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Inflation remains unchanged and at 'historically high level' as new figures released

The Office for National Statistics said Consumer Prices Index inflation (CPI) remained at 8.7 per cent in May

Manchester Evening News

UK debt exceeds 100% of GDP for first time since 1961 – ONS

The Office for National Statistics said net debt reached £2.6 trillion as of the end of May, estimated at 100.1% of gross domestic product.

The Independent UK

FTSE 100 Live: ‘Inflation has become entrenched’ — blue-chips close at 7559 after prices shock; gilts surge

The Office for National Statistics published May’s inflation figures this morning, confounding experts in the City again as inflation remained stuck at 8.7%. Core inflation, which hit a 30-year high in April, rose even higher to 7.1%.

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The shift from grammar schools to comprehensives had little effect on social mobility in England

Research shows that in the past 50 years, social class mobility – how a person’s occupation, social class or income compares with that of their parents – has either increased or stayed static in the UK.

The Conversation

The village where people are expected to live nearly 10 years less than if they were four miles down the road

Some people believe it is because it is so cut off

Wales Online

Pound hits one-year high as more interest rate hikes loom; UK grows in April; WE Soda cancels London float – as it happened

UK economy has bounced back from March’s contraction, but experts fear rising interest rates will cause recession

The Guardian - UK

UK short-term borrowing costs surge above Truss-era highs; US inflation falls to 4% – as it happened

UK interest rates expected to hit 5.5% by December after regular pay grows by a record, sending two-year bond yields soaring

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FTSE 100 Live: Shares rise; US inflation falls to 4%; gilt yields soar beyond mini-Budget high

A return to growth for the UK economy in April was today offset by caution in the recruitment sector after staffing firm Robert Walters warned on profits.

Evening Standard

Long COVID: effects on fatigue and quality of life can be comparable to some cancers – new research

As of March 2023, the Office for National Statistics estimated that 1.7 million people in the UK were living with self-reported long COVID. This refers to symptoms, including fatigue and brain fog among many others, that continue for more than 12 weeks after the initial COVID infection.

The Conversation

How did 'taking back control' of borders become record-high net migration?

Prime minister Rishi Sunak has described the UK’s new immigration figures, showing over 600,000 net migration for the year ending December 2022, as “too high”. While revised estimates from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show this rate is actually the same as it was for the year ending June…

The Conversation

Net migration figures hit record high - everything you need to know

The Office for National Statistics today revealed UK net migration for 2022 hit 606,000 - a new record - prompting calls for a shake-up of the system. Here, we try to explain what's going on

Daily Mirror

Scottish industries 'suffering' from lack of workers despite record immigration figures

Net migration to the UK hit a new record high of 606,000 last year, according to estimates by the Office for National Statistics.

Daily Record

UK net migration hit record-high of 606,000 last year as Tories fail on promises

Figures from the Office for National Statistics reveal a surge in net migration - the difference between the number of people moving to the UK and the number leaving the country - in the year to December

Daily Mirror

UK house prices fall between February and March — but are still higher than a year ago

Data from the Office for National Statistics revealed a 4.1 per cent annual increase in the price of a home

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The Independent UK

House prices fall between February and March, but still higher than a year ago

Data from the Office for National Statistics revealed a 4.1% annual increase in the price of a home

The Guardian - UK

UK interest rates forecast to jump above 5% this year after higher-than-expected inflation – as it happened

Rolling, live coverage of business, economics and financial markets as consumer price index inflation reaches 8.7%, well above forecasts

The Guardian - UK

Wednesday briefing: Why the UK’s inflation rate just came down to 8.7%

In today’s newsletter: It’s good news – but the figure is still a bit higher than expected, even as energy costs decline. As the latest data is released, we look at its ongoing impact – and what it means for you

Evening Standard

Homeowners warned they could be hit with two interest rate hikes this summer

IMF warns that interest rates will rise further but forecast that the UK would avoid a recession

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What are the UK’s new immigration rules for international students?

A significant factor behind the rising migration numbers in recent years has been an increase in foreign students and their dependants arriving, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) says

The Week

Thousands of people in UK out of work due to long Covid

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.

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'Grim reading': Scotland has highest percentage of zero-hours workers in UK

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

Evening Standard

Drop in real term pay erodes spending power of millions of Britons

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.

Evening Standard

OPINION - The Standard View: Without economic growth, there is no escape from the cost of living crisis

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.

The Independent UK

Hypertension: The deadly health problem young men are living with undiagnosed

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

The Independent UK

The deadly health problem most young men are living with undiagnosed

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

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