The Latest Breaking News from Office for National Statistics

Workers' real terms pay sees biggest fall since 2013

New figures from the Office for National Statistics don't make for good reading

Wales Online · Apr 12, 2022

Workers suffer biggest drop in real pay since 2013, figures show

The Office for National Statistics said regular pay excluding bonuses tumbled 1.8% in the three months to February when taking inflation into account.

The Independent UK · Apr 12, 2022

Jump in UK wages fails to keep pace with cost of living

Pressure for more support for households and businesses after consumer prices rise 6.2%

The Guardian - UK · Apr 12, 2022

Newbiggin and Tynemouth still among worst hit areas of the North East for Covid-19 cases

Covid-19 is affecting millions around the country - this is what the data shows about how it continues to spread in the North East

Chronicle Live · Apr 9, 2022

The areas of Wales with the most Covid

The results of lateral flow tests reported to Public Health Wales also show the age groups hardest hit

Wales Online · Apr 9, 2022

What is Omicron XE? Symptoms of the new Covid variant as hundreds of cases found in UK

637 cases of the new variant have been detected in England

The Independent UK · Apr 9, 2022

Covid infection levels in UK remain at near-record highs, ONS says

4.88 million people caught Covid-19 between 28 March and 2 April, down from a record 4.91 in the previous week

The Independent UK · Apr 8, 2022

One in 13 still have Covid in the UK - and these are the ten areas worst hit in the North East

Studies show that Covid-19 is affecting millions around the country - this is what the data shows about how it continues to spread in the North East.

Chronicle Live · Apr 8, 2022

Everything we know about the spread of Covid in Wales from the ONS infection survey, hospital and deaths data and LFT results

Covid is now spreading more rapidly in Wales than it ever has before with more than 200,000 people infected

Wales Online · Apr 8, 2022

Covid-19 infections remain at record levels in parts of the UK

Covid-19 infections in most of the UK remain near or at record levels, with only Scotland having seen a clear week-on-week drop in numbers, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Evening Standard · Apr 8, 2022