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THE TRUTH ABOUT: 49 | History Defined

Number of young Londoners smoking halves in decade amid rise in vaping

New figures reveal wide differences in smoking rates across London boroughs

Evening Standard

Fears over new ‘Pirola’ Covid variant as scientists warns UK has ‘let our guard down’

Jury still out on whether UK is set to face ‘a major wave’, amid hopes expedited booster will be effective against new variant ‘Pirola’

The Independent UK

‘Worrying’ rise in vaping among teenagers and young adults, data suggests

Figures show the number of cigarette smokers has dropped, although a charity said the rate is ‘not nearly fast enough’

Evening Standard

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Poor ONS forecasts could be hurting our economy

City Voices: Investment decisions have already been made based on the incorrect economic analysis

Evening Standard

Jeremy Hunt: Inflation may rise next month but our plan is working

Rishi Sunak set a goal to halve inflation from 10.7 per cent in January

Evening Standard

UK’s growth is a silver lining – and the clouds suggest recession looms

The chancellor says the economy is resilient but forward-looking indicators suggest otherwise

The Guardian - UK

New ‘Pirola’ Covid case found in UK as variant detected in wastewater

The BA.2.86 variant, which has multiple mutations, has been detected in eight countries so far

The Independent UK

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Fears over new ‘Pirola’ Covid variant as scientists warns UK has ‘let our guard down’

Jury still out on whether UK is set to face ‘a major wave’, amid hopes expedited booster will be effective against new variant ‘Pirola’

The Independent UK

Britain no longer an economic outlier after ‘extraordinary’ GDP upgrade by ONS

Jeremy Hunt said ‘those determined to talk down the British economy have been proved wrong’

The Independent UK

UK economy bounced back from pandemic much faster than previously thought, revised GDP figures show

The new stats say the UK economy hit its pre-pandemic size by the end of 2021, a stark difference from data that claimed GDP today is still below 2019 levels

Evening Standard

Multiple passport holders in England and Wales double in decade

Rise in dual citizenship driven by migration from EU, and uptake of additional passports after Brexit

The Guardian - UK

Brexit is a driver in rise in people holding multiple passports, figures suggest

Figures show a five-fold increase in people born in the UK holding both British and EU passports.

The Independent UK

Pink cocktails, cheesy peas and all the president’s plants – take the Thursday quiz

Fifteen questions on general knowledge and topical trivia, plus a few jokes, every Thursday. How will you fare?

The Guardian - UK

More than one in 10 flats and terraces classed ‘overcrowded’ in parts of England

A household is considered overcrowded if it has fewer bedrooms than required.

The Independent UK

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The Independent UK

Revealed: Areas of the UK with the fewest number of police officers

Some evidence suggests that where officer numbers are higher rates certain types of crime fall

The Guardian - UK

Dorries claims she is ‘working daily’ on behalf of her constituents amid calls for her to resign – as it happened

She made the comment in response to repeated claims she is neglecting her duty as an MP

The Independent UK

Mapped: Areas of the UK with the highest levels of shoplifting

Shoplifting has soared 24 per cent in past year amid cost of living squeeze

Evening Standard

How stubborn is inflation? A little-known formula might have the answer

City Comment: Figures from the ONS say the “persistence” of inflation has barely moved since its peak earlier this year

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The Week

The decline of the tampon

Sales of tampons in the UK have fallen by 12% in the past five years, raising questions over the long-term viability of the menstrual product.

Evening Standard

Deliveroo to let customers mix groceries and takeaway orders

Deliveroo customers can now enjoy champagne with their kebab or prosecco with their pizza under new order options introduced on its app.

The Guardian - UK

Wet weather dampens retail sales in Great Britain

Shoppers shun high street as quantity of goods bought falls 1.2% month on month in July

The Guardian - UK

Rise in UK company profits puts Bank’s stance on prices under scrutiny

Figures give fuel to claims that profiteering has played a big part in the UK’s high levels of inflation

The Guardian - UK

Birthrate in England and Wales drops to lowest level in two decades

ONS figures for 2022 also show record proportion of babies whose mothers were born outside UK

The Independent UK

Live births fell to lowest level for two decades last year

The statistics also show India has replaced Romania as the most common country of birth for mothers born outside the UK.

The National (Scotland)

UK economy faces 'very real risk' of recession despite inflation slowing, experts say

ECONOMISTS have warned that the UK faces a “very real risk” of recession due to higher interest rates - despite inflation slowing to its lowest…

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