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The Latest Breaking News from Office for National Statistics

Inflation unexpectedly remains at 3.8% as food prices ease

The rate of Consumer Prices Index was below the 4% rate predicted by economists.

Evening Standard

UK inflation stays at 3.8% as food price rises slow for first time since March – as it happened

Inflation figures raise chance of December interest rate cut

The Guardian - UK

UK elderly population at record high as life expectancy for men continues to increase

Men made up 24.0 per cent of those aged 90 and over in 2004 – but by 2024 this had climbed to 33.7 per cent

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UK elderly population at record high as more men live to very old age

While the majority of the elderly population continue to be women, the gender balance has shifted over time.

Evening Standard

Reeves has mountain to climb in budget after borrowing rise

Public finances figures contain no shocks but will underline need for either hefty tax rises or spending cuts

The Guardian - UK

UK borrowing reaches five-year high for September at £20.2bn

Rising debt interest and welfare costs push public finances deeper into red before Rachel Reeves’s budget

The Guardian - UK

UK Government borrowing surges to highest September figure in five years

Public sector net borrowing rose to £20.2 billion last month, £1.6 billion higher than the same month last year.

Evening Standard

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Suicide rates for children and young adults ‘increase over summer exam period’

The data is the first of its kind to look at deaths by suicide of children and young people in England across the academic year.

Evening Standard

Inflation expected to jump to highest since January last year

Economists have predicted that Consumer Prices Index inflation will have hit 4% in September.

Evening Standard

New record high drug deaths as killer nitazene opioid ravages UK streets

Nitazenes can be 100 times more potent than heroin and bring a high risk of overdose

The Independent UK

New record high drug deaths as nitazene opioid fatalities almost quadruple

A total of 195 deaths registered last year involved nitazenes, a figure almost four times that of the 52 deaths registered in 2023.

Evening Standard

FTSE 100 closes higher despite sluggish economic growth

The tepid progress for the economy recently could prompt the Office for Budget Responsibility to downgrade its economic assessment.

Evening Standard

Chancellor facing further Budget challenges after muted economic growth

The ONS said GDP rose by 0.1% in August and fell by 0.1% in July, in a revision to the previous estimate for no growth.

Evening Standard

UK economy sees weaker-than-expected growth in August after July contraction

The ONS said GDP rose by 0.1% month-on-month in August and fell by 0.1% in July, in a revision to the previous estimate for no growth.

Evening Standard

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Putting a price tag on motherhood sends out the message: Don’t bother having kids

LET’S UNPACK THAT: The Office for National Statistics has revealed that women in the UK lose about £65,000 from their earnings in the five years after the birth of their first child – and with three kids, it’s up to £100,000. It’s shocking, but we can’t reduce motherhood into a…

The Independent UK

Capita fined after millions of people’s personal data stolen in cyber attack

Capita fined £14m after data watchdog confirms a wide array of personal information had been exposed

Evening Standard

Asylum and immigration in the UK: Key terms and definitions

A guide to some of the most common phrases and terminology involving migrants and migration.

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FTSE 100 nudges higher but weak data dents pound

The UK unemployment rate unexpectedly rose in the three months to August, numbers showed.

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Evening Standard

Pensioners could be set for bigger state pension boost than previously thought

Office for National Statistics data has shown an upwards revision to a wage growth figure which is used in the triple lock calculation.

Evening Standard

Unemployment rises to more than 1.7million as Budget jobs fall out gathers pace

Hard hit hospitality sector sees 59,000 jobs lost in past year according to ONS data

Evening Standard

Wage growth slips back as jobless rate hits highest since 2021 – ONS

The ONS said there were signs of the jobs market downturn ‘levelling off’, with a rise in UK workers on payrolls, up 10,000 between July and August.

The Guardian - UK

UK labour market shows signs of stabilising after job losses

Unemployment rate rises slightly to 4.8% but ONS says falls in payroll numbers and vacancies are levelling off

The Guardian - UK

Entry-level workers face AI ‘job-pocalypse’; US probes Tesla’s self-driving system – as it happened

Business leaders are prioritising automation through AI to fill skills gaps, rather than training junior employees, survey finds

Evening Standard

FTSE 100 at new high as gold rush boosts miners

The FTSE 100 index closed up 65.29 points, or 0.7%, at 9,548.87, a new closing peak.

Evening Standard

Chancellor given £2bn Budget boost after VAT error sees borrowing revised down

The ONS admitted that errors in VAT data meant that government borrowing estimates have been over-stated by between £200 million and £500 million.

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