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New Low for London
Pictured: 'Very kind' musician, 87, who was brutally stabbed to death on his mobility scooter after 'being surrounded by youths' in Lawless London's 59th murder this year – and SIXTH in four days
Thomas O'Halloran, 87, described as a 'nice old man', was killed yesterday in Greenford, west London
Police were called at 4pm to a road near the busy A40 and the victim was declared dead at scene
Neighbours say man used to play the accordion outside South Greenford station to raise money for Ukraine
London Mayor Sadiq Khan says he is 'devastated' but faces criticism over the number of murders in capital
Thought to be 59th murder in London so far this year, and sixth Met murder probe in just four days
Did you witness this incident or do you know the victim?
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11119369/Greenford-stabbing-Man-80s-raised-money-Ukraine-killed-mobility-scooter.html
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UK Cost of Living Storm - Utility Bills:
£100-a-WEEK to heat your home: Bills could rocket to £5,500 a year in spring unless action is taken warn experts in bleakest price-cap forecast yet
Energy bills could hit staggering £104-a-week under new doomsday forecast
Hard-up Brits would fork out £5,400 annually just to heat and power their homes
Ofgem expected to deliver a fresh blow to household budgets of stricken families when it raises the price cap to £4,266 at the beginning of January
Energy consultants Auxilione now warning bills could peak at £5,456 in April
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11118197/Brits-told-pay-100-week-energy-bills-rocket-5-500-year-new-year.html
UK Cost of Living Storm - Inflation
'No-one's in charge!' Ministers and Bank of England face fury over lack of a plan to ease cost-of-living 'nightmare' as inflation surges into DOUBLE FIGURES hitting new 40-year high of 10.1% - even worse than the grim predictions
New figures show inflation reached another 40-year high of 10.1 per cent in July
The level was above predictions and up from 9.4 per cent the previous month
Bank of England looks almost certain to hike interest rates again in September
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11118905/Inflation-surges-40-year-high-10-1.html
Cost of Living Storm - Traveling Costs
More misery for commuters as RPI inflation rate used to determine most season ticket fares hits 12.3% - its highest rate in 40 years – ahead of another rail strike tomorrow
July's Retail Prices Index (RPI) inflation was 12.3 per cent, the highest since 1982
The Department for Transport said train fares would grow below rate of inflation
Just a fifth of UK train services will run on August 18 and 20 due to rail strike
Cost of Living Storm - United Kingdom Bankruptcies
The number of insolvencies in the United Kingdom increased to 5629 in the second quarter of 2022, the most since 2009, from 4995 in the first quarter of 2022.
UK Insolvencies up 67% up in July 2022. https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/monthly-insolvency-statistics-july-2022
UK economy will start to crash from September.
Average utility bills cost are likely to quadruple for most households in the UK. Will go from an average of £1500 ($1900) to £5500 ($6650).
Also, Small businesses will be pushed into permanent closure due to utility cost and business overheads.
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Manchester United shares briefly pop 17% in premarket after Elon Musk jokes about buying the club
Shares of the English soccer club Manchester United briefly rose by as much as 17% in premarket trading on Wednesday.
This came after Elon Musk tweeted "Also, I'm buying Manchester United ur welcome," before clarifying that he was joking.
Fans reacted with a mixture of excitement and skepticism, as Musk has a history of tweeting similar jokes.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/manchester-united-shares-briefly-pop-17-25-in-premarket-after-elon-musk-jokes-about-buying-the-club/ar-AA10KTzs
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FTSE 100 Live: Double-digit UK inflation rate, factory gate prices jump 17.1%
https://www.yahoo.com/video/ftse-100-live-double-digit-065546294.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9kdWNrZHVja2dvLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAGZzvrqfUGO7qGXHUvXvXx-YyzzFF4oZ2Pi0EtKSrKUPIPJ1Ziym1rYSZEZ9f0MOiHQhr8djAu67PBsU72wqz101DAYzWjgOx0zxVhnXfy2hIGS7U1EVVc15yTPuztpAiczO1z2MgmMs-yysksmaKDkSLIeIDfusq_u8CcK5jv6N
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Inflation in Nigeria hits 17-year high
https://www.ft.com/content/fb8882bb-32cb-4b76-bb45-eeda3ce1f304