Cost of a home climbed in every region in 12 months to August, with prices in London rising to £526,000The average cost of a UK home increased by £25,000 in the 12 months to August, official figures show, with rises recorded in all regions.The annual r…
Covid rates rising in secondary schools in England, ONS data shows
Steep increase suggests spread through schools is outpacing vaccination programmeCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageOne in 14 secondary school-age children had Covid last week, according to figures released by the Office for Na…
Children in most deprived areas suffered greatest loss of learning during lockdowns – ONS
Office for National Statistics cite internet access and less communication with teachers as factorsThe youngest primary school children and those in the most deprived areas suffered the greatest loss of learning during the pandemic lockdowns that close…
Take care with claims about unvaccinated case rates | David Spiegelhalter and Anthony Masters
Different estimates of the population can produce wildly different ratesITV’s political editor, Robert Peston, wrote a Twitter thread with the headline: “Infections higher among double vaxxed for those [aged] 40 to 79 than for non-vaxxed.” ITV changed …
Divorce settlements must change to make pension-sharing fairer, say experts
Urgent calls come as research reveals huge gaps in pension wealth between men and womenDivorce settlements should be urgently reformed to put pension sharing at their heart, experts have said after a major piece of research has revealed huge gaps in pe…
More than 4m stopped wearing masks this summer in Britain, ONS data shows
Report comes as government scientific adviser describes Tuesday’s maskless cabinet meeting as ‘toxic’ for public adherenceCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageMore than four million people stopped wearing face coverings in public…
Fully vaccinated people account for 1.2% of England’s Covid-19 deaths
ONS figures show 51,281 Covid deaths between January and July, with 458 dying at least 21 days after second doseCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coveragePeople who were fully vaccinated accounted for just 1.2% of all deaths involving…
UK Covid live: jabbing 12- to 15-year-olds will reduce impact of school disruption on children’s mental health – Whitty
Chris Whitty says disruption ‘extraordinarily difficult for children’ and informed decision to recommend vaccinating 12- to 15-year oldsUK children aged 12 to 15 to be offered Covid jabFully vaccinated people account for 1.2% of England’s Covid-19 deat…
UK economic recovery stalled in July amid worker shortages
GDP grew by only 0.1% despite removal of most Covid controls, with supply chain crisis making impactCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageBritain’s economic recovery from the winter lockdown virtually stalled in July despite the r…
Covid has played havoc with interpreting economic trends | David Spiegelhalter and Anthony Masters
Caution is needed when extrapolating from statistics in times that are far from normalSome economic effects of the coronavirus are obvious. Pre-pandemic, the share of retail sales conducted online had taken around eight years to go from 10% to 20%, but…