Number of EU nationals in UK falls for first time since records started in 2004
The number of EU nationals living in the UK has fallen for the first time since official data recording started 15 years ago, new statistics show.
Office for National Statistics
EU immigration at lowest level since 2013
Immigration to the UK from the European Union has fallen to the lowest level in five years.
Record-low levels of unemployment in Scotland
Unemployment in Scotland has dropped to its lowest level of 3.2% after five consecutive months of record-low figures.
Men in poorest areas over four times more likely to suffer an avoidable death
Men living in the poorest parts of England are 4.5 times more likely to die from an avoidable cause than those in the richest areas, new figures suggest.
Knife crime at record level and homicides at highest in over a decade
Knife crime reached a record level last year in England and Wales, while there was the highest number of homicides for more than a decade, official figures show.
Homicide figures at highest level in a decade
There were 732 homicides in England and Wales last year – the highest number in a decade, official figures show.
Surge in full-time jobs and self-employment sees record 32.7m in work
Record numbers of people are in work after a big increase in full-time jobs and self-employment over the past year, 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.
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.
Baking trays added to inflation basket as Great British Bake Off boosts sales
The nation’s love of cake has put baking trays into Britain’s inflation basket as the success of the Great British Bake Off boosts sales of the kitchen equipment.
EU net migration falls but rest of world figure hits highest level since 2004
Net migration from outside the EU has hit the highest level in nearly 15 years, as a post-Brexit plunge in arrivals from the bloc continued, new figures reveal.