Teachers are not more likely to die from coronavirus than the general population, official figures reveal, amid mounting calls to get children back behind their desks before the Easter holidays. A report by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows 139 teachers in primary schools, secondary schools and universities aged between 20 and 64 in … Read more
School staff are NOT more likely to die of Covid-19 than the general population, ONS survey reveals after 139 were killed by the disease in all of 2020 – and it found working-age men are nearly TWICE as likely to die as women Office of National Statistics (ONS) says 139 teachers aged between 20 and … Read more
Covid was England’s biggest killer in 2020 and accounted for one in eight deaths, official data reveals as interactive map shows how many virus victims there have been in YOUR area Covid-19 was responsible for 69,101 out of 569,770 total deaths in England in 2020, or 12.1 per cent, ONS says By Connor Boyd Assistant … Read more
UK records first fall in non-UK born and non-British populations in at least a decade following the impact of Brexit and the coronavirus crisis Office for National Statistics published data on UK population by country of birth It showed that the non-UK-born and non-British population have both decreased Fall has been largely attributed to a … Read more
Half of restaurants and hotels forced to shut during lockdown may not have enough cash to get through the next three months, official data reveals ONS today published latest business survey data for period from 14 to 23 Dec 41% of surveyed food service and accommodation firms shut over period By Jane Denton For Thisismoney Published: … Read more
The surge in house prices saw the average property in Britain reach a record high of £245,000 in October, as buyers race to complete transactions ahead of the stamp duty holiday on 31 March 2021. Property prices rose by 5.4 per cent, or £19,000, in the year to October, up from a 4.3 per cent … Read more
How England’s second Covid wave is in retreat: ONS data shows daily cases HALVED during lockdown in November with just 25,700 people catching the virus every day by the end of the month The previous estimate of daily infections, for November 14, was 38,900, down from a peak the previous week No estimate was published … Read more
How England’s second Covid wave is in retreat: ONS data shows daily cases HALVED during lockdown in November with just 25,700 people catching the virus every day by the end of the month The previous estimate of daily infections, for November 14, was 38,900, down from a peak the previous week No estimate was published … Read more
Coronavirus deaths in England continued rising into mid-November to 2,274 in the second week of the month, meaning the all-cause deaths were 19 per cent higher than usual for the time of year. Office for National Statistics data published today shows that there were 1,833 ‘excess’ deaths in the week ending November 13, with a total … Read more
Covid deaths rose steadily in November to take all-cause fatalities 19% above average – but the number is well below England’s spring first wave which saw 21,000 people dying each week Coronavirus deaths in England rose by 27% in the second week of November from 1,937 the week before Covid-19 accounted for one in every … Read more