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• Scottish devolution ‘a process and not a religion’ says Badenoch

  15-10-2026 18:07 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Tory leader commented on devolution during a trip to Scotland.
  
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• Where can I get a flu vaccine in London?

  17-10-2026 20:05 via standard.co.uk
  
  Health leaders in London have urged anyone who is eligible to get their flu jab this year
  
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• Glamour Gran Ann, 71, says taking part in Miss Great Britain was ‘amazing’

  17-10-2026 19:17 via standard.co.uk
  
  Ann Marie Harper, from Ayrshire, said ‘this is only the beginning’ after missing out on the title.
  
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• Man and woman in court on charges related to fatal Waterford arson attack

  17-10-2026 19:04 via standard.co.uk
  
  The funeral for the four victims is due to take place on Monday.
  
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• Man in his 30s plunges to death from hotel room in Stratford

  17-10-2026 18:37 via standard.co.uk
  
  Emergency services were called to Roomzzz Aparthotel on West Ham Lane just after 5pm on Friday
  
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• Queen’s choice for best turned out horse goes on to win race at Ascot event

  17-10-2026 18:07 via standard.co.uk
  
  Camilla hugged and chatted with the Princess Royal’s daughter Zara Tindall and met jockeys at the event on Saturday afternoon.
  
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• John Swinney tells SNP conference of drive to deliver independence for his son

  17-10-2026 18:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Scottish First Minister and SNP leader closed his party’s annual conference in Aberdeen.
  
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• Buses to be brought under public control by 2031, says John Swinney

  17-10-2026 17:57 via standard.co.uk
  
  Legislation will be tabled at Holyrood next year.
  
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• Council blunder delays decision on major housing scheme in west London

  17-10-2026 17:48 via standard.co.uk
  
  Hillingdon Council’s planning committee was not able to vote on place for 51 new apartments
  
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• Gone Fishing star Paul Whitehouse 'mugged in terrifying attack in Islington' while buying his wife's medicine

  17-10-2026 17:28 via standard.co.uk
  
  The attempted mugging reportedly took place on Friday night at a cashpoint on Essex Road in Islington
  
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• Uber drivers fear job losses as protesters rally against London's robotaxi rollout

  17-10-2026 16:29 via standard.co.uk
  
  Around 20 private hire drivers gathered in protest outside Wayve’s headquarters in King’s Cross on Saturday
  
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• Southeastern trains cancelled after suspected bedbugs found 'crawling between seats'

  17-10-2026 16:25 via standard.co.uk
  
  Insects believed to be bedbugs or similar were photographed between passenger seats, according to a report
  
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• Man and woman charged over fatal Waterford arson attack

  17-10-2026 15:56 via standard.co.uk
  
  The incident killed four members of the same family.
  
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• Boy, 10, in critical condition after three-car crash

  17-10-2026 15:28 via standard.co.uk
  
  The crash happed on the A701 between Broughton and Blyth Bridge at around 12.15pm on Friday.
  
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• London residents rail against Tube line disruption: 'We've had enough'

  17-10-2026 15:22 via standard.co.uk
  
  Southfields residents gathered outside their local Tube station to demand an end to long-running signalling failures
  
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• Zionism is racism debate ‘unhelpful’, says Scottish Green co-leader

  17-10-2026 15:14 via standard.co.uk
  
  The party’s co-leader described the question of Israel’s right to exist as a ‘difficult one’.
  
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• Top designer reveals fall-out with 'furious' Duchess of Sussex over email mistake

  17-10-2026 14:10 via standard.co.uk
  
  The fallout has been revealed in French designer Roland Mouret’s memoir
  
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• Two still being questioned in connection with fatal Waterford arson attack

  17-10-2026 14:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  The funerals of the four victims from the same family will take place on Monday.
  
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• Thames Water issues hosepipe ban update as Londoners urged to make eight changes

  17-10-2026 13:55 via standard.co.uk
  
  Thames Water says ‘substantial’ rainfall is needed throughout the autumn and winter before the ban can be lifted
  
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• SNP members back resolution supporting UK-wide ban on X

  17-10-2026 13:45 via standard.co.uk
  
  The resolution, which also said the SNP should remove itself from the social media platform, was passed overwhelmingly at the party’s conference.
  
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• Mary Lou McDonald hopes Jeffrey Donaldson sentencing brings closure for victims

  17-10-2026 13:36 via standard.co.uk
  
  The former DUP leader was given a 15-year sentence at Newry Crown Court this week.
  
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• Glamour Gran Ann, 71, falls just short at Miss Great Britain

  17-10-2026 13:13 via standard.co.uk
  
  Ann Marie Harper, from Ayrshire, said ‘this is only the beginning’ after missing out on the title.
  
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• Oxford Street is about to be transformed: Full details of game-changing pedestrianisation launch

  17-10-2026 12:58 via standard.co.uk
  
  Almost a kilometre of Oxford Street will be closed to general traffic from Monday, October 26
  
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• Unidentified drones in near-misses with RAF jets over North Sea

  17-10-2026 12:48 via standard.co.uk
  
  One was reportedly spotted hovering at about 17,000 ft - 40 times above the legal limit for commercial drones
  
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• Canary Wharf giant drives plan for new 300m skyscraper in City of London

  17-10-2026 12:10 via standard.co.uk
  
  The project would see the building at Exchequer Court near the Gherkin replaced by a 300-metre-high tower
  
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• 'Well-known' celebrity in secrecy battle over sex crime allegation

  17-10-2026 11:25 via standard.co.uk
  
  The man is bringing legal action against ITN and Guardian News and Media
  
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• London hospitals reveal bizarre ‘foreign objects’ removed from bottoms

  17-10-2026 11:05 via standard.co.uk
  
  Hospitals in London had to remove Lego bricks in balloons, beer and shampoo bottles, a toothbrush and a door handle from patients’ rectums
  
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• Somerville refuses to commit to devolving new powers to Scottish councils

  17-10-2026 10:56 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister visited Scotland on Friday.
  
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• London borough faces piles of uncollected rubbish as bin strike looms

  17-10-2026 10:39 via standard.co.uk
  
  More than 40 workers will walk out from October 26-30 in a row over working conditions
  
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• London council rejects filming request for Thames Water 'hell-bent on destroying borough'

  17-10-2026 10:32 via standard.co.uk
  
  Council leader hits out at filming request using ‘the beautiful borough that they are hell-bent on destroying’
  
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