Coronavirus in numbers: UK daily cases up by 3,542
The Government said a further 10 people had died within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19 as of Thursday, bringing the UK total to 127,758.Separate figures published by the Office for National Statistics show there have now been 153,000 deaths registered in the UK where Covid-19 was mentioned on the death certificate.The Government also said that, as of 9am on Thursday, there had been a further 3,542 lab-confirmed cases in the UK.It brings the total to 4,473,677.
London Irish, Wasps and Worcester went out of business needing to repay more than £30m of Covid relief loans, a National Audit Office report says. BBC Sport
Chief Secretary to the Treasury Darren Jones says the Labour government is still committed to stimulating economic growth despite figures from the Office of National Statistics showing the economy recorded no growth in the third quarter of this year. Report by Etemadil. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
The UK economy unexpectedly contracted in October, marking two months in a row of negative growth for the first time since the pandemic, new figures show. Chancellor Rachel Reeves said she was “disappointed” by the data after a weak month for pubs and restaurants dragged on growth amid some uncertainty ahead of the autumn Budget. The Office for National Statistics said gross domestic product contracted 0.1% in October. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) on Thursday put net migration at more than 900,000 in the year to June 2023, numbers Starmer blamed on the previous Conservative government.
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UK inflation has risen to its highest level since April driven by an increase in household energy bills, according to official figures.
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said Consumer Prices Index (CPI) inflation rose to 2.3% for October, up from 1.7% in the previous month. Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury Darren Jones said there was “more to do” to ease cost-of-living pressure.
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One further person has died within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19 as of Monday, according to the Government, bringing the UK total to 127,782.
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Twickenham Rugby Stadium has been turned into a major walk-in vaccine centre in a drive to try to boost vaccinations against coronavirus as cases of the Indian variant surge.
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A further six people have died within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19 as of Sunday, according to Public Health England, bringing the UK total to 127,781.
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