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• Fisherman whose body was recovered from sea named by police

  15-10-2026 11:02 via standard.co.uk
  
  Douglas Craigie, 49, was onboard the Kilda with two other men when it went missing on Tuesday evening.
  
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• Man rushed to hospital with 'life changing' head injury following assault at London tourist hotspot

  15-10-2026 14:53 via standard.co.uk
  
  Large police cordon at Leicester Square after incident that saw man in his 40s taken to major trauma centre
  
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• Warning new help to buy scheme will 'lock out millions in London and the south east'

  15-10-2026 14:37 via standard.co.uk
  
  Questions have been raised over whether the scheme’s eligibility thresholds reflect London’s higher house prices
  
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• Russell Brand told woman ‘it’s fun, it’s normal’ as he raped her, court hears

  15-10-2026 14:26 via standard.co.uk
  
  The comedian, who denies the charges, is accused of attacking the woman in 1999 in a Bournemouth hotel.
  
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• Nigel Farage in growing storm over 'racist' Reform councillors as one in London says King 'secretly Muslim'

  15-10-2026 14:24 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Reform UK leader suggested the undercover investigation was carried out ‘because the establishment frankly want us out of the picture’
  
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• MPs are under more threat than ever, says Farage, five years after Amess murder

  15-10-2026 14:20 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Reform UK leader said that a ‘deep intolerance… has crept into public debate’
  
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• Temperatures to hit 22C before dropping with overnight frost forecast at weekend

  15-10-2026 14:08 via standard.co.uk
  
  Unseasonably warm temperatures are forecast for Thursday across England and Wales.
  
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• Andy Burnham avoids saying Trump has betrayed Ukraine over Starlink limits

  15-10-2026 13:57 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister insisted the UK would continue to build bridges with the US president.
  
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• ‘Reform UK should take immediate action against racism’, Burnham says

  15-10-2026 13:54 via standard.co.uk
  
  In one excerpt, black children were referred to as ‘animals’, while in another a Reform member said his area had become ‘infested’ with Asians.
  
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• King hails ‘special connection’ with Wales in Senedd address

  15-10-2026 13:54 via standard.co.uk
  
  The ceremonial opening of the Welsh Parliament follows a Senedd election.
  
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• London business chiefs warn Chancellor John Healey not to hit City with £1 billion 'office tax' rise

  15-10-2026 13:46 via standard.co.uk
  
  Canary Wharf and the Square Mile could be hammered by higher levies on skyscrapers and expensive office blocks
  
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• Donaldson victims describe ‘stolen childhood’

  15-10-2026 13:43 via standard.co.uk
  
  The two victims gave evidence against Jeffrey Donaldson during the trial.
  
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• Russell Brand accuser 'feared she was pregnant after Labour conference attack', trial hears

  15-10-2026 13:36 via standard.co.uk
  
  The alleged victim broke down in tears as she recalled feeling “frightened” of Brand when they were alone together in a hotel room
  
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• The establishment ‘want us out of the picture’, says Nigel Farage after TV probe

  15-10-2026 13:31 via standard.co.uk
  
  An undercover ITV News investigation found that Reform UK councillors and candidates had used racist language.
  
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• Parts of England in severe drought as water supplies ‘under immense pressure’

  15-10-2026 13:29 via standard.co.uk
  
  The South East and South West have experienced their driest April to September for more than a century.
  
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• The evidence which led to the conviction of Jeffrey Donaldson

  15-10-2026 13:28 via standard.co.uk
  
  The former DUP leader was found guilty of 18 sex offences by a jury in June.
  
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• Sentencing completes spectacular fall from grace for ex-MP Jeffrey Donaldson

  15-10-2026 13:21 via standard.co.uk
  
  The former MP has been stripped of his knighthood and membership of the privy council.
  
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• ‘It’s great to be back’: Harry and Meghan all-smiles at first joint engagement since return to UK

  15-10-2026 13:05 via standard.co.uk
  
  The couple have their own private security for series of public engagements in Nrttingham, their first together since their return to UK, with their own private security
  
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• Ex-DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson given 15-year jail term for sex offences

  15-10-2026 13:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  The former political leader appeared in the dock of Newry Crown Court
  
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• Time ahead the greatest challenge ever for independence movement, says Flynn

  15-10-2026 12:53 via standard.co.uk
  
  Economy Secretary Stephen Flynn addressed the SNP conference on Thursday.
  
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• Prince Charles Cinema saved! Much-loved venue says future secure after landlord legal battle

  15-10-2026 12:45 via standard.co.uk
  
  The independent picture house said it had signed a 25-year lease that would allow ‘our projectors will keep rolling for years to come’
  
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• Meghan says ‘it’s great to be back’ at first joint engagement since UK return

  15-10-2026 12:44 via standard.co.uk
  
  The duke and duchess give hugs and selfies to the crowds on a walkabout in Nottingham.
  
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• Labour to end local coalitions with Greens if they do not condemn Zionism policy

  15-10-2026 12:41 via standard.co.uk
  
  The ultimatum will impact 17 councils across England and one in Wales.
  
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• Russell Brand’s first accuser ‘feared she may be pregnant after hotel attack’

  15-10-2026 12:35 via standard.co.uk
  
  Brand denies all the charges against him.
  
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• Prince Charles Cinema saved! Much-loved venue says long-term future after landlord legal battle

  15-10-2026 12:22 via standard.co.uk
  
  The independent picture house said it had signed a 25-year lease that would allow ‘our projectors will keep rolling for years to come’
  
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• Harry and Meghan give hugs and selfies on first joint engagement since UK return

  15-10-2026 12:15 via standard.co.uk
  
  The duke and duchess were welcomed to the Community Recording Studio at the start of an away-day of quasi-royal appearances.
  
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• Tiger victim suffered bouts of psychosis before death, inquest hears

  15-10-2026 12:04 via standard.co.uk
  
  William Chapman’s family had expressed ‘concerns’ in relation to his contact with mental health services
  
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• Budget will have to reflect ‘tough time’, Healey says during IMF visit

  15-10-2026 11:56 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Chancellor said the British people expected Government departments to ‘manage with the budgets we’ve got’.
  
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• Man rushed to hospital following assault at central London tourist hotspot

  15-10-2026 11:53 via standard.co.uk
  
  Large police cordon at Leicester Square after incident that saw man taken to major trauma centre
  
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• GB Energy has done ‘literally, absolutely nothing’, says John Swinney

  15-10-2026 11:46 via standard.co.uk
  
  The First Minister accused the UK Government of undermining and holding back Scotland’s renewable sector.
  
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