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• Zimmer frame thrown at train attacker, jury hears

  05-11-2026 20:40 via BBC News
  
  One of the stabbing victims says "all hell's broken loose" as people locked themselves in toilets.
  
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• Actor accuses David Walliams of ‘humiliating’ him in Comic Relief sketch

  15-11-2026 14:07 via The Standard News
  
  Former Hollyoaks star Jeremy Edwards had his trousers and pants pulled down in front of a theatre audience.
  
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• No 10 says PM writes ‘most of his own speeches’ after aide seen using ChatGPT

  15-11-2026 13:17 via The Standard News
  
  One of the Prime Minister’s team was photographed asking AI how to make his address to Welsh Labour conference on Saturday ‘more emotive’.
  
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• UK weather: Met Office issues snow and ice warning as London drenched by rain

  15-11-2026 13:05 via The Standard News
  
  ‘There is the potential for some disruptive ice and snow’ - Met Office’s Ethan Douglas
  
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• Yellow warnings for ice issued across parts of Scotland and England

  15-11-2026 12:57 via The Standard News
  
  The warnings will be in place from 6pm on Sunday to 10am on Monday.
  
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• Two people killed after car hit by vehicle fleeing from police

  15-11-2026 12:57 via The Standard News
  
  A man and a woman, aged 22 and 23, died following the incident in Leeds in the early hours of Sunday
  
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• London’s data centre boom ‘could push 10,000 households into poverty’, Sadiq Khan warned

  15-11-2026 12:43 via The Standard News
  
  With 99 data centres already built, London accounts for more than 80 per cent of the UK’s data centre capacity
  
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• McFadden: Staggered age of consent will be discussed to end of abuses of power

  15-11-2026 12:20 via The Standard News
  
  Work and Pensions Secretary Pat McFadden said the country has been ‘appalled by the abuse of power by powerful men’.
  
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• McFadden says some people will lose benefits in future as Neets review looms

  15-11-2026 12:00 via The Standard News
  
  The Work and Pensions Secretary said a ‘fundamental reset’ of the system was needed to help out-of-work under-25s.
  
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• London commuters face more train strike misery as major rail operator staff set to walk out

  15-11-2026 11:52 via The Standard News
  
  Workers at Great Western Railway have voted to strike
  
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• Two dead after car pursued by police crashes with their vehicle

  15-11-2026 11:42 via The Standard News
  
  A man and a woman, aged 22 and 23, died following the incident in Leeds in the early hours of Sunday.
  
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• Two people dead after car being pursued by police crashes with their vehicle

  15-11-2026 11:27 via The Standard News
  
  .A man and a woman, aged 22 and 23, died following the incident in Leeds in the early hours of Sunday.
  
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• UK weather: Met Office issues snow and ice warning as London braces for rain

  15-11-2026 10:44 via The Standard News
  
  ‘There is the potential for some disruptive ice and snow’ - Met Office’s Ethan Douglas
  
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• Russell Brand accuser claims he raped her as 16-year-old and seeks age of consent change

  15-11-2026 09:57 via The Standard News
  
  Minister says Mia Latter’s call for age of consent law change deserves ‘proper consideration’
  
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• Russell Brand ‘moved from HMP Wandsworth to category C jail for his safety’

  15-11-2026 09:51 via The Standard News
  
  The convicted sex attacker was reportedly transported from HMP Wandsworth to HMP Littlehey in Cambridgeshire on Friday
  
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• Kate makes royal tours comeback as she heads to India with William

  15-11-2026 08:50 via The Standard News
  
  The visit will be Kate’s first long-haul overseas trip since she announced her cancer diagnosis in March 2024
  
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• Russell Brand accuser goes public with claim he raped her as 16-year-old - and calls for law change

  15-11-2026 08:11 via The Standard News
  
  Minister says Mia Latter’s call for age of consent law change deserves ‘proper consideration’
  
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• Russell Brand accuser claims comedian raped her when she was 16 - and calls for age of consent change

  15-11-2026 08:04 via The Standard News
  
  Minister says Mia Latter’s call for age of consent law change deserves ‘proper consideration’
  
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• Council leader ‘glad’ he moved away from East London estate identified as major flood risk

  15-11-2026 08:00 via The Standard News
  
  Dozens of homes in the East London borough are at risk of flooding, a new report has found
  
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• Yellow cold health alerts to come into force in parts of UK amid frosty weather

  15-11-2026 03:45 via The Standard News
  
  The alerts mean weather conditions could result in an increased use of healthcare services and a greater risk to life for vulnerable people.
  
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• Kate returns to major royal tours with Earthshot Prize trip to India

  15-11-2026 01:01 via The Standard News
  
  The visit will be Kate’s first long-haul overseas trip since she announced her cancer diagnosis in March 2024.
  
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• Government faces calls to stagger age of consent after Russell Brand allegations

  14-11-2026 23:31 via The Standard News
  
  Mia Latter, now 37, alleged she had been mistreated by the jailed comedian when she was a teenager and he was aged 30.
  
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• Taxpayer-funded youth jobs scheme to be expanded in bid to tackle Neets rise

  14-11-2026 23:30 via The Standard News
  
  Every eligible 18 to 24-year-old will be ‘guaranteed’ a six-month job matched to their skills after 12 months on universal credit, officials said.
  
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• ‘Council workers built a pillar on my driveway without my permission – then gave us an £8k bill’

  14-11-2026 21:06 via The Standard News
  
  Neighbours on a North London street are outraged at their council's decision to build a pillar in the middle of a retired journalist's driveway without his permission
  
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• Woman who alleges she was raped by Russell Brand waives her anonymity

  14-11-2026 20:55 via The Standard News
  
  The allegation was reported to the Metropolitan Police.
  
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• Murder investigation launched as 21-year-old man stabbed to death in north London

  14-11-2026 20:12 via The Standard News
  
  The incident occurred in Lordship Lane, Haringey, on Friday evening
  
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• Met launches investigation after 21-year-old stabbed to death in north London

  14-11-2026 19:29 via The Standard News
  
  The incident occurred in Lordship Lane, Haringey, on Friday evening
  
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• Met launch investigation after 21-year-old stabbed to death in north London

  14-11-2026 19:12 via The Standard News
  
  The incident occurred in Lordship Lane, Haringey, on Friday evening
  
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• Murder investigation after 21-year-old stabbed

  14-11-2026 18:56 via BBC News
  
  The investigation was launched after Thomas Oduro was fatally stabbed in north London on Friday.
  
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• Quins win again in cup as Gloucester also triumph

  14-11-2026 18:46 via BBC News
  
  Gloucester win at Bath and Harlequins maintain their 100% record in the Prem Rugby Cup.
  
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