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• Footage shows Dexter ‘kill room’ murderer’s hospital bed arrest

  07-10-2026 17:41 via standard.co.uk
  
  Forensics student Benjamin Day is facing a life sentence after luring sex worker Maria Saceanu to an an Airbnb where she suffered 78 knife wounds.
  
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• Holborn and St Pancras by-election LIVE: Polls open as Polanski battles Labour in crunch London vote

  08-10-2026 08:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  Latest updates as north Londoners go to polls to elect MP to replace Sir Keir Starmer
  
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• London borough leads parliament protest over £102m budget crisis amid council tax fears

  08-10-2026 08:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  The south London town hall is facing a budget blackhole of £102 million driven by the rising demand for social care and temporary accommodation
  
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• Burnham to visit Berlin for talks with Merz and to launch security partnership

  08-10-2026 07:57 via standard.co.uk
  
  The UK and Germany will vow to work together to counter sabotage, cyber attacks and other hybrid threats.
  
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• Met Police make over 700 arrests in 'biggest-ever crackdown' on London phone thieves

  08-10-2026 07:44 via standard.co.uk
  
  Officers made 711 arrests during operations in September targeting phone snatching, robbery and the handling of stolen goods
  
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• Andy Burnham issues last minute appeal to Holborn by-election voters as Zack Polanski claims contest ‘close’

  08-10-2026 07:26 via standard.co.uk
  
  Voters go to the polls today as candidates fight to replace Sir Keir Starmer as the MP for Holborn and St Pancras
  
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• Bank of England reveals animals to feature on banknotes

  08-10-2026 07:23 via standard.co.uk
  
  Nearly half a million people took part in a consultation to choose the next generation of Bank of England notes
  
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• First court hearing to take place in Andrew’s legal claim over search warrants

  08-10-2026 03:45 via standard.co.uk
  
  The former prince is taking legal action against Thames Valley Police.
  
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• Voters go to the polls to replace Starmer in Holborn and St Pancras by-election

  08-10-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  Green Party leader Zack Polanski hopes to win the seat and break Labour’s hold on the North London constituency.
  
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• More than 700 arrested in Met crackdown on London phone thieves

  08-10-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  Officers made 711 arrests during operations in September targeting phone snatching, robbery and the handling of stolen goods
  
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• Holborn and St Pancras by-election: Andy Burnham issues last minute appeal to voters as Zack Polanski claims contest ‘close’

  08-10-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  Voters will go to the polls today as candidates fight to replace Sir Keir Starmer as the MP for Holborn and St Pancras
  
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• ‘Fresh headwind’ for housing market as buyers become more cautious

  08-10-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  The market may need to contend with a somewhat longer period of subdued activity, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors said.
  
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• Cancer survivor receives artificial tongue in NHS first

  08-10-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  Dr Imogen Brooks was diagnosed with a squamous cell carcinoma, the most common type of head and neck cancer, when she was just 26.
  
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• ‘Bendy’ wych elm in Northern Ireland wins Tree of the Year contest

  08-10-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Co Down tree is the first from Northern Ireland to top the Woodland Trust’s annual poll.
  
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• Bank of England reveals which animals will feature on its next banknotes series

  08-10-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  Nearly half a million people took part in a consultation to choose the next generation of Bank of England notes
  
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• Bank of England reveals animals to feature on next banknotes

  08-10-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  The first denomination from the new series will be launched over the next few years, the Bank of England said.
  
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• Key to Paul McCartney’s childhood home sells for more than estimate at auction

  07-10-2026 23:40 via standard.co.uk
  
  The original brass Yale house key sold at UK auctioneers Dominic Winter for three times its pre-sale estimate of £2,000-£3,000.
  
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• Pictured: Man shot dead at memorial service in west London

  07-10-2026 23:06 via standard.co.uk
  
  Lee Davidson, 40, was shot dead on Braybrook Street at around 7.45pm on Friday
  
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• Defence spending hike a sign ‘Europe can awaken from long slumber’, says Rubio

  07-10-2026 21:51 via standard.co.uk
  
  The top diplomat highlighted the importance of the transatlantic alliance despite strains on ‘the bonds of affection’.
  
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• Met Police offer £20k award to find mum who vanished two years ago

  07-10-2026 21:48 via standard.co.uk
  
  Nazire Koreli, 56, was last seen close to her home in Welling in September 2024 and a man was previously arrested for her murder
  
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• Childline was Esther Rantzen’s favourite child, daughter says

  07-10-2026 21:14 via standard.co.uk
  
  Rebecca Wilcox said she realised her mother loved Childline more than her and her siblings ‘from day one’.
  
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• Eleven arrested amid protests on anniversary of October 7 attacks

  07-10-2026 20:49 via standard.co.uk
  
  Wednesday marked the third anniversary of the attacks on October 7 which saw Hamas-led militants invade Israel, killing some 1,200 people.
  
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• Crime boss turned author Paul Ferris dies aged 62

  07-10-2026 19:50 via standard.co.uk
  
  The former gangster swapped crime for writing more than 20 years ago.
  
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• Met Police offer 20k award to find mum who vanished two years ago

  07-10-2026 19:33 via standard.co.uk
  
  Nazire Koreli, 56, was last seen close to her home in Welling in September 2024 and a man was previously arrested for her murder
  
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• National March for Palestine: When is the London protest and what is the route?

  07-10-2026 19:13 via standard.co.uk
  
  Around 10,000 protesters are expected to march through central London on Saturday
  
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• Pro-Palestine rallies in Edinburgh and Glasgow on October 7 attacks anniversary

  07-10-2026 18:47 via standard.co.uk
  
  The rally in Edinburgh focused on calls for the university to cut its ties with companies linked with Israel.
  
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• London weather: Commuters hit by sudden 10C temperature drop today as rain drenches capital

  07-10-2026 18:25 via standard.co.uk
  
  Temperature dropped to 12C during the evening rush hour, when it was 22C just 24 hours before
  
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• Drumcree parading dispute ‘now bigger than Garvaghy Road’

  07-10-2026 18:10 via standard.co.uk
  
  Residents’ groups from a number of former flashpoints across Northern Ireland met in Portadown earlier.
  
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• UK Foreign Office issues Godzilla El Nino travel warning for Londoners heading to these countries

  07-10-2026 17:56 via standard.co.uk
  
  For Londoners planning a Christmas getaway or winter holiday, it’s worth checking now how your travel plans could be affected by a powerful El Niño
  
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• Lime spends almost £900,000 on e-bike parking across London amid 'Wild West' concerns

  07-10-2026 17:51 via standard.co.uk
  
  Funding given by e-bike giant for hundreds of parking bays after continued complaints about hazardous parking across London
  
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