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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.

Evening Standard

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.

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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

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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.

Evening Standard

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

The Independent UK

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

The Guardian - UK

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

The Guardian - UK

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

The Guardian - UK

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

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

Evening Standard

More Brits vaping than smoking for the first time

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

The Independent UK

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.

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.

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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.

The Guardian - UK

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 Independent 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.

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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

Evening Standard

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.

The Guardian - UK

‘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

Evening Standard

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

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