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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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• Mother of Baby P admits she can be manipulative as bid for parole continues

  13-10-2026 14:57 via standard.co.uk
  
  Tracey Connelly was jailed at the Old Bailey in 2009 for causing or allowing the death of her 17-month-old son Peter.
  
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• ‘Reoffending off the charts’, say Tories as early release scheme continues

  13-10-2026 14:55 via standard.co.uk
  
  Some 650 criminals were being released from prisons around the country on Tuesday.
  
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• Londoners face new AI bioweapons terror danger: Key points from MI5 Director General’s threat speech

  13-10-2026 14:46 via standard.co.uk
  
  MI5 Director General Sir Ken McCallum has given his annual threat speech, where he has warned the agency’s state threats caseload has quadrupled in the past 10 years
  
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• City of London gas leak LIVE: Almost 5,000 evacuated as large cordon thrown up

  13-10-2026 14:25 via standard.co.uk
  
  A 200m cordon has been established as a precaution
  
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• Mid-air emergency declared on BA flight from Gatwick forcing it to turn back after reports of 'cracked window'

  13-10-2026 14:16 via standard.co.uk
  
  AirNav Radar reported that the BA Euroflyer service had declared an emergency and was diverting back to Gatwick
  
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• Iran-linked incident at RAF Fairford ‘not unique’, spy chief says

  13-10-2026 14:16 via standard.co.uk
  
  Sir Ken McCallum said the past year has seen increased Iranian action against Jewish sites, and a move towards harder targets such as military bases.
  
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• AI could give terrorists access to bioweapons if guardrails fail – MI5 chief

  13-10-2026 14:10 via standard.co.uk
  
  Sir Ken McCallum gave his annual speech on threats to the UK at Thames House on Tuesday.
  
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• Fire sweeps through children's nursery in north London

  13-10-2026 14:07 via standard.co.uk
  
  Around 70 firefighters tackled the blaze at a nursery in Islington
  
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• Murder probe launched after four people die in arson attack on Waterford house

  13-10-2026 14:04 via standard.co.uk
  
  A man and woman and two of their children died in the blaze in Waterford City in the early hours of Tuesday.
  
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• Governments urged to establish paramilitary transition mechanism

  13-10-2026 14:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  A new report said there was merit in such a mechanism, providing certain conditions were met.
  
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• Cyber attacks: Which UK companies have recently been targeted by hackers?

  13-10-2026 13:45 via standard.co.uk
  
  The retail sector has been targeted many times in the past two years, with M&S, Co-op and Harrods among the biggest names being hit by hackers.
  
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• More prisoners released early from HMP Wandsworth despite freed serial shoplifter going on London crime spree

  13-10-2026 13:39 via standard.co.uk
  
  650 inmates were being freed early in second wave of controversial scheme
  
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• London HMO has 'no washing machines' and a 'ban' on overnight guests

  13-10-2026 13:18 via standard.co.uk
  
  The HMO tenants say they have had to pay £100 a month on laundry services after facilities were removed
  
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• Former Grenfell Tower housing chief leaves north London council role after backlash

  13-10-2026 12:49 via standard.co.uk
  
  Laura Johnson was appointed a director at Barnet Homes after being criticised for her role in budget-cutting decisions before Grenfell fire
  
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• UUP leader urges against ‘escalating Drumcree dispute’ to other parades

  13-10-2026 12:48 via standard.co.uk
  
  Ulster Unionist Party leader Jon Burrows also urged all to stay within the law.
  
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• House fire in Ireland's Waterford kills four people including two children

  13-10-2026 12:37 via standard.co.uk
  
  Two other children are fighting for life following the blaze in Waterford City on Tuesday morning
  
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• Man, woman and two children die in Waterford house fire

  13-10-2026 12:34 via standard.co.uk
  
  Emergency services were called to the house in the Birchwood area of Waterford City shortly after 5am on Tuesday.
  
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• Video footage shows Palestine Action raid on factory, court hears

  13-10-2026 12:24 via standard.co.uk
  
  Nine men and women are on trial at the Old Bailey accused of criminal damage, burglary with intent and violent disorder.
  
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• Prisoners cheer as second phase of early release scheme begins

  13-10-2026 12:08 via standard.co.uk
  
  At HMP Durham, one man punched the air in celebration.
  
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• BA flight from Gatwick declares mid-air emergency following reports of 'cracked window'

  13-10-2026 11:59 via standard.co.uk
  
  AirNav Radar reported that the BA Euroflyer service had declared an emergency and was diverting back to Gatwick
  
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• Miliband acknowledges ‘difficult’ relations between US and Ukraine’s allies

  13-10-2026 11:38 via standard.co.uk
  
  Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband said Russia was seeking to test the West’s resolve in support of Ukraine.
  
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• What is Russell Brand accused of? List of charges facing comedian as London trial gets under way

  13-10-2026 11:34 via standard.co.uk
  
  The comedian and actor’s trial is due to start on Wednesday. These are the charges he faces
  
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• SNP invites Burnham to party conference amid Scotland visit reports

  13-10-2026 11:32 via standard.co.uk
  
  The party invited the Prime Minister to its conference in Aberdeen.
  
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• BBC cancels plans to build new studio for The Archers amid cost-cutting measures

  13-10-2026 11:27 via standard.co.uk
  
  The long-running radio drama could be recorded outside of Birmingham for the first time.
  
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• Grocery price inflation edges up as shoppers lean on special offers

  13-10-2026 11:21 via standard.co.uk
  
  Supermarket prices are 2.5% higher than last year, up from 2.3% last month, data from Worldpanel by Numerator shows.
  
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• Waterford ‘plunged into utter devastation’ following fatal house fire

  13-10-2026 11:19 via standard.co.uk
  
  Emergency services remain at the scene.
  
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• Katie Price returns to court to continue evidence in ex-husband’s rape trial

  13-10-2026 11:10 via standard.co.uk
  
  On Monday, she told the court she was ‘really shocked’ by the allegations.
  
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• When will the mild London weather end? Temperatures to tumble within days

  13-10-2026 11:02 via standard.co.uk
  
  Warm weather has once again enveloped London - but it’s not going to last
  
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• Rejecting Rosebank and Jackdaw could cost UK economy £10.8 billion, report warns

  13-10-2026 10:50 via standard.co.uk
  
  Adura, the company behind both projects, commissioned new research on their impact for the UK.
  
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