ONS
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The ONS lowered its projection for annual inflows to 230,000 from 340,000.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
Retailers reported that motorists stocked up as prices rose, with a particular surge in sales in the days after the first U.S.-Israeli strikes on the last day of February, the ONS said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
To build a bigger picture of crime in England and Wales, the ONS also referred to estimates from its annual crime survey in the new dataset.
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026
But the ONS notes that the Home Office recently clarified to police forces that they should record shoplifting where violence or threats of violence are used as robbery of business property.
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026
"Inflation climbed in March, largely due to increased fuel prices, which saw their largest increase for over three years," Grant Fitzner, chief economist at the ONS, said in a statement.
From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026
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