Sir Keir Starmer has refused to rule out scrapping the single-person council tax discount, saying decisions on the public finances had to be looked at "in the round".
Scotland's first minister has said the decision to close the nation's only oil refinery was "premature" and could have been delayed by "two to three years".
Sir Mohamed Mansour, the former Conservative Party treasurer, has been approached about backing a bid for The Daily Telegraph being spearheaded by Nadhim Zahawi, the erstwhile Tory chancellor.
Yodel, the parcel carrier which narrowly averted collapse earlier this year, is to begin hiring thousands of workers as it prepares for the peak shopping period in the final quarter…