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An urgent update on UK wine

Libation revelation
World - Financial Times - 6 hours ago
Collapse of construction group ISG halts urgent work on UK prisons

Crucial improvements at 48 sites to tackle issues such as drug use and overcrowding now in doubt
Business - Financial Times - October 20
The Musk-led group driving millions to Trump’s White House bid

Also in today’s newsletter, shamelessness in American politics and Kamala Harris’s appearance on Fox News
World - Financial Times - October 17
How the UK can improve its ‘offer’ to the world

Eli Lilly’s chief says the country must do more to attract business, yet budgets are tight
World - Financial Times - October 17
Gold: ‘the ultimate perceived safe haven asset’?

BofA gets the goldbug
World - Financial Times - October 17
Cheaper alternative to northern leg of HS2 under consideration

Feasibility study to be launched for a Birmingham to Manchester rail route that could be part-funded by private finance
World - Financial Times - October 17
Labour’s unambitious reset with the EU

The UK government has constrained itself too much within its red lines
World - Financial Times - October 17
Liz Kendall expected to retain £1.3bn cut to UK sickness benefits in Budget

Move by work and pensions secretary likely to cause concern among disability rights activists
World - Financial Times - October 17
Europe urgently needs a dose of Franco-German couples therapy

It’s in Brussels’ interests for Paris and Berlin to find a way to work together again
Business - Financial Times - October 14
Full transcript of 911 calls made from hotel where star was staying

Staff made two urgent calls to emergency services before the former One Direction singer fell to his death from a hotel balcony in Argentina.
Top stories - BBC News - October 17
Labour’s ‘reform or die’ mantra for the NHS misses the urgent tasks

The real challenge is how to make fast enough progress to offset increasing demands on the health service
Business - Financial Times - October 20
Gaming the system? Verstappen incident shows overtake rules need urgent overhaul

As fallout from battle between Norris and Red Bull driver in Austin rumbles on, F1 must look again at guidelines. While the dust has yet to settle on the controversy over Max Verstappen’s defence ...
World - The Guardian - October 24
Urgent care boss 'out of depth' over Letby claims

Karen Townsend told the Thirlwall Inquiry she was only aware of "vague" concerns.
Top stories - BBC News - Yesterday
Bangladesh’s leader says ‘no place’ for Sheikh Hasina’s ‘fascist’ party

Muhammad Yunus says will not seek exiled leader’s extradition from India before domestic tribunal’s verdict
World - Financial Times - 6 days ago
Hospitals in firing line of forgotten war

Sudan’s brutal civil war is taking a devastating toll on the country’s health facilities
World - Financial Times - 6 days ago
Why EU defence and security policy will stay in the hands of capitals

Also in this newsletter: wading into France’s budget mess
World - Financial Times - 6 days ago
FirstFT: Partner pay at US law firms hits record levels

Also in today’s newsletter, US backs huge lithium mine and Canada cuts immigration programme
World - Financial Times - October 25
Why Georgia’s EU future is on the ballot in historic parliament vote

Also in this newsletter: Russian migrant-smuggling ring busted
World - Financial Times - October 25
Aaron Rodgers, Jets facing urgent task to fix broken offense under new play-caller; what to expect on 'MNF'

The Jets offense has been perhaps the most underachieving unit in the NFL this year
Sports - CBS Sports - October 14
US demands proof that Israel does not have starvation policy in northern Gaza

Pressure grows on Israel to allow in more aid, as UN ambassador says US ‘will be watching’ its actions on the ground. Middle East crisis – live updates The US has demanded proof on the ground ...
World - The Guardian - October 16
The US election interference row tells us this: Starmer’s political compass urgently needs resetting | Martin Kettle

While it’s likely Labour did nothing illegal in assisting its politicos to volunteer for Harris, it’s yet another issue that was easily avoidable. Gordon Brown famously brought his moral compass to ...
World - The Guardian - October 25
Volkswagen CFO says 64% drop in profits shows ‘urgent need’ for cost cuts

The German car maker reported a sharp 12% drop in its sales in China as it said it profits were hit by higher fixed costs and €2.2 billion worth of restructuring expenses
Business - MarketWatch - 6 days ago
Solving the UK’s consumption conundrum

Real earnings are rising and consumer confidence has improved yet households still choose to save their disposable income rather than spend it
World - Financial Times - October 21
The Budget Game: Can you do better than Rachel Reeves?

Step into the chancellor’s shoes and devise your fiscal plan
Business - Financial Times - October 15
Can you run the UK economy?

Step into the chancellor’s shoes and devise your Budget plan
World - Financial Times - October 15
UK wage growth falls to 4.9%

Data for three months to August adds to evidence that pay pressures are easing
Business - Financial Times - October 15
Pound falls as UK inflation declines more than expected to 1.7%

First reading below Bank of England’s target in 3 years opens door to more rate cuts this year
Business - Financial Times - October 16
There are no easy answers to the decline of UK’s Aim

Number of companies listed on the junior stock market is barely over 700
Business - Financial Times - October 17
UK borrowing rises ahead of Budget

Official data shows borrowing - the difference between spending and tax take - reached £16.6bn last month.
Top stories - BBC News - October 22
UK banks deserve a place in the sun

Third-quarter results underscore their low sensitivity to interest rates
World - Financial Times - October 29
Business and wealthy bear brunt of £40bn tax increases in UK Budget

Markets unsettled by extent of government borrowing as Rachel Reeves boosts spending
Business - Financial Times - 6 days ago
UK Budget spooks bond markets

UK borrowing costs hit the highest level this year after Budget announcements sink in
World - Financial Times - 4 days ago
Why the UK is failing to catch up with fraudsters

The UK must equip law enforcement to tackle increasingly sophisticated criminals and give victims confidence to report
World - Financial Times - October 14
EU and UK security is ‘indivisible’, says David Lammy

Foreign secretary joins European meeting to discuss defence co-operation as part of post-Brexit ‘reset’ in relations
World - Financial Times - October 14
Don’t bet on a taxing outcome for UK gambling companies

Fears that money would flow from the regulated sector has long deterred action against the industry
Business - Financial Times - October 14
Martin Wolf on the UK economy: ‘Why I’m worried’

The FT’s chief economics commentator on how the UK can escape its low-growth trap
World - Financial Times - October 14
Burning rubbish now UK’s dirtiest form of power

Nearly half of waste is now burned for energy, but BBC analysis finds it is as dirty as coal.
Top stories - BBC News - October 15
UK to raise bank ringfencing threshold to ‘improve competitiveness’

Wider package of reforms expected ‘as soon as parliamentary time allows’, says minister
Business - Financial Times - October 15
UK considering EU-style common charging cable

The EU previously introduced a law requiring new electronic devices to use the same type of cable in 2022.
Top stories - BBC News - October 15

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