The increase in home work has created a generation who are “not doing proper work,” according to the former boss of Asda and Marks & Spencer. Speaking to BBC Panorama, Lord Rose said more working from home was a part of the UK economy’s “general decline” and that productivity was suffering as a result. “We [...]

Thousands of civil servants are to strike “indefinitely” from this month following an order to return to the office for three days a week.

The official figures are released as the chancellor's stewardship of the public finances remains under intense scrutiny at a time when she is gunning for growth.

The West Midlands claimant count covering those claiming unemployment benefits stood at 207,945 last month, with the figure for Shropshire at 4,955, or 2.6 per cent of the working population. The figure for Telford and Wrekin was 4,695 while, for Powys, the number stood at 2,065.

It came after fresh data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed that the UK economy grew by a weaker-than-expected 0.1% in November.

The rate of Consumer Prices Index (CPI) inflation is expected to have come in at 2.6% last month, unchanged from November.

THE UK economy grew just 0.1% in November, less than expected by economists. The latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reveal Gross Domestic Product (GDP) rose marginally in

The UK and West Midlands have seen a rise in unemployment, official figures have revealed. The jobless rate rose unexpectedly and the number of workers on payrolls has fallen by the most since the height of the coronavirus pandemic.

Services inflation fell from 5 per cent to 4.4 per cent. This is a figure watched closely by the Bank when deciding whether to cut interest rates or not. The largest downward contribution to inflation rates came from restaurants and hotels which fell to 3.4 per cent, down from 4 per cent in November.

The latest data has raised expectations that the Bank of England could cut UK interest rates again next month.

Rachel Reeves has found brief respite this morning, with the Office for National Statistics confirming that inflation dipped to 2.5 per cent in the 12 months to December, down from

Claire Gould has found that data on what she calls "hidden homicides" is not recorded by the Office for National Statistics or police forces The mother of a teenager who was murdered by her ex-partner is campaigning for the government to include "hidden homicides" in their data collections.