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The Sun says BORIS Johnson hailed working Brits getting to keep more of their own money as the Universal Credit cash hits bank accounts from TODAY.

The Sun says HALF a million will see their Universal Credit boosted by £1,000 from tomorrow – in a win for our Sun campaign.

The Guardian says Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey has stepped down from his executive role at the social media company.

The Daily Mirror says Black Friday shoppers have been warned that 9 in 10 ‘deals’ were same price or cheaper before sales.

Retail sales have seen a boost in October as shoppers started their Christmas shopping early, spending more on clothing and toys – the Office of National Statistics (ONS) reported a 0.8% sales rise.

The Sun says AMAZON will block payments made using Visa credit cards in the UK from next year, affecting millions of customers.

BBC News says The cost of living surged to 4.2% in October – its highest rate in almost 10 years – due to rising fuel and energy costs, according to new data.

The Guardian says Amazon has agreed to pay a $500,000 fine and be monitored by California officials after the company failed to “notify” workers about new Covid-19 cases.

The Guardian says Elon Musk has sold about $5bn in shares amounting to roughly 3% of his Tesla holdings, the billionaire reported in filings on Wednesday.

Marks & Spencer to open NEW stores in UK as shares rocket – but cost warning issued

The Guardian says Food price inflation reached a 14-month high in October with the prices of favourite snacks such as crisps and soft drinks rising.

Primark has revealed the difficulty in recovering from the pandemic as it says it is struggling with higher costs and supply chain issues.

The Guardian says Tesla’s Frankfurt-listed shares fell about 9% in early trading on Monday as investors prepared for chief executive Elon Musk’s proposed sale of about a tenth of his holdings in the electric carmaker after his Twitter poll.

The Sun says FAMILIES face more bills misery after the Bank of England yesterday predicted that inflation would hit five per cent next April.

TRT World says Elon Musk will sell $6 billion worth of Tesla stock and donate the proceeds to the UN if it could show how it would solve world hunger.

The Independent says Barclays boss Jes Staley has stepped down as boss of Barclays after an investigation into his relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

The Metro says An independent economics think tank has savaged Rishi Sunak’s Budget and warned families face ‘real pain’ this winter.

The Guardian says a group of 30 UK millionaires have called on the chancellor to tax them and other rich people more because they can afford to pay it.

BBC News says the NHS in England is to receive an extra £5.9bn in this week’s Budget, the money will be used to help clear the record backlog of people waiting for tests and scans.

The Metro says Beer prices are set to rise by 30p a pint even before any duty increases are potentially announced in Rishi Sunak’s Budget, reports say.

BBC News says homeowners in England and Wales will be offered subsidies of £5,000 from next April to help them replace old gas boilers with low carbon heat pumps.

Facebook is planning to create a so-called metaverse by hiring 10,000 people in the EU, it comes as FB faces growing calls for tighter regulation amid fallout from scandals.

Order your Christmas presents in November, Amazon to warn shoppers amid supply-chain crunch

TRT World says the rapid decline of China as a crypto mining powerhouse has seen the US and Kazakhstan become attractive destinations for migrant miners.

The Guardian says employers’ groups representing more than a quarter of jobs in Britain have called on Rishi Sunak to cut business rates.