The Latest Breaking News from the Office for National Statistics

Nisreen Alwan, professor of public health at the University of Southampton and Daniel Ayoubkhani, principal statistician at the Office for National Statistics and the University of Leicester explain how the latest statistics on the Covid pandemic and jobs suggest long Covid could be causing high levels of economic inactivity.

SCOTLAND is the zero-hours contracts capital of the UK, as research from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealed a record high rate.

Sky-high inflation eroded the spending power of millions of families across Britain as the cost-of-living crisis hit hard at the start of the year, official figures revealed on Tuesday.

The UK economy cannot get out of first gear. Data released by the Office for National Statistics shows growth was a negligible 0.1 per cent in the first quarter of the year, with output falling by 0.3 per cent in March alone.

High proportion of men aged between 16 and 24 who are living with high blood pressure don’t know they have it, the Office for National Statistics has found

66% of young men aged between 16 and 24 are living with undiagnosed high blood pressure, the Office for National Statistics has found

The Office for National Statistics said a rise in gun crime was largely down to the growing presence of imitation weapons.

The Office for National Statistics said that retail sales volumes declined by 0.9% last month.

Results from collapsed bank Credit Suisse today revealed the scale of the run on assets during last month’s industry turmoil.

The Office for National Statistics said we last month paid 19% more on a weekly shop, the highest since 1977. Some items have gone up seven times faster than average wages

UK inflation fell to 10.1% in March - this is down from the 10.4% and surprise jump that was recorded in February, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said this morning