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Unemployment Rate in the UK: Official Figures Show Potential Discrepancy

The new data, derived from experimental results within the Labour Force Survey, could potentially exert pressure on the Bank of England to reconsider any immediate plans for interest rate cuts.

International Business Times UK

It’s ‘national sickie day’ – is ill-health holding back the UK economy?

ONS figures suggest long-term sickness is preventing more people from looking for work

The Guardian - UK

Should the UK embrace higher net migration or rethink the economy?

If the population is to grow on the scale predicted the UK will need the infrastructure to service a much-expanded citizenry

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OPINION - Immigration will radically alter Britain by 2036 — and we should start talking about it

The really interesting thing about the projections for population growth from the Office for National Statistics this week is the extent it’s not being talked about. In case you missed it, the ONS said that, based on existing trends, the population of Britain is projected to rise by 6.6 million by…

Evening Standard

Revealed: Impact of London's sky-high rent and mortgage repayments on mental health

One in 10 Londoners say their mental health has been negatively affected by the anxiety of keeping up with their rent or mortgage, the highest proportion of any region in Britain, figures show.

Evening Standard

Population to reach 74 million by 2036 after 'unprecedented migration' levels

Projected increase almost entirely down to net migration, ONS says

Evening Standard

‘Now even smaller’ and ‘All new, worse recipe’: these are the labels you won’t see on food – but you should

Firms that trumpet larger packets and improved formulas should also be frank about the shrinkflation that is giving the consumer less, says Hilary Osborne, the Guardian’s consumer and money editor

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Shoplifting rate in England and Wales hits highest level in more than 20 years

Police recorded 402,482 shoplifting offences in 12 months to September, ONS figures reveal

The Guardian - UK

London overseas tourist numbers grow to post-Covid peak

However, spending is at a new level with £4.688 billion spent in shops, hotels, restaurants and attractions

Evening Standard

Tax cuts are tempting, but Hunt must act for the long term

City Comment: Long after the dust has settled on the election, the Chancellor will be judged on whether he delivered a responsible and sustainable Budget

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Tata Steel accused of ‘industrial vandalism’ over plan to cut up to 2,800 UK jobs – as it happened

Tata Steel confirmed plans to close two Welsh blast furnaces and cut up to 2,800 jobs

The Guardian - UK

Areas of England with poorest health have higher rates of poverty, report finds

Analysis of ONS statistics shows one in four ‘economically inactive’ people live in areas with high levels of poor health

The Guardian - UK

UK elections: Britons living abroad regain right to vote as 15-year rule ends

Many more Britons can now vote in the next general election, the date of which has yet to be decided by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak

Evening Standard

UK pay growth slows as inflation pressure weakens

Vacancies tumbled at fastest rate on record in December, according to ONS figures

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Jobs market gloom could spell further disaster for Tories at the next election

City Comment: Gloomy news from the recruitment firms

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There’s a perfect baby name out there. Could an expert help me find it?

Naming consultants are on the rise. But could I really outsource something so personal to a stranger?

The Guardian - UK

UK economy returns to growth amid Black Friday spending lift

GDP rises by 0.3% in November after October decline, with car leasing and video games fuelling bounceback

Evening Standard

GDP: Britain's economy grew 0.3% in November but ONS admits 'little growth' overall

Economists had expected growth of 0.2%, but the figures gave little cause for celebration with the risk of an end-of-year recession still on the cards

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Evening Standard

Flu hits winter peak in London as Covid cases fall

Hospital admissions due to flu rise by 14% in a week in the capital

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US inflation rises to 3.4%; global trade ‘drops 1.3%’ as Red Sea attacks disrupt shipping – as it happened

US inflation rose faster than expected in December, dampening early rate cut hopes, as Kiel Trade Indicator shows collapse in cargo volumes in the Red Sea

Evening Standard

London rents are finally falling for the first time in two years — but it's still over £1,000 for a room

The average monthly rent for a room in London has fallen for two consecutive months, reports SpareRoom

The Guardian - UK

ONS may stop publishing mortality data on homeless people

Charities say move is ‘deeply concerning’, while Office for National Statistics claims data was not accurate enough

The Conversation

Why the UK census should not be replaced with alternative sources of data

Every ten years since 1801 – save for a wartime interruption in 1941 – the UK government has conducted a national census of England and Wales. This is a big event. The data collated in the last survey, in 2021, is still being published, with final reports only scheduled for…

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Over-70s are UK’s most online adults after twentysomethings, survey shows

ONS data also reveals working mothers spend on average an hour and a quarter more a day on household chores than male partners

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‘People are devastated’: anger and anxiety as Peak District loses its last bank

Early next year, the NatWest in the market town of Bakewell will close, leaving the whole area ‘de-banked’

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