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• London election results map: How the capital voted as Labour makes gains thanks to surge of young voters

  09-06-2017 11:45 via standard.co.uk
  
  Labour tightened its grip on London today as the capital rejected Theresa May's Brexit plans and young voters backed the party in large numbers.
  
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• Nightclub shootout erupted as council officer was investigating venue's links to crime

  22-11-2024 15:19 via standard.co.uk
  
  Security staff at The Ricco Lounge and Bar performed inadequate checks on guests and did not verify the ID of those wishing to enter, according to police
  
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• Gatwick Airport LIVE: Bomb squad heads to evacuated South Terminal and flights diverted amid 'suspicious package' alert

  22-11-2024 15:18 via standard.co.uk
  
  National Rail says trains won’t be stopping at Gatwick until 4pm at the earliest
  
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• Tennis champion Jamie Murray ‘very proud’ to receive honorary degree

  22-11-2024 15:15 via standard.co.uk
  
  The sportsman has been recognised by the University of Stirling.
  
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• Red rain alert issued for Cork and Galway as Storm Bert set to hit island

  22-11-2024 15:10 via standard.co.uk
  
  Sleet and snow are possible in the north and north west overnight on Friday.
  
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• Keir Starmer ‘engaging with campaigners’ on Birmingham pub bombings but does not commit to inquiry

  22-11-2024 15:06 via standard.co.uk
  
  Relatives of those killed in the 1974 atrocities have called for a public inquiry.
  
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• Apple and Google ‘should face investigation over mobile browser duopoly’

  22-11-2024 14:54 via standard.co.uk
  
  An initial inquiry has recommended that the UK’s competition regulator investigate the two firms further.
  
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• PM: Government is ‘for farmers’ and most will be unaffected by tax change

  22-11-2024 14:41 via standard.co.uk
  
  Farmers and supporters rallied in London over Budget measures which included imposing inheritance tax on farms worth more than £1 million.
  
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• ICC's arrest warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant explained

  22-11-2024 14:41 via standard.co.uk
  
  Everything you need to know after Israel’s Prime Minister and former defence minister are accused of war crime and crimes against humanity
  
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• Pregnant Charlotte Crosby’s home targeted by masked men with machete – fiance

  22-11-2024 14:40 via standard.co.uk
  
  Police said ‘nobody was injured in the incident in Sunderland and no items are believed to have been taken’.
  
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• Harshita Brella: 'We miss you in every moment of our life' say family in tribute to murdered 24-year-old

  22-11-2024 14:37 via standard.co.uk
  
  Police continue to hunt her husband Pankaj Lamba, who is supected of killing her and abandoning her body in a car boot in Ilford
  
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• Sara Sharif’s father 'in circles of hell but only stepmother knows how she died'

  22-11-2024 14:33 via standard.co.uk
  
  Defence lawyers were giving closing speeches in the trial of taxi driver Urfan Sharif, his wife Beinash Batool, and brother Faisal Malik.
  
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• US Embassy in London locked down as police blow up 'hoax device'

  22-11-2024 14:29 via standard.co.uk
  
  Met says ‘loud bang’ reported in area was a controlled explosion after suspicious package found outside
  
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• Downing Street signals Netanyahu faces arrest if he enters UK after ICC warrant

  22-11-2024 14:29 via standard.co.uk
  
  Number 10 refused to explicitly comment on ‘hypotheticals’ but said the UK would follow its ‘legal obligations’.
  
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• It makes sense to make winter fuel payment change, says Sir Keir Starmer

  22-11-2024 14:23 via standard.co.uk
  
  Chancellor Rachel Reeves limited access to the benefit, worth up to £300, in a cost-saving measure, as she sought to repair the nation’s finances.
  
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• Driver jailed after three men died in high-speed chase over fake drugs

  22-11-2024 14:23 via standard.co.uk
  
  Robbie Cook was angry once he realised he was duped in the £3,500 drug deal and was ‘determined’ to recover his cash.
  
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• James McMurdock: Reform UK MP was locked up for repeatedly kicking girlfriend

  22-11-2024 14:21 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Times applied for information from the official record of James McMurdock’s sentence, revealing he was jailed 18 years ago
  
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• Sadiq Khan creating 'Oxford Street office' to help him seize control of UK's most famous shopping thoroughfare

  22-11-2024 14:08 via standard.co.uk
  
  Up to 15 jobs created as mayor plots takeover of UK’s most famous shopping street
  
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• Gatwick evacuation LIVE: Bomb squad heads to South Terminal as flights diverted amid 'suspicious package' alert

  22-11-2024 14:02 via standard.co.uk
  
  Gatwick says passengers blocked from entering terminal while it investigates incident
  
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• Sara Sharif’s father ‘in circles of hell but only stepmother knows how she died’

  22-11-2024 13:59 via standard.co.uk
  
  Defence lawyers were giving closing speeches in the trial of taxi driver Urfan Sharif, his wife Beinash Batool, and brother Faisal Malik.
  
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• Reform UK MP was jailed for repeatedly kicking girlfriend

  22-11-2024 13:59 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Times applied for information from the official record of James McMurdock’s sentence, revealing he was jailed 18 years ago.
  
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• Benjamin Netanyahu faces an ICC arrest warrant - which countries would detain him?

  22-11-2024 13:55 via standard.co.uk
  
  Several countries have said they would arrest Benjamin Netanyahu, but others have rejected ‘outrageous’ court ruling
  
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• Heavy rain alert issued for Cork and Galway as Storm Bert to sweep across island

  22-11-2024 13:52 via standard.co.uk
  
  Falls of sleet and snow are possible in the north and north west overnight on Friday.
  
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• Gatwick evacuation LIVE: Bomb squad heads to South Terminal after suspicious item found in luggage

  22-11-2024 13:45 via standard.co.uk
  
  Gatwick says passengers blocked from entering terminal while it investigates incident
  
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• Harshita Brella murder: 'We miss you in every moment of our life' say family in tribute to 24-year-old

  22-11-2024 13:41 via standard.co.uk
  
  The family of Harshita Brella say they will “never forget” her “till our last breath” in an emotional tribute to the 24-year-old who is believed to have been murdered by her husband.
  
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• Putin's new missile was flying faster than Mach 11 when it hit Ukraine city, say spy chiefs

  22-11-2024 13:28 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Russian president also made a threat to target Britain after Ukraine fired UK-supplied Storm Shadow missiles into Russia
  
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• Gatwick evacuation LIVE: Bomb squad heads to South Terminal over 'security incident' as travellers urged to stay away

  22-11-2024 13:21 via standard.co.uk
  
  Gatwick says passengers blocked from entering terminal while it investigates incident
  
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• Bomb disposal experts sent to Gatwick airport

  22-11-2024 13:13 via standard.co.uk
  
  Sussex Police said a ‘security cordon has been put in place’ inside the south terminal of the UK’s second busiest airport.
  
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• ‘We will never forget you till our last breath’ – Harshita Brella’s family

  22-11-2024 13:10 via standard.co.uk
  
  The body of the 24-year-old was found in the boot of a car in east London on November 14.
  
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• UK wants Cop29 deal that ‘accelerates clean energy transition’, says Miliband

  22-11-2024 13:07 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Energy Secretary said the UK’s pledge to cut domestic emissions by 81% by 2035 had put ‘Britain back on the map of global climate leadership’.
  
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