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• Will Saints reign again or new winners rise? - Prem Rugby club guide

  24-09-2026 09:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC Sport commentators and reporters analyse how the 10 Prem Rugby clubs will fare ahead of the start of the 2026-27 season.
  
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• Harry tells military chiefs he lost his purpose and identity after leaving Army

  01-10-2026 15:57 via standard.co.uk
  
  Former soldier Harry told Nato’s military committee that he was ‘fortunate’ and ‘had another way to serve’.
  
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• Swinney ‘misrepresenting’ Burnham pension reform impact, says Marra

  01-10-2026 15:56 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister laid out his reforms earlier this week.
  
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• Burnham ‘opening door to Reform’ by reigniting Brexit debate, Farage says

  01-10-2026 15:34 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister has promised to canvass opinion on options for Britain’s future relationship with Brussels.
  
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• ‘Time is of the essence’ for mother and baby home probe – campaigner

  01-10-2026 15:31 via standard.co.uk
  
  More than 12,000 women and girls entered the institutions where human rights abuse and degrading treatment was carried out.
  
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• William tells villagers ‘holistic’ approach required to tackle flooding

  01-10-2026 15:30 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Prince of Wales was visiting the Welsh village of Skenfrith which was battered by the River Monnow following Storm Claudia.
  
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• Met Police 'resisting' full inquest into fatal shooting of Chris Kaba by firearms officer, say his family

  01-10-2026 15:28 via standard.co.uk
  
  A pre-inquest review is hearing legal submissions on whether a full inquest should be held in to Chris Kaba’s death
  
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• Scot detained in India since 2017 released from prison on bail

  01-10-2026 15:08 via standard.co.uk
  
  Jagtar Singh Johal has been detained for nearly nine years despite no convictions for his alleged terror involvement.
  
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• London trains crash horror: Driver sped up after going past red signal and hit brake 10 seconds before disaster

  01-10-2026 15:04 via standard.co.uk
  
  More than 100 people were taken to hospital after two London-bound trains collided in the accident near Bedford in June
  
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• E.On’s takeover of Ovo given all clear by competition watchdog

  01-10-2026 14:56 via standard.co.uk
  
  The deal will see E.On add Ovo’s four million customers to its existing 5.6 million customers and it expected to complete before the end of the year.
  
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• London train crash horror: Driver sped up after going past red signal and hit brake 10 seconds before disaster

  01-10-2026 14:50 via standard.co.uk
  
  More than 100 people were taken to hospital after two London-bound trains collided in the accident near Bedford in June
  
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• Scot detained for almost a decade on terror charges released

  01-10-2026 14:43 via standard.co.uk
  
  Jagtar Singh Johal was arrested in 2017 and has been in prison ever since, despite no convictions for his alleged terror involvement.
  
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• Train ‘sped up after acknowledging red signal’ before Bedford crash – report

  01-10-2026 14:41 via standard.co.uk
  
  The driver was killed while more than 160 passengers were injured and 102 were taken to hospital.
  
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• Who is Sagal Abdi-Wali? Labour’s candidate fighting Zack Polanski in crunch London by-election

  01-10-2026 14:31 via standard.co.uk
  
  Sagal Abdi-Wali, leader of Camden Council, will take on Green candidate Zack Polanski in north London by-election
  
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• Badenoch: Tories will turn tide on Burnham’s ‘destructive socialist agenda’

  01-10-2026 14:30 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Opposition leader accused the Prime Minister being ‘obsessed with Westminster bubble politics’ and seeking to ‘lock in the left’
  
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• Who is standing in the Holborn and St Pancras by-election?

  01-10-2026 14:27 via standard.co.uk
  
  A total of 15 candidates are standing in the race to take over Sir Keir Starmer’s Holborn and St Pancras seat
  
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• Meghan sells luxury advent calendar inspired by her Montecito home

  01-10-2026 14:26 via standard.co.uk
  
  The duchess moved back to the UK from the US just over a month ago.
  
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• When is the Holborn and St Pancras by-election - and what time will we know the result?

  01-10-2026 14:25 via standard.co.uk
  
  The contest to replace Sir Keir Starmer as the MP for Holborn and St Pancras is being held next month
  
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• Prisoners freed early from London jails - including shoplifter with 100 convictions - praise Andy Burnham

  01-10-2026 14:23 via standard.co.uk
  
  ‘Keep the early release going. It’s good,’ said serial shoplifter Michael Bogle as he left HMP Wandsworth
  
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• Adrian Mills praises co-star Esther Rantzen’s ‘incredible legacy’

  01-10-2026 14:21 via standard.co.uk
  
  The broadcaster and campaigner has been remembered by a host of celebrities following her death aged 86.
  
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• RCN failed Sandie Peggie because of her gender-critical beliefs, tribunal hears

  01-10-2026 14:19 via standard.co.uk
  
  In her closing submissions on Thursday, Ms Peggie’s lawyer Naomi Cunningham said the RCN was ‘in the grip’ of gender ideology.
  
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• Children in long-term workless households highest for more than a decade

  01-10-2026 14:12 via standard.co.uk
  
  North-east England has the highest proportion among all nations and regions.
  
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• Sinn Fein Policing Board member investigated over alleged conduct breach

  01-10-2026 14:10 via standard.co.uk
  
  Deirdre Hargey was permitted to remain in the meeting on Thursday.
  
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• Cost of policing Drumcree dispute £3m so far, says chief constable

  01-10-2026 14:02 via standard.co.uk
  
  Chief Constable Jon Boutcher answered questions at the Policing Board on day five of the parading dispute.
  
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• Forcing march down Garvaghy Road could be catastrophic, warns Boutcher

  01-10-2026 14:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  He also told the Policing Board in Belfast that there will be ‘consequences’ for those who blocked the road.
  
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• Cash-strapped London council reveals plan to cut spending by £39million

  01-10-2026 13:56 via standard.co.uk
  
  Richmond Council will make cuts as it battles with a huge reduction in funding as more cash is given to areas of the country with higher deprivation
  
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• World university rankings 2027: Where are London's institutions on the list?

  01-10-2026 13:15 via standard.co.uk
  
  The US and UK dominated the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2027, but which London university was highest?
  
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• Burnham’s pension changes ‘completely unacceptable’, says Swinney

  01-10-2026 13:12 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister pledged to drop the automatic link between pension increases and the rise in average earnings from 2030.
  
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• Rocket company granted licence to launch from UK

  01-10-2026 13:07 via standard.co.uk
  
  HyImpulse passed a review process with the Civil Aviation Authority that means it can launch from SaxaVord on Shetland early next year.
  
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• London and the AI apocalypse: Is the capital becoming dangerously dependent on artificial intelligence?

  01-10-2026 13:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  Our city is increasingly reliant on a web of AI for everything from food to transport. But what if it all goes wrong?
  
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