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TK Maxx, New Look, B&Q, Wetherspoons and more announce closures - see full list

Major retailers including TK Maxx, New Look, Paperchase, B&Q and House of Fraser are set to close in the latest blow to the UK high street, as they grapple with high inflation and the cost of living crisis

Daily Mirror

Covid-19 infections in England rise 8%, first increase in five weeks

The number of people in hospital with Covid is also climbing

Wales Online

Covid-19 infections in England rise for first time in five weeks

The data shows ‘a mixed picture across the UK’

The Independent UK

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UK avoids recession by narrowest margin but 'not out of woods yet'

THE UK avoided a recession by the thinnest of margins after the economy flatlined in the last three months of 2022, new data shows.

The National (Scotland)

UK narrowly avoids recession as the economy flatlines at the end of 2022

When counting to two decimal places, the UK managed 0.01% growth in the fourth quarter

Insider UK

UK narrowly avoids recession as economy flatlines at end of 2022

New figures for the last quarter of 2022 show a tiny level of growth, avoiding a second quarter of decline that defines a recession

Birmingham Post

UK economic growth hit zero at end of 2022

The economy contracted sharply in December meaning, overall, there was no growth in the economy over the last three months of 2022

Wales Online

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Friday briefing: How this week’s earthquake worsens north-west Syria’s desperate humanitarian crisis

In today’s newsletter: What next for a war-torn region which already has millions of displaced people under threat – and an aid system teetering on the brink

The Guardian - UK

UK narrowly avoids recession for second time in a year but set for one in 2023

The figures come amid predictions that about one in four will be "unable to meet in full their planned energy and food bills from their post-tax income" in the 2023-24 financial year

Daily Mirror

Knife crime on rise due to ‘teenagers made vulnerable by pandemic’

The number of people killed with a knife in England and Wales in 2021/22 was the highest on record for 76 years.

The Independent UK

Surge in adults still living with parents as they delay getting married and having babies

Proportion of young adults living at home is at its highest ever recorded

The Independent UK

‘Significant increase’ in number of grown-up children living with parents

The Office for National Statistics said the coronavirus pandemic may have contributed by affecting people’s place of usual residence on Census Day.

The Independent UK

Number of people killed with a knife in 2021/22 was highest for 76 years

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) published analysis on Thursday.

The Independent UK

Leeds men 'earn £10,000 more than women' on average in a year

Figures show that in Leeds, salaries are above the national average

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The Independent UK

Fall in disabled older people in census data ‘could be due to pandemic’

The ONS noted that disabled people were at greater risk of death during the pandemic, which could have led to fewer disabled people in the population.

Evening Standard

UK expected to escape recession - for now - in near-miss for the economy at the end of 2022

Festive spending spree into first Christmas free of Covid restrictions in years may keep growth on the flatline

Nottingham Post

'Lack of opportunities' major factor as Nottingham labelled UK's poorest place

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) recently ranked the whole of the UK based on gross disposable household income (GDHI), and Nottingham is at the bottom of the list.

The Guardian - UK

When everyone from coffin-makers to sewage attendants is on strike, it’s clear work isn’t working

Non-union workers can see organised labour’s power: now is the time for unions to talk to those wanting better conditions, says Polly Smythe of Novara Media

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Evening Standard

Covid infections lowest in four months but levels rise in primary school children

The virus is also becoming more prevalent among 35-49 year-olds

Daily Mirror

Covid infections spike in children but cases in the UK at its lowest in four months

Figures published by the Office for National Statistics show that while the total number of Covid-19 infections has gone down, it has risen among school-age children and people aged 35-49

The Independent UK

Total Covid infections lowest in four months, though levels rise in children

The virus is also becoming more prevalent among 35-49 year-olds.

The Conversation

GP numbers continue to fall but the UK isn't unique in losing family doctors

The 2019 Conservative manifesto promised to increase the UK’s GP numbers by 6,000 by 2024. That target will clearly not be met. In fact, the proportion of GPs working full time in England has fallen compared with last year, according to the latest figures from NHS Digital.

The Independent UK

Third of armed forces veterans in England and Waves over 80, census shows

The figures reflect the legacy of War Service and National Service in the 1940s and 50s.

Daily Record

DWP urged to give people 10 years’ notice before increasing State Pension age to 68

MPs raised concerns about reports that State Pension age is set to rise to 68 earlier than planned.

Daily Mirror

Long Covid symptoms in full - 23 most reported signs from palpitations to vertigo

The Office for National Statistics has revealed the new list of long Covid symptoms many Brits have reported, including weakness or tiredness, memory loss or confusion, and even diarrhoea

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