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• Northern Ireland cannot risk a second crisis on budget, says Gavin Robinson

  08-10-2026 18:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  DUP leader Gavin Robinson pressed Secretary of State Sir Chris Bryant over the funding level for the region.
  
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• Celebrity Traitors 2026: Who’s been banished and murdered in episode 3?

  08-10-2026 22:21 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Celebrity Traitors continues on BBC One and BBC iPlayer on Friday at 8pm
  
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• Serial shoplifter goes on crime spree in London day after early release from HMP Wandsworth

  08-10-2026 21:31 via standard.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Criminal committed string of offences in the days after being freed on first day of Government’s new early release scheme
  
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• Sinn Féin and People Before Profit representatives receive police letters

  08-10-2026 20:30 via standard.co.uk
  
  It comes as police seek to speak to a number of people around a protest on the Garvaghy Road against the Drumcree Orange Order parade.
  
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• Holborn and St Pancras by-election LIVE: Final hours of voting as Labour and Greens battle it out

  08-10-2026 20:14 via standard.co.uk
  
  Latest updates as north Londoners go to polls to elect MP to replace Sir Keir Starmer
  
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• CCTV images released after woman sexually assaulted on train to London Bridge

  08-10-2026 19:49 via standard.co.uk
  
  Detectives have released CCTV images of a man they would like to speak to
  
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• Irish political parties urge Burnham to intervene over Drumcree parade dispute

  08-10-2026 19:48 via standard.co.uk
  
  Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald and Labour leader Ivana Bacik are among those who signed the letter to Prime Minister Andy Burnham.
  
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• 'Luxury hotel in the sky': British Airways is transforming its A380s

  08-10-2026 19:47 via standard.co.uk
  
  The renovated cabins are part of BA’s multi-million-pound investment, designed to enhance the onboard experience
  
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• 45 serving officers suspended over allegations of violence against females

  08-10-2026 19:30 via standard.co.uk
  
  Police Scotland chief constable Jo Farrell also said 8,000 officers are still to be revetted for their roles following a change in regulations.
  
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• Oxford Street pedestrianisation: Launch date, detailed map and traffic changes

  08-10-2026 19:04 via standard.co.uk
  
  Almost a kilometre of Oxford Street will be closed to general traffic from Monday, October 26
  
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• Ombudsman resisted ‘high-level’ pressure to publish Omagh bomb report – inquiry

  08-10-2026 19:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  Baroness Nuala O’Loan resisted pressure from the Northern Ireland secretary and police when publishing a 2001 report critical of RUC leadership.
  
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• Oxford Street pedestrianisation: All the bus route changes

  08-10-2026 18:40 via standard.co.uk
  
  Bus routes will be diverted onto surrounding roads when London’s most famous shopping street closes to traffic later this month
  
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• Stormont MLA receives letter from police around Garvaghy protest

  08-10-2026 18:32 via standard.co.uk
  
  People Before Profit MLA Gerry Carroll said he will be seeking the advice of his solicitor.
  
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• ‘I’m gonna go on a murder spree’: Killer begged to return to jail after murdering ex-partner days after prison release

  08-10-2026 18:30 via standard.co.uk
  
  Robert Sabat, 60, was jailed for life with a minimum term of 17 years after admitting killing mother-of-two Dickiesha Nurse
  
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• London Tube delays LIVE: Northern line chaos for rush hour after trackside fire and signal failure

  08-10-2026 18:08 via standard.co.uk
  
  Signal fault at Stockwell closes Northern line between Moorgate and Morden
  
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• US calls for allies to hike defence spending ‘not a hostile thing’, says Rubio

  08-10-2026 18:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  America’s top diplomat said members of the Nato military alliance need ‘to be as strong as they can possibly be’.
  
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• Carlsberg to shut historic Marston’s Brewery with 310 jobs at risk

  08-10-2026 17:37 via standard.co.uk
  
  Carlsberg said the move is driven by structural decline in the ale category and a ‘need to create greater long-term value’.
  
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• Hindu temple fears crackdown on free parking will drive worshippers away

  08-10-2026 17:29 via standard.co.uk
  
  Leaders at south east London's largest Hindu temple say new parking restrictions could discourage volunteers, families and elderly worshippers
  
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• Harry tells of his depression and ‘adrenaline crash’ after arriving in Canada

  08-10-2026 17:10 via standard.co.uk
  
  The duke opened up about his grief and his mental health in a MasterClass with American neuroscientist Dr Mary-Frances O’Connor.
  
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• West London councillor with housing brief failed to declare role in property firm

  08-10-2026 16:40 via standard.co.uk
  
  Cabinet member Sue Sampson has updated her register of interests after being approached by a journalist
  
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• Andrew locked in battle over evidence found through unlawful search warrants

  08-10-2026 16:29 via standard.co.uk
  
  A hearing will be held next year to decide whether evidence found during searches of the former duke’s properties can still be used by police.
  
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• Market fire in south London believed to be caused by faulty fridge

  08-10-2026 16:05 via standard.co.uk
  
  The LFB have said the fire was ‘accidental’, while a Metropolitan Police investigation found no suspicious circumstances
  
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• Criminal probe into Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor continues despite legal ruling

  08-10-2026 15:39 via standard.co.uk
  
  The former Duke of York had launched a legal challenge against the force over the lawfulness of search warrants.
  
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• Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor home search warrants were unlawful, says High Court judge

  08-10-2026 15:39 via standard.co.uk
  
  Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Thames Valley Police have agreed that search warrants to raid two of his homes were unlawful
  
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• Teacher ‘completely lost it’ in school attack, Nicky Campbell tells court

  08-10-2026 15:35 via standard.co.uk
  
  The broadcaster was giving evidence during an examination of facts hearing involving two former teachers at the private Edinburgh Academy.
  
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• Suspected Drumcree parading dispute lawbreakers to be interviewed by police

  08-10-2026 15:30 via standard.co.uk
  
  Assistant Chief Constable Davy Beck said individuals would receive letters from police inviting them to come for interview.
  
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• Holborn and St Pancras by-election LIVE: Labour MPs hit streets to get out vote in battle with Polanski

  08-10-2026 15:29 via standard.co.uk
  
  Latest updates as north Londoners go to polls to elect MP to replace Sir Keir Starmer
  
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• Former MP cleared of role in bogus Covid-19 testing firm in trial without jury

  08-10-2026 15:11 via standard.co.uk
  
  Shahid Malik was found not guilty by a judge of three offences relating to RT Diagnostics.
  
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• Girl who died after drinking contaminated milkshake ‘will never be forgotten’

  08-10-2026 15:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  Mia Shay St Hilaire suffered a severe allergic reaction after drinking a milkshake made in a blender that had not been washed from the previous drink.
  
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• Himesh Patel and Maxine Peake lead actors appearing in Booker Prize short films

  08-10-2026 15:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  Lewis Gribben, Kathryn Hunter and Savannah Steyn also read extracts of the nominated books.
  
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