Money

What the Autumn Budget 2026 means for you

The Budget lands on Wednesday 28 October with diesel just off £2 a litre and January's energy cap forecast to rise. I've set out what's already decided, what could change, what it means for drivers, workers and pensioners, and ten plain ways to get ready.

BY Doug Silkstone23/10/26

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Gaming

Are game key sites like G2A and Eneba legit?

G2A, Eneba, Kinguin, Loaded, CJS CD Keys and ShopTo one by one: who runs each, what its terms promise when a key fails, and what UK law, your card and the platforms will do for you.

BY Doug Silkstone24/10/26

Gaming

The cheapest way to buy Minecraft in the UK

Minecraft is sold separately on every device, from £6.99 on a phone to £29.99 on a PC, and the cheapest listings on key sites are often the wrong edition or someone else's account. I've priced each route, official store and key shop, so you can buy the right copy once.

BY Doug Silkstone24/10/26

Money

What the Autumn Budget 2026 means for you

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Culture

Find your next read

Whether the next book is for you or for someone else, I'd start from who it's for and how they like to read, not a bestseller list. My book finder narrows thousands of books from UK bookshops in a few taps, and this is how I'd choose.

BY Doug Silkstone23/10/26

Life

Christmas gifts for mum who says she wants nothing

Buying Christmas presents for a mum who says she wants nothing? I'd choose between a treat she'd never buy herself and something she'll use up. Picks from UK shops from about £10 to £60, with personalised lead times, sending from afar, clubbing together, and gifts for nan, including in a care home.

BY Doug Silkstone18/10/26