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Top 100 baby names in England & Wales revealed – as Muhammad & Olivia keep the lead for second year in a row

THE top baby names in England and Wales have just been announced – and the number one boy’s name is the same for a second ...
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Is the Office for National Statistics fit for purpose? - MoneyWeek

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is the UK government’s statistics authority, charged with “collecting, analysing and disseminating statistics about the UK’s economy, society and ...
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Office for National Statistics - Reuters

British house prices rose by 10.3% in November compared with the same month in 2021, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said on Wednesday, slowing from October's revised 12.4% rise.
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Migrants fuel England and Wales population rise, says Office for National Statistics (ONS)

The population of England and Wales is estimated to have jumped by more than 700,000 in the year to June 2024, the second largest annual numerical increase in over 75 years, figures show.
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UK Launches Investigation Into Problems at Statistics Office

A probe into the culture, structure, and leadership of the Office for National Statistics has been launched by the government amid concerns over the quality of its data. The review, led by Robert ...
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Fact Check: Misleading data used to claim COVID vaccines do more harm ...

For example, at ages 80 plus, where the majority of deaths occur, there were 44 times as many vaccinated as unvaccinated people in the linked data set used by the Office for National Statistics ...