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Leicester’s county’s director of public health has issued a warning.

Sevilla visit the Emirates on Wednesday.

This king’s speech will deliver the final blows from a Tory party facing oblivion The Guardian says The silk bag holds the government’s plans not just for a year but for “the next 70”, says the prime minister, whose sands of time are fast running out. Improbably he promises to “address the challenges this country faces” with no “short-term gimmicks”; yet we expect a king’s speech short on the long-term and scattered with infantile banana skins that Labour will skip over lightly. Little that is announced on Tuesday or in the autumn statement will even touch the edges of what…

King’s Speech: Charles will have to announce measures we know he is bound to dislike Sky News says Today is King Charles’s first King’s Speech as monarch. This matters to him, not only because he knows the world will be looking to see if he does something differently (he won’t – continuity matters) – and not only because it could be an opportunity to say something about his late mother, Queen Elizabeth II, in a new setting. The pressure will also be on because we all know he will have to announce – without flinching – measures we remember from…

Rishi Sunak’s king’s speech to include hardline criminal justice measures The Guardian says Rishi Sunak’s first king’s speech will include a series of hardline criminal justice measures promising tougher sentences for rapists and killers in the run-up to a general election. With crime and punishment a major point of contention with Keir Starmer’s Labour, the prime minister will confirm the introduction of a new sentencing bill under which murderers whose crimes involved sadistic or sexual conduct will face spending the rest of their lives in jail. The change in the law will mean that a whole-life order must be handed…

King’s Speech: What is it and why is it important? BBC News says King Charles will deliver the King’s Speech as part of the State Opening of Parliament on 7 November 2023. It will be his first King’s Speech since becoming monarch – although he gave the Queen’s Speech on behalf of his mother in May 2022. What is the King’s Speech? The King’s Speech provides the government with an opportunity to outline its priorities for the months ahead. Formally called the Speech from the Throne, it is a key part of the State Opening of Parliament ceremony, which marks…

Anastrozole: Thousands to be offered drug to prevent breast cancer in England A new drug – Anastrozole – has been licensed as a preventative option for breast cancer, meaning tens of thousands of women in England could benefit. The drug has been used for many years to treat the disease, but this is the first time it will be used as a preventative option. Recent trials show the drug can reduce the incidence of breast cancer by almost 50% in post-menopausal women at moderate or high risk of the disease. Charities said it was “a major step forward” for women…

Captain Tom’s family lose spa demolition appeal The family of Captain Sir Tom Moore have lost a planning application appeal against the demolition of an unauthorised home spa in their garden. Moore’s daughter, Hannah Ingram-Moore and her husband had appealed against the order by Central Bedfordshire Council. They used the Captain Tom Foundation name on the first plan before a revised application was turned down. The family have three months to comply with an existing demotion order. In a letter announcing the decision, Inspector Diane Fleming said the “scale and massing” of the partially built building had “resulted in harm”…

Microsoft’s gaming boss suggests that because Activision Blizzard games are multiformat, Sony and Nintendo’s consoles are now part of Xbox.

House prices rise for first time in six months, says Halifax Halifax reports that house prices rose in October for the first time in six months, but it expects values to fall over the next year. Halifax – the UK’s largest mortgage lender – said prices rose 1.1% last month, taking the average property value to £281,974. But the rise is due to a lack of homes for sale and the demand from buyers remaining weak. It expects prices to fall until 2025, with buyers facing higher interest rates and cost of living pressures.  House prices in October were down…