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UK economy returns to growth in April as consumer spending improves

Strong month for bars and pubs, analysts say

The Independent UK

Pound hits one-year high as more interest rate hikes loom; UK grows in April; WE Soda cancels London float – as it happened

UK economy has bounced back from March’s contraction, but experts fear rising interest rates will cause recession

The Guardian - UK

July dates for DWP cost of living payments, benefits and pensions

Food prices increasing at their fastest rate in almost 45 years, ONS has warned

The Independent UK

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Fast-rising wages stoke fears of more interest rate hikes for home owners

The latest wages data comes amid turmoil in the gilts and mortgage markets

Evening Standard

Scotland’s employment rate falls

85,000 people aged 16 and over in Scotland were unemployed between February and April

Insider UK

UK short-term borrowing costs surge above Truss-era highs; US inflation falls to 4% – as it happened

UK interest rates expected to hit 5.5% by December after regular pay grows by a record, sending two-year bond yields soaring

The Guardian - UK

Three STIs are spreading across England and these are the symptoms

A new Office for National Statistics report revealed a huge rise in the number of cases

Liverpool Echo

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‘Europeans are almost not coming to the UK any more’

Al Jazeera interviews social scientist Nando Sigona on migration trends.

Al Jazeera

What does high immigration mean for the government's popularity? What data on voting habits tells us

The news from the Office of National Statistics that net migration reached a record high of 606,000 in 2022 is likely to have embarrassed the government, particularly the home secretary, Suella Braverman. For years, successive prime ministers have promised reductions in net migration, but without much success in delivering them.

The Conversation

Farmers, undertakers and politicians among jobs with oldest workforce in census

More than half of people in England and Wales paid to hold elected office are aged 60 or over.

The Independent UK

Half a billion working days lost to sickness since last election – Labour

The party said its analysis of official figures shows the economic cost of the Conservatives’ ‘failure’ to support people with ill health.

The Independent UK

Expert explains how we went from 'taking back control' of borders to record migration

Regardless of how the figures are cut, the level of net migration is far higher than the 'tens of thousands' promised by David Cameron

Wales Online

How did 'taking back control' of borders become record-high net migration?

Prime minister Rishi Sunak has described the UK’s new immigration figures, showing over 600,000 net migration for the year ending December 2022, as “too high”. While revised estimates from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show this rate is actually the same as it was for the year ending June…

The Conversation

Interest rates: Consumers drowning in debt as inflation bites

Mortgage, credit card, student loans and other debt has rocketed since Covid ended

Evening Standard

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Retail sales rebound as high street beats ‘cataclysmic predictions’, but economists warn slowdown still coming

Growth was ahead of expectations at 0.5%, according to today’s official figures

Daily Mirror

Rishi Sunak is accused of having 'no grip' on immigration after new record levels emerge

Labour’s blast came as official figures showed 606,000 more people came to the UK than left last year, despite Conservative pledges to slash numbers

The Guardian - UK

The Tories should be proud of Britain’s migration numbers – and they have Boris Johnson to thank

The party would rather brand itself a failure than accept that immigration has helped growth, and voters are relaxed about it, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

The Guardian - UK

Five Tory PMs and immigration: how numbers – and rhetoric – changed

As ONS data reveals overall net immigration to UK continues to rise, how has Tory leaders’ language changed since 2010?

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Evening Standard

Suella Braverman mocked for avoiding questions on record immigration figures

Suella Braverman was mocked by the Opposition after the Home Secretary missed questions in the Commons on the newly released immigration figures.

The Independent UK

Tories warn of voter anger as net migration hits new record of 606,000

Rishi Sunak said the numbers were “too high” and “I want to bring them down”.

The Week

Does Labour now have the upper hand on immigration?

Net migration to the UK reached a record high last year, opening the Conservative Party up to criticism that it has broken its 2019 manifesto pledge to “take back control” of borders and reduce numbers of migrants.

The Independent UK

UK’s net migration at record high – all you need to know

New figures show that net migration – the difference between the number of people moving to the UK and the number leaving – was 606,000 last year.

The Week

Why is extreme weather causing fewer deaths?

Extreme weather events frequently hit the headlines for the severe damage they cause, but the death tolls that result from them have plummeted in recent years.

The National (Scotland)

UK net migration figures hit record high as Suella Braverman 'goes to ground'

NET migration hit record levels in 2022, hitting levels roughly the equivalent to the entire population of Glasgow ...

Daily Mirror

Expert warns drop in inflation 'is not as it seems' and rate is 'actually DOUBLE'

The Office for National Statistics announced UK inflation dropped to 8.7 per cent in the 12 months to April - but a cost of living expert remains cynical about the single figure

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