Five ways the Iran war could affect you – in charts

BBC The rise in Tube fares was part of a funding deal with the government The cost of travelling on the London Underground, the Overground and the Elizabeth line is set to rise by 5.8% next year, the mayor of London has confirmed. The increase is 1% above the rate of inflation and will come…

Retail sales volumes have risen for the fourth month in a row, driven by consumers buying gold online and new tech gadgets. Monthly sales rose by 0.5% in September 2025, new figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show, defying an expected decrease of -0.2%. “Although food stores saw very little growth, good weather…

Priti GuptaTechnology Reporter, Mumbai Getty Images Beautiful but delicate, cardamom is a demanding crop “People often think cardamom is a lucrative crop – it may be. But it’s also the toughest crop a farmer can cultivate,” says Stanley Pothan, who has been farming cardamom in the southern Indian state of Kerala for decades. Prized for…

Revel Collective The owner of Revolucion de Cuba and Peach Pubs is to go into administration, putting as many as 2,200 jobs at risk. Revel Collective, the parent company which has 62 pubs and bars across the UK, put itself up for sale in October after facing what it called “a continued period of external…

Archie MitchellBusiness reporter Getty Images The chancellor has announced her Budget which includes a freeze to income taxthresholds, a rise in minimum wages and a so-called milkshake tax. Here are nine ways Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ Budget might affect you if you are 25 or under. Minimum wage workers will benefit Minimum wages will go up…