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UK inflation falls to four-month low after energy price hikes ease

The rate of Consumer Prices Index (CPI) inflation fell to 3.6% in October, from 3.8% in September, the Office for National Statistics said.

Evening Standard

FTSE 100 Live 19 November: Inflation dip fuels rate cut bets, WH Smith boss quits

Inflation fell to 3.6% last month as official figures today provided a pre-Budget boost for Rachel Reeves.

Evening Standard

UK inflation drops to four-month low in pre-Budget boost for Rachel Reeves

Household services contributed the biggest decline towards overall falling inflation

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Net migration to the UK: What numbers have changed and why?

The ONS has improved the way it estimates the migration patterns of British nationals and EU+ nationals.

The Independent UK

Fewer couples getting married every year, study finds

August remained the most popular month for tying the knot

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Marriages down by 9% in England and Wales after post-pandemic spike

Opposite-sex marriages remained the most common type of legal partnership formed in 2023.

Evening Standard

UK exodus: 257,000 Brits left country last year - over three times more than expected

There were 257,000 British nationals who left the country in the year ending December 2024, compared with the previous estimate of just 77,000

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Net migration fell more sharply than initially estimated, figures show

Improved methods by the Office for National Statistics suggest net migration hit a higher and slightly earlier peak and then fell more quickly.

The Independent UK

‘Lawless London’: Robert Jenrick claims police absent as stolen goods sold openly at Hounslow market

The Conservative politican claimed that some sellers were wearing balaclavas at Hounslow car boot sale

Evening Standard

UK economic growth slows ahead of Budget after JLR shutdown

The Office for National Statistics said UK gross domestic product grew by 0.1% between July and September.

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December Rate Cut Looms as Jobless Rate Returns to COVID 19 Level

The UK's rising unemployment rate and stubborn inflation suggest the Bank of England may cut interest rates in December, amid economic uncertainty.

International Business Times UK

ONS to cut reports on health and crime to improve quality of core data

UK’s statistics agency announces ‘recovery’ plan after concerns raised over reliability of its data

The Guardian - UK

Wednesday briefing: Why young people are bearing the brunt of the unemployment crisis

In today’s newsletter: Almost 1.8 million people in the UK class themselves as unemployed, and it’s the youth who are driving it. What can be done to help, and will things get better (or worse)?

The Guardian - UK

Unemployment rate hits highest outside Covid years for almost a decade

Experts said the weaker-than-expected figures reinforce the case for the Bank of England to cut interest rates next month.

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The Independent UK

Jobless rate hits highest since Covid in blow to Reeves before Budget

The ONS said the unemployment rate rose to 5% in the three months to September

Evening Standard

Jobless rate hits highest since early 2021 amid ‘weakening’ labour market

The ONS said the unemployment rate rose to 5% in the three months to September, up from 4.8% in the three months to August.

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Tech shares slide after SoftBank sells Nvidia stake; UK interest rate cut expected in December – as it happened

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news

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UK unemployment rises to 5%, the highest level in four years

ONS says jobs market worsening before budget, as HMRC reports falling number of workers on firms’ payrolls

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Almost 30% of people abused as children, England and Wales data shows

ONS data, which includes emotional, physical and sexual abuse as well as neglect, suggests 13.6 million people affected

Evening Standard

Third of women and quarter of men abused in childhood, new estimates suggest

Forms of abuse included emotional, physical, sexual or neglect.

Evening Standard

Number of vapers overtakes smokers for the first time

One in 10 adults use vapes, according to 2024 data from the Office for National Statistics.

The Independent UK

More Brits vaping than smoking for the first time

The numbers of people taking up vaping has steadily increased over the years

Evening Standard

Children in long-term workless households highest for nearly a decade

The Office for National Statistics said the figure of 1.22 million is the highest since 2015.

Evening Standard

Jump in household projections driven by elderly and people living alone

The findings are not forecasts or predictions, but projections based on previous demographic trends.

Evening Standard

Emissions from UK residents and businesses fell by 0.5% in 2024, data shows

This was 43.3% below levels in 1990, according to the Office for National Statistics.

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