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• UN refugee agency backs return hubs in boost to potential Labour plan

  19-04-2025 00:33 via standard.co.uk
  
  There have been reports that the UK Government could seek to send failed asylum seekers to overseas hubs in the Balkans.
  
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• Chris Brown remanded in custody over alleged Mayfair assault

  16-05-2025 14:30 via standard.co.uk
  
  Brown was arrested earlier this week following an alleged assault at a venue in Hanover Square
  
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• Minister hails record growth in UK’s public electric vehicle charger network

  16-05-2025 14:22 via standard.co.uk
  
  Some 79,326 public charging devices were available on May 1, Department for Transport figures show.
  
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• Funeral to take place for Garda Kevin Flatley who was killed while on duty

  16-05-2025 14:12 via standard.co.uk
  
  Kevin Flatley died last weekend after being struck by a motorcyclist.
  
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• Kemi Badenoch insists Tories should not be written off at Welsh conference

  16-05-2025 14:03 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Tory leader suggested her party faces a long, hard battle to return to power and prominence as she spoke at the Welsh Conservative Conference.
  
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• Man who killed woman in front of daughter at Notting Hill Carnival jailed

  16-05-2025 13:46 via standard.co.uk
  
  Shakeil Thibou claimed the death of Cher Maximen was an accident.
  
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• Care homes and hospices must have right to opt out of assisted dying, MPs hear

  16-05-2025 13:36 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Government is neutral on the Bill and any votes MPs make are according to their own conscience rather than along party lines.
  
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• Shakeil Thibou: Man jailed for murder of Cher Maximen in front of daughter at Notting Hill Carnival

  16-05-2025 13:35 via standard.co.uk
  
  A man has been jailed for the murder of a woman in front of her three-year-old daughter at Notting Hill Carnival.
  
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• Red paint thrown at homes in Walthamstow and front door daubed with 'brothel' graffiti

  16-05-2025 13:35 via standard.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Watch CCTV footage of latest in series of early-morning attacks reportedly linked to Chinese gangs
  
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• Irish fans ‘heartbroken’ as Emmy Kristiansen fails to make Eurovision final

  16-05-2025 13:30 via standard.co.uk
  
  Last year, Bambie Thug became the first Irish entrant to make the final since Ryan O’Shaughnessy in 2018.
  
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• Man who took amphetamines killed four-week-old baby in crash

  16-05-2025 13:28 via standard.co.uk
  
  Harley Wilkinson was ejected from the vehicle after Craig Nunn, 40, crashed into the car after driving through a red light, a court heard.
  
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• 'Killing needs to stop,' says US top diplomat Rubio as Russia-Ukraine peace talks start but Putin snubs them

  16-05-2025 13:12 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Russian president earlier proposed direct talks with Ukraine but then rejected speaking to Volodymyr Zelensky face-to-face and stayed away from a meeting in Istanbul
  
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• New date set for trial of former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson and wife

  16-05-2025 12:50 via standard.co.uk
  
  Jeffrey Donaldson’s wife Lady Eleanor Donaldson is currently receiving medical treatment, Newry Crown Court heard.
  
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• Lidl issues urgent product recall for select snack products - may contain plastic

  16-05-2025 12:44 via standard.co.uk
  
  The supermarket chain has issued an urgent product recall on four types of snack bar.
  
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• Woman denies charges linked to alleged murder

  16-05-2025 12:31 via standard.co.uk
  
  Maryam Delavary, 48, pleaded not guilty to charges of preventing a lawful burial and doing acts tending to pervert the course of public justice.
  
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• Laurence Fox denies encouraging people to damage Ulez cameras

  16-05-2025 12:26 via standard.co.uk
  
  He appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Friday.
  
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• Ukrainian man remanded in custody over fires at homes and car linked to Starmer

  16-05-2025 12:24 via standard.co.uk
  
  Roman Lavrynovych, 21, appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Friday.
  
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• Keir Starmer fire accused appears in London court charged with arson with intent to endanger life

  16-05-2025 12:17 via standard.co.uk
  
  Roman Lavrynovych, of Sydenham, appeared at Westminster magistrates court on Friday
  
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• PM to discuss Russia sanctions with Zelensky and European leaders in Tirana

  16-05-2025 12:11 via standard.co.uk
  
  The summit comes as Ukrainian and Russian negotiators meet face-to-face for the first time in Istanbul.
  
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• Group facing trial accused of causing £1m damage in Palestine Action protest

  16-05-2025 12:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  It is alleged activists filmed themselves breaking into Instro Precision in Sandwich in the early hours of last June 17
  
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• Laurence Fox pleads not guilty to encouraging ULEZ camera destruction at first court hearing

  16-05-2025 11:56 via standard.co.uk
  
  Laurence Fox is accused of encouraging followers on X to support so-called ‘Blade Runners’, who were conducting a campaign of destruction to enforcement cameras
  
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• Who are the 10 richest people in London? Landlords, gamers, and steel tycoons make the list

  16-05-2025 11:53 via standard.co.uk
  
  Gopi Hinduja and his family tops the list for the fourth year in a row.
  
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• Walthamstow stabbing: Boy, 14, rushed to hospital with 'multiple injuries' following attack in east London

  16-05-2025 11:51 via standard.co.uk
  
  A 14-year-old boy from Waltham Forest has been arrested for affray and possession of a bladed article
  
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• Trump calls for summit with Putin 'as soon as we can' after Russian president snubs Ukraine peace talks

  16-05-2025 11:47 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Russian president earlier proposed direct talks with Ukraine but then rejected speaking to Volodymyr Zelensky face-to-face and stayed away from a meeting in Istanbul
  
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• London should learn lessons from Sweden to save its trees from climate change threat, says expert

  16-05-2025 11:44 via standard.co.uk
  
  At a City Hall meeting, experts acknowledge there has been a ‘really big cultural shift’ in the public’s attitude towards trees
  
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• Hackney Half 2025: 'Lime bike plan' and record demand as race reaches new heights

  16-05-2025 11:32 via standard.co.uk
  
  Set to be more than 60,000 people on race weekend involved in various capacities
  
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• Duchess of York: I'm sure the late Queen talks to me through corgis

  16-05-2025 11:32 via standard.co.uk
  
  Sarah adopted the late Queen’s corgis, Muick and Sandy, after the monarch’s death
  
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• MPs must act to legalise assisted dying, Leadbeater urges as debate begins

  16-05-2025 11:29 via standard.co.uk
  
  High-profile supporters include Dame Esther Rantzen while Paralympian Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson is among those opposed.
  
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• Bicester fire tragedy: Two firefighters and member of public die at ex-RAF base as 'explosions' heard

  16-05-2025 11:12 via standard.co.uk
  
  Two further firefighters are in hospital after sustaining serious injuries at Bicester Motion
  
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• Bicester fire tragedy: Two firefighters and member of public die in huge blaze at ex-RAF base

  16-05-2025 11:06 via standard.co.uk
  
  Two further firefighters are in hospital after sustaining serious injuries at Bicester Motion
  
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