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UK Economic Recovery Improves As Election Looms

Gross domestic product expanded by 0.7 percent in the first three months of this year, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said in a statement, upgrading the prior estimate of 0.6-percent expansion and beating market expectations for no change.

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Race out of recession picks up speed but house prices fall as mortgage time bomb ticks

Growth revised higher for the first quarter but millions face end of fixed-rate deals

Evening Standard

Warmer weather and falling UK inflation lift retail sales

ONS says most retailers enjoyed a better month in May, with increases in clothing and household goods

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Tata Steel workers in South Wales to begin indefinite strike next month – as it happened

About 1,500 Tata Steel workers will begin an indefinite strike in July over the company’s plans to cut thousands of jobs, the trade union Unite says

The Guardian - UK

Love is in the air: The most popular places for marriage in England and Wales

The Independent UK

Average London house prices down 4% annually in April — could cheaper mortgages be ahead?

The house price figures were released as data showed that inflation slowed to 2% in May.

Evening Standard

Knife crime has increased in England and Wales over the last decade – here’s how the next government can prevent it

Shocking news stories, such as the conviction of two 12-year-old boys for a fatal machete attack in Wolverhampton, have fuelled worries of an “epidemic” of knife crime in England and Wales. A new survey of 2,000 young people found that nearly half are worried about knife crime. In their campaigns…

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Average UK house price increased by 1.1% annually in April

The house price figures were released as data showed that Consumer Prices Index (CPI) inflation slowed to 2% in May.

The Independent UK

Research finds horrifying cost of a pint in 2040 if inflation stays at recent levels

Lager prices have soared 11% in a year - but there could be even worse news for drinkers around the corner

The Independent UK

UK inflation rate falls to lowest level in almost three years

Inflation has returned to the 2 per cent target for the first time in almost three years in what comes at a critical time, just weeks before the…

The National (Scotland)

Inflation drops to Bank of England’s 2% target for first time in almost three years

Inflation dropped to 2% in May, down from 2.3% in April, according to the Office for National Statistics

The Independent UK

Tory government ‘worst in postwar era’, claims expert study – as it happened

Sir Anthony Seldon leads analysis that concludes that equality, growth and the UK’s standing in the world have all declined since 2010

The Guardian - AU

UK economy shows no growth in April in latest blow to Rishi Sunak

THE UK economy recorded no growth in April after wet weather dampened consumer spending, according to the Office for National Statistics, in a…

The National (Scotland)

Economy fails to grow in sodden April in new blow to Rishi Sunak

The latest ONS growth figures come ahead of the Bank of England’s decision on interest rates next week

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The Guardian - UK

Campaign catchup: Conservative manifesto; Farage pelted again; Green candidate defects

In today’s newsletter: Breaking down what was in the Tory manifesto, more items lobbed at the Reform leader, and a surprising defection in Scotland

The Guardian - UK

Strong wage growth will further delay cut in UK interest rates, City believes

First cuts not expected until late summer or early autumn despite evidence jobs market is cooling

The Guardian - UK

Pre-election UK interest rate cut unlikely despite cooling jobs market and rising mortgage arrears; Moody’s warns France over snap election – as it happened

Latest UK labour market report shows signs of cooling, as jobless rate hits highest since 2021

The Guardian - UK

Immigration: how 14 years of Tory rule have changed Britain – in charts

Net migration is more than two and a half times the 2010 figure despite a string of Tory pledges to reduce it

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The Guardian - UK

UK unemployment rising at fastest pace of OECD countries, analysis shows

TUC says only Costa Rica had similar increase in first quarter as ONS data expected to show further rise in April

The Conversation

COVID vaccines saved millions of lives – linking them to excess deaths is a mistake

A recent study has sparked another round of headlines claiming that COVID vaccines caused excess deaths. This was accompanied by a predictable outpouring of I-told-you-sos on social media.

The Guardian - UK

Watchdog ends investigation into description of UK economy ‘going gangbusters’

Exclusive: ONS official’s remarks, not intended as comment on overall state of the economy, were later used by Sunak

The Independent UK

Former Tory minister says government has presided over 15 years of wage stagnation

Matt Warman said at an event in February there were now two ‘catch-up generations’

Fortune

ONS dealing with 20% staf exodus weeks after facing strikes over return to office orders

Headcount has dipped at the ONS at the same time as the stats body fights with staff over office attendance.

Evening Standard

Soaring costs of dementia care demand urgent action

City Voices: Dementia research still receives less funding than many other conditions

The Independent UK

Washout for UK retailers in pre-election blow for Rishi Sunak

Retail sales across the UK plunged by 2.3 per cent in April, following a 0.2 per fall in March, figures revealed

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