The Latest Breaking News from Office for National Statistics

The UK has been transformed from the laggard of developed economy COVID recoveries, after a recent data revision by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed its growth was stronger than previously thought after the pandemic-era lockdowns. The country’s gross domestic product (GDP), a measure of national income that was…

New figures reveal wide differences in smoking rates across London boroughs

The chancellor says the economy is resilient but forward-looking indicators suggest otherwise

The BA.2.86 variant, which has multiple mutations, has been detected in eight countries so far

Jury still out on whether UK is set to face ‘a major wave’, amid hopes expedited booster will be effective against new variant ‘Pirola’

Jeremy Hunt said ‘those determined to talk down the British economy have been proved wrong’

The new stats say the UK economy hit its pre-pandemic size by the end of 2021, a stark difference from data that claimed GDP today is still below 2019 levels

Rise in dual citizenship driven by migration from EU, and uptake of additional passports after Brexit

Figures show a five-fold increase in people born in the UK holding both British and EU passports.