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• What happened to Ann Widdecombe? Police issue major update on murder probe

  15-07-2026 07:59 via standard.co.uk
  
  Miss Widdecombe was found dead at Dartmoor home on Thursday morning after sustaining ‘serious’ injuries
  
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• More than 700 arrested in Met crackdown on London phone thieves

  08-10-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  Officers made 711 arrests during operations in September targeting phone snatching, robbery and the handling of stolen goods
  
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• Key to Paul McCartney’s childhood home sells for more than estimate at auction

  07-10-2026 23:40 via standard.co.uk
  
  The original brass Yale house key sold at UK auctioneers Dominic Winter for three times its pre-sale estimate of £2,000-£3,000.
  
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• Pictured: Man shot dead at memorial service in west London

  07-10-2026 23:06 via standard.co.uk
  
  Lee Davidson, 40, was shot dead on Braybrook Street at around 7.45pm on Friday
  
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• Defence spending hike a sign ‘Europe can awaken from long slumber’, says Rubio

  07-10-2026 21:51 via standard.co.uk
  
  The top diplomat highlighted the importance of the transatlantic alliance despite strains on ‘the bonds of affection’.
  
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• Met Police offer £20k award to find mum who vanished two years ago

  07-10-2026 21:48 via standard.co.uk
  
  Nazire Koreli, 56, was last seen close to her home in Welling in September 2024 and a man was previously arrested for her murder
  
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• Childline was Esther Rantzen’s favourite child, daughter says

  07-10-2026 21:14 via standard.co.uk
  
  Rebecca Wilcox said she realised her mother loved Childline more than her and her siblings ‘from day one’.
  
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• Eleven arrested amid protests on anniversary of October 7 attacks

  07-10-2026 20:49 via standard.co.uk
  
  Wednesday marked the third anniversary of the attacks on October 7 which saw Hamas-led militants invade Israel, killing some 1,200 people.
  
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• Crime boss turned author Paul Ferris dies aged 62

  07-10-2026 19:50 via standard.co.uk
  
  The former gangster swapped crime for writing more than 20 years ago.
  
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• Met Police offer 20k award to find mum who vanished two years ago

  07-10-2026 19:33 via standard.co.uk
  
  Nazire Koreli, 56, was last seen close to her home in Welling in September 2024 and a man was previously arrested for her murder
  
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• National March for Palestine: When is the London protest and what is the route?

  07-10-2026 19:13 via standard.co.uk
  
  Around 10,000 protesters are expected to march through central London on Saturday
  
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• Pro-Palestine rallies in Edinburgh and Glasgow on October 7 attacks anniversary

  07-10-2026 18:47 via standard.co.uk
  
  The rally in Edinburgh focused on calls for the university to cut its ties with companies linked with Israel.
  
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• London weather: Commuters hit by sudden 10C temperature drop today as rain drenches capital

  07-10-2026 18:25 via standard.co.uk
  
  Temperature dropped to 12C during the evening rush hour, when it was 22C just 24 hours before
  
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• Drumcree parading dispute ‘now bigger than Garvaghy Road’

  07-10-2026 18:10 via standard.co.uk
  
  Residents’ groups from a number of former flashpoints across Northern Ireland met in Portadown earlier.
  
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• UK Foreign Office issues Godzilla El Nino travel warning for Londoners heading to these countries

  07-10-2026 17:56 via standard.co.uk
  
  For Londoners planning a Christmas getaway or winter holiday, it’s worth checking now how your travel plans could be affected by a powerful El Niño
  
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• Lime spends almost £900,000 on e-bike parking across London amid 'Wild West' concerns

  07-10-2026 17:51 via standard.co.uk
  
  Funding given by e-bike giant for hundreds of parking bays after continued complaints about hazardous parking across London
  
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• King and Sir Elton John enjoy singer Skye Newman’s pre-concert performance

  07-10-2026 17:42 via standard.co.uk
  
  South London-born Newman is due to sing at the new Apple Music Hall on Wednesday evening, just over a week after Sir Elton performed for its opening.
  
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• Footage shows Dexter ‘kill room’ murderer’s hospital bed arrest

  07-10-2026 17:41 via standard.co.uk
  
  Forensics student Benjamin Day is facing a life sentence after luring sex worker Maria Saceanu to an an Airbnb where she suffered 78 knife wounds.
  
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• Drinking in stands at football a bad idea, national police lead says

  07-10-2026 16:55 via standard.co.uk
  
  Mr Roberts, a Manchester City supporter, said getting a ‘beer shampoo’ when a goal was scored was ‘not conducive to a great afternoon’.
  
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• London schools face strike closures as 1,000 support staff to walk out

  07-10-2026 16:30 via standard.co.uk
  
  Members of the GMB union employed are holding a rally in Westminster on Friday in a dispute over London weighting payments
  
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• Two Holyrood committees to ‘dig into the details’ behind planned AI data centres

  07-10-2026 16:24 via standard.co.uk
  
  MSPs on both the Climate Action Committee and the Economy, Tourism and Energy Committee are to conduct investigations.
  
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• Protesters clash and multiple arrests as London demos held on October 7 anniversary

  07-10-2026 16:21 via standard.co.uk
  
  Protesters and counter-protesters clash as Metropolitan Police make arrests after incident outside the Board of Deputies of British Jews office
  
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• Badenoch vows to scrap inheritance tax on family homes and cut welfare spending

  07-10-2026 16:14 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Tory leader promised the party would focus on letting people ‘keep more of what they earn’ if it is returned to power.
  
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• TikTok 'Tube Girl' reveals she spent months in hospital after rare illness with 'psychotic episodes'

  07-10-2026 16:06 via standard.co.uk
  
  The TikTok star has opened up about her four-month hospital stay after doctors eventually discovered a rare form of encephalitis linked to ovarian tumours
  
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• Kemi Badenoch to fight Labour's 'tax grab' on London with cuts to levies on homes and inheritance

  07-10-2026 15:28 via standard.co.uk
  
  ‘There's a view on the Left, which is basically that everything you've got is up for grabs by the taxman,’ say the Conservatives
  
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• Drivers should fund Bakerloo line extension through pay-per-mile scheme, Sadiq Khan told

  07-10-2026 15:27 via standard.co.uk
  
  Benali Hamdache says a "smart" road charging scheme would be a fairer way to fund major transport projects
  
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• University ‘held to account’ after grade error student took own life – family

  07-10-2026 15:14 via standard.co.uk
  
  Ethan Scott Brown, 23, was wrongly told by the University of Glasgow weeks before his death that he could not graduate.
  
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• Drivers should fund Bakerloo line extension through pay-per-mile scheme, says Green councillor

  07-10-2026 15:10 via standard.co.uk
  
  Benali Hamdache says a "smart" road charging scheme would be a fairer way to fund major transport projects
  
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• London travel news LIVE: Piccadilly line part suspended after signal failure

  07-10-2026 15:06 via standard.co.uk
  
  Major disruption on the Piccadilly line has hit passengers this afternoon
  
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• Drumcree dispute in a ‘dangerous and lingering limbo’ – McDonald

  07-10-2026 15:04 via standard.co.uk
  
  Te Parades Commission dramatically allowed the parade along its traditional route on the Garvaghy Road for the first time for almost 30 years.
  
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