CA daily briefing: Monday 26 October

Your essential briefing of the morning's top news stories.
Good morning, Andrew Harbison here to give you today's latest news and updates.
The latest from ICAS
A review was carried out, in 2020, of the climate-related disclosures in a sample of 2018 and 2019 annual reports of FTSE 100 companies. In his latest article, Alan Simpson provides a detailed overview of the review.
Today's top stories from around the web
- Local lockdowns 'stifling jobs recovery' (BBC News)
- Number 10 extends Brexit talks until Wednesday (City AM)
- 'It'll be carnage': British companies dread a Brexit border breakdown (Reuters)
- China’s new growth plan may push economy past US within decade (Bloomberg)
- Boots to offer 12-minute COVID-19 testing service within weeks (The Guardian)
- What happens after the mortgage payment holiday deadline on 31 October? (The Independent)
- Small breweries warn 'reverse Robin Hood tax system' putting jobs at risk (Sky News)
- Lloyds staff to work from home until spring (BBC News)
- Heathrow owners told to boost funding or risk nationalisation (City AM)
- UK regulators considering allowing banks to restart paying dividends (Reuters)
- Minority ethnic economists under-represented at top UK universities (The Guardian)
That's all for today. Check back tomorrow for your Tuesday briefing.