Today’s digest covers money worries ahead of the Budget, a call to freeze the minimum wage, and new questions about driverless taxis in London. There is also an early look at the winter weather and a reopening in South Yorkshire.
London Assembly wants TfL to have more control over driverless taxis
A London Assembly report says Transport for London needs more powers to manage driverless taxis in the capital. The report warns that the technology could add to congestion and harm jobs. If you rely on London’s roads or work in transport, this is worth watching as the rules for these vehicles take shape.
Source: BBC London
Met Office gives a snow update as El Niño gains strength
The Met Office has issued an update on the chance of snow in the UK, with reports that El Niño is strengthening rapidly. Several experts have issued weather warnings over the past few weeks. If this is your first British winter, now is a good time to check the forecast regularly.
Source: Manchester Evening News
Nationwide customers have until 22 October to act
Nationwide customers are being told to act before 22 October, with £100 at stake. If you bank with Nationwide, check your account and any recent messages from the building society before next week.
Source: BirminghamLive
Banks expect a higher tax on their profits in the Budget
Senior banking executives have told the BBC they expect to be “on the menu” when Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s successor, Darren Healey, presents the Budget later this month. They believe the government plans to raise tax on bank profits. The Budget will set the tax rules that shape household finances for the year ahead, so its date is worth noting.
Source: BBC News
Conservatives propose five years without a minimum wage rise
A report from the Prosperity Institute thinktank, endorsed by shadow business minister Andrew Sharpe, calls for the minimum wage to be frozen for five years to tackle low youth employment. The report says the freeze would cost low-paid workers almost £9,000 over that period. Labour called the idea “tin-eared”, and anyone in a minimum wage job will want to follow the debate.
Source: The Guardian
Doncaster wildlife park to reopen after fatal tiger attack
Yorkshire Wildlife Park in Doncaster will reopen six days after a visitor was killed by a tiger. William Chapman, 24, was mauled to death on Saturday after entering an enclosure.
Source: Evening Standard
UK Today is a curated digest: we summarise and link, the reporting belongs to the publications named. Something wrong or missing? Tell us.
Sources
- BBC London: TfL needs more powers on driverless taxis – report, accessed 16 October 2026
- Manchester Evening News: Met Office issues major UK snow update as El Nino 'strengthening rapidly', accessed 16 October 2026
- BirminghamLive: Nationwide customers told to act before October 22 with £100 cash warning issued, accessed 16 October 2026
- BBC News: Banks say Healey is planning to increase tax on their profits in Budget, accessed 16 October 2026
- The Guardian: Tories call for 5-year freeze on minimum wage to tackle youth unemployment, accessed 16 October 2026
- Evening Standard: Wildlife park to reopen six days after visitor killed by tiger, accessed 16 October 2026
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