Women in UK ‘will be worse off than in 2010 unless public spending rises’

Economists say living standards of poorest women will decline by 21% by 2027-28 if Labour sticks to Tory plans

Starmer ‘very interested’ in Italy’s plan to offshore asylum applications in Albania, says Meloni – as it happened

UK to contribute £4m to Italian project on irregular migration, PM announces

Government urged to help as shipmaker Harland & Wolff prepares to enter administration – as it happened

Steps are now being taken to reduce headcount at Harland & Wolff, as board concludes the company is insolvent

Jet fuel tax could raise £6bn a year in the UK, says thinktank

Experts say ‘baffling’ lack of equivalent to fuel duty means motorists are more strongly taxed than private jet owners

Automatically enrol young staff into workplace pension schemes, says IFS

Thinktank says with up to 40% of staff on track for inadequate funds even 16-year-olds should be signed up

The Guardian view on Labour’s economics: relax those fiscal rules

Editorial: Keir Starmer made exacting promises on borrowing. Now he either breaks them – or makes more cuts and bleeds popularity

One more item on Labour’s long to-do list: repair the UK aid budget

Action is needed to restore the damage done by the Tories to Britain’s international reputation

The Federal Reserve is about to cut rates … but by how much?

The move is widely expected – but will still be studied closely as dark clouds loom on the US horizon

Tory ‘economic competence’ led Britain to Black Wednesday. Never forget

The anniversary of Norman Lamont’s failure is a timely reminder to Labour not to have its fiscal agenda set by the opposition

Financial leaders and party insiders warn Starmer: we need less gloom, more optimism

PM told his downbeat tone risks putting off investors and that his conference speech must temper realism with hope

Boeing shares fall as factory workers begin strike; UK interest rates to fall to 3% next year, predicts Goldman – as it happened

“We are ready to get back to the table to reach a new agreement,” Boeing pledges, as walkout over pay deal begins

It’s another British multimillionaire’s solemn farewell tour – how ever will we cope?

Pimlico Plumbers founder Charlie Mullins has had it up to here with the UK’s taxes, and he is determined to make sure every one of us knows it, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

IMF plan to visit Russia to assess economy prompts dismay across Europe

Protest letter sent to fund’s head over move to send staff to Moscow for first review since invasion of Ukraine

ECB cuts interest rate to 3.5% and warns of weak eurozone growth

European Central Bank makes 0.25-point cut as expected after eurozone inflation fell to 2.2% in August

Teenager arrested over Transport for London cyber attack; ECB cuts interest rates – as it happened

A 17-year-old male was detained last week on suspicion of Computer Misuse Act offences in relation to the attack launched on TfL on 1 September.