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Former Bank of England chief economist Andy Haldane warned Chancellor John Healey on Tuesday against delivering a tax-hiking "budget for the backbenchers" next week, backing the Conservatives' smaller-state path to growth instead. Alex and Jordan unpack the intervention and the pre-Budget battle lines.

The Met Office has named Storm Austen — the first named storm of the autumn — issuing a yellow warning for gusts over 70mph across southern England and Wales from Thursday night into Friday. Alex and Jordan go through the forecast, the disruption risks, and the advice.

A double-decker school bus tore its roof off after striking a low railway bridge in Newport, Wales on Tuesday morning, hospitalising three children with injuries not thought to be life-threatening. Alex and Jordan go through what happened on Tregare Street and the disruption that followed.

Emmanuel Macron secured diesel commitments of about 295,000 tonnes a month from Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Bahrain during his Gulf tour, as France grapples with soaring fuel prices and street unrest. Alex and Jordan explain the deals, the Qatar state visit, and whether any of it reaches the pump.

A 43-year-old man has been charged over the deliberate car-ramming of independent MP Helen Haines outside her office in Wangaratta, an attack that cost the 65-year-old lawmaker a leg and left her in critical condition. Alex and Jordan go through the charges, the PM's response, and the heroism of a bystander.

Paris Saint-Germain beat Barcelona 4-2 in a six-goal Champions League thriller Tuesday night, while Liverpool fought back from 2-0 down to beat Villarreal and Phil Foden hit a hat-trick for Manchester City. Alex and Jordan run through a 40-goal night across Europe.

Alberta's first-ever separation referendum ended in a decisive defeat for the independence camp, with about 76 to 77 percent voting to remain part of Canada as results came in Tuesday. Alex and Jordan go through the numbers, the reactions from Carney and Smith, and why the Canadian dollar jumped.

Britain will send RAF Typhoon fighter jets to fly defensive air missions over Saudi Arabia against Houthi drones and missiles, Defence Secretary Wes Streeting announced Tuesday, following a Saudi request. Alex and Jordan explain the deployment, the escalating attacks behind it, and what defensive-only missions mean.

President Trump signed ten House-passed bills into law Tuesday, spanning romance-scam protections, human-trafficking detection training, and tribal land transfers. Alex and Jordan run through what's in the package and why the romance scam bill matters.

The Tennessee Supreme Court announced Tuesday it will keep rules barring nonlawyers from the practice of law, dealing a defeat to the push to allow private-equity investment in law firms. Alex and Jordan explain what's at stake in the fight over who can own a law firm.