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• Spurs star Pape Sarr banned from driving after breaking 20mph limit

  05-10-2026 17:13 via standard.co.uk
  
  Sarr pleaded guilty to speeding after being clocked at 25mph in north London.
  
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• Popular restaurant in London's Chinatown announces closure after two decades

  06-10-2026 13:10 via standard.co.uk
  Cafe TPT on Wardour Street will close its doors at the end of the month
  
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• Bayeux Tapestry tickets go back on sale: Everything you need to know

  06-10-2026 12:58 via standard.co.uk
  The British Museum has announced a series of changes to its exhibition as tickets for members go on sale
  
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• Asos Hacked Notification: Customers sent alarming 'Snowflake' app alert - latest updates

  06-10-2026 12:33 via standard.co.uk
  
  Worrying notification sent to ASOS customers that appears to be from hackers
  
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• Billionaires worth £120bn quit UK as Labour tax rises spark super rich exodus

  06-10-2026 12:31 via standard.co.uk
  
  More than a dozen billionaires have left the UK over the past two years following a series of tax changes from the Labour government
  
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• Badenoch disowns comparison of Tory missile defence plans to Israel’s Iron Dome

  06-10-2026 12:08 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Conservative leader said she would invest £10 billion over 10 years on the radar, missiles and technology system.
  
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• Great-grandfather reunited with beloved racing bike at care home

  06-10-2026 11:58 via standard.co.uk
  
  Clifford Craske, 96, was an accomplished cyclist for much of his life and even met his wife through the hobby in 1947.
  
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• Russell Brand arrives at court for hearing ahead of rape trial

  06-10-2026 11:55 via standard.co.uk
  
  The comedian, actor and podcaster denies all the charges.
  
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• Has ASOS been hacked? Customers sent alarming 'Snowflake' app alert - latest updates

  06-10-2026 11:48 via standard.co.uk
  
  Notification sent to ASOS customers claims that hackers have ‘fully compromised the Snowflake instance’
  
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• London travel LIVE: Elizabeth line part suspended after M25 collision sparks huge delays

  06-10-2026 11:43 via standard.co.uk
  
  There were lengthy delays on the M25 earlier this morning following a crash near Gerrards Cross
  
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• Has ASOS been hacked? Customers concerned after receiving alert - latest updates

  06-10-2026 11:40 via standard.co.uk
  
  Notification sent to ASOS customers claims that hackers have ‘fully compromised the Snowflake instance’
  
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• Eight people evacuated as fire rips through 800-year-old market place in London in early hours

  06-10-2026 11:40 via standard.co.uk
  
  Twenty-five firefighters tackled the blaze in south west London
  
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• Has ASOS been hacked? Customers concerned after receiving alert

  06-10-2026 11:21 via standard.co.uk
  
  Notification sent to ASOS customers claims that hackers have ‘fully compromised the Snowflake instance’
  
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• Rosie O’Donnell and Adjoa Andoh lead cast of The Pelicot Trial

  06-10-2026 11:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  The play, created by Swiss director and playwright Milo Rau, will feature accounts from the Gisele Pelicot case.
  
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• London students urges to scrap October 7 pro-Palestine march as Lucy Powell becomes latest to weigh in

  06-10-2026 10:51 via standard.co.uk
  
  Education Secretary Lucy Powell has urged the University of London Coalition to show ‘respect’ and ‘compassion’
  
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• Kemi Badenoch shies away from comparing Tory missile plans to Israel’s Iron Dome

  06-10-2026 10:31 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Conservative leader insisted her plans for a ‘Britannia Shield’ missile system were not a gimmick.
  
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• London mayoral hopeful James Cleverly refuses to back Kemi Badenoch's full support for Heathrow third runway

  06-10-2026 10:11 via standard.co.uk
  
  A major rift has emerged among senior Tories over expanding the west London airport
  
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• Londoners who aren't rich face paying mansion tax due to housing crisis, says Labour by-election candidate

  06-10-2026 09:59 via standard.co.uk
  
  One in five homes in Holborn and St Pancras is valued at £1.5 million or over
  
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• M25 crash LIVE: Motorway chaos as collision sparks huge delays

  06-10-2026 09:12 via standard.co.uk
  
  There are lengthy delays on the M25 this morning following a crash near Gerrards Cross
  
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• 'Iron Dome' costing £10 billion could protect London from missile attacks, says ex-RAF chief

  06-10-2026 08:57 via standard.co.uk
  
  Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch is proposing an Israel-style defensive shield to safeguard Britain against missile strikes
  
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• Seven different cancers are rising among under-50s, experts warn

  06-10-2026 08:25 via standard.co.uk
  
  The World Cancer Research Fund says the trajectory is ‘concerning’
  
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• British Airways flight from London Heathrow declares emergency after plunging 28,000ft

  06-10-2026 08:13 via standard.co.uk
  
  The flight was forced to return to the capital after dropping below 10,000 feet while flying over Ireland
  
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• Zack Polanski issues statement amid furious row over Green Party's 'Zionism is racism' policy

  06-10-2026 08:06 via standard.co.uk
  
  A motion passed by the conference labelling Zionism as racism has been condemned as ‘poisonous antisemitism’ by chief rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis
  
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• Jeffrey Archer, 86, dies 'suddenly and peacefully at his home' after completing final novel

  06-10-2026 07:44 via standard.co.uk
  
  Jeffrey Archer, 86, died ‘suddenly and peacefully at his home between writing sessions,’ his publisher confirmed
  
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• Holborn by-election: Can Zack Polanski defy Andy Burnham Red tide and pull off shock Green win?

  06-10-2026 07:14 via standard.co.uk
  
  Commentary: The omens are not looking good for the Green Party leader
  
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• Pension increases and cuts to childcare costs likely to feature in Budget 2027

  06-10-2026 01:37 via standard.co.uk
  
  Finance Minister Simon Harris and Minister for Public Expenditure Jack Chambers will unveil the spending plan in the Dáil later on Tuesday.
  
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• Tories pledge to build ‘iron dome’ to stop drones and missiles

  06-10-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  The so-called ‘Britannia Shield’ would provide a network of radar, command and control systems to detect incoming threats.
  
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• Kew Gardens launches £1million public fundraising plea to save historic Palm House

  06-10-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  Kew has secured half of the funding but is now calling on the public to help raise the next £1million
  
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• Composer George Fenton dies aged 76

  06-10-2026 00:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  Fenton died unexpectedly on Monday, CMG management said.
  
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• Jeffrey Archer in pictures: Prolific author, parliamentarian and prisoner

  05-10-2026 23:26 via standard.co.uk
  
  His final book, Adam and Eve, is due to be released this week.
  
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