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Money and AI The reported restructuring could remove around half of management and specialist roles and up to 70% of financial-adviser positions. The key question for customers is not just how many jobs go, but how advice, accountability and human review change.
Transport and Infrastructure The new bill creates an additional financing route for a limited number of large strategic-road projects, with private capital, Office of Rail and Road regulation, licensing and the option for barrierless tolling.
Finance and Technology The Treasury has appointed six banks to lead DIGIT, moving the UK’s first digitally native government bond toward a pilot expected by Q1 2027. The test is designed to put sovereign debt issuance and settlement on distributed-ledger infrastructure.
Shopping and technology Amazon’s 48-hour Prime Big Deal Days event starts on 6 October. Before buying, compare price history, model numbers, seller details, return terms and the real saving against recent prices.
