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Business

Tearful Mukesh Ambani watches Jio debut make Reliance India’s most valuable group

Shares in Reliance Jio Platforms jumped 27 per cent on their first day of trading in Mumbai, valuing the telecom and digital firm at around $137 billion (£102 billion) and lifting the Reliance group past Tata as India’s most valuable business empire.

John Healey
Business

Healey to deliver cautious budget with help on energy bills but little room to spend

The chancellor is expected to use a windfall tax on banks to help households with energy bills, while delaying decisions on defence spending, as rising inflation and borrowing costs leave him little room to manoeuvre.

henry-nowak-murder
UK

Independent review ordered into murder of student Henry Nowak by British Sikh man

Home secretary Shabana Mahmood has ordered an independent review into the killing of 18-year-old Henry Nowak by British Sikh Vickrum Digwa, after footage showed police handcuffing the dying student and doubting he had been stabbed.

King Charles
UK

King Charles faces reparations demands as he heads to Commonwealth summit in Antigua

The King begins a nine-day visit to the Bahamas, Guyana and Antigua and Barbuda, where Caribbean leaders and the Commonwealth’s secretary-general are pressing him to go further in addressing Britain’s role in the transatlantic slave trade.

John Healey
Business

John Healey set to deliver cautious first budget as bond markets loom large

The chancellor is expected to prioritise stability over the ambitious spending Andy Burnham promised, with help for households on energy bills and a higher bank levy likely, but big decisions pushed back to next year.

Storm
UK Weather

Two killed by falling trees as Storm Boelo leaves 90,000 homes without power

A man in his 20s died in north London and a 60-year-old man was killed in Dumfries and Galloway as Storm Boelo brought gusts of up to 85mph, flooding and widespread power cuts.

Inflation
Business

UK inflation jumps to 3.5 per cent as debt passes £3 trillion ahead of budget

Consumer price inflation rose to its highest level in almost a year in September, driven by fuel costs, while government borrowing beat forecasts and national debt topped £3 trillion for the first time, a week before Chancellor John Healey’s first budget.

Energy secretary criticises Shabana Mahmood’s migrant settlement plans
UK

Energy secretary criticises Shabana Mahmood’s migrant settlement plans

The energy secretary, who came to Britain as a child refugee, says extending the wait for permanent settlement from five to 15 years could undermine integration, joining Angela Rayner in criticising the home secretary’s plans.