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• Four nations must ‘move at same pace together’, Burnham says on devolution

  30-10-2026 15:45 via The Standard News
  
  The Prime Minister met leaders from Scotland and Wales and representatives from Northern Ireland to discuss regional devolution.
  
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• Seven biggest moments from Russell Brand sentencing as convicted rapist jailed for 10-and-a-half years

  09-11-2026 18:27 via The Standard News
  
  A dramatic day in court saw Russell Brand jailed at at Southwark Crown Court for one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault
  
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• How did the judge come to his decision on Russell Brand's prison sentence?

  09-11-2026 17:54 via The Standard News
  
  Judges remarks on why he jailed Russell Brand 10 years and six months in prison after being found guilty of one charge of rape and three charges of sexual assault
  
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• Fraudster job-juggling civil servant faces jail as world ‘collapses around him’

  09-11-2026 17:42 via The Standard News
  
  Kashim Chowdhury was found guilty of nine counts of fraud.
  
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• Meghan ‘not strong enough’ to deliver speech with Harry after father’s arrest

  09-11-2026 17:29 via The Standard News
  
  The duchess will still travel to Brussels with the duke to visit the European Parliament where Harry will speak about online child safety.
  
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• Budget stalemate at Stormont ‘cold comfort’ to workers awaiting pay uplift

  09-11-2026 17:28 via The Standard News
  
  Finance Minister John O’Dowd was pressed over the impasse during questions for his department at the Assembly.
  
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• Russell Brand victims bravely share harrowing details of attacks by 'remorseless predator'

  09-11-2026 17:21 via The Standard News
  
  Victim tells Russell Brand’s sentencing hearing she could not ‘eat or sleep’ after he raped her
  
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• Sir Ronnie Flanagan tells of shame about suicide comment over Omagh report

  09-11-2026 17:15 via The Standard News
  
  The former RUC chief constable has been giving evidence to the Omagh Bombing Inquiry.
  
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• One-off drug offers hope to people with same disorder as Celine Dion

  09-11-2026 17:00 via The Standard News
  
  Dion announced she had been diagnosed with stiff person syndrome in December 2022.
  
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• Mother of stalker shot dead while carrying crossbow and sword 'deeply sorry' for distress he caused

  09-11-2026 16:57 via The Standard News
  
  Former IT worker Bryce Hodgson was shot dead by armed police after breaking into his former home armed with a crossbow and a sword
  
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• Civil servant convicted of fraud after juggling up to five Government jobs

  09-11-2026 16:51 via The Standard News
  
  Between February 2020 and September 2023, Kashim Chowdhury earned almost £350,000 from eight employers, his trial heard.
  
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• Body found in Co Fermanagh waterway after woman’s disappearance

  09-11-2026 16:51 via The Standard News
  
  Police in Northern Ireland said a formal identification process may take some time.
  
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• Russell Brand sentencing ‘powerful demonstration’ of investigative journalism

  09-11-2026 16:45 via The Standard News
  
  The rapist was convicted after an investigation by Channel 4 and The Times and Sunday Times.
  
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• Dense fog expected overnight as yellow warning issued

  09-11-2026 16:44 via The Standard News
  
  The warning area stretches from Luton to Manchester and includes parts of central and northern England and Wales.
  
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• Civil servant found guilty of fraud after secretly working FIVE full-time jobs at once

  09-11-2026 16:32 via The Standard News
  
  Kashim Chowdhury was found guilty of nine counts of fraud
  
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• Russell Brand branded 'staggeringly arrogant predator' as he gets 10 years for sex attacks

  09-11-2026 16:24 via The Standard News
  
  Victims tells of devastating impact on their lives of Brand’s crimes
  
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• Scottish food and drink the name of the game for Edinburgh Zoo capybara triplets

  09-11-2026 16:20 via The Standard News
  
  The three ‘babybaras’ have been named after Scottish delicacies: Tattie, Tunnock and Toddy.
  
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• 'Staggeringly arrogant predator' Russell Brand jailed for 10 years for rape and sexual assaults on women

  09-11-2026 16:05 via The Standard News
  
  Victims tells of devastating impact on their lives of Brand’s crimes
  
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• Russell Brand was 'sexual predator with no remorse', victim tells court

  09-11-2026 16:03 via The Standard News
  
  Victim tells Russell Brand’s sentencing hearing she could not ‘eat or sleep’ after he raped her
  
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• 'Staggeringly arrogant predator' Russell Brand jailed for ten years for rape and sexual assaults on women

  09-11-2026 15:55 via The Standard News
  
  Victims tells of devastating impact on their lives of Brand’s crimes
  
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• Ground Force presenter Tommy Walsh dies at the age of 69

  09-11-2026 15:51 via The Standard News
  
  The broadcaster was best known for fronting the BBC garden makeover show which aired from 1997 to 2005.
  
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• Russell Brand: What sentence was he given and in which prison will he serve it?

  09-11-2026 15:36 via The Standard News
  
  The convicted rapist has been given a lengthy jail sentence at Southwark Crown Court
  
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• Russell Brand handed 10-year jail sentence for raping woman at his London home and three sexual assaults

  09-11-2026 15:34 via The Standard News
  
  Sentencing judge tells Brand he became a ‘sexual predator’ as he found fame
  
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• Russell Brand jailed for more than 10 years for rape and sexual assaults

  09-11-2026 15:32 via The Standard News
  
  Brand was remanded into custody straight away after his conviction on Thursday last week.
  
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• Russell Brand sentencing LIVE: Disgraced star sentenced to 10 years and six months for rape and sexual assaults

  09-11-2026 15:31 via The Standard News
  
  Live updates from Southwark Crown Court as Mr Justice Bennathan delivers sentence
  
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• Russell Brand jailed for nearly 11 years for raping woman at his London home and three sexual assaults

  09-11-2026 15:29 via The Standard News
  
  Sentencing judge tells Brand he became a ‘sexual predator’ as he found fame
  
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• Ex-teacher jailed for telling Kemi Badenoch: 'I would have shot you dead'

  09-11-2026 15:24 via The Standard News
  
  Kieran Kyle has been handed a jail sentence and restraining order after sending the Conservative Party leader racist language and threats of violence
  
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• Russell Brand sentencing LIVE: Judge delivering remarks as prosecutors seek 15-year jail term for rape

  09-11-2026 15:17 via The Standard News
  
  Live updates from Southwark Crown Court as Mr Justice Bennathan prepares to announce sentence
  
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• One of the killers of James Bulger to remain in prison

  09-11-2026 15:10 via The Standard News
  
  Jon Venables told parole staff dealing with his latest review, which took place in private, that he was not seeking release.
  
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• Russell Brand is a ‘sexual predator who has no remorse’, says victim

  09-11-2026 15:04 via The Standard News
  
  One victim said she had received ‘accusations and death threats from manic supporters’ of Brand on social media.
  
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