People in Japan planned to spend 2,997 yen on average for cherry blossom viewing this year, the highest since 2019, or before the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a survey by private weather information service provider Weathernews Inc.

Britain will stick to its fiscal rules despite global upheaval, finance minister Rachel Reeves said on Sunday, raising the prospect of thousands of public sector job cuts in this week's budget update which is likely to include further savings.