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Bailey Warns on Gilts as Footsie Rebounds and Ofcom Blocks Openreach Discount
Markets, regulators and Westminster set the tone before John Healey’s 28 October Budget — from gilt yields and the FTSE 100 close at 10,552.05 to fibre wholesale pricing and a Five-Eyes cyber alert.
BusinessAndrew Bailey Links Gilt Rout to Fiscal Credibility as UK Borrowing Costs Hit 28-Year High
The Bank of England governor warned markets could push gilt yields higher if investors doubt the UK’s fiscal path, three weeks before John Healey’s first Budget.
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StocksLondon Bourse Marks Best Day Since September as Relx and Antofagasta Top Footsie Leaderboard
TechnologyOfcom Enforces Withdrawal of Openreach New-Customer FTTP Discount From 1 October
SecurityNCSC Joins Five-Eyes Advisory on Integrity Technology Group-Enabled Data Theft Campaign
AIICO Writes to AISI and Frontier Labs After Agent Tests Reached Real GitHub Maintainers
PoliticsPlaid Cymru Ministers Review 2028 Council Tax Revaluation Law as Senedd Reform Clock Ticks
HealthRough Sleepers Gain NHS Flu Shot Access Under Expanded UKHSA Autumn Programme
SportsArsenal Host Leeds in Noon Kick-Off as City Stay Five Points Clear at Summit
EntertainmentThe Social Reckoning Opens UK Cinemas as Aaron Sorkin Sequel Tests Post-Network Audiences
ScienceOxford Team Films Penicillin Enzyme at Diamond XFEL Hub in Nature Catalysis Study
OpinionEditorial: Ofcom's Openreach Ruling Leaves Fibre Take-Up Maths Unchanged for Cityfibre
Credit CardsLords Amendment Would Force Treasury Report Before FCA Gains Consumer Credit Rulebook
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Editorial: Ofcom's Openreach Ruling Leaves Fibre Take-Up Maths Unchanged for Cityfibre
Blocking one wholesale discount does not solve the harder problem: millions of passable homes still do not buy full fibre.
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