At least 250,000 jobs lost since Rachel Reeves’s autumn budget, data shows Unemployment at highest level in nearly four years, with increase blamed on chancellor’s hike to businesses’ NICs The Guardian - UK · Jun 10, 2025
Jobless rate surges to highest since 2021 while pay growth eases sharply – ONS The Office for National Statistics said average regular earnings, excluding bonuses, fell sharply to 5.2% in the three months to April. Evening Standard · Jun 10, 2025
Unemployment rate surges to highest since 2021 as wage growth eases sharply New figures from the Office for National Statistics show average regular earnings fell to 5.2 per cent in the three months to April The Independent UK · Jun 10, 2025
Voices: The ONS scandal that has made your bills higher than they should be COMMENT : Two mistakes made by Britain’s national number cruncher, the ONS, affect us all, writes James Moore – from our mobile phone bills to how much we pay for mortgages and other loans The Independent UK · Jun 5, 2025
ONS admits April inflation figure was too high after vehicle tax data error The ONS said it would not be revising the official published figures. Evening Standard · Jun 5, 2025
Lower-income consumers missing out on pay rises fuels fall in sales at B&M Shares down in early trading as retailer also blames ‘challenging UK retail trading environment’ after profits slide The Guardian - UK · Jun 4, 2025
UK workers are taking fewer sick days as figures reveal new average The number of sick days taken per person was down in 2024 The Independent UK · Jun 4, 2025
Sickness absence rate down to just four days a year for every worker – ONS An estimated 148.9 million working days were lost in the UK because of sickness or injury in 2024. Evening Standard · Jun 4, 2025
Would you live with your parents and kids all under one roof? Multigenerational living with children, parents and grandparents all under one roof is on the rise, but it’s not without complications Woman & Home · Jun 3, 2025
Bank of England governor urges deeper ties with EU to ‘minimise’ Brexit impact Andrew Bailey says Brexit was not ‘wrong’ but welcomes the UK’s efforts to reset relations with the bloc The Guardian - UK · May 29, 2025
UK housing crisis sees renters hit hardest by rising bills The government is trying to ease an acute housing shortage that has pushed up rents and prices in recent years The Independent UK · May 29, 2025
UK renters hit hardest by inflation as household costs surge Spiralling rents for the UK’s 5.5 million private tenants continued to outstrip broader price rises in the economy last year. Evening Standard · May 29, 2025
High anxiety amongst adults has continued beyond Covid pandemic, new figures show The proportion of adults reporting high anxiety has remained far higher than before the pandemic The Independent UK · May 28, 2025
Proportion of adults with high anxiety is greater than before pandemic The percentage of women reporting high levels of anxiety is ‘statistically significantly higher’ than for men, according to the ONS figures. Evening Standard · May 28, 2025
The Guardian - UK · May 25, 2025 Who is calling the shots when it comes to UK wage levels: workers or bosses? Amid apparent rising pay, economists are concerned about the consequences of a possible shift in the balance of power
The Guardian - UK · May 23, 2025 Sunny spring drives biggest jump in retail sales in Great Britain in four years Sales volumes up 1.2% in April, well ahead of forecasts, as people flock to food and drink outlets
Evening Standard · May 23, 2025 'Rush' to buy Easter eggs fuels strongest jump in retail sales for four years in boost to Rachel Reeves Overall retail sales volumes increased by 1.2% in April, says the ONS
Evening Standard · May 23, 2025 Retail sales jump in April as sunny weather boosts food shopping The Office for National Statistics said overall retail sales volumes rose by 1.2% in April.
The Fashion Central · May 22, 2025 Kemi Badenoch Just Took Keir Starmer Apart and It Was Brutal to Watch After months of what felt like playing it safe, Kemi Badenoch finally found her stride at Prime Minister’s Questions and tore into Keir Starmer in a way that had the Commons buzzing
The Guardian - UK · May 22, 2025 Net migration to UK down by half in 2024 compared with year before Office for National Statistics estimate shows fall from 860,000 in 2023 to 431,000 last year
Evening Standard · May 22, 2025 Tax rises ‘feel inevitable’ after jump in Government borrowing The Office for National Statistics said public sector net borrowing rose to £20.2 billion, its fourth-highest April figure on record.
Evening Standard · May 22, 2025 What do the latest migration figures show? The drop has been driven by a fall in the number of people coming to the UK to work and study.
The National (Scotland) · May 22, 2025 Net migration to UK halved in 2024, new estimates show NET migration to the UK halved in 2024, according to new estimates ...
Evening Standard · May 22, 2025 UK immigration halves as fewer foreign workers and students issued visas The Office for National Statistics (ONS) published new estimates on Thursday
The Independent UK · May 22, 2025 Net migration halves as fewer people come to UK for work and study The figure stood at an estimated 431,000 in the year ending December 2024, down from 860,000 a year earlier, the ONS said.