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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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• Black history is British history and should be taught in schools, Burnham says

  12-10-2026 22:43 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister has hosted a Downing Street reception to mark Black History Month.
  
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• Chris Bryant rejects claims he bowed to ‘mob rule’ over Drumcree parade

  12-10-2026 21:18 via standard.co.uk
  
  The NI Secretary thanked the Portadown Lodge and Garvaghy Road residents for their engagement in extensive but ultimately unsuccessful talks.
  
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• Mahmood calls for urgent review of security for politicians and royals

  12-10-2026 21:17 via standard.co.uk
  
  An independent review will will look at how existing security is provided and whether funding and measures are being used effectively
  
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• Drivers hit with 11,000 fines on single north London road in one year

  12-10-2026 20:57 via standard.co.uk
  
  Islington Council issues around 400,000 PCNs annually, one of the highest rates in the country
  
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• Two men charged after man, 67, dies following fight in north London street

  12-10-2026 20:04 via standard.co.uk
  
  The pensioner died in hospital days after suffering a head injury in the street, police said
  
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• Why more London councils are refusing to comply with Home Office immigration raids

  12-10-2026 20:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  At least seven London councils have now said they will refuse co-operate with Home Office immigration enforcement
  
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• ‘Orange state is gone forever’, Michelle O’Neill tells Assembly

  12-10-2026 19:52 via standard.co.uk
  
  DUP MLA Jonathan Buckley said Sinn Féin’s ‘new Ireland project stands dead in the streets of Portadown’.
  
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• Early prisoner release scheme expands despite fears after 'London shoplifter reoffends in a day'

  12-10-2026 19:28 via standard.co.uk
  
  The programme enters its second wave this week as ministers try to tackle overcrowding prisons
  
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• London commuters hit by 'unacceptable' days-long water outage as MP demands answers

  12-10-2026 19:18 via standard.co.uk
  
  An MP has demanded answers from Thames Water after an “unacceptable” water outage which has majorly impacted London commuters.
  
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• Chief Constable stands over Drumcree policing and assessment

  12-10-2026 19:05 via standard.co.uk
  
  Jon Boutcher has faced criticism over his advice to Northern Ireland Secretary Sir Chris Bryant.
  
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• Security of politicians and royals to be urgently reviewed, Shabana Mahmood says

  12-10-2026 19:04 via standard.co.uk
  
  Police support will be expanded to include leaders of political parties who are not MPs.
  
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• D-Day veteran Henry Rice who ‘dedicated’ later life to remembrance dies age 100

  12-10-2026 18:42 via standard.co.uk
  
  The war veteran was a signaller aboard HMS Eastway as part of the Normandy landings in 1944.
  
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• H&M investigating cyber attack claims, reports say

  12-10-2026 18:41 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Swedish fashion giant is reportedly looking into a potential cybersecurity incident made by a group called Shinyhunters.
  
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• Two London train stations shortlisted for Britain’s best station award

  12-10-2026 18:32 via standard.co.uk
  
  These two iconic London train stations are hoping to steam ahead of the competition
  
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• Andy Burnham: RAF Fairford incident ‘almost certainly’ directed by Iran

  12-10-2026 18:28 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister said it was highly likely Iran was behind the plot targeting the airbase used by US bombers.
  
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• Katie Price believed teenager allegedly raped by ex-husband was ‘afraid’ – court

  12-10-2026 18:21 via standard.co.uk
  
  Kieran Hayler is accused of three counts of rape and one count of sexual assault of a 13-year-old girl in West Sussex in 2016.
  
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• Burnham pushes for closer EU ties and questions Russian interference over Brexit

  12-10-2026 18:15 via standard.co.uk
  
  Burnham’s fresh claims about Russian interference in the referendum have triggered a political storm
  
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• UK Attorney General to decide if Troubles prosecutions go ahead under new law

  12-10-2026 18:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Northern Ireland Office said the UK Government’s top law officer would have the final say over prosecutions.
  
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• Andy Burnham confirms Iran 'almost certainly' behind foiled RAF Fairford 'terror plot'

  12-10-2026 18:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister indicated Iran could be hit with further sanctions over its role in the RAF Fairford incident
  
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• Details of PM Andy Burnham’s meetings with Man City released

  12-10-2026 17:52 via standard.co.uk
  
  As Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham had a series of contacts with City’s owner and staff.
  
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• Officer thought killer was making ’empty threats’ before firebombing – inquest

  12-10-2026 17:46 via standard.co.uk
  
  Pc Gemma Quinn told a coroner’s court she did not think it necessary to arrest Zak Bolland shortly before an arson attack in which five people died.
  
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• Princess 'repeatedly' accused staff of theft before jewellery vanished, court hears

  12-10-2026 17:45 via standard.co.uk
  
  A housekeeper is charged with stealing valuable jewellery from the London home of Princess Firyal Irshaid of Jordan
  
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• UK summons Iranian ambassador to show ‘Britain will not tolerate threats’

  12-10-2026 17:34 via standard.co.uk
  
  Andy Burnham has said there are ‘strong indications’ Iran played a part in a suspected terror plot near RAF Fairford.
  
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• Residents lose latest challenge to Parades Commission decision

  12-10-2026 17:18 via standard.co.uk
  
  Loyalist Jamie Bryson hailed the judgment as ‘seismic’ while Breandan Mac Cionnaith said it was ‘academic’ as the parade remains banned.
  
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• London is losing a pub roughly every two weeks, new figures reveal

  12-10-2026 17:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  Twenty pubs shut their doors across London between January and September this year, according to the British Beer and Pub Association
  
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• Moment two off-duty police officers pounce on burglar armed with crowbar during east London break-in

  12-10-2026 16:54 via standard.co.uk
  
  The officers wrestled the suspect to the ground and waited for uniformed colleagues to arrive to arrest the man
  
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• Council launches investigation after man killed by tiger at wildlife park

  12-10-2026 16:48 via standard.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire Wildlife Park remained closed on Monday as investigations continue into the death of the man.
  
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• Notting Hill pub where mobile phones are banned called out over noisy staff parties

  12-10-2026 16:12 via standard.co.uk
  
  Notting Hill residents have called for a licence review of The Earl of Lonsdale pub
  
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• Nigel Farage brands Andy Burnham 'a liar' over Russian interference in Brexit claims

  12-10-2026 16:08 via standard.co.uk
  
  Andy Burnham on Sunday said Moscow did interfere in the 2016 Brexit referendum and similar activities were taking place in France and Germany
  
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