Tonight · 29 October 2026
6 things.
Every side.
The Budget's small print, your side-hustle tax limit, proving you're 16 online, GTA 6's disc-less box, America's big vote and an AI soap recut. Here's your evening catch-up.
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The Budget, the day after
The watchdog expects pay to stall in 2027 and 2028. Renters lose out from a housing benefit freeze, and a pensioner pays no tax on income a young worker is taxed on.
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Side hustle? Your tax-free limit is tripling
From April 2027 you can make £3,000 a year tax-free, in total across everything you do. Selling your old stuff on Vinted was never taxed.
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How you'll prove you're 16 to use social media
Ofcom says a passport, bank check, digital ID or face scan can work. It admits some under-16s will still get round them, and adults may have to prove their age too.
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GTA 6 is out in three weeks, with no disc in the box
Boxed copies (£69.99) hold a download code, so you can't sell, lend or trade the game in. Rockstar says it lets you download early so it's ready on day one.
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America votes on Tuesday
Polls point to Democrats winning the House, with the Senate on a knife-edge. Young voters lean Democrat, but only a third say they'll definitely vote.
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AI is recutting Neighbours for your phone
Margot Robbie's old storylines are becoming one-minute episodes. The makers say nothing is faked; former cast say nobody asked them.
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