At least three people have been killed after a typhoon hit southern Japan on Thursday morning, sparking fears of flooding, landslides and extensive damage to buildings.
The government will not defend the legal challenges brought against plans to develop the UK's largest untapped oil and gas field and a second North Sea site.
The outlook for living standards for middle-income earners is "weak" beyond this financial year, according to an annual report by a thinktank released ahead of the Labour government's first budget.