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Retail sales unexpectedly fell by 1% over festive period

Retail sales volumes dropped by 1% in December, performing far worse than experts had predicted over the vital Christmas period, the ONS said.

20 Jan

UK unemployment falls to lowest rate since 1974 amid rise in long-term sickness

The UK’s unemployment rate dropped to its lowest for almost half a decade as more Britons left the labour market completely, according to official figures.

11 Oct 2022

Most popular baby names for boys and girls in Wales revealed

New data from the Office for National Statistics has revealed the most popular baby names in Wales for 2021.

5 Oct 2022

North East records highest rates of suicide in the country

Covid-19 infections in UK jump by more than half a million in a week

Population of England and Wales grows 6.3% in a decade, census shows

The areas in Wales where population has risen and fallen over 10 years

We're facing an economic crisis like none other

One in 15 people in England had Covid during Christmas week

Covid vaccine hesitancy halves across Yorkshire and the Humber

Covid infection rates increasing across much of UK as R number remains unchanged

'More than 85% of adults in England, Wales and NI have some Covid protection'

Number of workers on payroll down half a million since start of Covid

Early signs infection levels are creeping up in England as R number increases

Half have Covid antibodies but expert warns 'don't go mad' as pubs unlock