For the third straight month, workers’ paychecks did not keep pace with rising prices, the Labor Department’s final inflation report ahead of the midterm elections revealed. U.S. consumer prices rose 0.6% from the month before in September, above forecasters’ expectations. Over the year, prices for all items were up 3.7%, surpassing August’s 3.4% pace. In

The quality of major roads across nearly half of local authorities in England has deteriorated over recent years, according to new figures. Local councils are required to perform routine assessments of their road networks, grading surfaces as red, amber or green. A red classification indicates that roads are in “poor” condition and should have been