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UK inflation latest: Price growth drops to 10-month low prompting hopes of interest rate cut

Economists expect rates to reach the government target of 2 per cent by around April

The Independent UK · Feb 18

How UK universities are failing mothers on their staff

Women in the UK face a “motherhood penalty” in the workplace when they have a child. New figures from the Office of National Statistics show that mothers in England lose, on average, more than £65,000 in earnings across the five years after a first child. This gap is driven by…

The Conversation · Nov 26, 2025

Research points at the one change needed to knives to curb crime

A ban on kitchen knives with a pointed end was being considered

The Independent UK · Feb 19, 2025

Degrowth isn't the same as a recession – it's an alternative to growing the economy forever

The UK economy unexpectedly shrank by 0.3% in March, according to the Office of National Statistics. And though the country is likely to narrowly avoid an official recession in 2023, just as it did the previous year, the economy is projected to hit the worst growth rates since the Great…

The Conversation · May 23, 2023

Classic British takeaway that has had the biggest price rise in cost of living

The price of Britain's most beloved dish has soared by almost a fifth, data from the Office of National Statistics shows, as inflation figures show just how much food rose by last year

Daily Mirror · May 3, 2023

House prices up almost 100 percent as residents say they love 'friendly' area

Analysis of data from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) shows house price percentage increases in three areas of the county were amongst the top 50 in the UK since 2013

Nottingham Post · Apr 15, 2023