‘Devastating to think of lives that could have been saved under different PM’, say Covid bereaved – UK politics live

Findings of inquiry into handling of pandemic by Boris Johnson’s government paint picture of delay and inaction

Reeves urged to ‘grasp the nettle’ with wholesale reset of council tax

Experts say chancellor should go further than rumoured plan to update value of homes in top three bands

Councils in north of England and Midlands to get more funding in shake-up

The changes could see funding boosts for Reform-led councils in the north with high levels of deprivation

Serious Fraud Office arrests two men over suspected £20m crypto fraud

Law enforcement agency raids two sites in West Yorkshire and London as it appeals for information

Industry can’t wait any longer for a fix to its energy crisis. Ministers should get a move on

Make UK’s call for the government to recognise that the energy crisis for industry is happening now is spot-on

‘No contract, no coffee’: what to know about the Starbucks workers’ strike in 65 US cities

More than 2,000 Starbucks employees are on the picket line as politicians like Zohran Mamdani back striking workers

UK is worst-performing market for JD Sports as youth unemployment hits sales

Lack of spare cash among under-25s feeds slide in sales with annual profits to be at lower end of expectations

Wall Street rallies after US economy added more jobs than forecast in September, after shock losses in August – as it happened

US non-farm payrolls rose by 119,000 in September, but new data also shows economy shed jobs in August

Asda to raise £568m in store sell-off as sales continue to fall

Supermarket still losing market share despite effort under Allan Leighton to win over customers with price cuts

US added 119,000 jobs in September in report delayed by federal shutdown

Unemployment rate hits 4.4%, its highest level since 2021, and government has said no October report will be issued

Hospitals and clinics are shutting down due to Trump’s healthcare cuts. Here’s where

From Georgia to Oregon, clinics and wards are closing as Trump’s health law triggers steep Medicaid cuts and rising costs

People in the US: how has the Trump administration affected your healthcare?

We’d like to hear how the One Big Beautiful Bill Act is impacting your local healthcare provision

Trump’s ‘affordability’ efforts are a mess of absurdity and magical thinking

After Republicans were trounced in this month’s votes, the administration has launched a slapdash, ill-conceived campaign

What does the left want? A wealth tax. What will that accomplish? Very little

Imposing a 1% levy on the super-rich isn’t a policy, it’s pantomime. Tackling inequality in Britain will require much more far-reaching changes, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

Ban on veggie ‘burgers’: plant-based products may lose meaty names in UK under EU law

Exclusive: Trade agreement means UK is subject to some food labelling rules, with vote on vegetarian food terms this week