The Guardian
Early-release prisoners are trading cells for cardboard as probation staff warn of a "fatal flaw" in the government's Christmas rough-sleeping plan. James, 37, is tempted to get recalled to prison because it's November and cold.
BBC Politics
Met chief Sir Mark Rowley says policing is 'heading for failure' unless we ditch a 1960s-era structure, merge 43 forces into regional mega-forces, and maybe stop expecting 60-year-old organisation charts to catch cyber-criminals.
BBC Business
UK firms are being told to publish salaries in job adverts now, before the law makes them - because 94% of people apparently like knowing what a job pays.
BBC Business
Gordon Brothers, which bought Poundland for £1, is being asked to explain why it's rejecting a rescue deal that would save 12,000 jobs. Shoplifting is apparently to blame.
BBC Politics
King Charles calls the slave trade a 'shameful chapter' and expresses 'profound sorrow' at the Commonwealth summit - but the formal apology remains, as ever, in the queue behind the reparations debate.
The Guardian
King Charles tells Commonwealth summit that slavery fills his heart with horror and his soul with profound sorrow, then declines to apologise or back reparations, because apparently the winds of yesterday are not his to command.
The Guardian Europe
Claire Ainsley's new book argues the centre-left can win by giving people back a sense of control - a novel idea for a party that keeps losing it.
BBC Politics
Andy Burnham says he's open to a formal slavery apology but rules out reparations, because nothing says 'facing up to the past' like a carefully worded statement and no cheque.
BBC Politics
Andy Burnham's Number 10 North is hiring 50 new staff at a cost of up to £2.8m in basic salaries, because nothing says 'devolution' like a multi-million pound recruitment drive.
BBC Politics
The Budget will feature a fuel duty freeze, tariff cuts on 100 food items saving £21 a year, and cheaper gherkins - which the Tories say is an insult to struggling families.
BBC Business
Chancellor John Healey will deliver Labour's first Budget on 28 October, refusing to rule out tax rises while ruling out almost everything else, because nothing says "fiscal responsibility" like a well-timed non-denial.
The Guardian
Andy Burnham pledges nearly £900m to end rough sleeping by Christmas, because apparently the season of giving now comes with a multi-year budget line.
BBC Politics
The government is throwing £1bn at housing, devolving powers to mayors, and supporting small breweries - because nothing says 'fixing the housing crisis' like a pint.
The Guardian Europe
Chancellor John Healey drops £7m to study if northern England can host the Olympics in the 2040s - because nothing says 'fiscal prudence' like spending millions to potentially spend billions.
The Guardian Europe
Britain's hyperscale datacentre boom pits Newport residents against a 23-metre grey wall, as 315 planned facilities demand 73GW and everyone discovers the cloud has a very loud physical address.
The Guardian Europe
Andy Burnham and Steve Rotheram prove politicians can be vaguely human on Gogglebox, while Kemi Badenoch reportedly fumes over not being invited - and honestly, she dodged a bullet.
BBC Politics
Government tells Brits to stockpile beans and water for emergencies, while ministers admit they haven't done it themselves and debate the merits of wine and Twiglets.
BBC Business
Rising bills force pensioners to embrace darkness, layers, and single-room living - while the PM promises to fix the standing charges that helped create the mess.
The Guardian
Andy Burnham agrees mandatory suicide prevention training for social workers is a good idea - a concept so radical you'd think it was invented yesterday.
The Guardian
Chancellor backs Heathrow's £33bn third runway as a growth engine, while the PM continues to treat the question like a hot potato he didn't order.
The Good Times
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