Labour sets renters reform pace as insurers rally, NatWest trims transfers, and NCSC warns on council SSO

Saturday's United Kingdom Daily Update — twenty-four stories on B&M import routing, Next's outlook, Solvency II insurers, card pricing, rural broadband pods, DeepMind watermarks, Revolut device binding, NICE GLP-1 gates, and autumn leaf-peeping slots.

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Westminster housing timelines, London market moves, and fraud-season warnings share the morning as retailers reroute containers, insurers gain capital headroom, and regulators tighten consumer and cyber guardrails.

Labour maps a renters reform timetable after a Commons committee report, keeping Section 8 and possession reforms on the autumn legislative calendar.
FTSE 250 insurers rise as Solvency II tweaks lift capital headroom; AstraZeneca shares slip after an FDA oncology advisory date moves to October.
NatWest cuts its longest balance-transfer window to 24 months while Lloyds extends 0% purchase periods on Club Lloyds credit cards.
Virgin Media O2 rolls rural WiFi pods after Ofcom coverage complaints; Openreach tests 10G PON pilots in Manchester exchange cabinets.
NCSC issues OAuth redirect warnings after a UK council SSO breach; Revolut adds device binding following an APP fraud taskforce briefing.
NICE draft guidance tightens GLP-1 prescribing gates for NHS weight-management clinics as autumn visits and student housing rules fill lifestyle desks.

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