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OPINION - One in 20 adults report running out of food in Britain

Life, as every child knows, is unfair. But how unfair? The Office for National Statistics (ONS), says ‘very’ and, unlike the nation’s parents, has the data to back it up.

Evening Standard

Cost of living crisis forces more Britons to use savings, with renters worst hit

ONS finds one in 20 households have run out of food in the past and could not afford more

The Guardian - UK

Pound hits 15-month high as UK GDP shrinks in May; sickness threat to economy – business live

UK GDP report for May shows that factory output and construction shrank during the month, with some blaming extra bank holiday

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Rising mortgage rates will cause ‘financial stress’, MPs hear, as two-year fixed rates hit 15-year high – as it happened

Treasury Committee quiz lenders about mortgage rates, as two-year fixed mortgage rate rises to 6.66%, highest since 2008

The Guardian - UK

We need to ‘slay dragon’ of high inflation, says Cabinet minister as average pay jumps by record 7.3 per cent

The pay hikes will fuel fears that Britain is in the grip of an inflation spiral

Evening Standard

Plane ticket prices skyrocket by 31% - but 'fed up' Brits still travel 'to escape misery'

Air fares from the UK surged by 31.4% in the year to May, according to the Office for National Statistics – more than treble the 8.7% rate of inflation, but this hasn't stopped Brits from travelling

Daily Mirror

University is expensive – how a mid-course work placement can help with costs and careers

Students are struggling financially. A 2022 survey from the Office for National Statistics found that half of students in England felt they were facing financial difficulties, and that one-quarter of students had borrowed more to cope with the cost of living crisis. In England, tuition fees for bachelor’s programmes are…

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England's healthiest and unhealthiest places revealed - see if your town is on list

A huge study by the Office for National Statistics has revealed the nation's most unhealthy and least unhealthy towns, with major differences appearing between some rural and urban areas

Daily Mirror

Average UK house price in April was £7,000 lower than last September – ONS

The average UK house price was £286,000 in April 2023, which is £9,000 higher than 12 months earlier, the Office for National Statistics said.

The Independent UK

Inflation remains unchanged and at 'historically high level' as new figures released

The Office for National Statistics said Consumer Prices Index inflation (CPI) remained at 8.7 per cent in May

Manchester Evening News

UK debt exceeds 100% of GDP for first time since 1961 – ONS

The Office for National Statistics said net debt reached £2.6 trillion as of the end of May, estimated at 100.1% of gross domestic product.

The Independent UK

FTSE 100 Live: ‘Inflation has become entrenched’ — blue-chips close at 7559 after prices shock; gilts surge

The Office for National Statistics published May’s inflation figures this morning, confounding experts in the City again as inflation remained stuck at 8.7%. Core inflation, which hit a 30-year high in April, rose even higher to 7.1%.

Evening Standard

The shift from grammar schools to comprehensives had little effect on social mobility in England

Research shows that in the past 50 years, social class mobility – how a person’s occupation, social class or income compares with that of their parents – has either increased or stayed static in the UK.

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The village where people are expected to live nearly 10 years less than if they were four miles down the road

Some people believe it is because it is so cut off

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The Guardian - 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

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

Evening Standard

FTSE 100 Live: Shares rise; US inflation falls to 4%; gilt yields soar beyond mini-Budget high

A return to growth for the UK economy in April was today offset by caution in the recruitment sector after staffing firm Robert Walters warned on profits.

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Long COVID: effects on fatigue and quality of life can be comparable to some cancers – new research

As of March 2023, the Office for National Statistics estimated that 1.7 million people in the UK were living with self-reported long COVID. This refers to symptoms, including fatigue and brain fog among many others, that continue for more than 12 weeks after the initial COVID infection.

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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…

Daily Mirror

Net migration figures hit record high - everything you need to know

The Office for National Statistics today revealed UK net migration for 2022 hit 606,000 - a new record - prompting calls for a shake-up of the system. Here, we try to explain what's going on

Daily Record

Scottish industries 'suffering' from lack of workers despite record immigration figures

Net migration to the UK hit a new record high of 606,000 last year, according to estimates by the Office for National Statistics.

Daily Mirror

UK net migration hit record-high of 606,000 last year as Tories fail on promises

Figures from the Office for National Statistics reveal a surge in net migration - the difference between the number of people moving to the UK and the number leaving the country - in the year to December

Evening Standard

UK house prices fall between February and March — but are still higher than a year ago

Data from the Office for National Statistics revealed a 4.1 per cent annual increase in the price of a home

The Independent UK

House prices fall between February and March, but still higher than a year ago

Data from the Office for National Statistics revealed a 4.1% annual increase in the price of a home

The Guardian - UK

UK interest rates forecast to jump above 5% this year after higher-than-expected inflation – as it happened

Rolling, live coverage of business, economics and financial markets as consumer price index inflation reaches 8.7%, well above forecasts

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