Millions of households are to receive a £100 payment to help with energy bills, news organisations reported. Chancellor John Healey reportedly said the £100 would go to 20m households in bands A to D of council tax, at a cost of £2.6bn, funded by a windfall tax on banks.
Istat said industrial producer prices rose 2.9% from August and 13.8% year on year in September 2026, with domestic prices up 17.4% on the year. Construction prices for buildings fell 0.1% on the month and rose 3.2% on the year.
The U.S. Energy Department made a conditional commitment to lend Constellation Energy up to $5 billion for nuclear uprates in Illinois, Maryland and Pennsylvania. It says the work will add nearly 1.1 gigawatts; Constellation must meet conditions before the loan is funded.
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