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• Aldi warns food prices may rise if Budget lifts costs

  Giles Hurley says the chancellor must consider "very carefully" any policies that raise business costs.

• 'Killer' child car seats still on sale 10 years on

  Which? advised families to buy approved seats with a clear orange label indicating they are safe.

• UK and US unveil nuclear energy deal ahead of Trump visit

  Key among the plans is a proposal to build up to 12 advanced modular nuclear reactors in Hartlepool.

• US and China hold second day of trade talks as TikTok deadline looms

  The negotiations are the latest attempt to end a trade war between the world's two biggest economies.

• South Korea to probe potential human rights abuses in US raid

  More than 300 South Korean workers returned home on Friday after being held for a week in the US following the raid.

• Why hackers are targeting the world's shipping

  Cargo ships are increasingly coming under cyber attack by criminal gangs and hostile nation states.

• US farmers are being squeezed - and it's testing their deep loyalty to Trump

  Why so many corn belt Americans continue to back Trump, even while feeling economic pressure driven partly by his trade policy

• Unlimited contactless cards may lead to spending sprees

  Spontaneous spending is likely to rise if the £100 limit on contactless cards is scrapped, academics say.

• New wave of US investment to create up to 1,000 jobs

  Bank of America is set to create up to 1,000 new jobs in Belfast, marking its first operation in Northern Ireland.

• Some Jaguar Land Rover suppliers 'face bankruptcy' due to cyber attack crisis

  The government has been urged to "act fast" to protect hundreds of jobs following the cyber attack.

• Millions missing out on £24bn of benefits and government support, analysis suggests

  A report from Policy in Practice says awareness, complexity and stigma are the main barriers stopping people claiming.

• AstraZeneca pauses £200m Cambridge investment

  Its decision comes as the industry says there is a lack of government investment and as the US pressures firms to invest there.

• UK economy saw zero growth in July

  The economy failed to grow following the biggest contraction in manufacturing output for a year.

• South Korean workers detained in US raid arrive home

  Media and some protesters gather at the airport as more than 300 workers detained in the US last week return.

• Will the latest iPhone kill off the Sim card?

  The iPhone Air will only have an eSim - will other phone makers also shift away from the familiar - but fiddly - plastic cards?

• We will build 1.5m homes, new housing secretary insists

  Steve Reed tells the BBC the government is "absolutely committed" to the pledge, which was in Labour's election manifesto.

• Warner Bros Discovery shares surge on buyout reports

  The reported bid would be for a business which includes news network CNN, HBO, and the film studio behind Barbie and Harry Potter.

• Jaguar Land Rover shutdown extended to next week

  Staff in Solihull, Halewood and Wolverhampton have been told not to come into work until Wednesday.

• US energy chief tells BBC nuclear fusion will soon power the world

  AI will soon enable harnessing of the energy that powers the sun and stars, says Chris Wright

• John Lewis losses nearly triple to £88m

  The owner of the eponymous department store and Waitrose expects the business to return to profit.