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Bank of England warns markets are underestimating inflation risks – as it happened

Andrew Bailey fears markets are downplaying risks of persistent inflation, as new figures show UK borrowing so far this year is £16.9bn less than expected

The Guardian - UK

Women still face unfair pressure about having children -- here's what to expect if you don't have kids when you're young

If you’re a woman in your 20s or 30s, particularly if you’re in a long-term relationship, you’ve probably been asked when you’re going to have children. In the UK and many other countries, there is a clear societal expectation that women will eventually become mothers.

The Conversation

A third in UK missed work in 2022 due to delays accessing NHS care

Polling by Savanta shows 19% were not able to go to work as they were waiting for a GP appointment

The Guardian - UK

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Winter recession fears as retail sales hit lowest level since lockdown due to cost of living and wet weather

Economists said the figures painted ‘a distinctly glum autumnal picture’

The Independent UK

Births among women over 50 rise 15% in England, figures show

Births to older mothers have increased in recent years alongside average ages for childbirth and IVF treatment

The Guardian - UK

Fall in retail sales in Great Britain signals high street recession

Volumes drop 2.7% year on year in October as high interest rates and poor weather drive away shoppers

The Guardian - UK

Winter recession fears for UK after fall in retail sales – as it happened

Retail sales volumes across Great Britain in October fell to their lowest level since February 2021, amid cost of living squeeze and wet weather

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Average UK house sale price suffers first annual fall for 11 years

ONS says average price dropped 0.1% year on year in September, with those in London decreasing 1.1%

The Guardian - UK

UK sees rent rise at a record rate. These areas have been hit the hardest

The average UK house price fell by 0.1% in the 12 months to September 2023, according to the Office for National Statistics

The Independent UK

UK sees annual house price fall for first time in a decade with London homes down 1.1%

The average London house price fell to £537,000 in the 12 months to September 2023, according to the Office for National Statistics.

Evening Standard

Record rise in rents as house prices fall annually for first time in a decade

The average UK house price fell by 0.1% in the 12 months to September 2023, according to the Office for National Statistics.

The Independent UK

Mortgage-free and not moving: the London boroughs where outright home ownership has soared

More than half of owner-occupied London properties have no outstanding debt, putting the housing market at risk of stagnation

Evening Standard

UK jobs market dodges hit from economic slowdown

ONS finds unemployment rate broadly unchanged and real wages rising thanks to falling inflation

The Guardian - UK

Pound, shares and bonds rally as US inflation slows to 3.2% – as it happened

US core inflation has dropped to a two-year low, cheering investors, while more firms fall into insolvency last month

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FTSE 100 Live: Flat US inflation powers shares as London blue-chips close up 0.2%, BT cuts pension deficit

UK inflation fell to just 4.6%, its lowest level since 2021, in a key political victory for Rishi Sunak as well as a win in the Bank of England's battle to get prices back under control.

The Guardian - UK

The census defines us. To scrap it is to lose sight of our past – and our future

The 10-yearly survey is too expensive, say ministers. But without it, vital data will be lost

Evening Standard

Sexism in the City: Sexual harassment still 'prevalent' in Square Mile with victims 'silenced' by use of NDAs

Equality watchdog warns about scale of sexual misconduct in the Square Mile to Commons Treasury Committee investigating 'Sexism in the City'

The Guardian - UK

Census records trans population in England and Wales – but accuracy is doubted

Statisticians say question on gender and sex in 2021 ONS survey could have been misinterpreted by people unable to speak English well

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The Independent UK

ONS admits Census trans data may be flawed after non-English speakers misunderstand question

Statisticians say they are ‘confident’ in national estimates of transgender people but admit ‘unexpected patterns’ at local level

The Independent UK

‘Language barrier may have caused confusion on census gender identity question’

The ONS said it found some patterns in the data ‘that are consistent with … some respondents not interpreting the question as intended’.

The Guardian - UK

People in UK are overall less happy than before pandemic, ONS finds

Measures of wellbeing have fallen and anxiety increased, but Outer Hebrides bucks trend

The Independent UK

UK happiness and satisfaction levels fall while anxiety rises, survey suggests

Wellbeing levels had been on an upwards trend in the years before the coronavirus pandemic.

The Guardian - UK

Out for the count: has Britain already conducted its last census?

Academics express unease over government ambition to replace once-a-decade snapshot with ‘other sources of data’

The National (Scotland)

'Scandalous': Scotland's gender pay gap widening STUC warn amid school staff strikes

THE gender pay gap in Scotland is widening, according to a new analysis conducted by the Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC).

The Independent UK

Symptoms of long Covid explained as almost two million people suffer in the UK

Condition has more than 200 debilitating symptoms, reveals study

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