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• Tube strikes announced by RMT with London Underground to be hit by six days of chaos

  10-03-2026 16:42 via standard.co.uk
  
  RMT union announces drivers to walkout on London Underground for six days in dispute over proposed four day week
  
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• Lammy pleads with MPs to back jury reforms as Labour rebels signal dissent

  10-03-2026 16:32 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Justice Secretary was calling for the restoration of ‘swift and fair justice’ under reforms.
  
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• O’Dowd calls for direct support for customers hit by home heating oil price rise

  10-03-2026 16:22 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Finance Minister said the powersharing Executive does not have the financial ‘firepower’ to fund any relief scheme.
  
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• 'All the boys have them': Trump doles out his favourite shoes to White House aides

  10-03-2026 16:08 via standard.co.uk
  
  Trump has handed out pairs of the Oxford shoes to several members of his administration
  
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• Tributes to ‘much-loved’ Battersea murder victim, 25, as family speak of ‘cruel and sudden’ loss

  10-03-2026 16:03 via standard.co.uk
  
  Relatives say they will never recover from Tai Folkes’ brutal killing a week ago in south London
  
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• 'Appalling and embarrassing' that UK can't quickly deploy warship, says ex-Navy head as French naval force joins Trump's war

  10-03-2026 15:53 via standard.co.uk
  
  HMS Dragon has been in dock in Portsmouth as France, Italy, Spain and the Netherlands send naval assets to the Mediterranean
  
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• Glasgow will flourish again, says Swinney, as he pledges fire rebuild support

  10-03-2026 15:46 via standard.co.uk
  
  The First Minister addressed MSPs for the first time since the fire.
  
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• Reset of phone nothing to do with Natalie McNally death – ex-partner tells court

  10-03-2026 15:44 via standard.co.uk
  
  Ms McNally, 32, was pregnant when she was found dead at her home in Lurgan in December 2022.
  
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• Tens of thousands raised for businesses destroyed by Glasgow fire

  10-03-2026 15:40 via standard.co.uk
  
  GoFundMe said ‘dozens’ of appeals have been set up for firms affected by the blaze next to Central Station.
  
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• Cardiologist names surprising food that can cause high blood pressure

  10-03-2026 15:27 via standard.co.uk
  
  Dr Nicole Harkin shared five things that cause high blood pressure on TikTok
  
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• A complete timeline of Kanye West and Bianca Censori relationship

  10-03-2026 15:25 via standard.co.uk
  
  Here’s a breakdown of everything we know about West and Censori’s relationship status:
  
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• Rowers raising funds for charity stop in Northern Ireland to shelter from storm

  10-03-2026 15:21 via standard.co.uk
  
  One of the crew said the conditions are beyond tough and that at one point, he had a distress flare in his hand ‘ready to go’.
  
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• Everything we know about the deadly school strike in Iran

  10-03-2026 14:38 via standard.co.uk
  
  A strike in southern Iran reported to have killed at least 160 children and staff at a primary school has sparked conflicting claims about who was responsible
  
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• Britain's Royal Navy left trailing as Emmanuel Macron deploys French naval task force in Trump's Iran war

  10-03-2026 14:34 via standard.co.uk
  
  HMS Dragon has been in dock in Portsmouth as France, Italy, Spain and the Netherlands send naval assets to the Mediterranean
  
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• Revealed: Affluent neighbourhoods where black Londoners 'up to 48 times more likely' to be stopped and searched by police

  10-03-2026 14:28 via standard.co.uk
  
  East Sheen, Dulwich village, Hampstead village, south Richmond and Notting Hill all named in King’s College London report
  
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• E-bike wars in London as Lime faces being forced out of Richmond after being outbid by Forest

  10-03-2026 14:18 via standard.co.uk
  
  Lime warns of ‘unintended consequences’ if its popular hire bikes cannot be used across south-west London
  
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• Early referral of Noah case to specialist unit ‘unusual but justified’ – inquest

  10-03-2026 14:10 via standard.co.uk
  
  The inquest into the death of the 14-year-old schoolboy, which is being heard with a jury, is now in its seventh week.
  
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• Unst residents to have first call on seats to view spaceport’s rocket launches

  10-03-2026 14:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  SaxaVord Spaceport on the Shetland island hopes to host its first test launch during the summer months.
  
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• Senior midwife Donna Ockenden to chair Leeds maternity services investigation

  10-03-2026 14:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  The independent investigation into maternity and neonatal services at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust was ordered by Wes Streeting in October.
  
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• How the Iran war will hurt you in the pocket as costs soar

  10-03-2026 13:58 via standard.co.uk
  
  Petrol, heating, and grocery bills could all take a hit as the conflict shows no sign of slowing
  
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• Five water firms to hike customer bills by less than they wanted after ruling

  10-03-2026 13:47 via standard.co.uk
  
  Anglian Water, Northumbrian Water, South East Water, Southern Water and Wessex Water will be allowed an average increase of 2.2% in customer bills.
  
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• Joey Barton charged with assault near Liverpool golf club

  10-03-2026 13:41 via standard.co.uk
  
  Former footballer charged after man taken to hospital with facial and rib injuries
  
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• US launches 'most intense day of strikes' on Iran yet as Tehran attacks countries across Gulf

  10-03-2026 13:39 via standard.co.uk
  
  Incoming missile sirens heard in Dubai and Bahrain while Kuwait and Saudi Arabia said drones were shot down
  
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• Ou est La Royal Navy? Britain left trailing as Macron deploys French naval task force in Iran war

  10-03-2026 13:33 via standard.co.uk
  
  HMS Dragon has been in dock in Portsmouth as France, Italy, Spain and the Netherlands send naval assets to the Mediterranean
  
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• ‘Ticking timebomb’ on energy bills facing households in Britain, warns Martin Lewis on Trump's Iran war

  10-03-2026 13:30 via standard.co.uk
  
  Oil costs have jumped since the US and Israel began airstrikes on Iran, pushing up inflation, petrol prices and mortgage rates
  
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• Maxine Peake among 200 figures urging British Museum to support Palestine

  10-03-2026 13:25 via standard.co.uk
  
  The letter comes amid reports that the museum has removed the word ‘Palestine’ from several of its gallery displays.
  
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• Ex-footballer Joey Barton and second man charged with assault near golf club

  10-03-2026 13:17 via standard.co.uk
  
  A man is in a serious but stable condition in hospital after the incident in Merseyside.
  
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• London travel news LIVE: Victoria line passengers stranded in tunnel as Tube trains halted by Euston emergency incident

  10-03-2026 13:16 via standard.co.uk
  
  Victoria line unable to operate through central London for much of Tuesday morning due to casualty on the track
  
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• Police audio captures chaos after shots fired at Rihanna mansion

  10-03-2026 13:11 via standard.co.uk
  
  A suspect has been arrested after multiple shots were fired at the home Rihanna shares with her partner A$AP Rocky and their three children
  
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• ‘Ticking timebomb’ on energy bills facing households in Britain, warns money expert Martin Lewis

  10-03-2026 13:04 via standard.co.uk
  
  Oil costs have jumped since the US and Israel began airstrikes on Iran, pushing up inflation, petrol prices and mortgage rates
  
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• London travel news LIVE: Victoria line passengers trapped in tunnel as Tube trains halted by Euston emergency incident

  10-03-2026 13:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  Victoria line unable to operate through central London for much of Tuesday morning due to casualty on the track
  
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• Badenoch hits back at criticism of RAF ‘just hanging around’ remarks

  10-03-2026 12:57 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Tory leader insisted she was supportive of Britain’s armed forces and claimed the Government were using them as a ‘human shield’ for criticism.
  
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• Assisted dying Bill would be most heavily safeguarded law of its kind, says MSP

  10-03-2026 12:37 via standard.co.uk
  
  Legislation introduced by Liam McArthur to allow terminally ill Scots to seek help to die is now in its final stages at Holyrood.
  
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• Snow showers expected in parts of the UK during ‘brief cooler spell’

  10-03-2026 12:34 via standard.co.uk
  
  A yellow weather alert for wind has also been issued for Wednesday.
  
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• Docklands bombing victim says he believes Gerry Adams played ‘major part’ in IRA

  10-03-2026 12:33 via standard.co.uk
  
  Jonathan Ganesh is giving evidence at the High Court in London in a civil case brought against the former Sinn Fein president.
  
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• Second British ship being prepared to respond to Middle East crisis

  10-03-2026 12:22 via standard.co.uk
  
  RFA Lyme Bay could be sent to the eastern Mediterranean if the crisis continues.
  
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• Scottish Covid inquiry to hear from ministers as hearings schedule slips to 2027

  10-03-2026 12:14 via standard.co.uk
  
  Chairman Lord Brailsford has issued an update on the next steps for the inquiry.
  
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• Former footballer Joey Barton arrested after assault claim

  10-03-2026 12:09 via standard.co.uk
  
  A man was taken to hospital with injuries to his face and ribs after the incident in Merseyside.
  
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• Carnaby Street to be spruced up 60 years after it became the epicentre of the Swinging Sixties

  10-03-2026 12:04 via standard.co.uk
  
  Carnaby Street reached its rock and roll zenith in the Sixties when fashion boutiquessuch asLady Jane, Lord John and The Mod Male drew A-listers such as The Rolling Stones
  
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• Nigel Farage vows to reverse fuel duty increase in Reform petrol station stunt

  10-03-2026 11:58 via standard.co.uk
  
  The party said it would slash net zero initiatives to save £13 billion a year.
  
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• Ian Huntley lag 'killer' charged with murder after prison attack on Soham monster

  10-03-2026 11:52 via standard.co.uk
  
  Huntley, behind bars for the murder of 10-year-olds Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman, died on Saturday following the attack
  
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• Inmate charged with murder of Soham killer Ian Huntley

  10-03-2026 11:43 via standard.co.uk
  
  Huntley was reportedly attacked with a metal bar in a workshop at the maximum security jail on February 26.
  
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• Ou est le Royal Navy? Britain left trailing as Macron deploys French naval task force in Iran war

  10-03-2026 11:36 via standard.co.uk
  
  HMS Dragon has been in dock in Portsmouth as France, Italy, Spain and the Netherlands send naval assets to the Mediterranean
  
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• Southport families express alarm after ‘copycat’ teenager avoids custody

  10-03-2026 11:33 via standard.co.uk
  
  The court heard the boy described Rudakubana as a ‘hero’ with similar interests in ‘genocides and that’.
  
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• David Lammy defends plans to cut jury trials ahead of Commons showdown

  10-03-2026 11:29 via standard.co.uk
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• Domino’s orders fall after ‘difficult’ year for consumers and prices rise

  10-03-2026 11:07 via standard.co.uk
  
  The pizza delivery chain nonetheless said 2026 had got off to a good start and it was hoping for a boost from its newer chicken sub-brand.
  
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• Islamic Al-Quds march in London should not go ahead this weekend, says minister

  10-03-2026 11:02 via standard.co.uk
  
  Courts minister Sarah Sackman said ‘hate’ at demonstrations like the planned Al-Quds Day rally on Sunday ‘has no place in our society’
  
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• Is it safe to travel to Turkey? Latest travel advice to the Middle East

  10-03-2026 10:52 via standard.co.uk
  
  The UK Foreign Office is advising against travel to 20 countries in the Middle East region as conflict continues to escalate
  
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• London travel news LIVE: Victoria line suspended through central London due to casualty on the track

  10-03-2026 10:39 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Victoria line reports no service between Victoria and Highbury & Islington on Tuesday morning
  
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• London travel news LIVE: Victoria line suspended though central London due to casualty on the track

  10-03-2026 10:39 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Victoria line reports no service between Victoria and Highbury & Islington on Tuesday morning
  
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