Retailers in the U.K. reported a brighter start to the new year, with sales rising after four straight months of falls, ...

Fewer claimants are having their benefits cut after refusing to work, according to official figures, despite Labour’s pledge ...

WARRINGTON is among the top ten UK areas for the number of new small businesses in 2024. A recent study, using Office for National Statistics data, revealed that Warrington saw an increase of 60 new ...

Office for National Statistics boss Sir Ian Diamond told MPs that he is ‘super hopeful’ about its work to improve the labour force survey. Sir Ian Diamond appeared before the Treasury ...

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) projects the rise from 67.6 million in mid-2022 will be driven almost entirely by net migration, with the difference between the number of people arriving ...

The figure is the highest since current records began in the year to March 2003, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Shoplifting levels had already reached a 20-year high last ...

UK Debt Expert looked at the affordability of 90 towns and cities, factoring in house prices and average incomes.

U.K. retail sales volumes were 1.7% higher in January than in the prior month, from a fall of 0.6% in December, the Office for National Statistics said Friday. Economists expected sales to climb 0.9% ...

New homes provider Bromford, which is delivering high-quality new homes across Gloucestershire, is marking this year’s National Apprenticeship Week (February 10-16) by showcasing one ...

European markets are expected to open broadly higher Tuesday as traders keep an eye on geopolitical tensions in the region.

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