UK house prices unexpectedly fell 0.2% month on month in September, taking the average price to £274,251 and cutting annual growth to 0.8%, the weakest since December 2025. Money markets imply an 84% probability the Bank of England will lift rates to 4% in November as energy prices driven up by the Middle East conflict add to inflation pressure. Price growth slowed across most parts of the UK ahead of the expected rise in borrowing costs.

Phase 2 trial results showed Eli Lilly’s tirzepatide (Mounjaro) combined with an experimental drug produced an average 23.3% weight loss over 48 weeks in overweight or obese adults with type 2 diabetes. That compared with 14.8% for the highest dose of tirzepatide alone. The study enrolled 367 adults with an average starting weight of about 105kg.