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Arsenal fan Jeremy Corbyn congratulates Premier League champions
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- Arsenal fan Jeremy Corbyn congratulates Premier League champions
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- 1:18
- Date posted
- 16 days ago
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- Jeremy Corbyn, Independent MP for Islington North, sends his congratulations to the players, staff and fans of Arsenal after they secured their first Premier League title win in 22 years.
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- Inequality, crime and division: how Sadiq Khan defends criticism after 10 years as London Mayor
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- 8:01
- Date posted
- 17 days ago
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- Ten years after his first Mayoral victory in 2016, Sadiq Khan has become one of the defining political figures of the capital.
He governed one of the world’s most influential cities through Brexit, Covid, terror attacks, rows over pollution, and transport strikes, outlasting six prime ministers.
The Standard's Chief Political Correspondent Rachael Burford sat down with the Mayor of London to reflect on the last decade.
Read the full interview: https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/sadiq-khan-interview-decade-mayor-of-london-b1283049.html
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- Officers chase after man eating takeaway on top of their police car in London
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- 0:54
- Date posted
- 17 days ago
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- A man who ate a takeaway off the bonnet of a police car parked outside a central London police station has been fined.
Adam Bachir-Belmehdi, 21, was convicted of causing criminal damage after the incident outside Bishopsgate Police Station.
Read the full story here: https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/man-eats-takeaway-cop-car-bishopsgate-police-station-london-fine-b1282971.html
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- Starmer praises Arsenal's title win and takes swipe at Burnham during PMQs
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- 0:32
- Date posted
- 18 days ago
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- Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer congratulated his team Arsenal on their Premier League title win and took a swipe at Labour leader-hopeful Andy Burnham as he opened PMQs.
Read the latest on the celebrations in north London here: https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/arsenal-fc-win-premier-league-title-live-latest-news-b1282887.html
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- Arsenal players seen leaving Emirates at 5am after wild Premier League celebrations
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- 1:01
- Date posted
- 18 days ago
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- Bukayo Saka, Declan Rice, Eberechi Eze, and Jurriën Timber were seen leaving the Emirates at 5am as celebrations gripped north London following Arsenal's Premier League win.
Read the latest on Arsenal's historic title: https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/arsenal-fc-win-premier-league-title-live-latest-news-b1282887.html
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- Thousands of Arsenal fans celebrate Premier League win outside Emirates
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- 0:19
- Date posted
- 18 days ago
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- Thousands of Arsenal fans congregated outside the Emirates Stadium to celebrate the north London club's first Premier League in more than 20 years.
Read the latest on the celebrations in London here: https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/arsenal-fc-win-premier-league-title-live-latest-news-b1282887.html
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- Loud roar echoes round north London as Arsenal win Premier League
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- 0:28
- Date posted
- 18 days ago
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- This is the moment a roar could be heard across north London as Arsenal were crowned Premier League champions for the first time in 22 years.
Read the latest on the celebrations in London via our liveblog: https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/arsenal-fc-win-premier-league-title-live-latest-news-b1282887.html
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- Up to 57 face charges over Grenfell Tower Fire, Met reveals
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- 1:35
- Date posted
- 18 days ago
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- Up to 57 people are facing charges over the Grenfell Tower disaster including manslaughter, the Metropolitan Police has revealed.
A further 20 organisations may also be prosecuted over the 2017 fire that claimed the lives of 72 people, the force said.
Offences which have been investigated include corporate and gross negligence manslaughter, fraud, misconduct in public offence, and health and safety crimes.
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- King meets David Beckham and Judi Dench as he inspects Chelsea Flower Show
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- 0:49
- Date posted
- 19 days ago
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- His Majesty The King, Patron of The Royal Horticultural Society, and Her Majesty The Queen visited the RHS Chelsea Flower Show on Monday (18 May).
The world-famous show has returned to The Royal Hospital Chelsea, open from Tuesday 19 May to Friday 21 May.
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- Burnham: 'Labour needs to change', admitting party has failed the North
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- 1:37
- Date posted
- 19 days ago
- Description
- Andy Burnham said he was seeking a return to Westminster to “change Labour” as pressure continued to mount on Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer.
The Greater Manchester mayor hopes to be Labour’s candidate in the Makerfield by-election, which could provide him with a route back to Parliament to challenge for the party leadership and the keys to No 10.
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- 'Tommy Robinson can do one': Rival protesters on why they are rallying in London
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- 3:02
- Date posted
- 21 days ago
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- Dozens of arrests have been made as 4,000 officers were on duty for pro-Palestine and Tommy Robinson-led Unite the Kingdom rallies in central London.
The Standard spoke to demonstrators from both marches on why they are rallying on the streets of the capital.
Keep up to date with the latest news from the protests via our liveblog: https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/unite-the-kingdom-march-tommy-robinson-nakba-78-protest-b1282512.html
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- All you need to know about Saturday's London protests
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- 1:26
- Date posted
- 22 days ago
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- Ahead of anticipated chaos in central London, video journalist Luke Reevey takes you through everything we know about the Tommy Robinson-led Unite the Kingdom rally and Nakba 78 counter-demo taking place on Saturday (16 May).
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- There will be 'no attempt to block Burnham' from standing, says Labour deputy leader
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- 1:28
- Date posted
- 23 days ago
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- Deputy Labour Leader Lucy Powell delivered a speech at the Fire Brigades Union’s annual conference in Coventry on Friday (15 May), where she said there will be no attempt to block Andy Burnham from standing as an MP.
Keep up to date with the latest London politics via our liveblog: https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/starmer-latest-andy-burnham-makerfield-byelection-reform-wes-streeting-b1281849.html
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- Meningitis outbreak: Student dies in Reading as antibiotics rolled out
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- 1:01
- Date posted
- 23 days ago
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- A student has died and two other young people are being treated following an outbreak of meningitis in Reading.
One of the cases has been confirmed as meningitis B (MenB), which was the same strain behind a cluster of fatal cases in Kent earlier this year.
Close contacts of the cases are being offered antibiotics as a precaution, the UK Health Security Agency said, as it reassured that the risk to the public currently remains low.
Read the latest on our website: https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/meningitis-outbreak-reading-henley-college-student-dead-menb-ukhsa-b1282382.html
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- ‘They’re all the same’: Ilford residents react to Wes Streeting’s resignation
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- 1:38
- Date posted
- 23 days ago
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- Residents in Wes Streeting's North Ilford constituency react to his resignation as health secretary.
Keep up to date with the latest in London politics via our liveblog: https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/starmer-latest-andy-burnham-makerfield-byelection-reform-wes-streeting-b1281849.html
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- Moment delivery driver steals cat from garden caught on doorbell camera
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- 0:28
- Date posted
- 23 days ago
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- This is the moment a delivery driver was caught on a doorbell camera taking a cat from a garden, as he avoids an immediate jail term.
Catalin Stancu, 41, was sentenced to eight weeks in prison, suspended for 12 months, after admitting that he took much-loved family pet Nora from outside her home in Elland, West Yorkshire, in January.
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- Beloved British artist features in brand new Tube announcement
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- 1:35
- Date posted
- 23 days ago
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- A brand new Tube announcement has been launched across London's Underground, featuring the voice of Dame Tracey Emin.
The artist lent her voice to TfL to mark Priority Seating Week, raising awareness of hidden disabilities and urging commuters to give up their seat to those who may need it more.
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- King greeted by cheers as he meets Golders Green stabbings victims
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- 1:06
- Date posted
- 23 days ago
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- The King met with the victims of the Golders Green stabbings on a visit to the neighbourhood on Thursday (14 May).
Charles visited a Jewish Care charity centre to meet with victims Shloime Rand, 34, and Moshe Ben Baila, 76, also known as Norman Shine, along with Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis and Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley.
The two men were stabbed last month in what authorities are treating as a suspected terror attack.
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- Wes Streeting quits as health secretary paving way for leadership challenge
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- 1:01
- Date posted
- 24 days ago
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- Wes Streeting has resigned as health secretary, paving the way for a challenge to Sir Keir Starmer’s premiership.
In a bombshell resignation letter to the PM on Thursday (14 May), the Ilford North MP said it was “clear that you will not lead the Labour Party into the next general election”.
Read the latest on our website: https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/starmer-streeting-latest-labour-leadership-rayner-miliband-burnham-b1281849.html
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- Moment police bust east London drugs gang who dealt in kid's parks
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- 1:16
- Date posted
- 24 days ago
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- Dramatic video has been released showing the moment Met police officers busted an east London drugs gang.
Cops are seen bursting into a flat where they uncovered significant quantities of class A drugs and cash, along with three firearms belonging to the 'Specs' drugs line.
The Specs line gang had dominated the sale and supply of class A drugs in Bethnal Green, with residents reporting dealing openly taking place on street corners and within children's parks.
Read the full story here: https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/east-london-drugs-gang-bust-met-police-b1282134.html
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- Corbyn slams Starmer and Streeting: ‘Very hard to see how he stays in post’
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- 1:28
- Date posted
- 24 days ago
- Description
- Your Party leader Jeremy Corbyn said on Wednesday (13 May) that it is “very hard to see” how Sir Keir Starmer can stay in post but he does not think Health Secretary Wes Streeting is a viable alternative.
Keep up to date with the latest lines in London politics via our liveblog: https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/starmer-streeting-latest-labour-leadership-rayner-miliband-burnham-b1281849.html
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- Who could replace Keir Starmer as prime minister?
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- 2:44
- Date posted
- 24 days ago
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- Sir Keir Starmer’s leadership is under increasing pressure after a series of scandals and disastrous local election results.
Dozens of Labour MPs have now called for the Prime Minister to resign, sparking speculation about possible successors.
The Standard's video journalist Luke Reevey takes a look at who could be handed the keys to No 10.
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- King says government will 'uphold respect for difference' in Parliament speech
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- 1:01
- Date posted
- 25 days ago
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- King Charles said his government will "defend the respect for difference", warning that an "increasingly dangerous and volatile world threatens the United Kingdom" during his State Opening of Parliament on Wednesday (13 May).
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- Wes Streeting leaves No10 less than 20 minutes after arriving to confront Starmer
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- 1:04
- Date posted
- 25 days ago
- Description
- Wes Streeting left Downing Street after meeting with the Prime Minister on Wednesday (13 May) amid calls from within Labour for Sir Keir Starmer to resign.
The Health Secretary was inside for less than 20 minutes and did not respond to questions from journalists as he left.
Keep up to date with London politics via our liveblog: https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/keir-starmer-latest-wes-streeting-labour-kings-speech-b1281849.html
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- Lammy urges MPs to 'step back and not benefit Farage' as he defends Starmer
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- 0:25
- Date posted
- 25 days ago
- Description
- Speaking in Downing Street on Tuesday (12 May), David Lammy urged Labour MPs to "step back" and "not benefit Nigel Farage" as he reiterated his full support for Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer.
Keep up to date with the latest developments in London politics here: https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/keir-starmer-latest-labour-shabana-mahmood-wes-streeting-andy-burnham-b1281849.html
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- Moment man is shot in the neck at London motorcycle gathering
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- 1:02
- Date posted
- 25 days ago
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- Shocking footage shows the moment a man was shot in the neck at a motorcycle gathering in Hayes, west London.
Gunman Emad Al-Haj Shareef, 22, is seen on CCTV approaching the 19-year-old victim on his motorbike, before firing at close-range and speeding off.
He was found guilty of attempted murder on Monday (11 May) and sentenced to 27 years imprisonment.
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- Rod Stewart calls Trump ‘a little ratbag’ while speaking to King Charles
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- 0:22
- Date posted
- 25 days ago
- Description
- Sir Rod Stewart congratulated the King on his state visit to the US and for "putting that little ratbag in his place", seemingly in reference to President Donald Trump.
The pair met at a King's Trust Celebration at the Royal Albert Hall in London on Monday (11 May).
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- How to get unlimited London bus travel for under £2 a day
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- 1:23
- Date posted
- 26 days ago
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- London’s bus and tram Hopper fare is being extended over the summer to include unlimited journeys, Sir Sadiq Khan announced on Monday (11 May).
The promotion will mean travellers can take as many trips as they want on weekends and pay for just one between July 25 and August 31.
Read more here: https://www.standard.co.uk/news/transport/london-bus-hopper-fare-weekends-extension-sadiq-khan-b1281816.html
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- Sadiq Khan admits voters 'disillusioned' with Labour in frank local election reaction
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- 1:40
- Date posted
- 26 days ago
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- Mayor of London Sir Sadiq Khan told The Standard that voters across the country are "disillusioned" with the Labour Party, as he reacted to the disastrous local election results on Monday (11 May).
Labour lost more than half of their London boroughs following a dire set of elections for Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and his premiership.
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- Starmer warns UK heading for 'very dark path' as he pledges to fight on as PM
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- 1:04
- Date posted
- 26 days ago
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- Sir Keir Starmer vowed to fight on as Prime Minister, insisting Labour will “be better and do better” during a speech in London on Monday (11 May).
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- Gordon Brown and Baroness Harman meet Starmer as they rejoin government
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- 0:44
- Date posted
- 28 days ago
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- Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown and former Deputy Leader of the Labour Party Harriet Harman were seen leaving 10 Downing Street on Saturday (9 May), with Sir Keir Starmer bringing the pair back to government.
Mr Brown has been appointed as a special envoy on global finance and Lady Harman has been made an adviser on women and girls.
It comes after Labour saw disastrous results in local elections across the country, with the party losing control of more than half of its London boroughs.
Read more on our website: https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/local-elections-2026-labour-loses-london-councils-political-map-b1281686.html
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- Londoner who lived in same council flat for 42 years wins £5 million mansion
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- 1:01
- Date posted
- 29 days ago
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- A man who has lived in the same east London council flat for 42 years has won a £5 million lakeside mansion.
Darren Thorpe, 53, has been in his flat since he was 11 years old, but is now the owner of a five-bedroom home set in the Lake District.
The father-of-one, who bought an £15 entry into Omaze’s million pound house draw, said he was in the middle of painting a friend’s summer house when he got the call.
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- David Attenborough thanks public for birthday messages as he turns 100
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- 0:40
- Date posted
- 29 days ago
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- Sir David Attenborough released an audio message thanking the public for their well-wishes as he celebrated his 100th birthday on Friday (8 May).
Read more on our website: https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/david-attenborough-royal-albert-hall-peta-bbc-one-earth-b1281455.html
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- David Attenborough birthday tribute played on Piccadilly Circus screens
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- 2:10
- Date posted
- 29 days ago
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- A birthday message for Sir David Attenborough has illuminated a popular London landmark as part of celebrations marking the beloved naturalist’s centenary.
Piccadilly Lights has been taken over by BBC Studios with a message dedicated to Sir David on his 100th birthday.
To read about how else London is celebrating, head to our website: https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/david-attenborough-100-birthday-piccadilly-lights-tfl-london-b1281551.html
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- Huge beach portrait of David Attenborough unveiled to mark his 100th birthday
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- 0:28
- Date posted
- 29 days ago
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- As the UK celebrates the 100th birthday of Sir David Attenborough on Friday (8 May), artists from Sand In Your Eye have created an enormous 80m portrait of him in the sand at Morecambe Bay to mark the occasion.
The Isleworth-born broadcaster has brought the joy of the animal world to the nation’s screens through his beloved programmes for 70 years.
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- Newly-elected Green mayor pledges to 'take Hackney back for the people'
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- 1:20
- Date posted
- 29 days ago
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- The Green Party’s Zoe Garbett has been elected mayor of Hackney, ousting Labour's Caroline Woodley, who held the position since 2023.
In her winning speech on Friday (8 May), the newly-elected mayor pledged to "take Hackney back" for the people.
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- 'We are coming back', Badenoch tells Conservatives in London
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- 0:58
- Date posted
- 30 days ago
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- Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch spoke to supporters outside Westminster City Hall after the party won control of Westminster Council on Friday (8 May).
The Tories have suffered 80 losses, but enjoyed some bright points, managing to regain Westminster from Labour and hold on to Harlow in Essex and Broxbourne in Hertfordshire and once again becoming the largest party in their former flagship authority in Wandsworth.
Keep up to date with the local elections results via our liveblog: https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/local-elections-2026-latest-live-london-polls-greens-labour-reform-tories-lib-dems-b1281363.html
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- Farage says Reform 'wiping out' Labour and Tories as they win first London borough
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- 1:37
- Date posted
- 30 days ago
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- Speaking about Reform’s win in Havering, Farage has said it “goes against the trend”.
He says a pattern is emerging whereby Labour and the Tories are being "wiped out by Reform in many of their most traditional areas", as the party celebrates winning their first London borough.
Keep up to date with the local elections results via our liveblog: https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/local-elections-2026-latest-live-london-polls-greens-labour-reform-tories-lib-dems-b1281363.html
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- Starmer 'takes responsibility' for Labour's disastrous local elections results
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- 1:09
- Date posted
- 30 days ago
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- Sir Keir Starmer has said he 'takes responsibility' for Labour's disastrous local elections results.
He acknowledged it had been a “tough” night for the party after losing the key London councils of Westminster and Wandsworth on Friday (8 May), in a huge blow for the prime minister.
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- Trump calls Iran’s leaders ‘lunatics’ after attacks on US warships in strait
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- 0:53
- Date posted
- 30 days ago
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- Iran’s leadership has been branded “lunatics” by Donald Trump after three US destroyers were targeted by missiles, drones and small boats in the Strait of Hormuz.
The US military said the “unprovoked” attacks were successfully intercepted and none of the warships were hit.
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- Reform gains are 'concerning', new Tory leader of Westminster Council admits
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- 1:13
- Date posted
- 30 days ago
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- The new Conservative leader of Westminster Council, Cllr. Paul Swaddle OBE, has admitted Reform gains in local elections across the country are "concerning", as he celebrated winning back council control from Labour on Friday (8 May).
Labour has, so far, lost the key London councils of Westminster and Wandsworth in a huge blow for Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer.
Keep up to date with the local election results via our liveblog: https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/local-elections-2026-latest-live-london-polls-greens-labour-reform-tories-lib-dems-b1281363.html
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- Farage says Reform on course for general election win after early local gains
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- 0:57
- Date posted
- 30 days ago
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- Nigel Farage has suggested Reform UK is on course for a general election victory after taking council seats from Labour in early local election results.
Sir Keir Starmer’s party was haemorrhaging seats as local authorities began declaring overnight, in a set of contests that could prove decisive for his premiership.
Keep up to date with the local election results in London and across the country via our liveblog: https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/local-elections-2026-latest-live-london-polls-greens-labour-reform-tories-lib-dems-b1281363.html
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- Two arrested in London following BBC probe into ‘fake gay’ asylum advice
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- 1:06
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- Officers investigating immigration advisers who allegedly helped asylum seekers pretend to be gay to stay in Britain have arrested two people in east London.
Home Office Immigration Enforcement teams raided addresses in the capital on Wednesday (6 May).
A man in his 20s was detained on suspicion of fraud and a woman in her 40s was arrested on suspicion of providing an immigration service contrary to section 91 of the Immigration and Asylum Act, it is understood.
Read more about this story on our website: https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/pretend-to-be-gay-migrants-visa-scam-arrests-london-bbc-b1281397.html
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- Local elections: What each party leader has to say about Londoners' priorities
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- 8:01
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- The London Standard spoke exclusively to Nigel Farage, Zack Polanski, Sir Keir Starmer, Kemi Badenoch, and Sir Ed Davey to see how their party policy will address Londoners' main concerns.
Polling stations have opened for millions across the capital to cast their crucial vote and elect councillors in 32 London boroughs.
Keep up to date with the local elections via our liveblog: https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/local-elections-2026-latest-live-london-polls-greens-labour-reform-tories-lib-dems-b1281363.html
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- London local elections 2026: Everything you need to know in 60 seconds
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- 1:04
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- More than 5,000 council seats will be up for grabs when voters in England go to the polls on Thursday.
Local elections are taking place for 136 local authorities on 7 May, including the whole of London.
This is all you need to know about the local elections across the capital in 60 seconds.
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- Kate visits UEL ahead of first overseas visit since cancer diagnosis
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- 0:54
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- The Princess of Wales visited the University of East London to mark the latest stage of her work on early years care.
Kate arrived at the London institution on Wednesday afternoon (6 May), with the engagement coming on the same day as news of her first overseas royal tour since her cancer diagnosis.
The princess is heading to Italy on a two-day solo working trip with her Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood next week, travelling to the city of Reggio Emilia.
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- Zack Polanski says Greens will capitalise on 'crumbling Labour stronghold' of London
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- 3:51
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- Zack Polanski urged Londoners to “vote Green, make history” as he sought to radically redraw London’s political map.
The Green Party leader stressed how he was aiming to break Labour’s “stronghold” grip on the capital where it has run many councils for decades.
With polls predicting major Green gains at the May 7 local elections, he told how he was “very confident” that Green candidate Zoe Garbett would become Mayor of Hackney.
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- Starmer speaks of 'governing in difficult times' ahead of crucial London local elections
- Runtime
- 4:03
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- Sir Keir Starmer accused the Green Party and Reform UK of making “promises they know they can’t keep” as he tried to fend off an unprecedented political squeeze on Labour.
The Prime Minister also sought to make housing a central issue for the London borough elections on May 7 as he accused Zack Polanski’s Greens of blocking desperately needed new homes in the capital.
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- Ed Davey's Lib Dems battling for 'historic victory' in London local elections 2026
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- 3:36
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- The Liberal Democrats are locked in a fierce political fight against Labour as they seek to win control of their fourth council in the capital.
Party leader Sir Ed Davey joined activists in Merton, south-west London, as they focused on key wards in the borough which could decide who runs the council after May 7.
Read the full story here: https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/local-elections-london-lib-dems-green-reform-ed-davey-b1280055.html
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- Kemi Badenoch speaks on anti-semitism and Farage ahead of London local elections
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- 3:29
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- Kemi Badenoch told of her optimism that the Conservatives will win back their former “crown jewel” London councils of Westminster, Wandsworth and Barnet at the May 7 local elections.
She hit out at Nigel Farage for being “triumphant” before polling day after he told The Standard that Reform UK would win Havering in east Outer London.
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