While stillbirths continue to decline, the neonatal mortality rate has increased slightly in recent years. Gemma Quayle discusses today’s latest trends and progress against the Government’s ambition to halve stillbirth and neonatal mortality rates by 2025.
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Providing more detailed statistics and analysis on UK migration is one of the ONS’ top priorities. Here Jay Lindop explains how access to new data is helping us to reveal a better and more useful picture of migration.
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The ONS has been involved in an important new initiative bringing together data from across government to better measure and map the factors that influence homelessness. These new indicators will give policy makers a deeper insight into the complexities of this serious social issue. With the launch of a new report and online platform, ONS analysts Rachel McSweeney and Andrea Lacey describe how the project was developed.
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Gold, in addition to being a hit song by Spandau Ballet, is widely used as a store of value. London is one of the global centres of trading in this commodity, meaning it is an important business for the UK. For many countries the effect of gold on their trade figures is small, but the prominence of the industry in London means it can have a sizeable impact on the UK’s trade figures.
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It’s National Apprenticeship Week and this year more than one hundred ONS apprentices are learning valuable skills in a whole range of disciplines. Here Alex Lardner shows why it’s a brilliant way to start a career in a fascinating organisation.
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