BBC Politics
UK inflation hits 3.5% and borrowing soars to £24.5bn, leaving Chancellor Healey to deliver a Budget that promises 'breathing space' while everyone holds their breath at the petrol station.
BBC Business
Primark finally embraces home delivery, years after everyone else, because Shein exists and the High Street is basically a ghost town now.
BBC Health
British women are angrier than ever, and the data, the therapists, and Lily Allen all agree it's about time.
BBC Business
UK government borrows £18.3bn in August - almost a fifth more than last year - as inflation and debt interest costs pile pressure on Chancellor John Healey ahead of his 28 October Budget.
The Guardian Europe
New apps like PLY and Agora charge up to £20 a month for an algorithm to pick your friends, because apparently, we can't be trusted to do it ourselves.
BBC Business
UK job vacancies hit a five-year low as small firms blame costs, Iran war energy prices, and policy uncertainty; young job seekers apply to hundreds of roles with little luck.
The Guardian Europe
Private pensions: a state-subsidised scheme that lets the wealthy retire in style, while everyone else gets to subsidise their cruise.
BBC Politics
Watchdog slaps down Starmer and co. for calling the defence budget an 'increase' when it's really just the total - because who needs accuracy in government numbers?
The Guardian
Rachel Reeves's economic dreams get a reality check as the Iran war sends unemployment back to 5% and wage growth to pandemic-era lows, leaving households pinched and the Bank of England scratching its head.
The Good Times
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