The Latest Breaking News from Office for National Statistics

The general secretary of the TUC said the gap is declining at a ‘snail’s pace’.

In the 2014-15 fiscal year around 30.7 million people paid income tax, and this reached 37.4 million a decade later.

The average age of mothers remained stable at 30.9, while fathers’ average age increased to 33.8.

The capital’s fertility rate has dropped to the lowest level since 2008

Data shows the total fertility rate was 1.44 children per woman last year

Major retailers have raised concerns about the increased cost of thefts.

Police recorded offences have risen 29 per cent in a year

Researchers called for public health campaigns to raise awareness of the dangers of casual smoking.

Deaths from drug use in England and Wales have risen by 11%, according to the latest annual data published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). In 2023, there were 5,448 fatalities (93 deaths per million people) – the highest number of drug-related deaths since records began in 1993.

Overall drug-related deaths registered in 2023 reached a new record high.

The Prime Minister has previously warned that the Budget next Wednesday would be ‘painful’.