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As Israel and Palestinian families waited for loved ones to be released, Trump met world leaders to continue ceasefire talks. Will Christou, Dan Boffey and Jason Burke report on an extraordinary day in the Middle EastIt was a day of joy, sorrow and diplomatic drama in the Middle East. Chief reporter Dan Boffey was in “hostages square” in Tel Aviv as the final hostages who were kidnapped on 7 October were released. As news broke out that the first seven hostages were safe, cheers erupted throughout the crowd.Boffey tells Lucy Hough about the final hostages and what their release means

Inflation also hitting sales, says industry body, as Barclays says credit card spending fell in SeptemberUK retail sales growth cooled last month as concerns over inflation and looming tax increases in Rachel Reeves’s autumn budget weighed on British consumers.In a snapshot before the chancellor’s tax and spending event next month, the British Retail Consortium (BRC) said total sales rose more slowly in September than in recent months. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/oct/14/uk-retail-sales-growth-budget-tax-rises-barclays Author : Richard Partington Senior economics correspondent Publish date : 2025-10-13 23:02:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Treasurer says he spoke to former PM ‘half a dozen’ times before unveiling changes to his plans for superannuation tax concessions. Follow today’s news live Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastChalmers said the changes annouced yesterday are about making more equity in the superannuation scheme. He told RN:What we did yesterday was we wound back some of the generosity of the tax concessions for the biggest balances at the same time as we increase the low-income super tax offset so that young people on low incomes can retire with more money. And this is precisely