Top British security officials will face questions over an aborted China spying case brought by its chief prosecutor, which collapsed as it is seeking to rebuild economic ties with the country.

The case against Christopher Berry and Christopher Cash, who were charged last year under the Official Secrets Act over allegations they spied for China between 2021 and 2023, was dropped last month.

UK correspondent Gail Downey explained further.

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The Reserve Bank today slashed the OCR by 50 basis points to 2.5 percent, prompting markets to make readjustments.

This recent cut wasn't full priced in, and it's got some experts re-thinking their OCR outlooks ahead of the end of the year.

Milford Asset Management's Remy Morgan explains further.

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Tonight on The Huddle, Jordan Williams from the Taxpayers' Union and broadcaster Mark Sainsbury joined in on a discussion about the following issues of the day - and more!

Eight international rugby unions, including New Zealand, have tried to warn their players off joining the proposed Rugby 360 league. What do we make of all this?

The OCR dropped another 50 basis points today - should we be celebrating? Or could the central bank have done more?

National recently dropped below 30 percent in the latest Taxpayers' Union-Curia poll. Should the coalition be worried here?

New reports on truancy have found that many families are still taking their kids out of class for holidays. Do we need to stagger holidays around the country so that flights to Fiji aren't so expensive for a specific 2-week period?

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