Coverage in London

Markets

CNBC flags oil, gas and commodity themes in studio strategy roundup

A CNBC London studio segment teased three investment approaches for a noisy market, but the available source summary did not provide the full recommendations or rationale

Westminster

Starmer avoids Commons inquiry over Mandelson vetting claims

MPs rejected a Conservative-led bid to send the prime minister’s comments to the Privileges Committee, despite a small Labour rebellion

Cancer research

Women call for £20m study into under-funded lobular breast cancer

Campaigners say lobular breast cancer accounts for 15% of cases but is too often missed or under-studied because it may not form a typical lump

Employment tribunal

Claudia-Liza Vanderpuije withdraws claims involving Dan Walker

ITN and Channel 5 agreed an undisclosed payment to resolve the tribunal matter, with no admission of liability, after denying the claims in full

Energy pricing overhaul

UK plans shakeup to electricity pricing to blunt gas-driven bill spikes

Government sets out consultation to weaken the link between power bills and gas prices within about a year; windfall tax on some generators to rise to 55% from July

Education policy

England to make phone-free school days a legal requirement under government plan

Ministers will table an amendment to the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill to put guidance on a statutory footing; details, enforcement and potential exemptions are still to be set out