内容摘要："Members of the IJB have treated the public with contempt by ignoring their own consultation.

"Members of the IJB have treated the public with contempt by ignoring their own consultation.

"The broader picture is one of slowing growth in recent months, compared to the first half of the year," said Liz McKeown, director of economic statistics at the ONS.Economists suggested businesses needed clarity over the government economic plans and industrial policies, with the UK hosting its International Investment Summit in London next week, where ministers will try to attract billions of pounds of investment.

The CBI, which says it represents 170,000 businesses, said the government had a chance to "build momentum" behind boosting economic growth by showing it "has a credible plan" to support business investment, especially ahead of the Budget,."Our surveys suggest that businesses may have tapped the brakes again in September amid speculation over potential Budget announcements," said Mr Jones.Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has warned the Budget will be "painful", with the government admitting some taxes will rise.

It will be the government’s first big opportunity to set out its spending and taxation priorities, but it comes against a backdrop of higher debt following the pandemic, higher interest rates and inflation that has only recently returned to normal levels.There is growing debate over what tax rises Chancellor Rachel Reeves will announce given the government has promised not to increase the burden on "working people" and ruled out increasing VAT, National Insurance or income tax.

A hike in capital gains tax has been rumoured. This is charged on profits made from the sale of an asset that has increased in value, such as second homes. Other choices available to the chancellor include

It is also unclear if Labour's pledge on not raising National Insurance applies to the element of the tax paid by employers, after Sir Keir side-stepped a question from Conservative leader Rishi Sunak at Prime Minister's Questions this week.Hundreds of them were high when, shortly after sunrise, Hamas gunmen attacked the site.

Now neuroscientists working with survivors from the festival say there are early signs that MDMA - also known as ecstasy or molly - may have provided some psychological protection against trauma.The preliminary results, currently being peer-reviewed with a view to publication in the coming months, suggest that the drug is associated with more positive mental states - both during the event and in the months afterwards.

The study, carried out by scientists at Israel's Haifa University, could contribute to a growing scientific interest in how MDMA might be used to treat psychological trauma.It is thought to be the first time scientists have been able to study a mass trauma event where large numbers of people were under the influence of mind-altering drugs.