Inflation hits 3.5% as rising cost of fuel sends prices soaring to highest level this year - sparking fresh headache for Andy Burnham ahead of next week's Budget

Daily Mail - Oct 21, 2026

The rate of Consumer Prices Index inflation in the UK rose to 3.5 per cent in September from 3.1 per cent in August, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said today.

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Burnham faces 'betrayal' backlash from Labour Left and Greens after Jackdaw drilling project in North Sea is FINALLY approved - with Tories saying ministers have wasted two years

Oct 21, 2026

Burnham faces 'betrayal' backlash from Labour Left and Greens after Jackdaw drilling project in North Sea is FINALLY approved - with Tories saying ministers have wasted two years

The Government has signed off the North Sea drilling despite concerns from some of its own MPs - and rumoured resistance from Ed Miliband.

SC ruling shows 2024, 2025 GAAs ‘worst’ in history – Lacson

Oct 21, 2026

SC ruling shows 2024, 2025 GAAs ‘worst’ in history – Lacson

MANILA, Philippines — The General Appropriations Acts (GAAs) for 2024 and 2025 will go down in history as the worst budgets approved by Congress, Sen. Panfilo Lacson declared on Wednesday. This came after the Supreme Court (SC) ruled on Tuesday that some provisions in the 2024 and 2025 GAAs were unconstitutional. “The 2024 and 2025

2 Cagayan de Oro cops probed after guns stolen from car

Oct 21, 2026

2 Cagayan de Oro cops probed after guns stolen from car

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — The Police Regional Office-10 (PRO-10) has launched an investigation to determine the administrative liability of two police officers whose government-issued firearms were stolen from their parked car while they were at a beach resort here over the weekend. The officers, who are assigned to Police Station 10 in Barangay Cugman,

Doctor Who star Noel Clarke pleads not guilty to six sexual offence charges

Oct 21, 2026

Doctor Who star Noel Clarke pleads not guilty to six sexual offence charges

The actor, 50, stands accused of two instances of sexual assault, three charges of voyeurism and one of exposure.

Benefits bill 'to keep rising into 2030s' after Burnham dismissed calls for cuts

Oct 21, 2026

Benefits bill 'to keep rising into 2030s' after Burnham dismissed calls for cuts

The Prime Minister has described the scale of youth unemployment in the UK - with almost a million young people neither earning nor learning - as 'a moral failure'.

British woman is left 'heartbroken' after 'hundreds' of rioters destroy her business in Paris

Oct 21, 2026

British woman is left 'heartbroken' after 'hundreds' of rioters destroy her business in Paris

A British woman says she was left 'heartbroken' after her family business was destroyed by 'hundreds' of rioters in Paris.

The Kennedy 'curse' strikes again: Sudden death of Kyle Kennedy, 42, is latest tragedy to hit dynasty

Oct 21, 2026

The Kennedy 'curse' strikes again: Sudden death of Kyle Kennedy, 42, is latest tragedy to hit dynasty

Kennedy's death is just the latest tragedy to befall her family family, who have battled assassination plots, drug overdoses, and scandal for the past 50 years.

Parents shared their piercing grief on Facebook after cherubic baby girl died aged just eight days old... but made no mention of the cocaine found on her pacifier

Oct 21, 2026

Parents shared their piercing grief on Facebook after cherubic baby girl died aged just eight days old... but made no mention of the cocaine found on her pacifier

Having lost their adorable eight-day-old daughter Emilia in February of this year, Justin Soll and his partner Shannon Wester flooded their Facebook pages professing how much they missed her.

How Britain became a laughing stock in the eyes of America: When I arrived in New York 20 years ago, writes TOM LEONARD, the UK was considered a bastion of sanity... now they pity us. And THIS is why

Oct 21, 2026

How Britain became a laughing stock in the eyes of America: When I arrived in New York 20 years ago, writes TOM LEONARD, the UK was considered a bastion of sanity... now they pity us. And THIS is why

To most Americans, the tale of Catherine Wieland will have seemed too outrageous to believe. The 33-year-old from West Sussex was given lavish disability benefits worth about £700 per month.

Palace: China envoy spat could be a distraction from Duterte probe

Oct 21, 2026

Palace: China envoy spat could be a distraction from Duterte probe

Malacañang on Wednesday reiterated that President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. is not backing down in the country"s claim in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), saying that any heated discussion should not distract from a key issue at hand: Vice President Sara Duterte allegedly accepting foreign funds.

Teacher injured in attack involving student at Kuching school

Oct 21, 2026

Teacher injured in attack involving student at Kuching school

Earlier, a video went viral showing a student live-streaming an attack on a woman.

Labour's winter misery: UK debt mountain tops £3TRILLION for first time ever ahead of grim 'tax-raising' Budget - as inflation surges to 3.5% with interest rate pain looming

Oct 21, 2026

Labour's winter misery: UK debt mountain tops £3TRILLION for first time ever ahead of grim 'tax-raising' Budget - as inflation surges to 3.5% with interest rate pain looming

Figures showed the UK's debt mountain has hit the grim milestone of £3trillion, after public sector borrowing came in higher than expected again last month at £24.5billion.

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