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Dash for gold helps drive retail sales in Great Britain to three-year high

Demand at online jewellers and release of iPhone 17 lead to bigger-than-expected rise in volumes in September

The Guardian - UK

UK retailers deliver surprise growth as tech sales buoyed by iPhone release

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said the total volume of retail sales is estimated to have risen by 0.5% in September.

The Independent UK

Wall Street and FTSE 100 hit record highs after US inflation report fuels interest rate cut hopes – as it happened

US consumer prices rose by less than expected last month, as markets digest breakdown of US-Canada trade talks

The Guardian - UK

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London’s violent crime hotspots: Interactive map reveals tide of knife attacks and other assaults across capital

Capital accounts for almost a third of knife offences in England and Wales, research shows

Evening Standard

Crime in England and Wales: Latest numbers and trends

Knife crime is down 5% year on year and is 7% below pre-pandemic levels.

Evening Standard

Share of low-paid workers in UK hits record low while gender pay gap narrows

Data from the Office for National Statistics also showed that average earnings have risen this year.

Evening Standard

Homicides fall to lowest level since police records began in 2003

Some 518 offences were recorded in the year to June, a decrease of 6% from the previous 12-month-period.

Evening Standard

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‘The police weren’t interested’: what’s driving the rise in private prosecutions?

The long read: As the police and courts continue to struggle with the legacy of austerity, many people are seeking alternative routes to justice – but it could be making matters worse

The Guardian - UK

New, 'values-led' lettings agency launches in London with aim of tackling housing inequality

Good Place Lettings provides good quality homes and responsible property management, with profits to be reinvested into supporting those facing homelessness

Evening Standard

Annual UK house price growth slows as London sees average property values fall

Property experts said the autumn Budget has injected uncertainty into the market and made some buyers cautious.

Evening Standard

Inflation in the UK remains high, sitting at 3.8% in September

Consumer prices remained almost twice as high as the Bank of England’s 2% target in September.

Euronews

Inflation unexpectedly remains at 3.8% as food prices ease

The rate of Consumer Prices Index was below the 4% rate predicted by economists.

Evening Standard

UK inflation stays at 3.8% as food price rises slow for first time since March – as it happened

Inflation figures raise chance of December interest rate cut

The Guardian - UK

UK elderly population at record high as life expectancy for men continues to increase

Men made up 24.0 per cent of those aged 90 and over in 2004 – but by 2024 this had climbed to 33.7 per cent

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Evening Standard

UK elderly population at record high as more men live to very old age

While the majority of the elderly population continue to be women, the gender balance has shifted over time.

The Guardian - UK

Reeves has mountain to climb in budget after borrowing rise

Public finances figures contain no shocks but will underline need for either hefty tax rises or spending cuts

The Guardian - UK

UK borrowing reaches five-year high for September at £20.2bn

Rising debt interest and welfare costs push public finances deeper into red before Rachel Reeves’s budget

Evening Standard

UK Government borrowing surges to highest September figure in five years

Public sector net borrowing rose to £20.2 billion last month, £1.6 billion higher than the same month last year.

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Evening Standard

Suicide rates for children and young adults ‘increase over summer exam period’

The data is the first of its kind to look at deaths by suicide of children and young people in England across the academic year.

Evening Standard

Inflation expected to jump to highest since January last year

Economists have predicted that Consumer Prices Index inflation will have hit 4% in September.

Evening Standard

New record high drug deaths as nitazene opioid fatalities almost quadruple

A total of 195 deaths registered last year involved nitazenes, a figure almost four times that of the 52 deaths registered in 2023.

The Independent UK

New record high drug deaths as killer nitazene opioid ravages UK streets

Nitazenes can be 100 times more potent than heroin and bring a high risk of overdose

Evening Standard

FTSE 100 closes higher despite sluggish economic growth

The tepid progress for the economy recently could prompt the Office for Budget Responsibility to downgrade its economic assessment.

Evening Standard

Chancellor facing further Budget challenges after muted economic growth

The ONS said GDP rose by 0.1% in August and fell by 0.1% in July, in a revision to the previous estimate for no growth.

Evening Standard

UK economy sees weaker-than-expected growth in August after July contraction

The ONS said GDP rose by 0.1% month-on-month in August and fell by 0.1% in July, in a revision to the previous estimate for no growth.

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