Borrowing fails to meet Chancellor’s target despite 17-year low
Chancellor Philip Hammond has missed his full-year borrowing target despite the deficit reaching a 17-year low.
ONS
Inflation holds steady as lower food prices offset higher fuel costs
Inflation was flat in March, as lower food prices offset higher fuel costs at the pumps.
Economic growth in 2018 confirmed as weakest since 2012
UK economic growth slowed in the final quarter of last year, making 2018 one of the weakest years since the financial crisis.
Gap in life expectancy between richest and poorest widens, figures show
The gap in life expectancy between those living in the richest and poorest parts of England has widened, new figures reveal.
Value of Scottish natural resources calculated for first time
Natural resources in Scotland have been valued at one-third of the UK’s total by a groundbreaking new study.
Energy price cap set to keep inflation low in February
Inflation is expected to have held steady below the Bank of England’s target in February, thanks to the cap on energy prices.
Energy price cap set to keep inflation low in February
Inflation is expected to have held steady below the Bank of England’s target in February, thanks to the cap on energy prices.
Record 32.7 million people in work as jobless rate falls to 3.9%
Record numbers of people are in work, while the UK’s jobless rate has fallen below 4% for the first time since 1975, new figures show.
Trust in newspaper and Government-presented statistics ‘increasing’
The number of people who think the Government and newspapers present official figures honestly has increased, according to new research.
Economic growth remains lacklustre despite January fillip
UK growth remained subdued in the quarter to January ahead of Brexit despite a bigger-than-expected bounceback at the start of the year.
Increase in number of people who have never done paid work, study suggests
Around 3.6 million UK adults have never done paid work, a study suggests.
7,000 babies will lose mothers during childhood, figures suggest
Around 7,000 babies born in England and Wales every year may lose their mothers before their 16th birthday, new research suggests.
Job vacancies at record level as number in work remains at all-time high
Record numbers of people are in work and job vacancies are at their highest level ever, new figures reveal.
January inflation undershoots Bank of England target for first time in two years
Inflation fell below the Bank of England’s target for the first time in two years in January thanks to the new cap on energy prices.
Five-year survival rates for common cancers show little improvement
Five-year survival for breast, prostate and bowel cancer has barely improved in the last decade, new figures suggest.
ONS 2018: Talks under way to solve Cygnus gas blend snags, Neptune says
Neptune Energy’s boss said talks are under way to solve regulatory issues that are hindering production from the giant Cygnus gas field in the southern North Sea.
ONS 2018: Aberdeen businessman launches new company in Norway
Aberdonian entrepreneur Jim Shiach has started up a new energy service company based in Stavanger, Norway.
One in 10 UK households still without internet, figures reveal
One in 10 households in the UK still do not have access to the internet, according to new figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
Campaign focuses on mental health of farmers and crofters
Farmers and crofters have been urged to take better care of their health.
Business in the north: What’s coming this week?
Like their counterparts around the country, business people in the north and north-east will be reading the runes of the latest inflation data, due to be published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) tomorrow.
Latest figures show drop in Scottish unemployment
Unemployment in Scotland fell by 14,000 in the first three months of the year to 120,000, according to the latest official figures.
Rising food and fuel prices push inflation to 2.3%
Rising fuel and food prices pushed inflation beyond the Bank of England's 2% target in February to hit its highest level since September 2013.
Scotland’s jobless figures lowest since 2008 but employment levels down
Unemployment has fallen by 25,000 in three months, bringing the jobless total in Scotland to the lowest level since 2008 and below the UK rate
North Sea profitability hits almost 20-year low, says ONS
The profitability of the North Sea has hit a 20-year low according to new data released by the UK Government.
Campaigners for new Elgin High School still in limbo
Frustrated parents have written to the Scottish Government asking for assurances that a long-awaited new secondary school in Moray will be delivered as promised.
UK corporate profits reach 16 year high – but not oil firms
UK corporate profitability reached a 16-year high in 2014 despite easing back in fourth quarter, new figures have shown.