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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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• Several arrests made as thousands descend on London for pro-Palestine protest

  10-10-2026 16:56 via standard.co.uk
  
  Several arrests have been made so far, the Metropolitan Police said.
  
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• London protests LIVE: Arrests made as protesters clash with police on pro-Palestine march

  10-10-2026 16:40 via standard.co.uk
  
  National March for Palestine takes place days after third anniversary of October 7 attacks on Israel
  
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• London protests LIVE: Arrests made as protesters 'clash' with police on pro-Palestine march

  10-10-2026 16:23 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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• Coronation Street star Beverley Callard in 'limbo' with breast cancer drugs treatment

  10-10-2026 15:54 via standard.co.uk
  
  The actor was diagnosed with breast cancer in February and has been candid with fans about her health on social media since
  
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• Shakespeare's Globe accused of 'discriminating' with higher school trip fees for private pupils

  10-10-2026 15:34 via standard.co.uk
  
  Organisations across London have been accused of ‘penalising’ pupils at fee-paying establishments with ‘two-tier pricing’ for school trips
  
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• Man's 'miracle' survival after being shot in face outside London nightclub

  10-10-2026 14:53 via standard.co.uk
  
  Police say ‘it is nothing short of a miracle’ that man survived shooting at point-blank range in southeast London
  
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• London protests LIVE: Thousands taking part in major pro-Palestine march to Whitehall

  10-10-2026 14:24 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 begin march through London

  10-10-2026 14:22 via standard.co.uk
  
  Demonstrators, many wearing keffiyehs, and some with Palestine flags, started gathering on the Embankment at midday.
  
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• Travel chaos hits London Euston as major disruption leaves football fans stranded

  10-10-2026 13:46 via standard.co.uk
  
  Passengers’ weekend plans wrecked as damage to overhead wires blocks lines from major London station
  
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• London protests LIVE: Police out in force as counter-demo held before major pro-Palestine march to Whitehall

  10-10-2026 13:24 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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• London protests LIVE: Pro-Israel counter-demo takes place before major Pro-Palestine march to Whitehall

  10-10-2026 13:07 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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• Sunshine, gales and heavy rain predicted in mixed weather forecast

  10-10-2026 12:31 via standard.co.uk
  
  Wednesday could see severe gales across the Western Isles of Scotland, the Met Office said.
  
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• Legal challenge to Bryant’s decision to stop march to be heard

  10-10-2026 12:04 via standard.co.uk
  
  A bid is being made for a judicial review of the Secretary of State’s decision which was announced on Friday night.
  
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• ‘One conversation can change everything’ – William on World Mental Health Day

  10-10-2026 11:41 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Prince of Wales posted on X on World Mental Health Day.
  
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• Prince of Wales says mental health support can begin with ‘simple conversation’

  10-10-2026 11:12 via standard.co.uk
  
  His comments come amid William’s wider work on mental health, including launching a National Suicide Prevention Network through his Royal Foundation.
  
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• London protests LIVE: Thousands expected at major pro-Palestine march and counter-demo on Embankment

  10-10-2026 11:12 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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• Green MP says party must guard against ‘capture by extremists and racists’

  10-10-2026 11:09 via standard.co.uk
  
  Ellie Chowns also said there had been a ‘lack of leadership’ from Zack Polanski on the ‘Zionism is racism’ motion at the party’s conference.
  
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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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