Filed from the London desk — including multi-city pieces that also ran elsewhere.
Business · 3 October 2026
In a move that could only be described as a quiet coup, London's leading financial institutions have assembled a covert campaign to counter the Treasury's latest banking tax raid, all while preparing to meet the Chancell…
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Business · 3 October 2026
In a move that would make even the most seasoned commodity traders gasp, the G7 nations agreed to release 100 million barrels of emergency oil and diesel reserves over four months to thwart a potential US export ban. T…
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Politics · 3 October 2026
Labour’s Andy Burnham plans to unmoor the pension triple‑lock before the next election, sparking a chorus of Lib Dem groans about impending poverty for retirees, all while the Commons delays its own departure for t…
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Business · 3 October 2026
The U.S. employment report shows a sharp slowdown, with only 29,000 new positions added and the unemployment rate nudging up to 4.2%, signalling a cooling labor market as mid‑term elections loom.
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Finance · 3 October 2026
As UK diesel prices creep over the two‑pound mark, the RAC warns of mounting misery for motorists while the US urges Europe to release more petrol stocks. The City watches the fuel‑price surge, wondering whether it�…
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Business · 3 October 2026
The US labour market has taken a pause, with hiring hitting a lull and the unemployment rate nudging up to 4.2% in September. The City watches, wondering if a similar slowdown might spill over into London’s own hiring…
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Politics · 2 October 2026
At the Green Party’s biggest‑ever conference, leader Zack Polanski announced a three‑year ceiling on private rent hikes, prompting a chorus of bewildered landlords and a few smug tenants to clutch their tea mugs ti…
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Finance · 2 October 2026
The UK‑based dating app Feeld, which markets itself to non‑monogamous and queer users, announced a record £3.8 million dividend after a sales surge largely driven by its overseas clientele.
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Entertainment · 2 October 2026
BBC’s new reality series “Celebrity Traitors” pulled nearly 9 million viewers for its season‑2 debut, setting a record for the format and proving the public’s appetite for televised treason.
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