Father takes responsibility for death of 10-year-old daughter

Sara Sharif’s father has accepted “full responsibility” for her death, a court has heard. Her father Urfan Sharif, 42, stepmother Beinash Batool, 30, and uncle, Faisal Malik, 29, had denied murder after Sara’s body was found with dozens of injuries at the family’s home in Woking, Surrey, last year. Under cross-examination at the Old Bailey, Mr Sharif said: “She died because of me.” The court previously heard that Sara was

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JD Sports and Fullers warn Budget will push up prices

Prices in shops and pubs will rise as a result of tax rises on businesses announced in the Budget, two bosses have warned. Andy Higginson, chair of JD Sports and the British Retail Consortium, which represents supermarkets, said tax increases from April, including a rise in National Insurance, would lead to a jump in costs for shoppers. Higher drinks prices could show in as little as six months, added Simon

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China is catching up with the West on tech, Microsoft president says

The West shouldn’t assume that China is lagging behind the U.S. and Europe on tech developments, Microsoft’s president and vice-chairman warned. U.S-China tensions in the past few years have centered on the battle between the two nations for tech supremacy, culminating in a slew of export controls on critical technologies. Late last year, China’s Huawei surprised the market with the release of a smartphone whose reviews indicated downloads speeds associated

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Evaluating broker performance amid US election volatility By Investing.com

Investing.com – As the U.S. election unfolded, traders anticipated heightened market volatility, particularly in the Gold () market. This scenario provided a unique opportunity to assess the trading environments offered by key brokers, including Vantage, IC Markets, TMGM, XM, and Equiti across several criteria: leverage, spread value, spread volatility, non-slippage rate, market depth, large order costs, and swap costs. Selecting Brokers and Methodology The brokers were chosen based on their

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Volatility Expected in Bitcoin Later Today as US Headline Inflation Data Is Expected to Tick Higher

The concern of inflation not being slayed can be shown in the U.S. yields, which have only soared since the Federal Reserve started the rate-cutting cycle with a 50bps rate cut, followed by a further 25bps rate cut. Since the first rate cut on Sep. 16, the U.S. 10Y has jumped from 3.6% to 4.4%. With the U.S. 3-month treasury yield trading at 4.6%, which follows the effective federal funds

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Is Chainlink Price About To Soar 100%? Bulls Scoop $165M LINK

Chainlink price boasts 13% gains over the last week after soaring to a high of $15.2. The asset has since retraced 10.4% and is trading at $13.37, following Bitcoin’s pullback. This decline, however, is not blindsiding LINK bulls, as they have added $165 million worth of tokens over the past week. Could LINK whales be preparing for a 100% surge in price? Chainlink Whales Add $165M Bullish Signal For Chainlink

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Just Eat Sells Grubhub at 90% Discount to Pandemic Peak

(Bloomberg) — Wonder Group Inc. is buying Grubhub from Just Eat Takeaway.com NV for about $650 million, acquiring the restaurant delivery service at a steep discount to the $7.3 billion price tag it commanded during the early days of the Covid pandemic. Most Read from Bloomberg The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2025, Just Eat said in a statement on its website on Wednesday. It

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