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Police record almost half a million shoplifting offences in England and Wales
Nearly half a million shoplifting offences were recorded by police in England and Wales in a year, the highest 12-month total ...
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West Mercia region saw one of the biggest drops in reported crime across England and Wales
The latest data, from the Office for National Statistics, covers reported offences in the 12 months up to September last year ...
DWP state pension is in jeopardy because of one startling fact
In fact, figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) published this week showed that in ten years’ time, the number of people over state pension age will increase from the 12 million that we ...
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Many Britons are waiting 12 hours at A&E
In December 2024 only 55% of patients attending a major A&E in England were seen within four hours—an eon away from the 95% target routinely met in Sir George’s time. A survey last year by the Royal ...
Interactive map lays bare Britain’s unemployment crisis with 1.7MILLION adults on benefits… is your town on the list?
NEW data has laid bare Britain’s unemployment crisis – with 1.74 million adults currently on benefits. Using figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), The Sun has ...
Knife crime rates drop among headline successes for West Midlands Police, but shoplifting still concern across region
New crime statistics released today have shown the work done to bring knife crime rates down, but also revealed the work ...
Shoplifting offences in England and Wales hit new record high of nearly 500,000 crimes last year
Police recorded the equivalent of 1,350 shoplifting offences every day in year to September 2024, new Office for National ...
Reeves should U-turn on winter fuel payment and farm ‘tax raid’, Tories say
Conservative whip Joy Morrissey urged the Government to ‘be bold’ and reinstate universal winter fuel payments.
Personnel Today6h
Sharp rise in people identifying as gay and bisexual
Latest ONS figures reveal a sharp rise in the number of people in the UK identifying as lesbian, gay and bisexual.
Personnel Today6h
British employees work nearly 216 extra hours annually
British employees are working 215.8 hours of overtime every year, with more than two in five (42%) doing so for free.
Violent crime and driving offences among big decreases for Staffordshire Police in new statistics, but work still to do on shoplifting and burglary
New figures have shown a substantial decrease in the number of crimes being committed across Staffordshire, but the region's police force has also acknowledged the work still to do.