By Ruth Comerford, Paul Gribben, BBC News Today
Hertfordshire PoliceThis article contains details some readers may find distressing.
A triple murder suspect has been captured following the killing of a BBC racing commentator’s wife and two daughters on Tuesday.
Kyle Clifford, 26, was found in the Enfield area by police officers on Wednesday afternoon following a full-scale manhunt in Hertfordshire and north London,
Police believe Tuesday evening’s attack was targeted and carried out with a crossbow, as well as possibly with other weapons.
How did the attack unfold?
Three women were were found seriously injured just before 19:00 BST on Tuesday evening in an attack which police believe involved a crossbow.
All three victims died at the scene in Ashlyn Close in Bushey, Hertfordshire.
A full-scale manhunt has taken place today to find suspect Kyle Clifford, 26, who is from Enfield, north London, and used to work as a security guard.
Armed police officers and specialist search teams responded “at pace”, and were deployed to various locations in north London and the Bushey area of Hertfordshire.
On Wednesday afternoon, armed officers and ambulance staff were seen at a cemetery close to where a house was searched in Enfield.
The cemetery was closed off and an air ambulance was seen nearby.
Hertfordshire Police later said that Kyle Clifford had been apprehended “with no shots fired” by News Today police.
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Cost of living and inflation are not the same thing
There was no surprise that the rate of inflation jumped again, News Today reflecting the recent hike in the energy price cap.
The new news today is that other underlying measures of inflation, for example services, and “core” inflation, both of which are watched closely by the Bank of England as an indication of domestic price pressures, both rose slightly and by more than expected.
It comes as an increasing number of firms warn that the tax rises and the higher minimum wage announced in the Budget could lead them to increase prices for customers.
In January, Donald Trump, comes into power as the US president, threating a blanket 20% tariff on all imports into the US.
Putting this all together and inflation could be on the up into spring next year, not far off 3%.
But the path of inflation going forward is unusually uncertain and Bank of England officials, who decide whether to raise or cut interest rates, are divided.
Four of the nine-strong Monetary Policy committee on Tuesday said it was was not clear whether prices rises will accelerate or slow in the coming months.Much depends, as numerous members of the Bank of England have suggested, on the pass through of Budget measures into prices and wages.
Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey reiterated earlier in the week that future interest rate falls would be “gradual”.
This is likely to mean a cut at every other Bank of England interest rate meeting – so nothing next month, but then a further cut in early February.
TGI Fridays secures rescue deal – but with loss of more than 1,000 jobs
TGI Fridays will remain on UK high streets after a rescue deal was secured for News Today the restaurant chain – but more than 1,000 staff have lost their jobs.
Thirty-five restaurants are closing immediately after they were not included in the sale, resulting in 1,012 redundancies.
However, 51 sites have been rescued in the sale to Breal Capital and Calveton, a day after Sky News reported a deal was being finalised.
It means nearly 2,400 jobs have been saved across the chain.
Trade union Unite said on X that staff had been shut out of restaurants with padlocks on the doors changed, while others were invited to a video call with members of the head office with one hour’s notice.
Other workers said they had not been told whether or not they will be paid, according to the trade union.
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TGI Fridays’ parent company Hostmore said it was filing for administration last month due to debt problems.
The restaurants being saved are:
- Bluewater
- Trafford Centre
- Meadowhall
- Aberdeen Union Square
- Metrocentre
- Basildon
- Glasgow Fort
- Milton Keynes Stadium
- Braehead
- Wembley
- Birmingham NEC
- Glasgow
- Junction 27
- Castleford
- Lakeside Quay
- Teesside
- Bolton
- Norwich
- St Davids
- Doncaster
- Lakeside
- Fareham
- Liverpool One
- Stevenage
- White Rose
- Cribbs Causeway
- Rushden Lakes
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Southampton
- Silverburn
- Watford Central
- Aberdeen Beach
- Braintree
- Bournemouth
- Stratford
- High Wycombe
- Cheshire Oaks
- Walsall
- Milton Keynes
- Sheffield
- Nottingham
- Edinburgh
- Coventry
- Ashton-Under-Lyne
- Telford
- The O2
- Staines
- Crawley
- Reading
- Cheadle
- Leicester Square.
Julie McEwan, chief executive of TGI Fridays UK, said: “The news today marks the start of a positive future for our business following a very challenging period for the casual dining sector as a whole.
“We are devastated for our colleagues who will be leaving TGIs and thank them for their loyalty and contribution during their time with us.
“We are doing everything possible to retain our team and support those impacted.”
New private equity owners Breal and Calveton jointly own upmarket restaurant chain D&D London, and between them have had investments in Byron Burger and wine bar chain Vinoteca.
Is this the final chapter of the Sue Gray saga?
It seems reasonable to conclude, News Today at the very least, News Today that both sides were having second thoughts.
It also seems reasonable to say that a second bout of messy and not entirely consistent briefing from each camp underlines the central truth in all of this – the hurt, the rows, the anger, the mistrust which has been there for all to see.
Her apparent lack of enthusiasm was almost immediately evident, when she failed to turn up at the first ever meeting of a new Council of the Nations and Regions in Edinburgh just days into the job.
What followed were daily questions to the prime minister’s official spokesman from reporters about whether she had taken up her post.
After weeks of stonewalling, an answer: no.
One insider got in touch about the envoy role and news today said: “We all thought it was a bad idea that would lead to endless drama and probably another resignation down the line.”
In other words, what might have seemed like a mutually convenient layby into which Ms Gray could be shunted, ended up perpetuating a rather public soap opera.
Some sceptics had seen the new gig as a non-job from the start.The government saying it isn’t looking to fill the vacancy will do little to dispel that instinct from those who thought it all along.
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TGI Fridays UK secures rescue deal but 1,000 jobs lost as 35 restaurants shut
TGI Fridays will remain on UK high streets following a rescue deal for the chain, News Today but more than 1,000 staff have lost their jobs with the immediate closure of 35 restaurants.
Breal Capital and Calveton UK have acquired 51 restaurants after the group’s previous operator fell into administration.
It means that nearly 2,400 jobs have been saved across the US-themed restaurant and cocktail bar.
But joint administrators at Teneo said 35 restaurants were not included in the sale and News Today have been closed immediately, resulting in 1,012 redundancies.
We are devastated for our colleagues who will be leaving TGIs and thank them for their loyalty and contribution during their time with us
Julie McEwan, chief executive of TGI Fridays UK, said: “The news today marks the start of a positive future for our business following a very challenging period for the casual dining sector as a whole.
“We are devastated for our colleagues who will be leaving TGIs and thank them for their loyalty and contribution during their time with us.
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Aries: News Today, it’s important to be careful with your communication. Make sure you convey your message with absolute clarity and precision since there is a likelihood that people in higher positions may not understand you. Pay attention to your logic, which is coherent and clearly expressed when you are dealing with ideas or matters that are practical. Recall that your seniors will evaluate your capacity to do the tasks smartly and promptly.
Taurus: Here and now, you may have to face some unforeseen expenses. It’s a good time to begin putting money aside and ensuring you have a safety net to fall back on should the expenses occur. For the employed, the ever-increasing price of living may seem crushing, making it difficult to enjoy free time or relax.
Full list of 115 Post Office branches closing in major shake-up – is YOUR local affected?
The Post Office has confirmed it will be axing 115 branches and hundreds of jobs in a major News Today blow to Britain’s struggling high street.
The embattled postal giant said a significant number of jobs from its 1,000-strong head office staff were now at risk.
And 115 major city centre Crown Post Offices will be scrapped, in a move that critics fear could leave pensioners and the vulnerable isolated.
The News Today was broken by Post Office chairman Nigel Railton shortly after 9am today during a meeting with staff.
However, some furious front-line postal workers have told MailOnline they were left in the dark about the News Today, and claimed ‘no announcement’ had been made, in a move that was ‘extremely upsetting’ for staff.
The struggling firm is looking to offload the 115 most unprofitable sites from its 11,500-strong network.
The shake-up could see the branches transferred to retail partners or postmasters or shut for good.
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Pictured is a map showing where all the Post Offices now under threat of closure are based
The radical overhaul is part of the Post Office’s drive to transition to a fully franchised model – similar to how fast-food giant McDonald’s operates.
The model sees a company giving permission to individuals or groups to run the business, using its brand and products in exchange for a fee.
Almost all of the nation’s Post Office branches are now run as a franchise, with just one per cent directly overseen by the company.
News of the latest round of cuts could affect cities across the UK, with branches in London, Manchester, Edinburgh, Belfast, Bangor, News Today Portsmouth, Sheffield, Sunderland and Birmingham among some set to potentially lose their Post Offices.