In numbers
Tuesday 13 October 2026
The figures behind the day's news, each taken word for word from a NewsJaws report and linked to it.
UK van drivers face estimated £2.5bn rise in diesel costs this year
Analysis for the Guardian puts diesel van and pickup owners’ combined 2026 fuel spending near £8.5bn, as trade groups press ministers over scheduled fuel-duty increases.
BusinessIFS warns UK Budget needs a credible plan for £35bn in potential spending pressures
The think tank says inflation and a defence spending ambition could force difficult choices over taxes, benefits and public services. Its £35bn figure is a scenario, not a government plan.
SportsJets beat Browns 17-12 after late punt error ends Cleveland’s winning streak
Braelon Allen scored the winning touchdown after a mishandled Cleveland punt snap, ending the Browns’ three-game run in a rain-soaked game at MetLife Stadium.
PoliticsIFS says Healey faces possible £35bn spending challenge at October Budget
The Institute for Fiscal Studies says a combination of defence, health, pay and productivity pressures could require a £35bn increase in annual public-service spending by 2030–31. Its estimate is a scenario, not a government decision.
SportsManchester City beat Liverpool 3-0 as financial-rules appeal remains unresolved
City’s win at Anfield put it top of the Premier League, but the club is appealing an independent commission’s findings on serious financial-rule breaches and no sanction has been announced.
SportsEngland take 3-1 lead into Greece return leg with World Cup questions unresolved
The Lionesses are well placed in their qualifying play-off, but Sarina Wiegman has identified counterattacks and final-third execution as problems to address.
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