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• First Minister expresses ‘relief’ at Bryant’s decision to stop parade

  10-10-2026 00:03 via standard.co.uk
  
  Michelle O’Neill was speaking after Secretary of State Sir Chris Bryant halted an Orange Order parade from going down the Garvaghy Road.
  
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• London protests LIVE: Thousands expected at huge pro-Palestine march and counter-demo on Embankment

  10-10-2026 10:38 via standard.co.uk
  
  National March for Palestine and Stop the Hate counter-protest taking place days after third anniversary of October 7 attacks on Israel
  
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• Thousands of pro-Palestine protesters to march through London

  10-10-2026 10:18 via standard.co.uk
  
  The force anticipate between 7,000 and 10,000 demonstrators will attend the pro-Palestine march.
  
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• Daniel Craig buys 'haunted' 18th century London pub

  10-10-2026 09:41 via standard.co.uk
  
  Former James Bond actor has bought a 250-year-old Clerkenwell pub which is said to be home to a spooky lodger
  
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• Orange Order seek urgent meetings over parade route ban

  10-10-2026 09:15 via standard.co.uk
  
  It comes after Secretary of State Sir Chris Bryant intervened on Friday night to stop a parade being allowed along the Garvaghy Road.
  
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• Make extra-curricular activities compulsory for young people, adventurer says

  10-10-2026 09:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  Sir David Hempleman-Adams turned 70 on Saturday.
  
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• Speeding driver high on laughing gas who killed music student on bike in east London is jailed

  10-10-2026 08:43 via standard.co.uk
  
  Tiffany Treanor-Johnson, 27, was speeding at 53mph in a 20mph zone in Hackney when she knocked down and killed cyclist Harry Webb
  
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• Extreme winter weather 'more likely' in London as world facing Godzilla El Niño 'stress like we've never seen before'

  10-10-2026 08:09 via standard.co.uk
  
  Warning comes as sea surface temperatures in Pacific Ocean are recorded at 4C above normal
  
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• London schools crisis: Primary in Richmond latest to face closure due to drop in pupil numbers

  10-10-2026 08:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  Around 90 schools have closed or merged across London over the past five years due to falling pupil numbers in the capital
  
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• National March for Palestine: What time is the London protest today and what is the route?

  10-10-2026 07:57 via standard.co.uk
  
  Around 10,000 protesters are expected to march through central London on Saturday
  
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• National March for Palestine: Police issue arrest warning as strict conditions placed on major London protest

  10-10-2026 07:55 via standard.co.uk
  
  Met Police warn people wearing face coverings risk arrest and there will be zero tolerance for hate crimes
  
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• Chief of Met Police's volunteer force sacked after using work phone to capture 'sexual images'

  10-10-2026 07:43 via standard.co.uk
  
  Special Chief Officer James Deller used his police phone to photograph intimate images sent to him using WhatsApp’s ‘view once’ feature
  
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• London borough slammed over plans to create new £190,000 council role

  10-10-2026 07:30 via standard.co.uk
  
  London council under fire over new job with a salary higher than the Prime Minister’s
  
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• Has Bread Ahead really risen too much for Borough Market?

  10-10-2026 07:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  The hugely popular bakery is being kicked out after becoming ‘too successful’ — but its owner is fighting back, reports Chris Blackhurst
  
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• Extreme winter weather 'more likely' in London as world facing Godzilla El Niño 'stress like we've seen before'

  10-10-2026 07:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  Warning comes as sea surface temperatures in Pacific Ocean are recorded at 4C above normal
  
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• Queen says King loves biographies and will ‘roar with laughter’ while reading

  10-10-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  Camilla made the comments in the BBC Arts programme The Book That Changed My Life, which is due to air next week.
  
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• Polanski under pressure over by-election defeat and ‘Zionism is racism’ motion

  10-10-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  He attempted to put a positive spin on his defeat in Thursday’s poll, saying the Greens had increased their vote share in a usually safe Labour seat.
  
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• UK pledges to ‘maintain pressure on Russia’ after Trump diesel deal with Moscow

  09-10-2026 23:54 via standard.co.uk
  
  Responding to the announcement, a UK Government spokesperson said Britain’s position ‘could not be clearer’.
  
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• CCTV images released after man attacked on train after attempted phone theft in Woolwich

  09-10-2026 23:26 via standard.co.uk
  
  Police appeal after a man was attacked and his phone was almost stolen on a train at Woolwich Dockyard station on Thursday, July 30
  
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• Gail's set to open new branch next to busy London Tube station next week

  09-10-2026 23:10 via standard.co.uk
  
  Gail’s will open its latest bakery on Brixton Road on Friday, October 16
  
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• Harry spotted in stands at rugby union match

  09-10-2026 23:07 via standard.co.uk
  
  Leicester Tigers claimed a 38-31 victory over Gloucester during Friday’s match.
  
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• NI Secretary Sir Chris Bryant bans Drumcree parade

  09-10-2026 21:54 via standard.co.uk
  
  The parade had led to a two-week stand-off in Portadown.
  
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• Lib Dem MP quits front bench ‘in bid to topple Sir Ed Davey’

  09-10-2026 21:50 via standard.co.uk
  
  The party confirmed that Charlie Maynard, the MP for Witney, had quit as a Treasury spokesman on Friday.
  
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• Andrew and Tristan Tate must face separate extradition hearings, US court rules

  09-10-2026 21:32 via standard.co.uk
  
  A judge in Miami turned down a request by the controversial brothers to have their cases consolidated.
  
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• Cost of renting a room in London surges past £1,000 - how much is it in your area?

  09-10-2026 21:19 via standard.co.uk
  
  The average cost of renting a room in London is sky high - as new figures reveal the cheapest and most expensive areas of the capital
  
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• Prince Harry says he 'slipped into depression' after leaving UK

  09-10-2026 21:14 via standard.co.uk
  
  Prince Harry said he ‘slipped into a depression for about two weeks’ as he adjusted to life away from the UK
  
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• Lib Dem MP quits frontbench job over Ed Davey's leadership

  09-10-2026 21:12 via standard.co.uk
  
  The move is reported to be an effort to trigger Sir Ed Davey’s removal, as first reported by the Financial Times
  
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• Eltham man guilty of raping woman after dragging her into Catford alleyway at gunpoint

  09-10-2026 21:08 via standard.co.uk
  
  Melbourne Thompson, 41, was found guilty of rape and robbery following a trial at the Old Bailey on Friday, October 9
  
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• Narinder Kaur shares real reason she 'will never forgive' Big Brother bosses

  09-10-2026 20:55 via standard.co.uk
  
  Narinder Kaur, 54, rose to fame on the second series of the UK’s Big Brother in 2001
  
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• PSNI chief asks NI Secretary to review determination over Drumcree parade

  09-10-2026 20:39 via standard.co.uk
  
  Sir Chris Bryant is expected to make a statement on the dispute which has led to a 13-day stand-off.
  
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