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Friday newspaper round-up: Covid jab, Channel migrants, Trump, bond markets, cash
Covid jab manufacturers are preparing to make booster shots available for the public to buy after health officials gave the green light to private sales for the first time. Some pharmacists and private clinics say they are interested in offering Covid vaccination for sale on the high street to the tens of millions of people no longer eligible on the NHS. - The Times.
Thursday newspaper roundup: Windfarms, Sunak, Putin/rouble, UK rates
New offshore windfarms will be strangled by government red tape, costing UK billpayers £1. 5bn a year, an analysis has found. The latest government auction for new offshore windfarms, due to be completed in September, could result in few projects making it through Treasury rules, according to the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU), a non-profit organisation. - The Guardian.
Wednesday newspaper round-up: UK inflation, retail, Issa brothers, Russia, investors
UK inflation has fallen to its weakest level since before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, pushed down by energy bills falling after the lower price cap took effect in July. Figures out this morning from the Office for National Statistics reveal the rate of price growth fell to 6. 8 percent last month, the lowest reading since February 2022 and down from 7. 9 per cent in the previous month. - The Times.
Tuesday newspaper round-up: Trump indictment, Harvey Nichols, Plus500, Wilko, B&M
Donald Trump and several allies were indicted in Georgia last night, charged with launching a “criminal enterprise” to overturn the result of the 2020 presidential election in the state, after demanding that officials “find” the extra votes to reverse President Biden’s victory. In the indictment issued by district attorney Fani Willis in Fulton County after a two-year investigation, Trump, 77, was accused of racketeering, forgery and a string of other election crimes as he and associates pressured Georgia officials to overturn his narrow defeat to Biden.
Monday newspaper round-up: Tourist VAT, cost-of-living, consumer confidence, strikes
New spending figures have laid bare the damage inflicted on the retail sector’s competitiveness by the government’s post-Brexit tourist tax. After the introduction of VAT on overseas spending, shops in London are struggling to capitalise on a post-Covid uplift in travel as the higher duty encourages visitors to divert to Paris and other European cities. - The Times.
Monday newspaper round-up: MP earnings, BP, NatWest, business confidence, small boats
MPs have been paid £10m from second jobs and freelance work over the past year, largely driven by the size of Boris Johnson’s earnings as well as former Tory ministers taking up a slew of highly paid roles, a Guardian analysis has found. Almost 18 months after the furore around second jobs led to promises of a crackdown, MPs’ earnings from work outside parliament have continued to rise. – Guardian.