Office of National Statistics

Seven Million British Adults Have Never Used The Internet

PA | Posted 15.05.2013 | UK Tech

More than seven million adults in the UK have never used the internet, official figures suggest. The data revealed around one million more people h...

Employment Figures Improve, But Youth Unemployment Continues To Rise

The Huffington Post UK | Charlie Thomas | Posted 20.02.2013 | UK

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 ...

David Cameron Told Off For 'Misleading' Debt Claim

PA/The Huffington Post | Posted 03.04.2013 | UK Politics

David Cameron received a ticking-off from the official statistics watchdog today over his claim that the Government was "paying down Britain's debts"....

Is Pro-Marriage Campaign on Firm Foundations?

Vicki McLynn | Posted 30.06.2012 | UK Lifestyle
Vicki McLynn

The noble sentiments which lie behind the Marriage Foundation's own foundation also appear to be a bold attempt to reverse recent trends. A third of marriages which do take place in England and Wales don't last 15 years.

Recession 'Will Damage Business Confidence'

Posted 24.04.2012 | UK

Businesses are in danger of reining in spending if official figures released tomorrow show the UK has lost its battle to avoid a recession, it has bee...

One Third Of Babies Born This Year Will Live To 100

PA | Posted 26.03.2012 | UK

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. ...

Marriage Is Having A Comeback

The Huffington Post UK | Kyrsty Hazell | Posted 01.03.2012 | UK Lifestyle

After 40 years of decline, marriage is finally back in fashion again with a recent report revealing a 3.7% increase in couples tying the knot. Data...

Why This Is Killing 9,000 Brits A Year

The Huffington Post UK | Kyrsty Hazell | Posted 27.01.2012 | UK Lifestyle

Nearly 9,000 lives are claimed through excessive alcohol consumption, official figures have revealed. Shocking death toll figures, released by the...

Risk of Recession Fuels Rise in 'HP Divorces'

Ed Kitchen | Posted 19.02.2012 | UK Lifestyle
Ed Kitchen

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

VIDEO: More than 2.6 Million Out Of Work As Unemployment Hits 17-Year High

The Huffington Post UK | Paul Vale | Posted 13.02.2012 | UK

Unemployment is up to 2.64 million in the UK, a 17-year high and an increase of 128,000 in the last three months. The grim figures, published by Th...

Official Happiness Will not Feature Family - Why?

Ed Owen | Posted 01.01.2012 | UK Lifestyle
Ed Owen

The government has finally published its proposals to measure how happy we are, but somewhere along the road they lost the notion of 'family'? Yester...

Same-Sex Couples Less Likely To 'Divorce'

Kyrsty Hazell | Posted 23.11.2011 | UK Lifestyle

Marriages are more likely to end in divorce than civil partnerships to end in dissolution, recent research by the Office of National Statistics has re...