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Living wage rises on October pay runs as Channel migrant pilot lapses
Thursday's United Kingdom edition covers the NLW increase to £12.71, markets and consumer finance, the end of the UK–France returns pilot, and flu, fraud, and cricket headlines.
BusinessNational Living Wage Rises to £12.71 an Hour From October Pay Runs as HMRC Updates Payroll Tables
Employers processing October payrolls must apply the new National Living Wage rate of £12.71 an hour from the first pay period starting on or after 1 October, as HMRC publishes updated tables for software providers and small-business advisers.
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StocksRolls-Royce Extends FTSE Lead as Defence Names Outpace Banks on First October Session
Credit CardsAmerican Express UK Raises Platinum Annual Fee to £795 for New Applicants From October
TechnologyOfcom Fines Virgin Media O2 £2.3 Million for Mid-Contract Broadband Price Rise Notice Failures
AIUK AISI Tests Open-Weights Models Against Banking Stress Prompts as FCA Watches Third-Party Risk
SecurityAction Fraud Logs £12 Million Romance Scam Losses in September Tally as Autumn Dating Season Starts
OpinionEditorial: Without Quarterly Return Numbers, the Migrant Pilot Was Always a Press Release
PoliticsUK-France One-in-One-Out Channel Migrant Pilot Ends as Paris Declines Renewal
ScienceRoyal Observatory Edinburgh Team Maps Dark-Sky Sites as UK Light Pollution Report Lands
HealthNICE Publishes Draft Guidance on New Obesity Injections for NHS Eligibility From 2027
EntertainmentNetflix UK Adds Adrian Lester Drama After BFI London Film Festival Opening Night
SportsBrook and Duckett Seal England T20 Win Over Pakistan as Edgbaston Crowd Sets Attendance Record
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