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UK economy sees modest growth in the final months of 2024 – ONS

The Office for National Statistics said gross domestic product edged 0.1% higher between October and December.

The Independent UK · Feb 13, 2025

Thursday briefing: Has Labour laid the foundations for fixing Britain’s housing crisis?

In today’s newsletter: The government is proposing big investment and sweeping planning law reform, but critics say the goals are unrealistic and inadequate. We recap Angela Rayner’s housing policy

The Guardian - UK · Feb 13, 2025

Woman describes pulling her own teeth after seven-year wait for dentist

In constant pain and with no appointment in sight , Linda Colla had no choice but to yank her teeth at home

The Independent UK · Feb 12, 2025

Alcohol-specific deaths in Scotland reach 15-year high

Office for National Statistics data shows there were 1,277 deaths from conditions wholly caused by alcohol in 2023.

The Independent UK · Feb 5, 2025

UK records record high alcohol deaths, new figures show

THE number of deaths across the UK specifically caused by alcohol has reached a record high, according to new figures ...

The National (Scotland) · Feb 5, 2025

Number of UK deaths specifically caused by alcohol reaches new record high

It is the fourth year in a row a new record has been reported by the Office for National Statistics.

Evening Standard · Feb 5, 2025

Alcohol-related deaths in UK hit record high of 10,473, ONS data shows

Health experts urge ministers to do more to tackle drinking-related harm by bringing in minimum unit pricing

The Guardian - UK · Feb 5, 2025

House prices: the salary you need to earn to buy a home in every London borough

Buyers need an annual income of £101,080 to buy the average London property — but this is 2.4 times more than most Londoners earn

Evening Standard · Feb 4, 2025

UK data chief calls for more cash to lift response rates amid faulty jobs survey

Office for National Statistics boss Sir Ian Diamond told MPs that he is ‘super hopeful’ about its work to improve the labour force survey.

Evening Standard · Feb 4, 2025

Starmer leaves Brussels with a tariff-free Trump sycophancy surplus

PM and Nato’s secretary general were in perfect agreement that the orange manchild is a sensible, super-smart genius

The Guardian - UK · Feb 3, 2025