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

Growing retail sales can mean economic growth, which the government has repeatedly said is its top priority. But increased ...

January had the first growth in retail sales after four months of falls, a sign of a strengthening economy. Shops were given ...

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 ...

Pay awards remained at lowest level for four years as inflation levels increased by more than expected in January 2025.

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 ...

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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But the NAO said its own analysis of Office for National Statistics data showed the percentage of women aged 16 to 59 in England and Wales to have suffered a sexual assault was estimated to be 4.3 ...