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Fugitive father who has been on the run with his children for four years was shot by police after an attempted burglary of a building in Piopio. Police are now searching for two of his missing childrenFull report: Tom Phillips shot dead after attempted burglary, NZ police confirmThe mayor of Waitomo, John Robertson, told the Guardian this morning’s events were the worst possible outcome for the community.“I’m shattered, to be honest, and there will be many in the community that are devastated that this was the outcome after three and a half, four years,” he said.So it’s just devastating news.

Ian Wilkinson thanked police, prosecutors and health services after Erin Patterson sentenced to life in prison with 33 years non-parole. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastVictoria’s supreme court will hand down the triple-murderer Erin Patterson’s sentence shortly. The state’s supreme court will allow a television camera inside the courtroom to broadcast the sentencing hearing – with a 10 second delay – for the first time.Patterson, 50, faces the prospect of spending the rest of her life in prison. Justice Christopher Beale will deliver her sentence from 9.30am in a hearing expected to

Stalling house prices and shift back to office working are affecting people’s ability to move out of city, say expertsLondoners are buying the lowest share of houses outside the capital in more than a decade as their moving plans are curtailed by a stalling local market and the shift back to office working.They were behind just 5.3% of house purchases elsewhere in the country in the first seven months of this year, the lowest proportion since 2013, research has found. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/sep/08/londoners-buying-lowest-share-of-property-outside-capital-since-2013 Author : Sarah Butler Publish date : 2025-09-07 23:01:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs

Billionaire Scott Bessent dismisses concerns about president’s levies and predicts ‘acceleration’ in US economy US treasury secretary Scott Bessent has refused to acknowledge that the sweeping trade tariffs imposed by Donald Trump around the world are taxes on Americans.In a new interview on Sunday with NBC host Kristen Welker, Bessent, a former billionaire hedge fund manager, dismissed concerns from major American companies including John Deere, Nike and Black and Decker who have all said that Trump’s tariffs policy will cost them billions of dollars annually. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/07/us-treasury-secretary-trump-tariffs Author : Maya Yang Publish date : 2025-09-07 21:02:00