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• Queen says King loves biographies and will ‘roar with laughter’ while reading

  10-10-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  Camilla made the comments in the BBC Arts programme The Book That Changed My Life, which is due to air next week.
  
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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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• London's newest MP Sagal Abdi-Wali takes her Commons seat after defeating Zack Polanski in Holborn by-election

  12-10-2026 15:51 via standard.co.uk
  
  Ms Abdi-Wali was welcomed by the PM as she entered Parliament on Monday afternoon
  
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• Andy Burnham to urge MPs to support drive for closer EU relationship

  12-10-2026 15:34 via standard.co.uk
  
  He will call on all parties to support the Government’s approach in seeking a closer relationship with the EU.
  
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• Security guard ‘sprayed with fire extinguisher by Palestine Action intruders’

  12-10-2026 15:09 via standard.co.uk
  
  Nine men and women are on trial accused of criminal damage, burglary with intent and violent disorder.
  
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• Tottenham striker Omar Marmoush fined after McLaren supercar found uninsured

  12-10-2026 15:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  Marmoush, who joined Spurs on loan from Manchester City earlier this season, was fined after failing to insure his supercar
  
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• AI breach of UK cyber defences ‘likely, if not inevitable’, minister warns

  12-10-2026 14:38 via standard.co.uk
  
  Kanishka Narayan said developers must ‘build machines that leave us human beings in charge’.
  
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• Visa bans and asylum system suspension: Nigel Farage unveils Reform's controversial immigration plan

  12-10-2026 14:35 via standard.co.uk
  
  Nigel Farage says he wants Britain to get ‘back to being a normal country’ as he announces massive asylum crackdown plan
  
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• Londoners told to sign up for flood warnings amid Super El Niño extreme weather fears

  12-10-2026 14:30 via standard.co.uk
  
  Government looks to boost resilience to flooding ahead of potential extreme weather this autumn and winter
  
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• Fact check: Claim on economic growth under Gordon Brown excludes financial crash

  12-10-2026 14:29 via standard.co.uk
  
  The figures focus on Mr Brown’s time as chancellor.
  
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• Sadiq Khan says case for rejoining EU 'never stronger' as PM seeks to rebuild trade ties after Brexit

  12-10-2026 14:27 via standard.co.uk
  
  The London Mayor is leading calls for the UK to undo the damage of Brexit
  
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• Swinney must block Greens from SNP conference over ‘ugly antisemitism’ – Findlay

  12-10-2026 14:25 via standard.co.uk
  
  Scottish Greens co-leader Gillian Mackay is set to speak at the SNP conference in Aberdeen this weekend.
  
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• Sadiq Khan says case for rejoining EU 'never been stronger' as PM seeks to rebuild Brexit-hit trade ties

  12-10-2026 14:04 via standard.co.uk
  
  The London Mayor is leading calls for the UK to undo the damage of Brexit
  
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• Spurs striker Omar Marmoush fined by court for not insuring McLaren supercar

  12-10-2026 14:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  He was part of Egypt’s World Cup squad this summer, and scored 10 goals for Manchester City after joining in January 2025.
  
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• Fifth person charged with murder of man shot dead in east London

  12-10-2026 13:47 via standard.co.uk
  
  Masum Miah, 42, was shot dead inside a car on St Bartholomew’s Road in Newham on August 18
  
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• Reform would threaten foreign assets in asylum crackdown, says Farage

  12-10-2026 13:37 via standard.co.uk
  
  Reform would also review the status of anyone who has been granted asylum since 2024.
  
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• Kinahan to apply for bail within coming weeks

  12-10-2026 13:28 via standard.co.uk
  
  The 49-year-old appeared before the Special Criminal Court in Dublin on Monday.
  
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• Green leader of Haringey Council says he did not support the national party’s 'unhelpful' motion on Zionism

  12-10-2026 13:15 via standard.co.uk
  
  Councillor Mark Blake said it was ‘unhelpful to focus an ideological debate on definitions’
  
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• Kate and Princess Charlotte spotted travelling on Elizabeth Line during low-key London day out

  12-10-2026 13:10 via standard.co.uk
  
  A fellow passenger on the train described the sighting as ‘surreal’
  
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• Chief Constable’s advice on Drumcree parade to be scrutinised in legal challenge

  12-10-2026 12:47 via standard.co.uk
  
  A judicial review of Northern Ireland Secretary Sir Chris Bryant’s decision to stop the parade has been widened to include PSNI chief Jon Boutcher.
  
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• Katie Price arrives at court where ex-husband is on trial for rape

  12-10-2026 12:46 via standard.co.uk
  
  Katie Price is expected to give evidence in the trial at Lewes Crown Court
  
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• Man pleads not guilty to ‘racist’ murder of scientist in Dundee

  12-10-2026 12:31 via standard.co.uk
  
  Kyle Rattray’s defence said they would look into his mental health, including whether he had autism and diminished responsibility.
  
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