CA daily briefing: Wednesday 21 October

Your essential briefing of the morning's top news stories.
Good morning, Hilde Oesterkloeft here to give you today's latest news and updates.
The latest from ICAS
As a member of Chartered Accountants Worldwide (CAW), ICAS is soon to be hosting a #FinBiz2030 global event. All CAs are invited to attend this free event which is part of the ‘Building Resilience’ series. Find out more in this article.
Today's top stories from around the web
- UK borrowing jumps in September as COVID support continues (BBC News)
- UK inflation climbs to 0.5 per cent after Eat Out to Help Out scheme ends (City AM)
- FRC urges UK firms to guard against poor quality corporate reporting (Reuters)
- Top English clubs in bombshell talks to join European Premier League (Sky News)
- Waitrose and Co-op to cut prices of essential goods by an average of 15% (The Guardian)
- Machines to 'do half of all work tasks by 2025' (BBC News)
- BA fined record £20m for data breach (Accountancy Daily)
- Employer contribution cuts could save three times more UK jobs, thinktank says (The Guardian)
- Mayor "cannot accept" TfL bailout conditions - including a Council Tax hike (City AM)
- United Airlines testing global health app on UK-US flight in effort to reopen borders (Reuters)
That's all for today. Check back tomorrow for your Thursday briefing.