The Latest Breaking News from Office for National Statistics

Crime map: Violent offences and shoplifting in your area

A total of 443,995 shoplifting offences were logged in the year ending March, while 50,510 knife crime offences were recorded

The Independent UK · Jul 24, 2024

Knife crime offences rise and shoplifting reaches 20-year high in latest police figures

Home secretary blames the figures on ‘the disgraceful dereliction of the last Tory government’

The Independent UK · Jul 24, 2024

London suffers net loss of 40 pubs in a year, despite record high employment in sector

Smaller pubs have been particularly hard hit amidst ‘sky-high’ costs, with UKHospitality warning ‘urgent action’ is needed from the new Government

Evening Standard · Jul 22, 2024

UK jobs market cools again as wage growth slows

Interest rate cut hangs in balance after ONS figures show annual pay growth eased to 5.7% in three months to May

The Guardian - UK · Jul 18, 2024

Ed Davey apologises to Alan Bates at the Post Office Horizon inquiry – as it happened

Lib Dem leader had declined meeting with campaigner in May 2010, saying "‘I do not believe it would serve any useful purpose’

The Guardian - UK · Jul 18, 2024

London house prices up 0.2% on average in May — can you guess which borough saw a 5% boost?

One London borough saw home values boosted by over £27,000, but Prime Central London continues to see house prices tumble

Evening Standard · Jul 17, 2024

Fear of persistent inflation? Bank of England should shake it off

Some economists believe the UK leg of Taylor Swift’s Eras tour led to higher prices in June – but the full picture is more complicated

The Guardian - UK · Jul 17, 2024

House prices up year-on-year for third month in a row in May

May’s annual increase in UK house prices followed eight months of falls.

The Independent UK · Jul 17, 2024

Avoidable deaths have increased in the UK: the damning data political parties aren’t discussing

One question that British voters may have asked themselves during the 2024 election campaign is whether they are any better off now than they were in 2010 when the Conservative-led coalition came to power. A recent poll reveals that most Britons (73%) think they are not.

The Conversation · Jul 12, 2024

Healthier economy may delay interest rate cuts in a blow for borrowers

The Office for National Statistics said gross domestic product, or the output for the economy, increased by 0.4 per cent in May

The Independent UK · Jul 11, 2024