内容摘要：But he has serious qualms about how the government struck the deal with Affinity Global. Mr Peirson says that there was no open tendering process that would have allowed other firms to bid for the site.

But he has serious qualms about how the government struck the deal with Affinity Global. Mr Peirson says that there was no open tendering process that would have allowed other firms to bid for the site.

The Treasury will borrow that money, but the interest on that debt is paid for through household energy bills. The government estimates that will be about £1 a month on a bill.However, ministers stress that longer-term - perhaps in about 10 years' time - this domestically generated power will reduce household bills significantly, compared with bills had the plant not been built.

The chancellor did confirm a plan, in the Labour manifesto, to improve insulation in homes in order to reduce energy use and therefore bills.The chancellor announced a £39bn investment in affordable and social housing in England. This is designed to improve the availability of homes for those on lower incomes.The government says this investment will help ministers hit their target of building 1.5 million new homes by 2030.

The money will come over the next 10 years.But, like so many of these policies, there are questions over where the money is going to come from, whether it will need to be topped up in time, and whether it will ultimately lead to tax rises.

Changes to the government's self-imposed rules mean there will be a further £10bn for Homes England to boost housebuilding.

The family of Muriel McKay – who was held hostage and murdered 56 years ago – have offered a £1m reward for information that leads to the discovery of her remains.This was the first meeting in a major final between two familiar foes who have become the standout performers on the ATP Tour.

Italy's Sinner, who served a three-month doping suspension between February and May, has shown remarkable consistency over the past 20 months, losing just 10 of 121 matches since the Beijing Open in September 2023.But half of those defeats have come in his past five meetings with Alcaraz. In fact, Sinner has lost just three of his past 50 matches - all to the Spaniard.

"I think every rivalry is different," said Sinner."Back in the days, they played different tennis. Now it's very physical, but you cannot compare.