Zack Polanski to call for three-year cap on private rent rises

Move to stop charges for parents to sit by children on flights. The government says sitting together can currently cost a parent and child up to £104 on a return journey.

Almost half of Fayed abuse accusers are potential trafficking victims, MPs told. Exclusive: Met police say 70 women’s accounts have hallmarks of trafficking, suggesting case numbers could rise Almost half of the women who reported allegations of sexual abuse by Mohamed Al Fayed to the Metropolitan police are potential victims of human trafficking, MPs have been told. In a briefing for the all-party parliamentary group (APPG) for the survivors of Fayed and Harrods in July, senior Met officers said a review earlier this year found 70 survivors’ accounts bore the hallmarks of trafficking. Continue reading...

Ferguson on brain haemorrhage and games that shaped his life. Former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson speaks to BBC Breakfast as he approaches his 85th birthday.

First minister demands 'new deal' for Wales before Plaid Cymru conference. Rhun ap Iorwerth will address members at Plaid's first conference since winning the Senedd election.

Would a gambling tax rise in the budget really shut shops and cost jobs. Most of the betting industry is urging the chancellor not to double slot machine duty to raise up to £460m more a year Gambling industry kingpins are fuming about reports that the chancellor, John Healey, is considering increasing taxes on high-street slot machines in his first budget. The influential Social Market Foundation thinktank, the most vocal advocate for a rise in machine games duty (MGD), from 20% to 40%, thinks the measure could raise between £275m and £460m annually , on top of the roughly £610m.

FAO official says he lost his job for criticising Israeli policies in Gaza. The FAO official said he was told his contract would not be renewed over an alleged breach of impartiality on Gaza.