Office for National Statistics (ONS)

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Publisher of the UK labour market data

UK wage growth held at 3.7% in the three months to August, the Office for National Statistics said. The Bank of England raised Bank Rate to 4% from 3.75% on November 5, its first increase in this stretch, as consumer price inflation reached 3.5% in September.

Updated 9 hours ago

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Publisher of the annual drug-poisoning deaths release

Cocaine was named on more death certificates in England and Wales than heroin or morphine in 2025: 1,233 against 1,210. It is the first time since the Office for National Statistics began recording individual substances in 1993 that cocaine has topped the list.

Updated 6 days ago

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Publisher of the annual suicide registration data

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) released suicide registration figures for England and Wales on 13 October. Men aged 50 to 54 died at a rate of 28.0 per 100,000 people in 2025, the highest since record-keeping began in 1981. That is up from 27.3 in 2024 and is the highest rate across any age group for either sex. Some 532 suicides were registered in that age group.

Updated Oct 19

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As of May 2026: Published inflation and labour-market releases that shaped the December decision

This cut had courtroom drama energy. The Bank of England dropped rates to 3.75%—but only because Governor Andrew Bailey switched his vote and made it 5–4. The immediate market read was hawkish-by-UK-standards: sterling rose and gilt yields ticked higher as traders pared back expectations for rapid 2026 easing.

Updated May 15