Sweet lord. The PM is literally lost for words on BBC Stoke when questioned about mortgages.

Schroders investment co-head says firm is in the 'eye of the storm' and does not know if #pension funds using #LDI will be able to 'reset' by Bank of England deadline for bond-buying programme today (subs) bit.ly/3S3bH6W #wealth #funds #gilts #uk

My interview with Liz Truss

Cost of living crisis 'spanner in the works' for UK #fund market - decline in real incomes set to make retail #wealth flows even more challenging Jason Hollands Bella Caridade-Ferreira Jonathan Miller and Chris Chancellor Broadridge (subs) igniteseurope.com/c/3792464/4902…

The Mirror's front page today must be a wake up call for the government and fire bosses. These findings further support our new research with @UCLan: firefighters, like those at Grenfell, are suffering from cancer due to exposure to toxic contaminants. lght.ly/emnmel5

BlackRock and other LDI managers are reducing leverage limits amid wider clampdown following the UK gilt crisis last September (subs) igniteseurope.com/c/3870504/5039…

People in France went on a nationwide strike to protest the government's plans to raise the retirement age by 2 years to 64

Strangely enough BBC didn’t get the helicopter views. Perhaps those WhatsApp messages from No10 are still getting through. James O'Brien ALASTAIR CAMPBELL

Critics lament Brussels’ decision to rule out full ban on kickbacks ft.com/content/3fc087…

If you only read one bit of news this weekend, make it this one - on the front page of the BBC’s website. In my whole career I have never come across a personal story as extraordinary - and shocking - as that of former Barclays trader Peter Johnson: bbc.co.uk/news/business-…

#Letterkenny University Hospital is on the brink of collapse! GPs and consultants have warned of a "service collapse" and called for urgent action from the government, yet the minister for health is refusing to meet them in #Donegal. Not good enough! thomaspringle.ie/2023/10/23/pri…

Oíche Shamhna shona duit 🎃 Happy Halloween! It was a great to have Macnas back on the streets of Galway this weekend getting us into the spooky spirit! Well done to the Macnas cast, crew and volunteers!👏 Galway is at its best when the magic of spectacle hits the town! 💫

The lucky winner of the FT canteen’s spooky chocolate pumpkins! 🦇🎃🍂

Scoop: Franklin Templeton cuts global headcount by 3% (paywall) igniteseurope.com/c/4309764/5560…

BREAKING: ⚡ 🇿🇦🇮🇱 South Africa's closing statment: - Each day 247 Palestinians are being killed, 1 every 6 minutes - 48 mothers, 2 every hour - 117 children, 5 every hour - Each day, 10 children will be amputated without anaesthetic Lord Bebo t.me/megatron_ron

Scoop: Vanguard to launch an investment app for UK customers (paywall) igniteseurope.com/c/4410534/5723…

It's one of the rare moments during the collapse of an iceberg when you can see the dark blue color at its base.