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Oscar Pistorius makes new parole bid 10 years after killing girlfriend Oscar Pistorius will make another bid for early parole from the South African prison where he is serving over 13 years for murdering his girlfriend.  Pistorius – the former paralympic champion – is in prison for shooting his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp to death at his home in Pretoria.  The 2013 killing shocked the world. The parole hearing will be at Atteridgeville prison, just outside…

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Elementor #566140November 23, 20231 Min Read Summary of the Top 6 headlines today The Guardian – Hunt reveals £20bn in tax cuts as Tories move on to election footing Jeremy Hunt announces a higher than expected 2p cut in national insurance, The Guardian says, as the Conservatives “move on to election footing”. The measures have fuelled speculation about a snap general election in the spring. The paper says that the “bigger than expected” tax cuts will be…

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Elementor #566134November 23, 20231 Min Read Summary of the Top 6 headlines today Metro – Happy NI Year The Metro leads with Jeremy Hunt handing 27 million people a tax cut starting in January as he gambles on growing the economy in time for the next general election.The front page reports the triple lock stays and there will be a freeze on booze tax and help for renters. Today’s top stories Like this article? why don’t…

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Elementor #566122November 23, 20231 Min Read Summary of the Top 6 headlines today The Sun – New Year’s Wahey “New Year’s Wahey,” writes The Sun, as it says Jeremy Hunt has handed 27 million Britons a new year national insurance tax cut worth £450 a year – though in parenthesis it notes taxes are still at their highest since the Second World War.The front page leads on the latest from I’m A Celebrity … Get Me…

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Elementor #566116November 23, 20231 Min Read Summary of the Top 6 headlines today Daily Mirror  – Autumn Statement: Do they take us for fools? “Do they take us all for fools?” the Daily Mirror writes, as it says millions of people will be worse off despite Jeremy Hunt cutting national insurance. The paper says the Autumn Statement is less about fizz and more about “swizz”. It points to economic growth forecasts that have been halved and predictions…

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Elementor #566109November 23, 20231 Min Read Summary of the Top 6 headlines today Daily Express – We’ve delivered on triple lock to protect you The Daily Express writes that the government has listened to the message from Britain’s pensioners as it pledged to honour the triple lock.The pension triple lock – a safeguard that applies to ensure state pension rises each year by either average earnings, inflation, or 2.5%, whichever figure is the highest.The paper says…

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