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US inflation sticks at 3.7%; UK recession fears linger despite August growth; Ikea to cut prices – as it happened

UK services sector lifts economy back to growth in August, but BoE policymaker Swati Dhingra warns that economy is flatlining

The Guardian - UK · Oct 12, 2023

Inflation falls unexpectedly to lowest rate in 18 months

Drop in cost of food and accommodation offset higher petrol prices

The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2023

Record number of centenarians in England and Wales, census shows

There were 13,924 people aged 100 or older in 2021, the Office for National Statistics said.

The Independent UK · Sep 18, 2023

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Are disposable vapes going to be banned? Studies reveal alarming rise in vaping among Brits

Record levels of people in the UK use vaping products – but what could next year’s ban mean?

Evening Standard · Sep 12, 2023

Britain’s ‘house of food’ sits on shaky foundations. To fix it, curb the big supermarkets

As major retailers rake in huge profits, they are slashing jobs, squeezing suppliers and hollowing out our food industry, writes campaigner and author Andrew Simms

The Guardian - UK · Aug 15, 2023

UK economy: Hot weather helps UK stave off recession as GDP grows unexpectedly

Hot weather helped Britain to shrug off recession, ONS chief says

The Independent UK · Aug 11, 2023

Scottish Labour warns home ownership will become unaffordable as prices soar

The party was reacting to recent statistics revealed by the Office for National Statistics.

The Independent UK · Jul 23, 2023

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How Britain became the G7’s inflation outlier – in one chart

This week’s CPI figures look set to highlight a trend: that prices in the UK seem to rise faster than they do elsewhere

The Guardian - UK · Jul 15, 2023

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 · Jul 14, 2023

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 · Jul 14, 2023

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

The Guardian - UK · Jul 13, 2023

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 · Jul 11, 2023

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 · Jul 11, 2023

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 · Jul 8, 2023

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The Conversation · Jul 5, 2023

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…

Daily Mirror · Jun 23, 2023

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

The Independent UK · Jun 21, 2023

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.

Manchester Evening News · Jun 21, 2023

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

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The Independent UK · Jun 21, 2023

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.

Evening Standard · Jun 21, 2023

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%.

The Conversation · Jun 19, 2023

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.

Wales Online · Jun 18, 2023

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

The Guardian - UK · Jun 14, 2023

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 · Jun 13, 2023

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 · Jun 13, 2023

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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