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1. Zack Polanski elected as new leader of Green Party

   A joint ticket of two of the Greens’ MPs, Ellie Chowns and Adrian Ramsay, lost out to Mr Polanski, who is a member of the London Assembly.

2. Met’s Counter Terror police arrest activists linked to Palestine Action in dawn raids ahead of fresh protests

   It comes after more than 700 people were arrested for supporting the proscribed group at protests over the summer

3. Zack Polanski: Eco-populist winner of Green leadership with unconventional past

   The man at the helm of the Green Party once worked as an actor and a hypnotherapist.

4. Chloe Malle to succeed Anna Wintour as head of US Vogue

   Malle is the daughter of actress Candice Bergen and French film director Louis Malle

5. Green Party to shift leftwards after landslide win by new leader Zack Polanski

   Mr Polanski could offer a fresh headache to Sir Keir Starmer’s Government from the political left.

6. Teacher banned after using adult chat sites on school laptop during lessons

   Christian Watkinson used a ‘hotspot’ mobile phone internet connection to bypass school safety features and access the content.

7. Man jailed for life with 45 years before parole for murder of ex-prison officer

   Elias Morgan shot former prison officer Lenny Scott, a ‘devoted’ father-of-three.

8. Girl, 11, impresses Queen with handmade beeswax candles

   Camilla said she was ‘very impressed’ after meeting the young entrepreneur in Newquay.

9. Presiding Officer says she is ‘shocked’ about toilet camera investigation

   Alison Johnstone MSP addressed the Scottish Parliament about the ongoing investigation into an alleged camera in Holyrood toilets.

10. Are modular homes the solution to London’s temporary housing crisis?

    City Hall has approved the rollout of modular homes that can be built in weeks — but are they just a sticking plaster?