
Don't expect big oil to fix the energy crunch - The Economist
Underinvestment highlights the complexities of shifting to clean energy

Live updates as bin lorry drivers and staff strike in Derbyshire - Derbyshire Live
They want better pay and conditions

Christmas costs are set to soar: Families are facing the crunch amid panic buying and rising prices - Daily Mail
Products leaving factories in China cost 10.7 per cent more last month compared with the same time last year. It is the highest rise in 26 years amid runaway energy and commodity prices.

Order your Christmas presents in November, Amazon to warn shoppers amid supply-chain crunch - The Independent
Exclusive: The retailer expects global trade to face major disruption until at least spring 2022, according to an internal document

Italy's bankrupt national airline makes last flight after 74 turbulent years - Daily Mail
A flight attendant at Rome's Fiumicino-Leonardo da Vinci Airport thanked passengers for their loyalty before boarding the noon Flight AZ1581 to Cagliari, Sardinia.

100,000 workers take action as 'Striketober' hits the US - BBC News
Staff at tractor maker John Deere walked out on Thursday, with other sectors to follow soon.

Network Rail told to improve engineering work by regulator - East Anglian Daily Times
Network Rail has been told it must do more robust planning when preparing engineering work on the main line between London and East...

Martin Lewis warns all drivers to check car insurance now ahead of law change - The Mirror
From January next year, insurers will be banned from charging existing customers more than new ones under measures to wipe out the so-called loyalty premium

Bakery owner left furious after being forced to close over 'illegal sprinkles' - Daily Record
Get Baked received an unexpected visit from Trading Standards agents on October 1, who informed owners that they ‘must cease use of their sprinkles with immediate effect’.

Chaos as brawl breaks out near city centre McDonald's - Liverpool Echo
Bystanders appeared to try and break up the fight

Nurse sued NHS claiming she'd been secretly hypnotised to fart against her will - Metro.co.uk
Xandra Samson said her bowel problems were a 'distraction'.