Lloyds executive criticises Healey for linking bank tax rises to energy bill support
Bank’s chief financial officer hopes measure in budget is temporary as sector provides loans that could fuel growthA top Lloyds Banking Group executiv...
Australia’s inflation rate rises to 4.3%, fuelling fears of fifth interest rate hike this year
CPI release comes ahead of Reserve Bank decision next week as the Middle East conflict intensifies the cost of living crisisAustralia’s headline infla...
Guardian Essential poll: One Nation and Labor’s primary vote on par as discontent with Albanese rises
The prime minister’s disapproval rating increases to 56%, the equal highest in Essential polls since he took the job in 2022Get our daily political em...
UK shop price inflation ‘highest since 2024’ as retailers struggle to limit price rises
British Retail Consortium says ‘dam is starting to break on the huge wave of costs’ being kept from consumersShop price inflation has risen to the hig...
DOJ's noncitizen voter list is unreliable, officials say. And, U.S. pollution rises
The Justice Department's "likely" noncitizen voter list in California is "unreliable," according to officials. And, the United Nations reports a major...
UK inflation rises by more than expected to 3.5% as war drives up fuel prices
Increase in annual price growth in September comes amid fears rate will breach 4% next yearBusiness live – latest updatesUK inflation climbed by more ...
UK government borrowing rises to £24.5bn as John Healey prepares for budget
Government paid £10.9bn in debt interest, the highest September figure since records beganBusiness live – latest updatesThe Treasury ran a higher than...
Paddy Power owner blames tax rises for plan to shed up to 1,400 jobs
Flutter says one in 10 UK and Ireland workers at risk of redundancy because of a ‘material increase in betting and gaming duties’Business live – lates...
As One Nation rises, Victorian Labor has promised to make abortions free. Is the timing pure politics?
Facing the prospect of election defeat, Labor is hoping to make abortion a defining issue as the Liberals attempt to stave off claims they would overs...
UK shoppers seek deals as grocery price inflation rises again
Supermarkets use special offers to draw in sales, while more people buy Halloween products early this yearBusiness live – latest updatesUK grocery pri...
Pennsylvania faces largest measles outbreak in decades as case count rises to 1,000
Neighboring states are also reporting hundreds of cases, with over 3,800 recorded across the countryPennsylvania has surpassed 1,000 measles cases thi...
Money stolen by scammers hijacking UK social media accounts rises 400%
Many cases involve criminals using other people’s identities to sell fake event tickets to friends and familyThe total amount stolen by criminals who ...
Burnham has to sell Bank rate rises as ‘breathing space’ – good luck with that
PM’s push to cut cost of living is threatened by rising inflation and higher government borrowing costsBank of England holds interest ratesBusiness li...
UK inflation rises to 3.1% as motor fuel prices jump by almost a quarter
Financial markets predict one-in-five chance of quarter-point rise in interest rates when Bank of England decides on ThursdayBusiness live – latest up...
