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• King to seek ‘reassurance’ from AI leaders amid concerns over the technology

  17-09-2026 07:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  Charles will ask guests at a summit to consider how to harness the benefits of AI with safety at its heart.
  
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• William and Kate head to Bute for first official trip to island

  17-09-2026 03:45 via standard.co.uk
  
  The royal couple will spend time with members of the local community and speak to people helping to protect the environment.
  
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• Wicked’s 20th birthday in London celebrated with Royal Mint coins

  17-09-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  The launch of the 50p coin celebrates two decades since the show opened at its London home of the Apollo Victoria Theatre
  
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• Royals set to carry out engagements after book claims

  17-09-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  Charles said Diana would be forgotten ‘soon enough’ after her death, according to her brother Earl Spencer’s serialised memoir in the Daily Mail.
  
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• Offspring from one of the world’s rarest trees finds new home in Scotland

  17-09-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  The project has been an international collaboration.
  
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• Minister told limited change to council reorganisation will undermine devolution

  17-09-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  County authorities insist the process must revert to the previously agreed process after the review announced earlier this month.
  
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• Breast cancer: Women in their 30s and 40s ‘should be warned of alcohol risk’

  17-09-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  New research suggests key life stages are linked to changes in behaviour that increases the risk of developing cancer.
  
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• Prosecutors lodge request with US for extradition of the Tate brothers

  16-09-2026 23:31 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Tates are divisive figures who have built a massive online following to which they have been accused of promoting misogyny and toxic masculinity.
  
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• Palace responds to Earl Spencer bombshell claims King said Diana would be forgotten 'soon enough'

  16-09-2026 23:25 via standard.co.uk
  
  Earl Spencer alleges that Charles said of Diana: ‘We’ll forget her soon enough’ just days after her fatal car crash in Paris
  
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• Palace hits back at claims King said Diana would be forgotten ‘soon enough’

  16-09-2026 22:46 via standard.co.uk
  
  The claims were made in a memoir of Diana’s brother Earl Spencer which is being serialised in the Daily Mail.
  
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• Kemi Badenoch triggers race to pick Tory candidate for 'best shot since Boris' London mayor election

  16-09-2026 22:30 via standard.co.uk
  
  Exclusive: Conservative hopefuls for Mayor of London will have until September 30 to put their name forward to be the party’s candidate
  
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• Man given hospital order after fatal attack on Elizabeth Line worker in east London

  16-09-2026 22:11 via standard.co.uk
  
  Jorge Ortega died two days after hitting his head on the concrete platform at Ilford station following a punch from Ayodele Jamgbadi
  
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• Woman stabbed City banker partner after he said he had met someone else, court told

  16-09-2026 21:17 via standard.co.uk
  
  Joanna Cierpka has pleaded not guilty to the murder of Henrik Slotsaa but she says she is guilty of manslaughter by reason of her diminished responsibility
  
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• Andy Burnham joined by Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney at Everton match

  16-09-2026 21:08 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Blues supporters both lost their fathers after being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s.
  
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• Man charged after Muslim venues in east London targeted with graffiti

  16-09-2026 20:58 via standard.co.uk
  
  Illia Bilyk was charged with five counts of racially and religiously-aggravated criminal damage
  
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• London weather: Capital set for ten days of glorious sunshine as September temperatures rise

  16-09-2026 20:53 via standard.co.uk
  
  The city is set to experience temperatures of 22C or higher each day between Sunday September 20 and Tuesday September 29
  
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• Charles said Diana would be forgotten ‘soon enough’ after her death, book claims

  16-09-2026 20:40 via standard.co.uk
  
  The claims were made in a memoir of Diana’s brother Earl Spencer which is being serialised in the Daily Mail.
  
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• More than 1.2 million Londoners face massive council tax hike next year

  16-09-2026 20:06 via standard.co.uk
  
  After Wandsworth announces staggering 94% council tax hike, at least four other councils could announce huge increases
  
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