The rate has risen to 4.4%, official figures show, the highest figure since September 2021.
Month: June 2024
Objects thrown at Nigel Farage on open-top bus
The Reform UK leader says he will not be cowed by the incident, which was caught on film.
Lib Dems pledge £8bn NHS and care package in manifesto
Manifesto pledges will include free personal care for older or disabled people at home in England.
Mind the gap: Another passenger seriously injured on Elizabeth line
Rolf Kern had to go to hospital after he gashed his shin trying to board a train at Ealing Broadway.
Gary Glitter told to pay victim £508,000 damages
The convicted sex offender was sued by a woman who says she was abused by him when she as 12.
Tories pledge to boost home ownership in manifesto
The party is set to bring back Help to Buy in England and cut taxes for landlords selling to tenants.
Michael Mosley died of natural causes, police say
Greek police say initial tests found no injuries that could have caused the TV presenter’s death.
Pipe dig reveals Roman and Bronze Age settlements
Coins and pottery dating back more than 3,000 years are discovered.
‘It’s a lovely place but we can’t afford to live here’
People who live and work in the Cornish seaside town St Ives talk about the challenges facing their community.
Boys, 12, found guilty of machete murder
The boys are thought to be the youngest murderers convicted since James Bulger’s killers’ trial.
