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New ONS figures spell bad news for UK workers

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The Independent UK · May 13, 2025

Jobless total rises to its highest level in nearly four years

But real wages are still going up briskly, reducing the chance of another interest rate cut

Evening Standard · May 13, 2025

UK unemployment rises to highest in nearly four years

ONS figures also reveal slide in job vacancies amid rise in employer national insurance contributions

The Guardian - UK · May 13, 2025

Head of ONS steps down over ‘health issues’ amid criticism of data flaws

Sir Ian Diamond led the Office for National Statistics for the past five years.

Evening Standard · May 9, 2025

Head of ONS quits job over ‘health issues’ amid criticism from politicians

Sir Ian Diamond is Britain’s most senior statistician

The Independent UK · May 9, 2025

What are the highest and lowest paying jobs in the UK?

Euronews explores the top 40 highest-paying and bottom 40 lowest-paying jobs in the UK, based on the ONS’s 2024 data.

Euronews · May 9, 2025

UK and US secure trade deal with changes for auto and agricultural goods

Donald Trump and Keir Starmer emphasised the strong relationship between their two countries, bonded by shared values, culture and a common language.

Euronews · May 8, 2025

Crime's up in London - but the capital's still safer than Manchester, according to latest police data

Manchester worse for total crime rate, violence, stalking and sexual offences

Evening Standard · May 3, 2025

‘A revival is happening’: Church hails resurgence among young in UK

Despite the assumption that secularity is on the rise, many young people are ‘finding truth in the church’

The Guardian - UK · Apr 26, 2025

UK exported £59.3bn of goods to US last year ahead of tariffs

The Office for National Statistics said on Friday that the US represented 16.2% of all UK exports in 2024.

Evening Standard · Apr 25, 2025