Scottish NHS shake-up: First Minister John Swinney unveiled plans to cut health boards from 14 to two, alongside a misogyny bill targeting violence against women and girls and a £2 bus fare cap rolling out across west Scotland from Monday. Cost of living hit: The British Retail Consortium says shop price inflation jumped to a two-year high in August, with food inflation accelerating and tech prices rising as chip and memory shortages linked to the AI boom feed through. UK politics and growth pitch: Andy Burnham made his first Commons statement as PM, blaming Brexit for a decade of low growth and promising “biggest redistribution of power” via devolution and public ownership. Israel policy reset: Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband pledged a “comprehensive reset” of UK policy on Israel, including measures aimed at stopping UK firms supporting West Bank settlement projects—prompting warnings of retaliation from Israel. Public finance pressure: Long-term UK borrowing costs surged, with 30-year gilt yields at their highest since 1998, squeezing Budget headroom. Business and jobs: Whitbread moves to close Beefeater and Brewers Fayre sites, while Northern Ireland teachers backed industrial action over workloads. Sports-business crossover: The Premier League is caught in a UK criminal probe tied to crypto gaming payments, with £10m reportedly frozen by the NCA.