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.
BBC Politics
Bank of England likely to hold interest rates at 3.75%, citing global uncertainty and the Iran war, while mortgage rates climb and savers get a rare win.
BBC Business
UK inflation defies expectations by staying flat at 2.8%, thanks to slower food price rises and a US-Iran peace deal, but experts warn the calm won't last.
BBC Business
Morrisons to close 100 stores, blames government policies for cost hikes; hundreds of jobs at risk, with a side of finger-pointing all around.
The Guardian
Chancellor Reeves offers free bus rides for kids and cuts on biscuit tariffs, aiming to ease Iran conflict costs while high-income households ride the fuel duty freeze.
BBC Business
UK inflation drops to 2.8% thanks to lower energy bills, but the Iran war is already revving up petrol prices and promising a return to 4% inflation by year-end.
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