A judge ruled Next can pay warehouse workers more because it is harder to recruit and retain them.
John Healey will detail plans to spread growth more widely across the UK, ahead of his first Budget.
The company is struggling with the impact of tariffs as well as the fallout from a major cyber attack last year.
The president's remarks came as stronger-than-expected jobs figures added to growing expectations that rates could be increased.
Dame Angela Eagle warns the weather event could lead to extreme storms this winter.
More than 600 companies underpaid staff, with £4m returned to workers, according to the government.
Huge AI spending plans and the ongoing war in Iran are driving up borrowing costs around the world.
Booking.com said the "limited test" was "not a true reflection of the experience of millions of listings or reviews".
Higher borrowing costs have piled fresh pressure on Andy Burnham ahead of his first Budget.
The governor of the Bank of England warned of AI's “volatility” caused by energy shocks from the US-Iran war.