A look ahead at the key events leading the news agenda next week, from the team at Foresight News.
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Leading the week:
Monday (October 21): New Employment Rights Bill debated for the first time in the Commons; UN Biodiversity Conference (COP-16) opens; Mariana Dam disaster High Court trial begins.
Tuesday (October 22): World Economic Outlook published; Prisoner early release scheme changes come into effect; Russia hosts BRICS Summit.
Wednesday (October 23): Inquest into the death of Brianna Ghey; IMF Fiscal Monitor published.
Thursday (October 24): Prime Minister Keir Starmer and King Charles in Samoa for CHOGM; Kamala Harris and Barack Obama campaign together in Georgia; France hosts ministerial conference on Lebanon.
Friday (October 25): Lionesses play Germany.
Saturday (October 26): Tommy Robinson leads supporters’ protest at Downing Street; Elections in Georgia; General Synod votes on final document on Catholic Church reform.
Sunday (October 27): Donald Trump event at Madison Square Garden; Israel holds National Remembrance Day for October 7 attacks; Snap election in Japan.
Also look out for:
October 21
- David Lammy visits South Korea
- Satya Nadella addresses Microsoft AI Tour London
- IMF/World Bank annual meetings begin
October 22
- Andrew Bailey addresses Bloomberg Global Regulatory Forum
- European Parliament vote on €35 billion loan to Ukraine
- Inquests open into deaths of Ian Paterson victims
- Donald Trump addresses NRA event; Barack Obama campaigns in Wisconsin and Michigan
October 23
- King Charles begins visit to Samoa ahead of CHOGM
- Andrew Bailey addresses IIF Annual Membership Meeting
- Kamala Harris CNN town hall; Donald Trump rally in Georgia
- Hearing in Harvey Weinstein case
October 24
- Angela Rayner addresses the LGA annual meeting
- New legislation on sexual harassment against workers takes effect
- G20 finance ministers meet in DC
- UNEP Emissions Gap report published
- Simchat Torah holiday begins
October 25
- Inquest review hearing in Costessey deaths
- Teen in court over Southport stabbings
- Messi makes MLS playoffs debut
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 released
October 26
- Andrew Bailey addresses G30 Banking Seminar
- JAXA H3 rocket launch
October 27
- Elections in Bulgaria and Uruguay
- Johnnie Walker presents final BBC Radio 2 show
- F1 Mexico Grand Prix
- Clocks go back as British Summer Time ends
Key statistics, reports and results:
October 21
- Rightmove House Price Index
- China Loan Prime Rate announcement
- Results from: Metro AG
October 22
- Public Sector Finances
- Global Financial Stability Report
- Ireland Q2 GDP
- Results from: Verizon, 3M Company, InterContinental Hotels Group, Lockheed Martin, L’Oreal, General Motors
October 23
- NAO report on Sellafield and nuclear legacy
- UNCTAD Review of Maritime Transport 2024
- Lonely Planet Best in Travel
- Results from: Tesla, Boeing, Heathrow, IBM, Lloyds Banking Group, Deutsche Bank, Iberdrola, Reckitt Benckiser, Coca-Cola, Heineken
October 24
- Quarterly update on crime in England and Wales
- NAO report on progress in improving SEND
- Secondary school performance 2023-24
- SMMT automotive production
- UK flash PMI
- South Korea Q3 GDP
- Results from: Barclays, Renault, Unilever, American Airlines, Unicredit, Fujitsu
October 25
- Final OBR pre-Budget forecast round
- Moody’s sovereign review of France
- Results from: NatWest Group, Colgate-Palmolive, Eni
October 27
- NAO report on the government’s planning and spending framework
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