The Latest Breaking News from Office for National Statistics

Interest rates set to hit 5 per cent in blow to homeowners as double digit inflation persists

The shock figure also raised questions about Rishi Sunak’s promise to halve inflation by the end of the year

The Independent UK · Apr 19, 2023

Bank of England expected to raise interest rates again after UK inflation only dips to 10.1% – as it happened

UK inflation failed to drop into single-digit levels last month as food prices kept soaring, meaning central bank expected to raise borrowing costs again

The Guardian - UK · Apr 19, 2023

Inflation eases slightly but remains in double figures at 10.1%

The announcement will come as a serious setback to Rishi Sunak’s pledge to halve inflation by the end of the year

Evening Standard · Apr 19, 2023

North East sees largest fall in unemployment in last year, new figures show

New figures showed a slight rise from last month's record low, but the region has led the country over the last year

Chronicle Live · Apr 18, 2023

Unemployment rate rises as 'earnings are still falling in real terms'

It is the ninth month in a row that the rate has risen

Wales Online · Apr 18, 2023

UK unemployment up as wage growth continues to be outstripped by soaring costs

Latest Office for National Statistics figures also show vacancies fell by another 47,000 to 1.1 million in the three months to March

The Independent UK · Apr 18, 2023

FTSE 100 racks up eighth day of gains despite rising insolvencies and unemployment – as it happened

More firms are at risk of tipping from ‘danger’ to ‘distress’, experts warn, as businesses are hit by soaring costs and weak economy

The Guardian - UK · Apr 18, 2023

FTSE 100 Live: Markets await inflation reading; FTSE closes above 7900 for first time in six weeks

Inflation’s run above 10% rolled into a seventh month today after food prices left the annual rate at a bigger-than-expected 10.1%.

Evening Standard · Apr 18, 2023

Amazing map reveals the 60-plus languages spoken throughout Bristol

Maps from the Office for National Statistics chart the main spoken language by Bristol residents in the home

Bristol Post · Apr 16, 2023

‘The tragic cost of under-investment’: asbestos blamed for 150 deaths of school and hospital workers in England

Unsafe buildings could still be putting staff at risk of cancer through contact with the material, warn unions, experts and MPs

The Guardian - UK · Apr 16, 2023