AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoEconomy: UK GDP grew 0.1% in August, beating forecasts, as manufacturing output rose; the modest expansion comes ahead of the Budget, with reports that Chancellor John Healey is considering a tax on banks. Water and Weather: Ofwat found Severn Trent’s Hafren Dyfrdwy breached wastewater duties and provisionally accepted a £280,000 enforcement package. Southern England is also facing severe drought, while forecasters expect a sharp temperature drop and heavy rain in parts of the UK. Online Safety: New rules due from November will ban pornography depicting strangulation, incest or people pretending to be under 16. Politics: An ITV investigation recorded Reform UK figures making racist and sexist remarks; the party says it suspended or removed those implicated. Two Leeds councillors have also left Reform to form an independent group. Ukraine: The UK is supplying Ukraine with more long-range Storm Shadow missiles as it seeks continued US support for Kyiv. Culture: Publisher Faber has stopped distributing Sally Rooney’s books in the UK over her support for Palestine Action, prompting bookshops to report strong demand. Space: The UK has awarded a £61m contract for a robotic mission to remove space debris.
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