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Oakley Farms, based near Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, has reported 'full availability' of pumpkins this year despite the summer heatwave. (Alan Bennett/ Tesco/ PA)

Pumpkin grower says there is ‘full availability’ despite summer heatwave

A woman carrying several shopping bags

September records slowest retail sales growth since shops reopened post-Covid

UK money

Families with disabled children ‘struggling to survive’ in cost-of-living crisis

Energy costs

What are blackouts and why might they happen this winter?

Energy shortages

Liz Truss seeks to downplay fears over need for planned energy blackouts

A hospital ward (Peter Byrne/PA)

Government urged to pay nurses a ‘decent wage’ as RCN ballots on strike action

Banks call for more support on mortgages amid surging rates

Banks call for more support on mortgages amid surging rates

Washing machine

How much money can I save by helping Britain avoid blackouts?

Sterling fell to 1.11 against the dollar on Thursday

Sterling drops again as dollar regains its strength

An Avanti West Coast train

Andy Burnham: Remove Avanti’s contract unless trains are reinstated soon

Nurses

Pay nurses a ‘decent wage’, RCN urges as it ballots on strike action

Two people walking

Jump in pension plans being accessed for the first time

Electricity pylons

‘Save money and back Britain’, grid urges as it warns of potential blackouts

A Network Rail worker

Network Rail maintenance staff ‘paid nearly a fifth more than market rates’

Shell

Shell shares slip on third quarter profit pressures

The Marks & Spencer website seen on a phone

Marks & Spencer launches digital credit account for Sparks customers

Strike

BT pledges to attempt to protect 999 services amid strike action

A view of the Shard and BT Tower in central London

BT and Openreach workers vow to ‘keep going’ as 999 call handlers join strike