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Mehdi's Morning Memo: To Dip Or Not To Dip?

Huffington Post | Mehdi Hasan | Posted 25.04.2013 | UK Politics
Read More: Theresa May, Ken Clarke, Ons, George Osborne, Abu Qatada, Recession, Austerity, Boris Johnson, Mehdis-Morning-Memo, Mehdi's Morning Memo, Jo Johnson, Michael Gove, Downing Street, Len McCluskey, GDP Figures, Nigel Farage, Ed Miliband, John Curtice, Triple Dip, UK Politics News

The ten things you need to know on Thursday 25 April 2013... 1) TO DIP OR NOT TO DIP? It's a big day for the Treasury and chancellor George Osbo...

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Mehdi's Morning Memo: 'A Pretty Shameful Day For Washington'

Huffington Post | Mehdi Hasan | Posted 18.04.2013 | UK Politics
Read More: Senate, Mehdi's Morning Memo, Mehdis-Morning-Memo, Unemployment, Kim Jong Un, Theresa May, Margaret Thatcher Funeral, Gun Control, Ons, George Osborne, Nra, Barack Obama, Abu Qatada, Ricin, UK Politics News

The ten things you need to know on Thursday 18 April 2013... 1) "A PRETTY SHAMEFUL DAY FOR WASHINGTON" What the hell is wrong with the members o...

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The Real Story Behind This Week's New Job Numbers

James Plunkett | Posted 22.05.2013 | UK Politics
Read More: Obr, Living Standards, Employment, Jobs, Resolution Foundation, Budget, Budget 2013, Budget-2013, UK Economy, Ons, UK Politics News
James Plunkett

Amidst this week's economic gloom were two bright spots of the jobs market. First, new stats from the ONS led to widespread reports that employment had again reached record levels, with the number of people in work rising 131,000 in the quarter to 29.7 million. Then the OBR upgraded its forecasts for employment over the next few years.

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Champagne Sales Go Flat, But We're Drinking More Rum At Home

The Huffington Post UK | Charlie Thomas | Posted 12.03.2013 | UK
Read More: Office for National Statistics, Ereaders, Rpi, Inflation, Shopping, Cpi, Business News, Champagne, UK Business, Retail, Ons, Ebooks, UK Lifestyle, UK News

Champagne's out, but eBooks are in after the Office for National Statistics shook up its basket of goods, used to calculate inflation. Also on the...

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Poorest UK Families Struggling In Transport Poverty

PA | Posted 06.03.2013 | UK
Read More: Fuel, Office for National Statistics, Rac, UK Poverty, UK News, Poverty, UK Transport, Fuel Poverty, Ons, Transportation Security Administration, Royal Automobile Club, UK News

The poorest 10% of car-owning households in the UK are mired in transport poverty, according to the RAC Foundation. These households are spending a...

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Ambition Has No Age Limit

Steven Fifer | Posted 22.04.2013 | UK Politics
Read More: UK Business, Self-Employment, Ambition, UK Job Market, Unemployment, UK Economy, Jobs, Joblessness, Ons, UK Politics News
Steven Fifer

There are more than 3.5 million people between the age of 50 and 64 who are workless in the UK and for many people in this age group, redundancy and unemployment is a significant problem.

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Employment Figures Improve, But Youth Unemployment Continues To Rise

The Huffington Post UK | Charlie Thomas | Posted 20.02.2013 | UK
Read More: Office for National Statistics, Office of National Statistics, Unemployment, UK Economy, Employment, Business News, Jobs, UK Business, Ons, Youth Unemployment, Video, UK News

The number of people out of work, or unable to work, has fallen, providing a ray of light for chancellor George Osborne. Unemployment for everyone ...

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Charlie Thomas

Shock As Retail Figures Fall Despite January Sales

HuffingtonPost.com | Charlie Thomas | Posted 15.02.2013 | UK
Read More: Office for National Statistics, Small and Medium Enterprises, Smes, High Street, Small-and-Medium-Sized-Enterprises, Retail Sales, Shopping, UK Economy, Business News, UK Business, Retail, January Sales, Ons, Small Shops, UK News

Fears of a triple-dip recession have been raised again after new figures showed marked changes in shopping habits. A report from the Office for Nat...

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What Do Cab Drivers, Carpenters And Farmers Have In Common? (VIDEO, INFOGRAPHIC)

The Huffington Post UK | Charlie Thomas | Posted 06.02.2013 | UK
Read More: Office for National Statistics, Working From Home, Video, Self Employment, Self Employment Figures, Business News, Employment Figures, UK Business, Ons, UK News

Figures from the Office of National Statistics have confirmed that more people are self employed today than at any time since the start of the recessi...

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Police Accused Of Overstating Crime Reduction Targets

PA | Posted 24.01.2013 | UK
Read More: Government, Office for National Statistics, Coalition, UK News, Cuts, Police, Recorded Offences, Ons, Crime Survey of England and Wales, Crime Reduction, Labour, UK News

Fears have been fuelled that budget cuts and pressure to hit targets have prompted police officers to exaggerate the rate at which crime has fallen in...

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Worrying Statistics Show Increase in Male Suicide

Beth A. Murphy | Posted 25.03.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Read More: Suicide, Office for National Statistics, Male Suicide, Health News, Lifestyle, Mental Health, Ons, UK Impact, UK Lifestyle News
Beth A. Murphy

We know from research and from talking to our members and supporters that many people who take their own lives have been experiencing significant mental distress for some time. However, too often support is only available to people who are in serious crisis.

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Census 2011: Muslims Are Not to Be Feared

Muhammad Abdul Bari | Posted 16.02.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Read More: Population, Census, Muslims, Religion, Office for National Statistics, Islam, Islamaphobia, Ons, 2011 Census, UK Lifestyle, UK Lifestyle News
Muhammad Abdul Bari

Many headlines have seized on the fact that Muslims now make up nearly five percent (4.8%) of the English and Welsh population. At the same time, especially after the London bombings in July 2005, the level of prejudice against Muslims has multiplied.

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Crime In England And Wales Down A Third Over A Decade

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 18.10.2012 | UK
Read More: Murder, UK Murder, Office for National Statistics, Crime Statistics, UK News, UK Crime, UK Police, Crime England and Wales Down, Poll, Ons, UK News

Crime has dropped by a third over the last decade, according to numbers recorded by police. In England and Wales, 3.9 million offence were recorded...

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Adult Education: The Strain of Grown-Up Pressures on 'Childhood Sweethearts'

Claire Reid | Posted 27.11.2012 | UK Lifestyle
Read More: Infidelity, Ons, Relationships, Divorce, Children, Pannone LLP, Claire Reid, Teen, Love, Childhood Sweetheart, UK Lifestyle News
Claire Reid

Twelve per cent of the divorces which we deal with feature couples who have been in long-standing relationships, often since their school days, going their separate ways while still only in their twenties and thirties. In short, they no longer feel the same way about each other.

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Killings At 30-Year Low

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 19.07.2012 | UK
Read More: UK Murder, Office for National Statistics, UK Crime, UK News, UK Police, Killing Rate, Homicide Rate, Ons, UK News

The number of homicides recorded by police has fallen to its lowest level in almost 30 years, according to figures released on Thursday. A total of...

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51,000 Fewer Unemployed In 'Mixed Bag' Of Statistics

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 20.06.2012 | UK
Read More: Office for National Statistics, Employment Figure, UK News, Unemployment, UK Economy, Ons, Jsa, Jobseeker's Allowance, UK Finance, UK News

The Government was hit with a mixed bag of unemployment data today as the headline jobless rate fell but the number of dole claimants rose. Unemplo...

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We're In Recession And It's Worse Than We Thought

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 24.05.2012 | UK
Read More: Gdp, UK News, UK Economy, Poll, Double Dip Recession, Ons, George Osborne, Recession, UK News

The double-dip recession is deeper than originally feared as revised figures showed a sharper decline in the economy in the first three months of the ...

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Finding Money For School Fees 'Still A Priority' For Struggling Families

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 26.04.2012 | UK Universities & Education
Read More: Social Mobility, State Schools, Private Schools, UK Economy, UK Students, Ons, UK Schools, School Fees, International Students, Recession, UK Universities & Education News

Families facing financial difficulties are still prioritising sending their children to private schools, according to experts. Against a bleak econ...

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Mr Double Dip: Cameron Admits Recession 'Very, Very Dissapointing'

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 25.04.2012 | UK Politics
Read More: Ons, UK News, Gdp, Ed Balls, George Osborne, David Cameron, UK Economy, UK Politics News

Pressure on the government's economic strategy intensified tonight after shock figures showed Britain's faltering economy was back in recession. Pr...

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Inflation Rises To 3.5% From February To March

PA | Posted 17.04.2012 | UK
Read More: Office for National Statistics, Mervyn King, Bank of England, UK News, Inflation, Treasury, UK Economy, Ons, UK News

The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) measure of inflation rose to 3.5% in March, from 3.4% in February, official figures showed today. The headline rate...

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One Third Of Babies Born This Year Will Live To 100

PA | Posted 26.03.2012 | UK
Read More: Office of National Statistics, Mortality Rate, UK News, UK Science, Pregnancy, UK Health News, Science, Ons, Life Expectancy, Birth Rate, UK News

Around one third of babies born this year (35%) are expected reach the age of 100, according to a new report by the Office for National Statistics. ...

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How To Be Happy: The Best Mood-Boosting Foods

The Huffington Post UK | Georgia James | Posted 30.04.2012 | UK Lifestyle
Read More: Government, Measuring National Wellbeing Programme, Married People Happiness, UK News, Ons, Happiness Survey, Mood Boosting Foods, UK Lifestyle News

If you want to boost your chances of happiness, you could do worse than moving to the West of England, getting hitched and starting a family, accordin...

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Risk of Recession Fuels Rise in 'HP Divorces'

Ed Kitchen | Posted 19.02.2012 | UK Lifestyle
Read More: Instalment, Law, Cutback, Statistics, Divorce, Stock Exchange, Ed Kitchen, Fiona Wood, Maintenance, Business, Recession, Marriage, Pannone, Ons, Bonus, Courts, Settlement, Office of National Statistics, Economist, Clean Break, Hp, Family, Llp, UK Lifestyle News
Ed Kitchen

There are few words in the English language which generate such a response as 'recession'.

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Recession Reality Bites For Divorcing British Couples

Fiona Wood | Posted 07.02.2012 | UK Lifestyle
Read More: Debt, Law, Marital, Statistics, Divorce, Economy, Paul McCartney, Fiona Wood, Recession, England, Marriage, Beatles, Wales, Pannone, Ons, Romance, Finances, Family, UK Lifestyle News
Fiona Wood

Britain's financial climate is every bit as chilly as the inclement wintry weather at the moment. Politicians, bankers and business titans are struggling hard to maintain confidence in the economy as evidence mounts of a possible return to recession.

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Why Have We Fallen Out Of Love With Marriage?

PA | Posted 29.11.2011 | UK Lifestyle
Read More: Married Couples, Marriage, UK News, Ukrelationships, Cohabitation, Ukwomen, Cohabiting Couples, Ons, Marriage Decline, Living Together, UK Lifestyle News

An estimated one in six people are now cohabiting with their partner as the number of married couples in England and Wales continues to decline. Da...

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