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Heavier drinking during Covid led to 2,500 more deaths from alcohol in 2022 – ONS

Official UK figures show 33% jump in deaths from alcohol-specific causes from 2019 – the highest since records began in 2001

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Carers describe ‘avalanche of utter stress’ from DWP clawing back benefits

Department under fire for forcing people to repay huge sums as data shows widespread ill health among those caring for relatives

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Pound drops as Bank of England deputy governor sees lower inflation ahead – as it happened

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news

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London rents 'out of control' with a record-breaking 11 per cent rise in a year

Rental increases have far outstripped wage growth according to latest figures

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OPINION - Born after 2009? Rishi Sunak says you can't smoke. Ever.

It is sometimes said of the political Left that it wants everything to be filtered into three categories: free, illegal or obligatory. To which Rishi Sunak says: hold my Mexican Coke. The prime minister's proposal to ban young people from being ever able to legally smoke passed its first Commons hurdle last night,…

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June interest rate cut looks unlikely as smaller fall in inflation 'puts spanner in the works'

The disappointing “miss” immediately sent financial markets scrambling to reassess their projections of the timing of the first move on rates by the Bank of England

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UK House Prices Show Smallest Drop In Eight Months

UK house prices show signs of stabilization with a modest decline, reflecting economic uncertainties. Regional variations persist.

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UK inflation rate dips to 30-month low of 3.2% in March

That’s a little higher than economists had expected

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Middle East oil shock would lead to higher interest rates, warns IMF; FTSE 100’s worst day in nine months – as it happened

IMF scenario shows how a 15% jump in oil prices would push up global inflation by 0.7 percentage points

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Economists 'can safely say' recession is over after February GDP rise, but growth still slow

The meagre growth, not helped by torrential rain that hammered the construction sector, marks a slowdown from a 0.3% advance in January

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Growth slows to 0.1% in February as economy hit by torrential rain

UK still stuck in a pattern of slow growth but recession is almost certainly over

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Almost 10 million people in England could be on NHS waiting list

ONS figures suggest 9.7 million people are waiting for hospital appointment or treatment

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Monday briefing: The truth about claims people ‘use’ their mental health to avoid work

In today’s newsletter: Work and pensions secretary Mel Stride claims 94% of those going to the doctors feeling ‘bluesy’ will be signed off work. What’s the evidence for this claim?

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Do you leave your home town or stay behind? It’s a question at the heart of British politics

Graduates are more likely to migrate to the big cities. But any political benefits from this are decidedly mixed, says writer and editor John Merrick

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Why UK recession may be deeper than two quarters of falling GDP suggest

Greater fall per head and latest trade data illustrate longer term decline of economy

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Blow for Sunak as revised figures confirm UK went into recession last year

Latest estimate from ONS says GDP declined by 0.3% in final quarter of 2023

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ONS scraps plans to stop reporting the deaths of homeless people

U-turn comes after campaigners attacked proposal by data body for England and Wales as ‘callous’

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Fact-check: All the claims from the controversial Tory ad attack against Sadiq Khan

The Tory party has come under fire after using footage from a stampede at a New York subway station in an attack ad on Labour mayor Sadiq Khan

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FTSE 100 near record high amid interest rate cut hopes – as it happened

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as prospect of several interest rate cuts this year boosts shares but weighs on the pound

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5 highest-earning baby names revealed: Your little one could grow up to earn a salary of £113,472 with one of these options

David and Sarah are just two of the baby names that could grow up to make the most money - would you choose them?

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UK government borrows more in February than forecast with highest debt since 1960s

Higher than expected figure of £8.4bn in February could derail OBR forecast for £114.1bn deficit for 2023-24

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Average UK house price £2,000 lower in January than a year earlier

The slowdown in Consumer Prices Index inflation could have positive impacts for mortgages and the housing market, experts said.

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Average monthly UK rent up 9% – the highest annual increase recorded

Cost of renting rises in all parts of the UK, ONS says, with the average monthly rent in England now £1,276

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The fight against UK inflation is being won – but when will interest rates be cut?

Prices are still going up but the tide has turned, raising expectations the Bank of England may cut rates in response

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UK Businesses Will Save Money with New Sponsor Licence Rules

Running a business in the UK remains tricky in light of recent economic issues.

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