What changes next, and what it costs
The poorest fifth of households gain around £230 on average, almost four times as much as the richest fifth, once the VAT cut, the £100 rebate and winter payments are added together.
A first phase of up to 100MW is targeted for early 2028 at a cost of £2.5bn. Brookfield estimates total investment could pass £20bn if the North Yorkshire site is built out in full.
The West Midlands, Devon, Cornwall and East Anglia have the weakest prospects even if winter rainfall is normal. A dry winter would bring wider restrictions on taking water in 2027.
The rate fell 3.1% to 219.5 per 100,000, below the 2019 low. In the most deprived areas of England and Wales it was still between 3.3 and 3.8 times the rate in the least deprived.
Seven core producers left targets unchanged on Sunday. The harder decision, on 2027 quotas, is expected on 29 November.
S&P Global's manufacturing PMI hit a five-month high of 52.8 in October, but employment stopped growing and the cost squeeze tightened days before the Bank of England's decision.
The Dorman Point site could host Britain's biggest substation. The local mayor says up to 3.2GW could be available there, while National Grid says the substation is contracted for more than 1GW.
The US sell-off came days before the Bank of England's 5 November decision. The Independent reports that traders expect the first UK rate rise since 2023.
A trial in 11 schools found healthier menus, while schools reported higher costs and some needed more staff time. The proposals were loosened in places as a result.
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From February 2030 the UK's oldest inflation measure will be calculated using the methods behind CPIH. The change is technical, but it will alter payments on pensions, gilts and student loans for years.
The Retail Prices Index has measured the cost of living in the UK since 1947. It is no longer the government's preferred measure of inflation, yet it is still written into contracts, pension rules and government bonds worth hundreds of billions of pounds. In 2030 the…
A Spending Review decides how much each department can spend on day-to-day services and on investment, often for three years or more. Here is how the money is divided and what it leaves out.
A Budget is mostly about tax. The question of how much each government department gets to spend is settled in a different process, the Spending Review. Its decisions can run for several years, which means the funding for schools, hospitals, courts and roads in a given…
The West Midlands, Devon, Cornwall and East Anglia have the weakest prospects even if winter rainfall is normal. A dry winter would bring wider restrictions on taking water in 2027.
A first phase of up to 100MW is targeted for early 2028 at a cost of £2.5bn. Brookfield estimates total investment could pass £20bn if the North Yorkshire site is built out in full.
Potts takes over with immediate effect, and Allan Leighton moves to non-executive chairman as planned. The new chief executive says he will focus on value for families and on improving the shopping trip every week.
Investors will be able to access the DIGIT pilot through HSBC Orion or LSEG's digital depository, and the Treasury has set out what each of its six lead banks will do.
The estate agency group puts 2028 as the strongest year of a slow recovery, but says prices could slip next year if mortgage rates stay around 5%.
One set of regulations and a compulsory work permit would replace council byelaws, many dating from a 1998 model. Responses are due by 13 December.
The poorest fifth of households gain around £230 on average, almost four times as much as the richest fifth, once the VAT cut, the £100 rebate and winter payments are added together.
Final figures for 2025 to 2026 also show health visitors reaching more families at the eight-week and one-year checks, though rates still vary widely between councils.
Businesses, councils, charities and readers tell us about new prices, plans and launches. If it will change what people pay or how they work, we want to hear it.
