the office for national statistics , the office for statistics, the office for national statistics sayen sector jobs in the uk. in sectorjobs in the uk. in scotland alone, we've got 42,000. and what's exciting for this project is we're not abandoning the workers. there is £100 million package to give them 18 months of redundancy, a retraining package for the jobs. that and skills that we are short of for the green economy. >> but the reality is that this green economy has not emerged, that the wind turbines are made overseas . the solar panels are overseas. the solar panels are made in china. the electric vehicles are made in china that we haven't managed this transition, and we may have 640,000, depending on your attributions of where jobs lie. but we've got millions of jobs in old fashioned industries and also in new industries that are very energy intensive . very energy intensive. >> the scottish government estimates that there is around £10 billion now coming a year annually in scotland in the new economy. and so the idea that we should slow that for down 400 jobs when we've got t

sales volumes grew by 0.3% in september, according to new data from the office for national statisticsgrowth in august. it is though actually a bit higher than was expected, so what does this all tell us about the health of the uk economy? i'm joined now by christie cook, retail managing director of hodge bank. 0h, oh, sorry, that is not christie, i believe. in terms of the drop in growth that we have seen, what has been driving that change? t have seen, what has been driving that change? i think it is still quite _ driving that change? i think it is still quite positive. - driving that change? i think it is still quite positive. it - driving that change? i think it is still quite positive. it is - is still quite positive. it is on the positives rather than rewinding back, i guess. the supermarket sales did falter. the weather wasn't great in september and customers cut back on luxury food items, so it is suggesting that there are still being a bit cautious. t5 still being a bit cautious. is that because of interest rates? we talked a lot about the impact of interest rates on spending.

the office for national statistics estimates the population grew by 1% in just one year, reaching 68.3y mid 2023. covering england , scotland, covering england, scotland, wales and of course, northern ireland, the ons says migration was the main factor behind the latest rise, as deaths exceeded births by around 16,300. in the same period . and finally, as same period. and finally, as hurricane milton makes its way towards florida, governor ron desantis says if you stay , you desantis says if you stay, you will die. satellite images show the storm churning through the gulf of mexico, with winds reaching almost up to 180 miles an hour with forecasters warning of an 8 to 12 foot storm surge. the highest ever for the region. and of course , widespread and of course, widespread flooding. it comes just two weeks after hurricane helene claimed over 200 lives in the southeastern part of the country . southeastern part of the country. well, those are your latest gb news headlines. i'm lewis mckenzie. more from me in an hours mckenzie. more from me in an hour's time. but now back to for jacob th

latest figures for last year from the office for national statistics say the rate has fallen to an average numbers? it�*s a global trend — women are having fewer children than their mothers. but it may only be partly out of choice. let�*s take a look back at england and wales over the last 90 years, and the trend has been one of falling fertility rates, particularly with more effective contraception, equal pay, and more women than men going to university. by last year, women were having fewer than 1.5 children each. however, surveys suggest that�*s fewer children than many actually want. partly because economic forces are against them. rising childcare costs can take up a quarter of a couple�*s pay. and rising property prices mean most people are now over 35 before they can get on the housing ladder. meanwhile, the gender pay gap for women opens up after they have children. all of this may make people hesitate before starting or adding to a family. along with higher life expectancy, the lower birth rate is changing the face of our population. these 100 dots represent the uk population as i

office for national statistics data for last year show it has fallen to an average of 1.41; childrensts those born up to the mid—1990s are not having children because of financial pressures, not feeling ready or having not found the right partner. tens of thousands of tickets for oasis�*s reunion tour that are being sold on resale websites will be cancelled. the band s promoters told the bbc that more than 50,000 tickets will be invalidated, then be made available again through the official seller, ticketmaster. more than ten million fans tried to buy tickets when the gigs went on sale in august. the bus fare cap in england will be raised from two to three pounds in the upcoming budget. the cap was introduced under the conservative government to help with the cost of living and was due to expire in december. some are angry with the increase, but there's also relief that the cap hasn't been scrapped entirely, as many were fearing. you're live with bbc news. turning to the race for the white house — we are just over a week away from election day. there's no slowing down on the campaign

update on the state of the economy as the latest inflation figures are released by the office for national statisticse rate at which prices are rising has slowed down, though many are still feeling the impact of high costs over the last two years. our business correspondent marc ashdown reports. 96. it's sue's turn to top up on her shopping. that's the idea of the food pantry at st andrew's community network. once a week, this church becomes a food hub where people pay £3.50 to bag around £25 worth of essentials. the fridge and the freezer is full today. even for people like sue, who isn't on benefits, it can prove a big help. when you're on a pension, things are a bit tight, so it does help coming along here. they have a fair bit of choice, especially with... i try to make everything from scratch. um, pot noodles. there are eight of these pop—up pantries across the city. volunteers are keen to stress they're not free food banks, but can help people in various challenging circumstances. like carol, who's also a member because her husband is diabetic and needs lots of fresh fruit and veg. we're spendi

the office for national statistics says lower petrol prices and cheaper air airfares drove that drop.er, food inflation picked up again, rising faster than it did in august. treasury chief darren jones says it's still good news for british families, and says the government is determined to fix the economy and ease the pressure on households. >> good news for family finances that inflation has fallen below 2%. but of course , there's more 2%. but of course, there's more work to be done to protect working people and bring stability and growth back to the economy, which is what the chancellor and this government is doing now. and in the run up to the budget at the end of october. >> in ireland, a murder investigation has been launched after an eight year old boy disappeared from his home in county louth. kieran durnin was reported missing on the 30th of august and police now believe he's dead despite extensive searches, no trace of kieran has been found and no arrests have been found and no arrests have been made. police are urging anyone with information to come forward. they're saying

it's helped drive a record level of drug related deaths in 2023 according to the office for national statisticsin the 1970s. michael buchanan is here. what is behind this? the total number of _ what is behind this? the total number of drug-related - what is behind this? the total| number of drug-related deaths what is behind this? the total. number of drug-related deaths in number of drug—related deaths in england and wales was around 5500 last year. an increase of 11% on 2022. nearly half of the deaths were because of the misuse of opioids, heroin and morphine. the north—east of england had the highest rate of drug—related deaths. but as you say, cocaine saw the biggest rise in deaths. last year, around 1100 deaths. last year, around 1100 deaths were linked to cocaine, 30% higher than a year before. ten times higher than a year before. ten times higher than a year before. ten times higher than they were a decade ago. for the past number of years, cocaine has been the second most popular illegal drug for people to consume in england and wales, second only to cannabis, and obviously the more peo

the latest figures from the office for national statistics show the uk's population has grown by more— with net migration being the main cause. for the first time in almost five decades — not counting the pandemic — deaths outnumbered births in 2023. our home editor mark easton is here. the population of the uk has reached 68.3 million people. but that big number doesn't tell the whole story. when you interrogate the data, you find that in the latest annual figures there were 16,300 more deaths than births across the uk. it wasn't an even picture. in scotland there were 19,000 more deaths than births, in wales it was 9,500 more. in northern ireland and england, births still outnumber deaths — just. outside of the pandemic, what's called negative natural change hasn't happened in britain since 1976. what's going on? well, the short answer is that we are producing fewer of these. the average woman is now having just 1.49 babies, far too few to maintain the population. and, of course, the country is also getting older — which means more funerals. but despite all that, the uk population i

the office for national statistics estimates the total population grew by 1% in just a year, reaching3 million people by mid 2023, covering england , scotland, covering england, scotland, wales and northern ireland. the ons says that migration was the main factor behind the latest rise, as deaths exceeded births by around 16,300. in the same penod. by around 16,300. in the same period . the race to lead the period. the race to lead the conservative party is in its final stages, with just two days left to decide, with just days left to decide, with just days left to decide, the opposition leader , four candidates are leader, four candidates are battling it out robert jenrick, kemi , badenoch, james cleverly kemi, badenoch, james cleverly and tom tugendhat. but by tonight one will be eliminated. then on wednesday, the final two will be selected, leaving conservative members to make the ultimate choice . and this ultimate choice. and this morning we were joined on breakfast by shadow minister for education damian hinds, and he told us there's a field of force standout candidates to choos

hundreds of workers at the office for national statistics are backing a strike in protest at being asked for all of two days a week. while my most intellectual panel is with me, nigel nelson and the conservative peer paul goodman. and nigel, you're always supporting these idlers, aren't you, who don't want to go to work. >> i'm supporting flexible working, certainly , jacob, which working, certainly, jacob, which seems to be you seem to be totally against the idea of flexible working, which i never quite understood. >> well, i'm not against flexible working, but i think employers have the right to say that you should be in the office, and the ons hasn't been getting all its figures right. the first go round, it's had quite a few problems in recent years, and it seems to me that getting them into the office is not an unreasonable request. >> well, i mean, the unions say, in fact, that that hasn't happened, that they've been on a, on a effectively a work to rule overtime ban for some time now. and the output is still the same. so they'd be doing okay. the argument seems to be over the fact

the office for national statistics estimates that the total population grew by 1% in just a year , reaching year, reaching 68.3 million by mid 2023, covering england, scotland, wales and northern ireland. the ons says migration was the main factor behind the latest rise as deaths exceeded births by around 16,300. in the same period . and finally, as same period. and finally, as hurricane milton makes its way towards florida governor ron desantis says if you stay, you will die. satellite images show the storm churning through the gulf of mexico, with winds reaching almost up to 180 miles an hour. forecasters are warning of an 8 to 12 foot storm surge, the highest ever in the region, and widespread flooding. it comes as just two weeks after hurricane helene claimed over 200 lives in the southeastern parts of the us . well, those are parts of the us. well, those are your latest gb news headlines. i'm lewis mckenzie. more from me in an hour's time for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code or go to gbnews.com forward slash alerts . slas

the for office national statistics estimates the total population grew by 1% in just a year, reachingby mid 2023, covering england, scotland , wales and england, scotland, wales and northern ireland. the ons says migration was the main factor behind the latest rise, as deaths exceeded births by around 16,300. in the same period . the 16,300. in the same period. the race to lead the conservative party is in its final stages with just with just days left to decide the next opposition leader. four candidates are battling it out robert jenrick kemi badenoch, james cleverly and tom tugendhat. but by tonight , one and tom tugendhat. but by tonight, one sorry one will be eliminated. rather tomorrow, the big final two will be selected, leaving the conservative members to make the ultimate choice. this morning, shadow minister for education damian hinds told gb news there's a field of four standout candidates to choose from . from. >> we've not made a declaration. i think we've got four really strong candidates. obviously we've got we've got around today, another round tomorrow and then there

the office for national statistics estimates the total population grew by 1% in just one year, reachingng england , scotland, wales and of england, scotland, wales and of course, northern ireland. >> yes, the ons say migration was the main factor behind this latest rise. >> well, we're joined now by director at the centre for migration and economic prosperity , stephen wolf. prosperity, stephen wolf. stephen, thanks for joining us. if we're concerned about economic prosperity, should we not want a growing population? isn't the sign of economic decline a shrinking population ? decline a shrinking population? >> not necessarily. there are two really key important factors that one has to consider when looking at economic prosperity. one is whether we have a population that, as you say, actually grows to match those numbers of people that are dying. and then this ons figures, we see for the first time that the population of, of immigrants from abroad actually surpasses those people who are dying in the uk, but more importantly, to economic growth. it's whether we have what's called gnp per

the for office national statistics estimates the total population has now reached 68.3 million., scotland, wales and northern ireland. the ons says migration was the key driver of growth as deaths exceeded births by around 16,300. in the same penod by around 16,300. in the same period and in some more breaking news this morning, news just into us that pro—palestinian activists have targeted the offices of financial services firm allianz across the uk. pictures here you should be able to see showing police that have cordoned off the offices of allianz in the heart of london's financial district, after protesters there covered the buildings with red paint. palestine action says the protests are due to the business's alleged links to an israeli defence firm. ten allianz offices have been hit, including the insurers uk headquarters in guildford, where we understand demonstrators are still there . water companies in still there. water companies in england and in wales have been ordered to return more than £157 million to customers for, they say, failing to meet crucial targets on pol

members of the office for national statistics could walk out. presumably that just means stay at home and do nothing like they usually do. they are reportedly already supposed to spend 60% of their time in the office. that's just not being enforced. these are the people that we need to help keep the wheels of this country turning . now look at this chart turning. now look at this chart of the amount of civil servants we have. right. let's keep that on the screen for a bit. as of march 2024, there were 510,000 more than that 5500 full time civil servants. there are 8220 more than in the previous quarter. there are now 22,175 more civil servants than we had a year ago. for what? what are we getting? we've got a bloke from the department of work and pensions out campaigning for george galloway, saying fruity stuff about palestine standard for humanity, stand for palestine, stand for george galloway, brothers and sisters, we can make history. we've got tax payers spending money on woke jolly ups like black history month, all about hair and insight in

the office for national statistics estimates the total population grew by 1% in just a year, reachingby mid 2023, covering england, scotland, wales and of course, northern ireland. the ons says migration was the main factor behind the latest rise, as deaths exceeded births by around 16,300. in the same penod. around 16,300. in the same period . and finally, as you've period. and finally, as you've just been hearing, has hurricane milton makes its way towards florida. governor ron desantis says, if you stay, you will die. satellite images show the storm churning through the gulf of mexico with winds almost reaching up to 180 miles. an houn reaching up to 180 miles. an hour. forecasters are warning of 8 to 12 foot storm surges, the highest ever recorded in the region. and of course , with region. and of course, with widespread flooding expected as well, it comes just two weeks after hurricane helene claimed over 200 lives in the southeastern part of the united states. well, those are your latest gb news headlines. for now, i'm lewis mckenzie. more from me in an hour's time. but now it's

. >> the office for national statistics estimates that the total population grew by 1% in just a yeart let me bring your attention to what the former prime minister, boris johnson, said only this weekend on gb news about what happened after the pandemic. here it is. >> we came out of the pandemic because those numbers we agreed. but what happened was the migration advisory committee did allow a lot of people in because we had a total crisis with the shelves not being stacked and nobody to drive the fuel lorries and a real crisis in the labour market, which you will remember was driving inflation. yes. so what happened was that in that particular year, the migration advisory committee , i think advisory committee, i think unquestionably allowed too many people to come in. and the numbers for social care and for some of the other categories were way too high. but that was a decision taken by agencies of the uk government control , which the uk government control, which we decided to do. it was a mistake . mistake. >> well hang on, he's the prime minister . >> well hang on, he's the prim

now, the numbers produced by the office for national statistics have sparked fresh calls for much stricters this now with my good pal. and that's the research director at the centre for migration control, robert bates. robert, welcome to the show. let's start with the bafics show. let's start with the basics. more people are dying in britain than are born. so our indigenous population is on the wane . that's a fact. and yet the wane. that's a fact. and yet the numbers are going up. they've gone up by 1.2 million in 8 years. and that's solely down to net migration. we've got a problem with our borders . we problem with our borders. we can't control them. tell us how we got to this position . we got to this position. >> we've got a huge problem with our borders and let's be perfectly clear about what these figures actually tell us. >> they tell us that the reason why there is a crisis in the housing market, the reason why people are struggling to get gp appointments, the reason people can't get their children into the school places that they want is because of immigration. we've had for far t

the for office national statistics estimates that the total population grew by 1% in just a year , reachingar, reaching 68.3 million by mid 2023, covering england, scotland , wales and england, scotland, wales and northern ireland. the ons says migration was the main factor behind the latest rise, as deaths exceeded births by around 16,300. in the same period . and 16,300. in the same period. and finally, as hurricane milton makes its way towards florida, governor ron desantis says if you stay, you will die. satellite images show the storm churning through the gulf of mexico with winds almost reaching 180 miles. an hour. forecasts are warning of 8 to 12 foot storm surges. the highest ever for the region. and of course , widespread flooding. it course, widespread flooding. it comes just two weeks after hurricane helene claimed over 200 lives in the southern eastern parts of the united states . well, those are your states. well, those are your latest gb news headlines. i'm lewis mckenzie. more from me in an hour's time. but now it's back to nigel for the very latest gb news direct to your sma

is important to say is data from — 24, but what is important to say is data from the office for national statisticsping more accessible and appealing. these disposable vapes often use nicotine salts in _ disposable vapes often use nicotine salts in the liquid and can deliver higher— salts in the liquid and can deliver higher concentration of nicotine in a more _ higher concentration of nicotine in a more tolerable way. and that, worryingly, could be creating more people _ worryingly, could be creating more people dependent on nicotine. sol think— people dependent on nicotine. sol think this _ people dependent on nicotine. sol think this data is a really powerful reminder— think this data is a really powerful reminder that we need urgent action. rcatty— reminder that we need urgent action. really interesting data you have got there. is there evidence of people going from vaping to cigarettes? you are saying that nicotine is sometimes involved in the mix. is there evidence in that direction? not that we have seen. in that age group _ not that we have seen. in that age group where we have seen an expa

for more on this, let�*s speak to kerry gadsdon, head of demography at the office of national statistics., , figures. fertility rates measure _ figures. fertility rates measure the - figures. fertility rates measure the number| figures. fertility rates i measure the number of figures. fertility rates _ measure the number of children born per women and particularly looking at the age of 15 to aa and they have been gradually falling across the world and half since 1963. the latest births show that in 2023 the fertility rate is at its lowest record at la fourth. we know the number of children has been falling for the last decade and is at its lowest since 1977, but we need to bear in mind that these trends change over time. for example, we know births isjust under 600,000. a decade ago we were looking at 800,000 births per year and the decade before that it was similar to the number we have today. what we can see is that today�*s figure shows us a snapshot is what is happening now. there is more data we can look at to measure longer term trends and there are many reasons why things are chan

the office for national statistics says that gap between what the government took in and spent was lesshan expected, but still above forecasts for the year. treasury chief secretary darren jones has defended pay rises, saying strikes would have cost the economy more. chancellor rachel reeves, though , faces rachel reeves, though, faces tough decisions ahead of that budget later this month with a growing public finance black hole , liam payne's death has now hole, liam payne's death has now been linked to substance use as an initial toxicology report has revealed cocaine was present in his system. the 31 year old former one direction star died after falling from a third floor balcony at a hotel in buenos aires last wednesday. investigators say they found evidence of narcotics and alcohol in his room at a hotel where he was staying, leading to concerns he may have been unconscious at the time of the fall . his father has been fall. his father has been travelling to argentina to arrange for the return of his body, which is expected to be released next week . and finally, released next week

the office for national statistics says the gap between what the government took in and spent was lessan expected, but still above forecasts for the year. treasury chief secretary darren jones defended the pay rises, saying strikes would have cost the economy more. >> it was right to settle the strikes that were strife across pubuc strikes that were strife across public services under the last conservative government, because it was costing the economy and taxpayers £3 billion a year. but the budget on the 30th of october will get a grip of pubuc october will get a grip of public finances and start to fix the foundations, so we don't have to go through that trouble again in future years. >> police in ireland are searching a house in county louth as part of their murder investigation, after an eight year old boy went missing from his home. officers began forensic and technical examinations of the property this morning, despite examinations of the property this morning , despite extensive this morning, despite extensive searches elsewhere. no trace of kieran has been found and no arrests

the office for national statistics says average regular earnings growth eased back to 4.9% in the threeonths to july, down from 5.1% in the previous three months. this marked the lowest level since the three months to june 2022, but earnings growth continues to outstrip inflation as pay increased by 2.6% in the three months to august. with consumer pfices months to august. with consumer prices index inflation taken into account . the united nations into account. the united nations secretary—general has condemned the large number of civilian casualties that have taken place in northern gaza. it comes as the un's palestinian refugee agency claimed ten people were killed after an israeli attack on a food supply centre. the un agency for palestinian refugees said the shells hit inside and outside the centre yesterday morning as some hungry people were trying to get food handouts. the idf has said it would review the incident. the un peacekeeping chief has said that the un peacekeepers will stay in all their positions in lebanon , despite the calls made lebanon, despite the calls made by the

new figures from the office for national statistics shows the total fertility rate. that's the average number of children a woman has in her lifetime was 1.44 children per woman in 2023. that's the lowest since records started in 1938. the number of live births also fell to 591,072, the lowest total since 1977. while experts predict a rate of 2.1 children per woman is needed to naturally sustain population levels . manchester population levels. manchester united manager erik ten hag has been sacked after a string of bad results. the 54 year old dutchman was informed this morning after two and a half years in charge. the team supped years in charge. the team slipped to 14th in the premier league table following their fourth league defeat of the season by west ham just yesterday. ruud van nistelrooy, the former dutch striker who was assistant manager, will take charge of the team as interim head coach, while a permanent head coach, while a permanent head coach, while a permanent head coach is recruited . and two head coach is recruited. and two runaway parrots are safe

new figures from the office for national statistics shows the total fertility rate.s the average number of children a woman has in her lifetime has fallen to 1.44 children per woman in 2023. that is the lowest since records started in 1938. the number of live births also fell to 591,072. that is again the lowest total since 1977. experts predict that a rate of 2.1 children per woman is needed to naturally sustain population levels . police in population levels. police in scotland have launched a bold campaign urging young men to step in if they see a friend acting inappropriately towards women. the campaign called that guy will run on social media and as a podcast over six weeks, aiming to address a rise in reported sexual offences. nearly 7600 sexual crimes were reported in the last six months alone, up 3.2% from last year, including nearly a 20% increase in reported rapes. police data in scotland shows that around a third of those cases happened more than a year ago, with the rest in the past 12 months. seven police officers are facing accusations of accessing file

that's a 29% jump on the previous year, according to the office for national statistics.se follows major retailers warning of the growing cost of theft and violence towards shop workers. in response, the government says it plans to make assaulting a shop worker a specific criminal offence. retailers say they're hopeful that new measures announced in the king's speech will help police to prosecute offenders more effectively . offenders more effectively. bereaved families of those who died in the infected blood scandal are now eligible for compensation after decades of waiting , the government's made waiting, the government's made the announcement offering an interim payment of £100,000. but critics say the system is fiendishly complicated and legal assistance may be needed. more than 30,000 people were infected with hepatitis c, hiv and other viruses during nhs blood transfusions between the 1970s and early 1990s, with 3000 people losing their lives. campaigners have welcomed the announcement of payments, but demand more clarity on the full compensation scheme . the compen