The Latest Breaking News from Office for National Statistics

UK inflation hits fresh 40-year high of 9.4% and ‘could hit 12% in October’

May’s 9.1% figure exceeds analysts’ expectations, with some saying Bank’s 11% autumn forecast is low

The Guardian - UK · Jul 20, 2022

What is CPI and why is it based on the price of dog collars and veggie sausages?

The consumer price index (CPI) is the main way that inflation is tracked, calculating the rising cost of every day goods, from dog food to sports bras

Daily Mirror · Jul 20, 2022

Covid reinfections: How likely are you to catch coronavirus again as cases rise?

Do vaccines and booster shots protect against new variants? Here’s what you need to know

The Independent UK · Jul 20, 2022

FTSE 100 Live: Record pay squeeze revealed, unemployment rate holds firm

Pay in real terms is dropping faster than at any time since records began in 2001, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealed today.

Evening Standard · Jul 19, 2022

Civil partnerships in Wales and England plummet as same-sex unions hit all time low

Since 2005, civil partnerships across the UK have progressively reduced with 2020 being the lowest year of recorded same-sex unions

Wales Online · Jul 18, 2022

Rarest baby names in the UK being 'snubbed' by parents - and could go extinct

If you're looking for a unique and different name for your baby, then you're in luck as parenting experts have shared the 'rarest' names in the UK that mums and dads aren't using

Daily Mirror · Jul 18, 2022

One per cent rise in inflation adds £33 to Scots families' annual food bill

According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), this is the highest rise since March 2009.

Daily Record · Jul 17, 2022

Covid surge: 1 in 19 in England had virus last week - up from 1 in 25 - as UK infections leap by 800,000

Total infections are at levels last seen in mid-April as one in 19 people in London also test positive in a week

Evening Standard · Jul 15, 2022

Covid cases rise to 3.5 million in the UK, figures show

Figures from Office for National Statistics show 29 per cent rise in infections

The Independent UK · Jul 15, 2022

Covid surges in UK as almost 3.5million infected in 29% increase in just one week

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) estimates that one in 19 people in England had the virus last week, compared to one in 17 in Wales, one in 17 in Northern Ireland and one in 16 in Scotland.

Daily Mirror · Jul 15, 2022