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The way UK inflation is worked out is changing – and it will matter for everyone

Visit a supermarket in 2025 and you’ll see that a tub of Lurpak butter can cost £5.70. It may strike you that this represents a staggering increase from £3.65 just three years ago, so instead of paying the premium, you reach for the supermarket’s own brand at £3.80.

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Can we build it? No – because Britain may not have enough workers

Rachel Reeves’ bold infrastructure plans for Heathrow, transport, housing and more rely on training a new generation of construction professionals before the shovels go in the ground

The Guardian - UK

London rental Tube Map shows average room costs near every underground station

A new map shows the average monthly rental prices around London Underground stations

Evening Standard

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Stats chief to face MPs amid concerns UK economic data is ‘virtually unusable’

Head of ONS Prof Sir Ian Diamond summoned days after review of statistics widened

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OPINION - Immigration is set to top 10 million in ten years. Is everyone fine with that? I’m not

By some distance the scariest news of the week came from that unexciting body, the Office for National Statistics. You didn’t think statisticians could actually frighten the life out of you? Well, suck on this: according to them, 10 million (9,914,000 people) will come to settle in the UK from…

Evening Standard

Gen Z ten times more likely to identify as bisexual or gay than Boomers, ONS study finds

Survey findings suggest shifting societal attitudes allows for greater acceptance of different sexual orientations

Evening Standard

Shoplifting soars in England and Wales by staggering amount

Police recorded the equivalent of 1,350 shoplifting offences every day in the year to September 2024, new Office for National Statistics figures show

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Labour warned tough laws against people smugglers in new bill could penalise asylum seekers – UK politics live

Refugee Council says ‘many refugees themselves could also be prosecuted’ under proposals

The Guardian - UK

One in 10 young adults in UK identify as lesbian, gay or bisexual – ONS

Stonewall CEO says data should be ‘wake-up call’ to organisations rolling back on LGBTQ+ rights

The Guardian - UK

PM says Badenoch wants to ‘shrink pensions’ as he commits to no means-testing

Kemi Badenoch accused the Prime Minister of having ‘misled’ MPs in relation to his comments on the Children’s Wellbeing Bill.

Evening Standard

Fact check: Survey shows more firms cutting jobs than at any time since lockdown

The Conservative Party incorrectly claimed that jobs are being slashed faster than at any time since the financial crisis.

Evening Standard

One in 10 young adults identify as lesbian, gay or bisexual – ONS

The rise has been driven by a ‘large increase’ in the proportion of young people identifying as bisexual, according to new figures.

Evening Standard

As the UK population grows, the challenges – and opportunities – for the economy are plain

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The UK population is due to soar to 72.5 million by 2032 thanks to net migration, according to the latest figures. Yet if the response to this projection is to dramatically restrict migration, our economy will pay the price

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Migrant labour needed to solve UK housing crisis, construction industry warns

The National Federation of Builders say Labour’s goals are unachievable because there is a shortage of more than 200,000 construction workers in UK

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Warning UK faces social care timebomb as number of over-85s set to double by 2047

Ministers told the social care sector is ‘nowhere near ready for this rise in older people’

The Guardian - UK

UK population exceeds that of France for first time on record, ONS data shows

Office of National Statistics projects population will reach 72.5m by mid-2032, with growth driven by migration

The Independent UK

What are the different scenarios for UK population growth?

Higher levels of net migration result in a population projection of 81.4 million by mid-2047 instead of 76.6 million.

The Independent UK

Five graphs to explain the UK’s population boom and the role of immigration

The UK population could reach 72.5 million by mid-2032 because of net migration - here’s how

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Evening Standard

How much is London's population set to increase?

Could the UK’s population really reach 72.5 million by 2032?

The Independent UK

Starmer rules out ‘arbitrary’ cap to cut ‘staggeringly high’ migration levels

The Office for National Statistics published estimates on Tuesday projecting the UK population could reach 72.5 million by 2032 .

The Independent UK

Tories warn UK must halt spiralling net migration as population set to top 72 million

After the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said net migration will push the population up by 5 million from 2022 levels, Chris Philp said the ‘shocking and unacceptable projection can and must be stopped from materialising’

Evening Standard

Call for visas cap as UK population to soar by 5m people in decade driven by immigration

Data, released on Tuesday, suggests there will be 72.5 million people in Britain by mid-2032

Evening Standard

Latest UK population projections: Key numbers and trends

England’s population is projected to grow more quickly than other UK nations in the decade to mid-2032.

Fortune

U.K. retail sales in December hid the truth about the ‘golden quarter’

As we head into 2025, despite a more positive outlook, retail will continue to experience a cautious consumer and an uncertain economy.

The Independent UK

UK population to soar to 72.5 million by 2032 due to net migration rise, ONS says

The figures pile pressure on the government to tackle migration and pour more funding into the social care system

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