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Mortgage-free and not moving: the London boroughs where outright home ownership has soared

More than half of owner-occupied London properties have no outstanding debt, putting the housing market at risk of stagnation

Evening Standard

UK jobs market dodges hit from economic slowdown

ONS finds unemployment rate broadly unchanged and real wages rising thanks to falling inflation

The Guardian - UK

Pound, shares and bonds rally as US inflation slows to 3.2% – as it happened

US core inflation has dropped to a two-year low, cheering investors, while more firms fall into insolvency last month

The Guardian - UK

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FTSE 100 Live: Flat US inflation powers shares as London blue-chips close up 0.2%, BT cuts pension deficit

UK inflation fell to just 4.6%, its lowest level since 2021, in a key political victory for Rishi Sunak as well as a win in the Bank of England's battle to get prices back under control.

Evening Standard

The census defines us. To scrap it is to lose sight of our past – and our future

The 10-yearly survey is too expensive, say ministers. But without it, vital data will be lost

The Guardian - UK

Sexism in the City: Sexual harassment still 'prevalent' in Square Mile with victims 'silenced' by use of NDAs

Equality watchdog warns about scale of sexual misconduct in the Square Mile to Commons Treasury Committee investigating 'Sexism in the City'

Evening Standard

Census records trans population in England and Wales – but accuracy is doubted

Statisticians say question on gender and sex in 2021 ONS survey could have been misinterpreted by people unable to speak English well

The Guardian - UK

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ONS admits Census trans data may be flawed after non-English speakers misunderstand question

Statisticians say they are ‘confident’ in national estimates of transgender people but admit ‘unexpected patterns’ at local level

The Independent UK

‘Language barrier may have caused confusion on census gender identity question’

The ONS said it found some patterns in the data ‘that are consistent with … some respondents not interpreting the question as intended’.

The Independent UK

People in UK are overall less happy than before pandemic, ONS finds

Measures of wellbeing have fallen and anxiety increased, but Outer Hebrides bucks trend

The Guardian - UK

UK happiness and satisfaction levels fall while anxiety rises, survey suggests

Wellbeing levels had been on an upwards trend in the years before the coronavirus pandemic.

The Independent UK

Out for the count: has Britain already conducted its last census?

Academics express unease over government ambition to replace once-a-decade snapshot with ‘other sources of data’

The Guardian - UK

'Scandalous': Scotland's gender pay gap widening STUC warn amid school staff strikes

THE gender pay gap in Scotland is widening, according to a new analysis conducted by the Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC).

The National (Scotland)

Symptoms of long Covid explained as almost two million people suffer in the UK

Condition has more than 200 debilitating symptoms, reveals study

The Independent UK

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U.K. changes unemployment measure because it can't reach Gen Zers and millennials

The U.K.'s stats body can't get through to younger generations, and that has fundamentally altered its labor market data.

The Independent UK

Mapped: The most and least affordable places to rent in the UK

Almost half of monthly income in some households spent on even ‘lower-priced rents’ in capital

The Independent UK

More than half of young adults fear being left behind in the job market, research shows

Recent ONS figures have shown the number of young people not in education, employment or training rose to almost 800,000 in 2023

The Guardian - UK

Change to jobs market data could not come at worse time for Bank of England

ONS decision to switch to ‘experimental’ unemployment figures comes as interest rate decision looms next week

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The Guardian - UK

UK decision to scrap caps on bankers’ bonuses condemned as ‘obscene decision’ by union – as it happened

The number of unemployed grew by 82,000 in the three months to August and Barclays seeks to cut costs after profits dip

The Guardian - UK

Bank of England expected to hold interest rates again after joblessness rise

Policymakers expected to keep rates at 5.25% after official figures show rise in UK unemployment

The Independent UK

Unemployment rate unchanged but signs point to cooling jobs market

Estimates from the ONS revealed that the unemployment rate for those aged 16 and over was 4.2% in the three months to August.

Evening Standard

UK unemployment rate at 4.2% as ONS changes survey methods

By any measure, the rate has remained low considering the expected impact of interest rate hikes on the economy

Evening Standard

Unaffordable London rents saw tenants spend as much as 46% of their income on housing

London is still the least affordable UK region to rent in, according latest figures

The Guardian - UK

Cruises, golf and private health: how baby boomer spending has kept UK inflation stubbornly high

The postwar generation has benefited from good pensions and now interest rate rises, but while its spending has boosted the economy, it has many downsides – not least prices

The Guardian - UK

Can we now treat Covid like a cold and is UK still tracking numbers?

How worried should we be about Covid these days, and what should we do if we develop symptoms?

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