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UK unemployment rose to four-year high of 5.1% before budget

October figure from ONS suggests employers laid off workers, as earnings growth excluding bonuses fell

The Guardian - UK · Dec 16, 2025

Starmer orders foreign interference review after ex-Reform leader in Wales jailed for pro-Russia bribes - latest

Housing secretary Steve Reed called Gill’s conduct ‘a stain on our democracy’

The Independent UK · Dec 16, 2025

Jobless rate rises to 5.1% as wage growth slips back further

The Office for National Statistics said the rate of unemployment rose to 5.1% in the three months to October – the highest since early 2021.

Evening Standard · Dec 16, 2025

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Unemployment rate rises to 5.1% to hit 10-year high outside of Covid

Office for National Statistics says rate of unemployment is at its highest since early 2021

The Independent UK · Dec 16, 2025

FTSE 100 Live 16 December: Rate cut seen as jobs market weakens, Brent Crude below $60

The rate of unemployment has risen to its highest level in almost a decade outside the pandemic as employers continue to shed jobs.

Evening Standard · Dec 16, 2025

Unemployment rises in US and UK, adding to pressure to cut interest rates – as it happened

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as US non-farm payrolls rise by 64,000 in November but shrink by 105,000 in October

The Guardian - UK · Dec 16, 2025

UK economy unexpectedly shrank in October in fresh blow for Rachel Reeves

Economy contracted by 0.1 per cent in October, according to the Office for National Statistics

The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2025

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UK economy contracts for second month running in October

The Office for National Statistics said gross domestic product (GDP) fell 0.1% in October, following a 0.1% decline in September.

Evening Standard · Dec 12, 2025

UK economy: GDP shrunk in October in fresh blow for Rachel Reeves

Economy contracted by 0.1% in October, according to the Office for National Statistics

The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2025

UK economy shrank unexpectedly before budget, data shows

GDP fell by 0.1% in October as activity failed to regain momentum after cyber-attack on Jaguar Land Rover

The Guardian - UK · Dec 12, 2025

December cut to UK interest rates ‘nailed on’ after economy shrinks unexpectedly by 0.1% in October – as it happened

Disappointing UK GDP report shows economy contracted by 0.1% in both September and October

The Guardian - UK · Dec 12, 2025

Women’s life expectancy returns to pre-pandemic levels – but men’s yet to recover

The pandemic saw a jump in the number of deaths in the UK – which in turn caused a fall in life expectancy estimates

The Independent UK · Dec 10, 2025

UK life expectancy for females returns to pre-pandemic levels

It is too early to know whether the latest figures represent the start of a new upwards trend.

Evening Standard · Dec 10, 2025

No 10 publishes list of 34 new political peerages including 25 Labour, five Liberal Democrats and three Conservatives – as it happened

Downing Street publishes list including ex-Olympic swimmer Sharron Davies and Iceland supermarket chief Richard Walker

The Guardian - UK · Dec 10, 2025

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The Conversation · Dec 9, 2025

As online GP use overtakes phone calls, who’s being left behind?

There are more than 1.4 million appointments a day in general practice in England. Traditionally, patients booked by telephone, braving the “8am scramble”. However, a higher proportion of people are now contacting their GP surgery online than by phone, according to new data from the Office for National Statistics.

Evening Standard · Dec 9, 2025

Fastest growth in LGB population among adults in late 20s and early 30s

There has been a particularly sharp increase in the proportion of women aged 25-34 identifying as bisexual.

Evening Standard · Dec 4, 2025

Budget could cost hospitality another 100,000 jobs warns industry boss

Workers aged 16 to 24 make up 10% of the country's total workforce but account for about half the workers in some hospitality roles

The Independent UK · Dec 4, 2025

Young people are ‘quiet quitting’ the UK – but where are they going and is it really any better?

LET’S UNPACK THAT: As new stats reveal that Gen Z are leaving the UK in droves, Helen Coffey digs into the suprising hot new locations to set up shop, and whether the expat reality lives up to the dream

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Evening Standard · Dec 3, 2025

Rate of business closures in the UK falls to lowest level since 2016

Data from the Office for National Statistics reveals around 280,000 businesses across the UK closed in 2024, down from 310,000 in 2023.

The Independent UK · Dec 2, 2025

Labour warned of fresh economic hit as Brexit accelerates high-skilled ‘brain drain’ from UK

‘None’ of the Labour chancellor’s measures will ‘have a material effect’ on growth, Richard Hughes, the chair of the OBR, has said

The Guardian - UK · Dec 2, 2025

Use shop loyalty cards, invest, switch savings accounts: six ways to tackle inflation

Prices are rising on everything from energy to food – but there are ways to cushion the impact

Evening Standard · Dec 1, 2025

Eastern Europeans going home is driving exodus of UK citizens

Poland and Romania recorded the highest increase in Britons arriving in the past four years, new data shows

The Conversation · Nov 28, 2025

Net migration has dropped to pre-Brexit levels – why it may not be enough to satisfy voters

Net migration to the UK has fallen to levels last seen before Brexit. The latest ONS figures show net migration reached just over 200,000 in the year ending in June. This marks a 78% decline over the past two years, from a peak of more than 900,000.

Evening Standard · Nov 28, 2025

Labour urged to tackle Britain's 'brain drain' as thousands of young people leave UK for life abroad

Some 174,000 16 to 34-year-olds left the country in the year to March, figures released by the Office for National Statistics show

Evening Standard · Nov 27, 2025

A shackled economy, no long-term vision for growth — and no help for London

Once again the capital did not get a single mention in the Chancellor’s speech

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