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• When will the Holborn & St Pancras by-election take place to replace Keir Starmer?

  01-09-2026 19:37 via standard.co.uk
  
  A by-election will be held to fill Sir Keir’s Holborn & St Pancras seat, which he has held since 2015
  
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• Tube strike fears after RMT union sets deadline to London transport chiefs over four-day week row

  07-09-2026 13:49 via standard.co.uk
  
  Exclusive: Union wants ‘specific assurances’ on new working arrangements for Tube drivers which London Underground is unlikely to agree
  
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• Bayeux Tapestry exhibition ‘an enormous act of diplomacy’, says museum curator

  07-09-2026 13:40 via standard.co.uk
  
  The masterpiece has returned to the UK for the first time in almost 1,000 years, on loan as part of a special agreement between the UK and France.
  
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• Clapham murder: Victim, 39, named and pictured after death with 'serious head injuries'

  07-09-2026 13:33 via standard.co.uk
  
  Murder investigation underway as Thomas Carey, from Lambeth, discovered at an address in Poynders Road
  
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• London travel news LIVE: Person with 'life-changing' injuries as incident on tracks in Walthamstow sparks Victoria line chaos

  07-09-2026 13:17 via standard.co.uk
  
  Incident leads to the entire closure of the Victoria line, while damage from trackside fire causes disruption on Elizabeth line
  
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• Moment protesters wade into sea as rescued migrants arrive in Portsmouth

  07-09-2026 13:15 via standard.co.uk
  
  Hundreds of protesters gathered in Portsmouth on Sunday following an earlier protest in Dover
  
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• London travel news LIVE: Person left with 'life-changing' injuries as incident on tracks in Walthamstow leads to severe Victoria line delays

  07-09-2026 12:58 via standard.co.uk
  
  Incident leads to the entire closure of the Victoria line, while damage from trackside fire causes chaos on Elizabeth line
  
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• Healey pledges to ‘draw line’ under rising business costs in push for growth

  07-09-2026 12:58 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Chancellor also promised to control Government spending.
  
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• London travel news LIVE: Person left with 'life-changing' injuries as incident on tracks leads to severe Victoria line delays

  07-09-2026 12:53 via standard.co.uk
  
  Incident leads to the entire closure of the Victoria line, while damage from trackside fire causes chaos on Elizabeth line
  
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• Rye Lane: Business owners demand help as London high street shut over dangerous building fears

  07-09-2026 12:47 via standard.co.uk
  
  Residents have been moved into hotels and pedestrians, vehicles and cyclists are banned from using the street until the site has been secured
  
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• Oasis ‘express concerns’ as unheard archive of recordings goes up for sale

  07-09-2026 12:35 via standard.co.uk
  
  The recordings encompass 63 live shows, as well as soundchecks and more than 100 hours of rehearsal from Noel and Liam Gallagher.
  
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• London travel news LIVE: Casualty on tracks leads to severe delays on Victoria line

  07-09-2026 12:31 via standard.co.uk
  
  Incident leads to the entire closure of the Victoria line, while damage from trackside fire causes chaos on Elizabeth line
  
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• London hotelier fraudulently obtained £450,000 in Covid 'bounce back' loans

  07-09-2026 12:11 via standard.co.uk
  
  Richard Courtenay’s nine loan applications in May and June 2020 involved fraudulent declarations about the turnover of five companies and applying for multiple loans when businesses were only allowed one
  
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• 'Tax rises' in Budget: Chancellor John Healey declines to dampen fears of new levies opposed by London bosses

  07-09-2026 11:50 via standard.co.uk
  
  Andy Burnham’s Government has refused to rule out more tax increases
  
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• London weather warning as rush-hour commuters face 'certain' rain

  07-09-2026 11:44 via standard.co.uk
  
  Multiple forecasters, including the Met Office and BBC Weather, are predicting rain for London on Tuesday morning
  
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• South Coast ‘not prepared’ if Channel dinghy routes shift away from Dover

  07-09-2026 11:26 via standard.co.uk
  
  There were protests overnight in Portsmouth following the arrival of around 140 migrants there.
  
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• London travel news LIVE: Elizabeth line hit by severe delays as fire 'vandalism' disrupts Heathrow trains

  07-09-2026 11:18 via standard.co.uk
  
  Disruption expected until the end of Monday after fire in Kensal Green
  
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• Who is 'Danny Tommo'? Tommy Robinson associate at centre of Portsmouth and Dover migrant protests

  07-09-2026 10:56 via standard.co.uk
  
  Daniel Thomas was jailed in 2016 after an attempted kidnapping, but claims he has now turned around his life through religion
  
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• Ed Miliband leads Labour fight against Zack Polanski as London by-election battle erupts before date even set

  07-09-2026 10:48 via standard.co.uk
  
  Labour MPs from across the city joined activists campaigning in the Holborn and St Pancras by-election triggered by Sir Keir Starmer standing down
  
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• London council approves major development despite zero affordable housing

  07-09-2026 10:37 via standard.co.uk
  
  Parts of the Wireless Factory in Isleworth will be demolished to make way for 111 new homes
  
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• Ed Miliband leads Labour fight against Zack Polanski in full-blown by-election battle in London even before date set for vote

  07-09-2026 10:35 via standard.co.uk
  
  Labour MPs from across the city joined activists campaigning in the Holborn and St Pancras by-election triggered by Sir Keir Starmer standing down
  
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• London council pays £4,500 to autistic boy who missed months of education

  07-09-2026 10:15 via standard.co.uk
  
  The boy lost out on roughly a school term’s worth of teaching due to council delays and mistakes
  
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• London travel news LIVE: Heathrow trains disruption to last all day after fire 'vandalism'

  07-09-2026 09:41 via standard.co.uk
  
  Disruption expected until the end of Monday after fire in North Kensington
  
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• Ed Miliband leads Labour fightback against Zack Polanski in first battles for crunch London by-election

  07-09-2026 09:12 via standard.co.uk
  
  Labour MPs from across the city joined activists campaigning in the Holborn and St Pancras by-election triggered by Sir Keir Starmer standing down
  
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• Protesters clash with riot police in Portsmouth after 140 migrants rescued from 'mega-dinghy'

  07-09-2026 08:50 via standard.co.uk
  
  ‘We condemn the intimidating and thuggish behaviour we are seeing tonight’ - government spokesperson
  
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• Richard Branson’s next stop: Paris and beyond as he takes on Eurostar

  07-09-2026 08:49 via standard.co.uk
  
  The billionaire businessman faces a David-and-Goliath battle to challenge Eurostar’s 30-year monopoly and bring some Virgin magic to the cross-Channel route
  
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• London travel news LIVE: Heathrow trains disruption 'to last all day' after trackside fire

  07-09-2026 08:43 via standard.co.uk
  
  Disruption expected until the end of Monday after fire in North Kensington
  
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• London PhD student Zhenhao Zou who raped 10 women could face more assault charges

  07-09-2026 08:24 via standard.co.uk
  
  Met Police submits file of evidence to the Crown Prosecution Service, following reports made by a number of women who came forward after a public appeal
  
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• Fire rips through ground floor of two-storey warehouse in Wembley

  07-09-2026 08:10 via standard.co.uk
  
  Some 70 firefighters tackled the blaze on Alperton Lane on Sunday evening
  
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• Sadiq Khan hails 'incredible' summer of music as concerts pump billions into London's economy

  07-09-2026 07:56 via standard.co.uk
  
  The O2 had its busiest-ever August with 16 sell-out shows
  
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