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Generation X hardest hit as drug deaths rise yet again in England and Wales

It’s another tragic record. A new report has confirmed yet another rise in drug related deaths in England and Wales. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) reports that 4,907 “drug poisoning” deaths were recorded in 2022 (84.4 deaths per 1,000,000 of the population), the highest on record.

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More than a quarter of people worried about affording Christmas – ONS

Some 28% reported feeling worried about being able to afford the things they planned to do this Christmas, the Office for National Statistics found.

The Independent UK

“Squeeze set to get worse” as rents set to outstrip housing benefits 14% by 2025

The Chancellor’s temporary measures will do little to help the rent, cost-of-living and homelessness crisis, warns action group

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How low can you go, Mr Sunak? PM tries immigration crackdown as his popularity plummets

PM’s desperate bid to win over right-wing MPs with new migrant crackdown – as his personal approval rating plummets to record low of minus 25%

The Independent UK

Net Migration to UK Hit Record 745,000 in 2022, New Figures Show

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said the updated data replaces the previous estimate of 606,000, after making revisions to reflect "unexpected patterns" in migrant behaviour.

International Business Times UK

Sunak is under pressure to act as the UK's net migration figures for 2022 hit a record high

U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is facing heavy pressure from his own Conservatives to take swift action to bring down migration as new data showed net migration numbers were higher than previously thought

The Independent UK

Borrowing data offers boost to Chancellor’s tax cut plans

The Office for National Statistics said public sector net borrowing stood at £14.9 billion last month, £4.4 billion more than a year earlier,

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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

The Guardian - 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

Knife crime in London surges by over 20% in a year

Sadiq Khan under mounting pressure as knife-enabled crime continues to rise

Evening Standard

UK house prices ‘little changed’ from a year ago but rents show record rise

The average UK house price was £291,000 in August 2023, which was little changed from 12 months earlier, the Office for National Statistics said.

The Independent UK

London remains UK's most expensive region even as house prices fall

London house price falls second highest in UK

Evening Standard

UK regular pay rising faster than inflation again; Goldman Sachs profits fall by a third – as it happened

Basic pay outpaces inflation for the first time in almost two years, but fall in vacancies suggests jobs market is cooling

The Guardian - UK

US inflation sticks at 3.7%; UK recession fears linger despite August growth; Ikea to cut prices – as it happened

UK services sector lifts economy back to growth in August, but BoE policymaker Swati Dhingra warns that economy is flatlining

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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

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.

Evening Standard

Are disposable vapes going to be banned? Studies reveal alarming rise in vaping among Brits

Record levels of people in the UK use vaping products – but what could next year’s ban mean?

The Guardian - UK

Britain’s ‘house of food’ sits on shaky foundations. To fix it, curb the big supermarkets

As major retailers rake in huge profits, they are slashing jobs, squeezing suppliers and hollowing out our food industry, writes campaigner and author Andrew Simms

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The Independent UK

UK economy: Hot weather helps UK stave off recession as GDP grows unexpectedly

Hot weather helped Britain to shrug off recession, ONS chief says

The Independent UK

Scottish Labour warns home ownership will become unaffordable as prices soar

The party was reacting to recent statistics revealed by the Office for National Statistics.

The Guardian - UK

How Britain became the G7’s inflation outlier – in one chart

This week’s CPI figures look set to highlight a trend: that prices in the UK seem to rise faster than they do elsewhere

Evening Standard

OPINION - One in 20 adults report running out of food in Britain

Life, as every child knows, is unfair. But how unfair? The Office for National Statistics (ONS), says ‘very’ and, unlike the nation’s parents, has the data to back it up.

The Guardian - UK

Cost of living crisis forces more Britons to use savings, with renters worst hit

ONS finds one in 20 households have run out of food in the past and could not afford more

The Guardian - UK

Pound hits 15-month high as UK GDP shrinks in May; sickness threat to economy – business live

UK GDP report for May shows that factory output and construction shrank during the month, with some blaming extra bank holiday

The Guardian - UK

Rising mortgage rates will cause ‘financial stress’, MPs hear, as two-year fixed rates hit 15-year high – as it happened

Treasury Committee quiz lenders about mortgage rates, as two-year fixed mortgage rate rises to 6.66%, highest since 2008

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