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Where are the UK’s smoking hotspots? Rishi Sunak pledges to phase out tobacco

A total ban of tobacco smoking is set to be introduced incrementally in the UK, with those aged 14 or under never allowed to buy cigarettes under proposals

Evening Standard

How will the proposed crackdown on smoking work?

It is hoped it will prevent tens of thousands of deaths and save the NHS billions of pounds.

The Independent UK

Homes for Ukraine hosts struggling with cost of living, survey suggests

Just under 5,500 hosts under the scheme were surveyed and many reported struggles with bills and food costs.

The Independent UK

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Covid-19 infection levels in UK to be monitored this winter

As many as 200,000 members of the public will be invited to take part.

The Independent UK

UK economy makes stronger recovery from pandemic than first thought

Revisions to figures show stronger performance than Germany and France but momentum starts to stall

The Guardian - UK

UK mortgage approvals hit six-month low; pandemic recovery faster than expected – as it happened

Updated GDP figures show UK recovering faster from pandemic than Germany or France, but mortgage approvals have fallen

The Guardian - UK

UK economy larger than thought, updated 2023 GDP figures confirm, with Q1 revised upwards

The ONS had already revised the UK’s GDP for 2021 dramatically upwards, so an unchanged growth rate means a larger economy than first thought

Evening Standard

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One in 10 young women in UK identify as LGB, figures suggest

LGB identification continues to be higher among young adults than in any other age group.

The Independent UK

Most children in kinship care living with at least one grandparent, figures show

The figures come as Tesco became one of the first UK retailers to give kinship carers the same support as adoptive parents.

The Independent UK

Risk of long Covid ‘distorted by flawed research’, academics say

The paper claims ‘imprecise definitions’ have led to more than 200 symptoms being associated with the condition.

The Independent UK

Londoners at highest risk of death due to extreme heat

Risk of death in capital three times higher when mercury exceeds 29C compared with normal temperatures

Evening Standard

Heat-related deaths in 2022 hit highest level on record in England

More than 4,500 people died due to hot temperatures, ONS data reveals, as rate increases over recent years

The Guardian - UK

Bank of England governor says ‘no room for complacency’ after leaving interest rates on hold – as it happened

BoE policymakers were split 5-4 on interest rates this month, with a narrow majority voting to leave Bank rate at 5.25%

The Guardian - UK

London sees ‘record-breaking surge’ in rental prices as house prices dip

Rising rental prices in London continue to break all records as house price growth falls, data shows

Evening Standard

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The Independent UK

Annual house price growth slows amid record jumps in rental prices

Property values increased by 0.6% annually in July 2023, compared with a 13.8% annual rise in July 2022.

The Guardian - UK

Investors cut bets on UK interest rate rise after surprise fall in inflation – as it happened

Odds of an increase in UK interest rates on Thursday fall below 50%, after inflation rate dropped unexpectedly in August to an 18-month low

The Independent UK

Inflation falls unexpectedly to lowest rate in 18 months

Drop in cost of food and accommodation offset higher petrol prices

The Independent UK

High levels of English proficiency among eastern European migrants, census shows

A ‘very small proportion’ of non-UK-born residents reported not speaking English at all.

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The Independent UK

Record number of centenarians in England and Wales, census shows

There were 13,924 people aged 100 or older in 2021, the Office for National Statistics said.

The Guardian - UK

How anti-Ulez campaigners misused air pollution finding in Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah death

Three years after unprecedented inquest ruling, absence of other cases has left a gap for pollution sceptics to exploit

The Independent UK

Police officer most common occupation for retired adults in early 50s – census

The age that people retire to take their pensions is ‘a possible explanation’ for the trend.

Evening Standard

‘Limited’ evidence that pay rises are to blame for inflation of goods, ONS says

Fast-rising wages have been a major subject of concern for the Bank of England, which fears the public’s pay is rising too fast to bring inflation back down to the 2% target

Evening Standard

When is the next interest rates announcement and will there be an increase?

To counteract rising inflation, the Bank of England had increased interest rates over the past year until September and there will be a review this Thursday

Evening Standard

OPINION - The next recession may have already begun

If the UK economy soon slips into recession, we will likely gesture vaguely at summer – such as it was – for when the contraction began. GDP shrank by 0.5 per cent in July, the sharpest decline since December, with services, production and construction all shrinking.

The Independent UK

Watch: Sunak faces Starmer at PMQs as UK economy shrinks

Watch as Rishi Sunak faces Sir Keir Starmer at Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) on Wednesday, 13 September.

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