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BREAKING U.K NEWS: Finally ‘ No Fault EVICTION by Landlords Included in ‘ Renters Reform Bill ‘ in White-Paper

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#AceBreakingNews – Landlords are to be prevented from evicting tenants in England without giving a reason, under proposals published in a government White Paper.

By Eleanor Lawrie
BBC News

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The Renters Reform Bill will also end blanket bans on benefit claimants or families with children – and landlords must consider requests to allow pets:

Housing charity Shelter called it a “game-changer”………………………………..But landlords associations said the government must ensure the changes would not worsen the housing crisis.

Of all the private renters leaving accommodation in 2019 and 2020, 8% had been asked to go by their landlord, the Department for Levelling up said:

  • No-fault evictions are already banned in Scotland for tenancies starting after 1 December 2017
  • The Welsh government says no-fault-eviction notice periods will be extended to six months by the end of 2022
  • Legislation to extend the notice period for tenancies is going through the Northern Ireland Assembly

‘It was a horrible situation’ShelterKrystalrose was served a no-fault eviction after complaining about mouldKrystalrose Shirley was served with a no-fault eviction in October 2021 after complaining about mould and other issues in her private rented property in Enfield, north London.The 28-year-old had lived there for two years with her young daughter and said finding somewhere else was a nightmare.”I struggled to find somewhere [else] to live, especially being on DSS [housing benefit]. It was really hard to find somewhere suitable for me and my daughter I went to the council but I kept being fobbed off.

The council eventually housed her nearby, but the flat is far from ideal, she says: it is due to be knocked down, and the bathroom ceiling is leaking. She hopes the proposed changes will mean other people aren’t faced with the same situation:

” The property damaged my furniture, we were ill with mould, we suffered and at the end they told us to get out. This will stop landlords thinking they can do that to tenants for no reason and give the tenants a bit more power.”‘No fault’ rental eviction rate appalling – Shelter‘Sick and stressed’ renters evicted without reasonShelter chief executive Polly Neate said: “The Renters Reform Bill is a game-changer for England’s 11 million private renters. “Scrapping unfair evictions will level the playing field. “For the first time in a long time, tenants will be able to stand up to bad behaviour instead of living in fear,” “Gone will be the days of families being uprooted and children forced to move school after being slapped with a Section 21 no-fault eviction for no good reason.”

The government has also promised tenants stronger powers to:challenge poor practice and unjustified rent increases obtain rent refunds for unhealthy, unsafe or poor quality homes:

Its Decent Homes Standard will be extended to the private sector, meaning:homes must be free from serious health and safety hazards landlords must keep homes in a good state of repair, with clean, appropriate and useable facilitiesend “arbitrary” rent-review clauses, so tenants can leave poor-quality housing without being liable for the rentdouble notice periods for rent increases give councils stronger powers to tackle the worst landlords and increase fines for serious offencesWho rents their home and who is most likely to be evicted?Around 13 million people in the UK rent from a private landlordMore than one third of private renters live with childrenAbout 46% of under-35s in England rent from private landlordsNearly 230,000 private renters in England have received no-fault eviction notices since 2019Female-led single parent households made up a quarter of those threatened with eviction in England, in 2020-21About 32% of those threatened with eviction were single adult malesHow will a ban on ‘no fault’ evictions work in practice?

The details of how the new rules will work in England is not yet clear. But no fault evictions are already banned in Scotland, where landlords cannot evict tenants purely because they want them to leave.

The rules vary depending on the type of tenancy and when notice is given but for private tenancies starting from March 2022, there are 17 official reasons or “grounds for eviction” that landlords can give. These include that the landlord wants to move into the property, or that the tenant is behind on at least three months’ rent. The landlord has to give tenants the right amount of notice depending on the grounds they want to use, and they can apply for a housing tribunal for an eviction order if the tenant won’t move out.They can’t evict the tenant until the tribunal decides to give an eviction order.Levelling Up and Housing Secretary Michael Gove said: “For too long many private renters have been at the mercy of unscrupulous landlords who fail to repair homes and let families live in damp, unsafe and cold properties, with the threat of unfair ‘no fault’ evictions orders hanging over them.

” Our New Deal for renters will help to end this injustice by improving the rights and conditions for millions of renters.”

For private landlords, the bill offers “greater clarity and support”, including:a private-renters’ ombudsman to settle disputes cheaply and quickly ensuring landlords can efficiently recover their properties from antisocial tenantsa property portal to help landlords comply with their responsibilities and tenants understand their rightsNational Residential Landlords Association chief executive Ben Beadle said: “Whilst headline commitments to strengthening possession grounds, speedier court processes and mediation are helpful, the detail to follow must retain the confidence of responsible landlords, as well as improving tenants’ rights.”We will be analysing the government’s plans carefully to ensure they meet this test.

” A failure to do so will exacerbate the housing crisis at a time when renters are struggling to find the homes they need.”

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BREAKING U.S COURT NEWS UPDATE: Harvey Weinstein Trial For LA Sex Crimes Gets October Start Date

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#AceBreakingNews – UPDATE Almost a year after Harvey Weinstein was extradited to Los Angeles to face rape and other multiple sex crimes charges, the incarcerated former producer today learned when his trial will begin according to Deadline News by

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At a downtown hearing this morning with Weinstein present, LA Superior Court Judge Lisa Lench marked October 10 on the calendar for the start of the jury trial. Once jurors are selected, the proceedings are anticipated to take about two months.

“We have four months to prepare and we are ready to face this and win it,” a spokesperson for Weinstein told Deadline on Friday

Looking at 140 years behind bars if found guilty, Weinstein is facing grand jury indictments of four counts of rape, four counts of forcible oral copulation, one count of sexual penetration by use of force, plus one count of sexual battery by restraint and sexual battery in incidents involving five women in L.A. County over a nine-year period.

Last year, one of Weinstein’s West Coast attorney Mark Werksman proclaimed that the material submitted to the grand jury by LA County D.A. George Gascón’s office in the summer of 2021 was “weak and insufficient. Despite numerous motions by the defense, the judge has rejected all attempts to have the matter dismissed or diminished.

Currently held in DTLA’s Twin Towers Correctional Facility, the 70-year old Weinstein recently had his appeal of his New York State 2020 conviction on rape and sexual assault charges in Manhattan rejected unanimously by a five-judge panel. Additionally, Weinstein was hit on June 8 by UK officials with at two counts of indecent assault against a woman in London in August 1996. It is unclear right now, how and when the once looming mogul will actually face British justice as his convictions and trials pile up.

First charged and arrested for rape in May 2018 after detailed revelations by the New York Times in October 2017 into decades of abuse and alleged assaults by Weinstein, the producer was sentenced to 23-years in prison just over two years ago. After a prolonged legal battle over jurisdictions during the heart of the Covid-19 pandemic, Weinstein was flown out to LA on July 20 last year.

The subject of still more upcoming books Weinstein found himself on the printed page after the self-published Harvey Weinstein: My Story started showing up on Amazon last month. Written it seems by two of Weinstein’s fellow Twin Towers inmates, the tome was compiled by Dennis Sobin, director of the nonprofit Prisons Foundation. Full of lurid tales from Weinstein’s past, The 203-page My Story was pulled off the Jeff Bezo’s everything story on May 27 after media attention and complaints from Weinstein’s lawyers.

” We are currently looking into legal recourse,” said attorney Alan Jackson to Deadline at the time.

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BREAKING U.K NEWS: Assange Can be Extradited to US Home Secretary Priti Patel said he has 14-days to appeal decision

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#AceBreakingNews – Wikileaks founder Julian Assange’s extradition to the US has been approved by UK Home Secretary Priti Patel and he has 14 days to appeal over the decision, the Home Office said.

By Charley Adams
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Mr Assange is wanted by the American authorities over documents leaked in 2010 and 2011

The extradition of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange to the US has been approved by UK Home Secretary Priti Patel.

Mr Assange, who has 14 days to appeal, is wanted in America over the leak of secret military information.

What is Julian Assange accused of? 

Assange is accused of conspiring to hack into US military databases to acquire sensitive secret information, which was then published by Wikileaks.

He says the information exposed abuses by the US military and that the case against him is politically motivated.

US prosecutors say the leaks put lives at risk. They requested Assange’s extradition from the UK, where he is currently in prison.

For almost seven years – until April 2019 – Assange took refuge inside the Ecuadorian embassy in London, where he sought asylum to avoid extradition. He claimed he was a victim of human-rights abuses and would face a life sentence if extradited. 

At the time, he had been facing extradition to Sweden on allegations of sexual assault – a case that was later dropped.

It said the courts found extradition would not be “incompatible with his human rights” and that while in the US “he will be treated appropriately”.

Mr Assange is wanted by the American authorities over documents leaked in 2010 and 2011, which the US says broke the law and endangered lives.

The Wikileaks documents related to the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.

The Australian is being held at Belmarsh prison in London after mounting a lengthy battle to avoid being extradited.

Extradition allows one country to ask another to hand over a suspect to face trial. 

Responding to the home secretary’s order, Wikileaks confirmed it would appeal against her decision. 

Mr Assange’s wife, Stella, said her husband had done “nothing wrong” and “he has committed no crime”.

“He is a journalist and a publisher, and he is being punished for doing his job,” she said.

Media company Wikileaks is a whistle-blowing platform that publishes classified material provided by anonymous sources. 

Analysis box by Dominic Casciani, home and legal correspondent

This decision is the most important stage so far in Mr Assange’s long legal battle. 

Judges in London have already ruled that the US’s request was lawful and that the American authorities would care for him properly in prison. 

Now, the home secretary has carried out her role in the complicated legal process by signing off the US request. 

Her officials said she was legally bound to do so because Mr Assange does not face the death penalty – nor does his case fall into the other narrow range of categories for her to refuse to approve the transfer. 

In practice, this means there is nothing to stop Washington sending a jet to pick up Mr Assange – unless he can win on appeal. 

If his lawyers cannot get a hearing back before judges in London, he could petition the European Court of Human Rights. 

Ten years ago it ruled extradition to the US would not breach human rights – but expect the Wikileaks founder to try fresh arguments not heard back then. 

In May 2019, while serving a jail sentence in the UK for breaching bail, the US justice department filed 17 charges against Mr Assange for violating the Espionage Act – alleging that material obtained by Wikileaks endangered lives.

Mr Assange’s legal team claimed classified documents published by Wikileaks, which related to the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, exposed US wrongdoing and were in the public interest.

Those documents revealed how the US military had killed hundreds of civilians in unreported incidents during the war in Afghanistan, while leaked Iraq war files showed 66,000 civilians had been killed, and prisoners tortured, by Iraqi forces.

Mr Assange has been in prison since he was removed from the Ecuadorian embassy in London in 2019 and arrested by British police, after Ecuador withdrew his asylum status.

He sought asylum in 2012 in the embassy, fearing US prosecution, and stayed there for seven years. He claimed he was a victim of human rights abuses and would face a life sentence if extradited. 

The Supreme Court ruled in March that Mr Assange’s case raised no legal questions over assurances the US had given to the UK about how he was likely to be treated.

Previously UK judges blocked his extradition because of concerns about his mental health. 

Watch: From ‘teenage hacker’ to fighting US extradition – the Julian Assange story

Amnesty International said enabling the extradition to take place “would put him at great risk and sends a chilling message to journalists”. 

“Diplomatic assurances provided by the US that Assange will not be kept in solitary confinement cannot be taken on face value given previous history,” general secretary Agnes Callamard said.

Former government minister David Davis said he did not believe Mr Assange would have a fair trial in the US.

“This extradition treaty needs to be rewritten to give British and American citizens identical rights, unlike now,” he said.

A Home Office spokesperson said under the Extradition Act 2003 the secretary of state “must sign” an extradition order if there were “no grounds to prohibit the order being made”. 

“The UK courts have not found that it would be oppressive, unjust or an abuse of process to extradite Mr Assange,” the Home Office added.

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FEATURED: AFRICA: Congo Peat Slab: The ‘lungs of humanity’ posing threat to ‘ Climate Change ‘ due to Carbon Increase

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#AceNewsDesk – A giant slab of carbon-rich peat, discovered in central Africa, is under threat from uncontrolled development – posing a significant risk for future climate change, writes BBC Africa correspondent Andrew Harding.

Aerial view of peatland forest at Lokolama/Penzele around Mbandaka, Équateur province, DRC. Greenpeace Africa is documenting ground-level research into satellite data on vast peatland areas recently discovered by scientists in the swamps of the Congo Basin rainforest, as well as affected communities and the natural environment. The most carbon-rich tropical region in the world is estimated to store the equivalent of three years’ worth of total global fossil fuel. © Daniel Beltrá / Greenpeace Africa 2017

After 10 hours by car, another 10 by river in a dugout canoe, three hours hacking a path with machetes through thick tropical undergrowth, then another two wading and clambering through a sweltering forest swamp, the scientists were finally ready to begin work.

Brushing away mud and mosquitos, they assembled a long, metal, corkscrew-like device, and thrust it deep into a patch of dark, water-logged earth.

“Push. Again,” said Greta Dargie, the British scientist leading the group, as she and two Congolese colleagues twisted and pushed the rod further into the ground, then pulled out a half-metre cylinder of shiny black peat.

“Not bad at all,” said Jodrhy Matoko, a doctoral student from Marien N’Gouabi University in Congo-Brazzaville.

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The peat is taken to a university in the UK for analysis

Over the last decade, the close-knit team has spent months at a time camping in the remote swamps that border the giant Congo river, watching out for crocodiles, snakes and lowland gorillas – and mapping the contours of a giant slab of carbon-rich peat, which they now believe could cover an area significantly larger than England.

“We really want to fill in the blanks on the map. It’s hard work. But it’s always an adventure. I’ve been doing it for 10 years now, so I must like it,” said Dr Dargie, a quietly determined peat expert from the UK’s University of Leeds.

Mr Matoko was more effusive: “I’m a forest man. It’s a very relaxing place. No stress here.”

The scientists – mapping each spot with a GPS monitor – photographed the peat cores, then sealed them in plastic to send off to Leeds University for further analysis.

“This peat is so important in the context of climate change. We have a very large amount – some 30 billion tonnes – of carbon stored here. And if it is released into the atmosphere it is going to accelerate global change,” said Suspense Ifo, Congo-Brazzaville’s leading expert on the peatlands, who was visiting the team.

“That’s about 20 years of US fossil fuel emissions. I think these ecosystems aren’t yet valued as they should be at the international level. [The Congo-Brazzaville government] needs the international community to support them financially to ensure these peatlands remain protected,” said Dr Dargie.

Western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla) in Marantaceae forest, Odzala-Kokoua National Park, Cuvette-Ouest Region, Republic of the Congo.
The Congo rainforests have more than 10,000 animal species and 600 tree species

The peatlands hold far more carbon than the vast forests in which they are found. But the peat, which has taken thousands of years to build up, can be destroyed within a matter of weeks if allowed to dry out.

The main threats come from longer dry seasons, linked to climate change, and from man-made actions like unsustainable farming practices – a serious challenge as Congo-Brazzaville and its neighbours seek to develop their economies and adapt to growing populations.

A more recent concern is the possibility of significant oil deposits being confirmed and exploited, close to the peatlands. 

Congo-Brazzaville’s government has already begun parcelling out blocks of land and looking for potential investors, although there is some uncertainty about the extent and significance of the oil reserves.

“You can’t ask us to keep our natural resources under wraps. If we need to exploit them, we shall exploit them, in a sustainable way and in accordance with environmental rules,” said Congo-Brazzaville’s Environment Minister Arlette Soudan-Nonault, dismissing concerns about corruption and mismanagement.

“You can’t keep saying: ‘These Africans – they misuse funds.’ It’s time we understood that it is in our common interest to conserve [the peatlands]. Because if [the West] doesn’t help support our conservation work, we shall be obliged to use our own natural resources, because we need money simply to live,” she added. 

Men in boat
The Congo river is the second longest in Africa, after the Nile

Moves to exploit the resources buried beneath the peatlands are already under way across the river in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Its Hydrocarbons Minister, Didier Budimbu, recently announced an auction of land that is to be developed for oil production. Scientists say some of the earmarked sites overlap the peatlands.

In a recent cabinet meeting, Mr Budimbu told colleagues that “national oil production must leave the modest zone of 25,000 barrels a day”. 

The hydrocarbons ministry has been tagging the French oil firm Total in its tweets about the auction set for 28 and 29 July in DR Congo’s capital, Kinshasa, but neither the firm nor the minister responded to the BBC’s requests for comment. 

“If this plan is not stopped it will have disastrous consequences,” said Irene Wabiwa Betoko from Greenpeace Africa. 

“So it’s very imperative that the DR Congo government and donors put their effort to stop the oil blocks and start talking renewable energy.”

Back across the Congo river, Jordan Elenga steers his tiny, wobbling dugout through a swamp clogged with palm trees. 

“Gently, gently,” he says. 

He clambered on to the roots of one tree, hacked a deep hole in the side with a machete, then used strands of bark to attach a plastic container to catch the palm wine, before moving on to the next tree.

Jordan Elenga
Jordan Elenga makes his living collecting palm wine

“Collecting wine is my main source of income. It’s how I feed my wife and children,” Mr Elenga says. 

Watching him, Professor Suspense Ifo let out a long sigh of frustration.

“This kills the trees. It’s a real threat to the peatland ecosystem. In the long term it could destroy it. 

“The problems here are linked to population growth, and if poverty is not addressed then everyone will come to this ecosystem to make money,” the professor said, explaining that when the trees die, they expose the delicate peat to harmful sunlight. 

 Congo-Brazzaville's Environment minister Arlette Soudan-Nonault

On a wide tributary of the Congo river, in the tiny, run-down town of Ntokou, the local administrator, Alphonse Essabe, sat in a half-built government mansion and acknowledged a “public information vacuum” regarding the peatlands. 

“We live from fishing and hunting here. But if we are to live in harmony with our peatlands, then the big powers, the world’s big polluters, need to provide funding to help us,” he said.

But despite a series of international agreements about the need to protect the peatlands of the Congo Basin, there is growing frustration in the region, with ministers like Ms Soudan-Nonault accusing the West of hypocrisy.

“Without the Congo Basin, the rest of the world couldn’t breathe. We Africans provide an eco-systemic service for the whole planet. It makes sense that such a service has a price. 

River Congo
The Congo river has Africa’s largest network of navigable waterways

“Now that the Amazon has lost its role as the regulator of the world climate due to deforestation… the Congo Basin acts as the lungs of humanity. And the kidneys too,” she said, of the peatlands’ ongoing role in capturing CO2 from the atmosphere.

“What has happened to all the promises made by the international community? You can’t tell us: ‘Tighten your belt so the rich world can breathe.’ In the meantime, you get richer, and we are starving. 

“We won’t be able to restrain ourselves indefinitely,” said Ms Soudan-Nonault, hinting that Congo-Brazzaville would turn to China for assistance and that “we will accept the best offers” of support.

Congo-Brazzaville’s authoritarian government, buoyed by revenues from its offshore oil fields, and listed as one of the world’s most corrupt countries, has brushed aside complaints that it is attempting to blackmail the West into funding projects to support the peatlands.

“Let’s not talk like that. We are ready. We have an investment plan. There’s no reason why we cannot receive this funding,” said Ms Soudan-Nonault.

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#AceDailyNews says here’s todays Newspaper Headlines: Warnings of inflation to hit 11% as Scotland calls it a ‘ National Food Crisis ‘ calling for a Summit of nations as price rises push up ‘ Cost of Living’ to the ‘ Highest For 40yrs ‘ but ‘ How Much is Truth & How Much a Lie ‘ to allow prices to give many businesses ‘ Greater Profits ‘ after the Pandemic Kindness & Love says 🙏🙏’s for the ‘ Truth to be Spoken ‘ Amen

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Many of the papers feature the Bank of England’s forecast that inflation could surpass 11% later this year. The Daily Telegraph’s lead story reports that it is the eighth time in a year that the Bank has revised its forecast and marks the biggest overshoot of its 2% inflation target on record.
The Times front page
The Times’s headline says there will be “pain ahead” as it reports the comments of Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove, who said the government cannot help everyone during the cost of living crisis. The paper quotes one anonymous cabinet minister questioning why the Bank of England only increased interest rates by a a quarter of a percentage point, when the US Federal Reserve increased them by three times as much.
Daily Mail front page
“Now brace for pain of the big crunch” is the Daily Mail’s headline, as the paper reports that Mr Gove appeared to urge the Bank to increase interest rates higher than 1.25%, saying it must “squeeze out the inflationary pressures”. The paper quotes experts who say interest rates could hit 3.5% by the end of the year.
Metro front page
Metro’s stark headline says “11% hell is on the way”, as the paper says the interest rate rise means “piling more cost of living misery on millions”.
The i newspaper front page
Meanwhile, the i says ministers have ruled out cuts to personal tax rates until 2024, with Chancellor Rishi Sunak saying that bringing forward income tax cuts would stoke inflation further. The paper reports that campaigners have said the 13-year high in interest rates will not ease the burden on households.
Daily Express front page
The impact on food prices is the focus of the Daily Express front page, which says the 15% rise in prices forecast by industry leaders is a “shock”. It will mean a typical family of four’s monthly shopping bill could increase from £396 to £439.
Guardian front page
The Guardian’s lead story continues to follow the fallout from the resignation of Boris Johnson’s ethics adviser, Lord Geidt. The paper says the prime minister is considering scrapping the role, prompting Labour’s Angela Rayner to accuse him of being “content to further debase standards in public life”.
Daily Mirror front page
Ghislaine Maxwell is branded a “deluded socialite” on the front of the Daily Mirror as the paper covers her forthcoming sentencing for helping the late financier Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse teenage girls. The paper says she is urging the court to let her out of prison in two years, arguing she poses no danger – but prompting accusations that she thinks she is above the law.
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A tragedy at Gatwick Airport is the lead story in the Sun, which says a disabled passenger became “the first victim of Britain’s airport chaos” after he fell to his death from an escalator. The paper says the man had been waiting for assistance from an EasyJet flight but became frustrated by delays, prompting him to leave the plane into the packed terminal, where the accident occurred.
Financial Times front page
The Financial Times’s lead story focuses on a pledge from France, Germany, Italy and Romania to back Ukraine for European Union candidate status, a precursor to joining the EU. The paper quotes French President Emmanuel Macron on the four leaders’ visit to Kyiv saying: “Europe is at your side and will stay there for as long as it take.”
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“Weather killjoys” are the target of the Daily Star’s ire on its front page, for urging the public not to drink too much alcohol on Friday, expected to be the hottest day of the year so far. Contemplating an order at the bar of “six pints of water and a packet of crisps, please”, the paper says: “Yeah, right!”
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Many of the papers reflect on the gloomy economic news. “Now brace for pain of the big crunch” is the headline in the Daily Mail. “Pain ahead,” declares the Times.

Both lead on a warning from cabinet minister Michael Gove that the government won’t be able to help everyone hit by the rising cost of living and higher mortgage payments.

The Mail adds that Mr Gove appeared to urge the Bank to increase interest rates even higher than the 1.25% level announced on Thursday. 

The Times says other cabinet members privately questioned why the Bank’s 0.25 percentage point rise was so much lower than the 0.75 percentage point increase announced by the US central bank. 

The paper quotes a source as saying “either the Federal Reserve is wrong or the Bank of England is wrong”.

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The Metro front page concentrates on the Bank of England’s inflation prediction – stating “11% hell is on the way”. The paper says it will pile “more cost of living misery on millions”. 

The Daily Express focuses on a prediction from industry leaders that food costs are “set to rocket” by 15% this summer. It highlights what it calls a “hard-hitting report” from the Institute of Grocery Distribution, which says the cost-of-living pressures are the worst since the 1970s, mainly due to the war in Ukraine.

The inflation rate means no income tax cuts for two years, according to the i newspaper. It explains that ministers fear any boost in people’s spending power could push up prices even more. 

The Guardian leads on a suggestion that Boris Johnson may scrap the role of ethics adviser after the resignation of Lord Geidt – who, the paper says, accused the prime minister of “making a mockery” of his position overseeing standards in government. 

The Guardian’s interpretation is based on comments from Downing Street that Mr Johnson would not immediately look for a replacement, but would instead “review the system” of enforcing the ministerial code. 

The Daily Mirror reports that the convicted sex-trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell believes she deserves to go free in two years when she’s sentenced later this month for grooming girls for her friend, Jeffrey Epstein. 

It says her lawyers believe she is not a danger to the public and are hoping for leniency. 

But another US lawyer tells the paper that Maxwell is “delusional” and “thinks she is above the law”. She could be jailed for 30 years under American sentencing guidelines.

Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein

It says the unnamed man had been waiting for special assistance, but got frustrated at the delays and tried to navigate the North Terminal himself. He’s reported to have died after falling down an escalator. 

The paper describes him as “the first victim of Britain’s travel chaos”. EasyJet has said staff shortages were not a factor in his death.

The Daily Telegraph has a front page plea from the AA for charges for parking, congestion, and clean air zones to be waived for drivers during next week’s rail strikes.

The motoring organisation says such measures would prevent cities turning into ghost towns, and would ease the burden on thousands of people who will have to drive to work.

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