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• Michelin-starred chef appeals to thieves after £25,000 worth of pies stolen

  02-12-2024 21:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  Tommy Banks, who owns two restaurants and a pub in North Yorkshire, posted on Instagram to say his van with £25,000 of stock inside had been taken.
  
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• MLAs continue to debate extending Northern Ireland’s post-Brexit trading deal

  10-12-2024 20:21 via standard.co.uk
  
  The chambers heard contrasting views on arrangements that have created economic barriers on trade between Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
  
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• Ilford fire: Firefighters tackle huge blaze at house as explosion rocks street in east London

  10-12-2024 20:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  Dramatic footage showed an explosion at the terraced home sending thick plumes of smoke into the sky
  
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• UK weather: Country could see white Christmas as Met Office predicts snow and sleet over festive period

  10-12-2024 19:32 via standard.co.uk
  
  Snow possible for the UK over Christmas period, according to Met Office forecast
  
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• 'I wish my brother who died in Grenfell fire could have seen Assad deposed'

  10-12-2024 19:24 via standard.co.uk
  
  Omar Alhaj Ali was rescued by firefighters from the 14th floor of Grenfell Tower, but his brother Mohammad was left behind
  
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• East London woman ordered to repay £107,000 and banned from being director after Covid loans abuse

  10-12-2024 19:12 via standard.co.uk
  
  Ruxanda Guja overstated turnover for decorator business to obtain £145,000 in Covid loans
  
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• Tom Voyce missing: Ex England rugby player feared dead after car went into River Aln following night out

  10-12-2024 19:05 via standard.co.uk
  
  Voyce, 43, who played for clubs including Bath and London Wasps, is believed to have been swept away trying to cross Abberwick Ford
  
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• Kentish Town Tube station 'to reopen before Christmas' after 18-month closure

  10-12-2024 18:59 via standard.co.uk
  
  TfL also announces opening date for Colindale station after six-month upgrade
  
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• Ministers recommend 2.8% pay rise for teachers and NHS workers

  10-12-2024 18:57 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Cabinet Office also suggested pay increases for senior civil servants should be kept to no more than 2.8%.
  
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• Ex England rugby player Tom Voyce believed dead after car went into River Aln following night out

  10-12-2024 18:51 via standard.co.uk
  
  Voyce, 43, who played for clubs including Bath and London Wasps, is believed to have been swept away trying to cross Abberwick Ford
  
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• Man sexually abused by monk on remote Welsh island says ‘more needs to be done’

  10-12-2024 18:49 via standard.co.uk
  
  Kevin O’Connell is one of more than a dozen people who was abused by a late monk on Caldey Island, off the coast of Pembrokeshire.
  
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• Labour leader holds exploratory coalition talks with Fianna Fail and Fine Gael

  10-12-2024 18:46 via standard.co.uk
  
  Ivana Bacik held separate meetings with Taoiseach and Fine Gael leader Simon Harris and Tanaiste and Fianna Fail leader Micheal Martin on Tuesday.
  
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• People sentenced for offences linked to summer riots: Key statistics

  10-12-2024 18:40 via standard.co.uk
  
  Some 45% of people sentenced so far are under the age of 30.
  
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• Explorer plans to make history by trekking length of Saudi Arabia

  10-12-2024 18:40 via standard.co.uk
  
  Alice Morrison, 61, hopes to become the first recorded person to walk the length of the country from north to south.
  
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• Tom Voyce: Ex England rugby player believed dead after car went into River Aln after evening with friends

  10-12-2024 18:37 via standard.co.uk
  
  Voyce, 43, who played for clubs including Bath and London Wasps, is believed to have been swept away trying to cross Abberwick Ford
  
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• Tommy Robinson told to pay £50,000 in costs after being jailed for contempt

  10-12-2024 18:34 via standard.co.uk
  
  The political activist was jailed for 18 months after admitting 10 breaches of a High Court injunction, made in 2021, in October.
  
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• Former England rugby player believed to have died after trying to cross river

  10-12-2024 18:31 via standard.co.uk
  
  Northumbria Police said Tom Voyce is believed to have gone into the River Aln near Alnwick, Northumberland.
  
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• Force chiefs dismiss claims of two-tier policing in wake of summer riots

  10-12-2024 18:20 via standard.co.uk
  
  Four chief constables gave evidence to MPs on Tuesday.
  
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• Woman arrested on suspicion of the murder of Kyran Durnin

  10-12-2024 18:13 via standard.co.uk
  
  The schoolboy was potentially missing for two years, unknown to authorities.
  
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• Farage says Reform MP’s past assault conviction against ex-partner ‘irrelevant’

  10-12-2024 18:12 via standard.co.uk
  
  The party leader defended James McMurdock as a ‘good example to young tearaways’.
  
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• Ex-human rights lawyer Phil Shiner spared jail over Iraq War fraud charges

  10-12-2024 18:10 via standard.co.uk
  
  The 67-year-old was sentenced for three counts of fraud at Southwark Crown Court on Tuesday.
  
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• Fact check: Trafalgar Square Christmas tree appears similar to previous years

  10-12-2024 17:46 via standard.co.uk
  
  Social media users have shared a post blaming a ‘poorly presented’ Christmas tree on London Mayor Sadiq Khan.
  
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• Starmer sends letter of praise to civil servants after ‘managed decline’ remarks

  10-12-2024 17:43 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister said the Civil Service was ‘admired across the world’ after a backlash to his comments last week.
  
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• Harry to face ‘extensive’ questioning in trial of claim against The Sun publisher

  10-12-2024 17:40 via standard.co.uk
  
  A trial over allegations of unlawful information gathering by News Group Newspapers is due to start in January.
  
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• How Holly Valance became the darling of the far-Right as husband becomes Reform treasurer

  10-12-2024 17:35 via standard.co.uk
  
  The former singer and Neighbours star and her husband, Nick Candy, are becoming increasingly important players in Right-wing politics. Emma Loffhagen and Katie Strick chart the singer’s surprising political trajectory
  
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• King ‘wants to be involved’ with theatre despite heavy schedule, actor says

  10-12-2024 17:33 via standard.co.uk
  
  Alex Jennings, who played the then-Prince of Wales in the 2006 film The Queen, praised Charles for his ‘fantastic support’ for dramatic arts.
  
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• Israeli tanks '15 miles from Damascus' as overnight raids 'destroy Assad army's assets'

  10-12-2024 17:28 via standard.co.uk
  
  Israeli troops have reportedly reached Qatana, six miles into Syrian territory east of a demilitarised zone separating Israeli-occupied Golan Heights from Syria
  
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• AI could be used to help generate exam question papers, Ofqual chief says

  10-12-2024 17:24 via standard.co.uk
  
  Sir Ian Bauckham is the Government’s preferred candidate for the chief regulator at Ofqual.
  
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• More than 200 stalking offenders to be fitted with GPS tags in new pilot scheme

  10-12-2024 17:23 via standard.co.uk
  
  London’s independent victims’ commissioner, Claire Waxman, said the City Hall scheme will ‘provide an extra layer of security to victims’
  
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• Alleged abuse contributed to woman’s suicide, court told

  10-12-2024 17:21 via standard.co.uk
  
  Ryan Wellings denies the manslaughter of his partner Kiena Dawes.
  
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