Finance · 22 October 2026
The Guardian’s interactive game lets you try your hand at being chancellor, but the real test comes on 28 October when John Healey presents the autumn budget and must keep MPs and bond markets onside.
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Lighter · 22 October 2026
Eight cheerful pictures of puffins. A quiet list, with a few words beside each picture and the credit kept.
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AI Wire · 22 October 2026
TechCrunch’s updated 2022 list spotlights 11 AI tools marketers can use to save time and personalize campaigns, noting that 61% of marketers see AI as key to their data strategy.
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Business · 22 October 2026
Barclays announced a 5% workforce reduction—about 5,000 jobs—citing artificial intelligence as the driver of its efficiency drive. The move, part of an AI‑led restructuring, has sparked jokes about robots doing the…
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Sports · 22 October 2026
Day five of the second Test in Gqeberha was delayed by rain, leaving Australia in a frantic second‑innings chase to avoid a loss against the home side South Africa.
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Politics · 22 October 2026
With less than a week to the budget, Treasury minister Emma Reynolds says tighter efficiency could free cash for NATO, leaving public services – and the Sam podcast – to feel the pinch.
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Sports · 22 October 2026
Australia’s pace ace Megan Schutt has been suspended for two matches after breaching prescription medication guidelines. She apologised and the sanction, announced on Thursday, is unrelated to performance‑enhancing d…
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Politics · 22 October 2026
David Shoebridge is urging an independent inquiry into fellow MP Jordon Steele‑John, but some members of his own party remain skeptical of the move.
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Finance · 22 October 2026
A bank announced job cuts, the market fell after a Wall Street rally, and Meta raised the lower end of its AI spending forecast, leaving investors scratching their heads.
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