Prince Harry security row: Harry’s UK return has sparked fresh debate over whether taxpayers should pay for police protection, after reports he arrived with private security rather than officers. Youth unemployment cost: A new report warns the North East’s NEET problem is costing nearly £7bn a year, driven by welfare incentives and education/employer mismatches. Severe weather prep: Households are being urged to stockpile three days of food and drinking water as El Niño raises odds of wetter, harsher autumn and early winter conditions. DWP fraud crackdown: From October, the DWP can suspend driving licences of benefit claimants who won’t repay debts, alongside wider powers targeting fraud. Cost-of-living household tips: HMRC’s updated mileage fuel rates are now in force, and new research claims millions of homes have unused LEGO worth thousands. Gaza pressure: Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband says the UK must act “more decisively” after aid workers’ accounts of Gaza’s humanitarian crisis. Local change in Manchester: A £6bn regeneration plan aims to transform north Manchester’s deprived neighbourhoods and high streets. EU travel disruption: New Entry/Exit System rules could mean longer queues for UK travellers entering Europe from Sunday.