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Bryan Kohberger defense eyes death penalty fine print in Idaho student murders As University of Idaho student murders suspect Bryan Kohberger gets closer to a November hearing that his defense hopes will take the death penalty off the table before he goes to trial, his defense team is burying prosecutors in a barrage of court documents. Lawyers for the Pennsylvania criminologist submitted more than a dozen last week in response to prosecutors’ opposition to much of their latest legal maneuvering. The defense hopes to have two expert witnesses testify at the hearing and is asking the court to strike nearly…

Lower shop prices boost prospect of Bank of England rate cut British Retail Consortium says prices falling at fastest rate in three years and are 0.8% lower than a year ago. The chances of a fresh cut in interest rates from the Bank of England next week have been boosted by a report that shows shop prices falling at their fastest pace in more than three years. The monthly snapshot from the British Retail Consortium showed prices were 0.8% lower this month than in October 2023 – compared to an annual fall of 0.6% in September. Continue reading… https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/oct/29/shop-prices-lower-bank-of-england-rate-cut-

The London street tired of being ‘pimped out’ for Paddington | UK News A north London neighbourhood is fed up with tourists flocking to their street to take photos of the famous ‘Paddington’ house – and fear the issue will get worse ahead of the new film’s release. To mark the new blockbuster – Paddington in Peru – Airbnb is bringing ‘32 Windsor Gardens’ – the fictional home of The Brown family to life. But residents on Chalcot Crescent, the real London street where the film was shot – have told Metro they’re tired of their neighbourhood being ‘pimped out’…

Sir Chris Hoy’s wife Sarra has described her husband as ‘my real life superhero’ following his terminal cancer diagnosis. Doctors have told Hoy, 48, he has between two and four years to live after being diagnosed with primary cancer in his prostate. Legendary cyclist Hoy revealed he had been diagnosed with cancer earlier this year but only recently confirmed it had spread to his bones, meaning it is stage four. Tumours were discovered to his shoulder, pelvis, hip, spine and rib. In her first post since the devastating news, Sarra called her husband ‘the most incredible person I’ve ever met’…

Labour MP Mike Amesbury has been suspended from the party after a video surfaced allegedly showing him sucker-punching a constituent on the street. Labour MP Mike Amesbury got suspended The shocking CCTV footage appears to show the 55-year-old politician attempting to hit the man up to six times while he is on the ground. Mr. Amesbury stated yesterday that he “felt threatened” before the incident, which took place at 2:15 a.m. on Saturday in his Runcorn and Helsby constituency, Cheshire. Jump to section:

£113bn of homes in sales pipeline, says Zoopla An estimated £113 billion-worth of homes are working their way through the buying process in what marks the highest level of new sales agreed since autumn 2020, according to a property website. Across the UK, around 306,000 homes are in the sales pipeline working their way to completion, 62,250 (26 per cent) more than a year ago, Zoopla said. Momentum in new sales remains strong and looks set to continue into December, supported by a high supply of homes for sale, with many of the most recent sales completing in the first…

UK budget 2024 live: Rachel Reeves’ expected tax hike will hit working people, says ex-Bank of England governor Rachel Reeves’ tax-hiking Budget will hit workers however Labour frame it, the former governor of the Bank of England has said. Lord Mervyn King, who was head of the Bank of England for a decade until 2013, said that the debate around who Labour are classifying as a “working person” is “a terrible illusion”. Speaking on Sky’s Sunday Morning with Trevor Phillips, Lord King said: “Taxes are paid by people, they’re not paid by companies or institutions, ultimately, they fall on the…

Royal news live: Charles set for full overseas tour as William breaks silence on Harry in Diana tribute Prince William has mentioned Prince Harry publicly for the first time in years, as he recalls a childhood memory in his upcoming documentary. The Prince of Wales recounted the time his mother, the late Princess Diana, took him and his brother to visit a homeless shelter more than 30 years ago. “My mother took me to The Passage. She took Harry and I both there. I must have been about 11, I think probably at the time, maybe 10. I’d never been…

UK politics latest: Rachel Reeves declares her Budget is for the strivers as tax hikes expected Rachel Reeves has promised a Budget ‘for the strivers’ but admitted tough decisions have been made in a new article. Ahead of Labour’s long-anticipated Budget on October 30, the Chancellor said: “I have had to make tough decisions in this Budget. Not everything is going to be easy. But let me be clear – I am doing this for hardworking families up and down the country who have been crying out for change”. Labour had promised at the General election not to increase taxes…

Keir Starmer denies misleading public over tax rises in UK Budget Keir Starmer has denied misleading the public over tax rises in the Budget after he suggested “working people” did not make money from property or shares. The prime minister also rejected claims he had waged a “war on middle Britain”. Labour made manifesto pledges to not hike taxes on what it described as “working people,” explicitly ruling out increases to VAT, national insurance, and income tax. Keir Starmer speaking at a press conference during the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Samoa (PA Wire) But the chancellor Rachel Reeves…