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Betting advertising and sponsorship benefits sport at all levels. It’s time the critics heard the facts

Betting advertising and sponsorship benefits sport at all levels. It’s time the critics heard the facts | In the news: data in the UK Data Service collection across the web | Scoop.it
For some months now there has been an ongoing debate about the role of betting advertising in sport.
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This article references data which is available in the UK Data Service collection: Health Survey for England

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October 31, 7:33 AM
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National Living Wage to increase to £12.21 in April 2025 –

National Living Wage to increase to £12.21 in April 2025 – | In the news: data in the UK Data Service collection across the web | Scoop.it
The Government has announced Tuesday 29th October 2024 its acceptance of the Low Pay Commission’s (LPC) recommendations on the rates of the National Minimum Wage (NMW), including the National Living Wage (NLW).
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This article references data which is available in the UK Data Service collection: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings

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October 31, 7:32 AM
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Minimum pricing for tobacco could help to reduce smoking rates in Scotland, new research suggests

Minimum pricing for tobacco could help to reduce smoking rates in Scotland, new research suggests | In the news: data in the UK Data Service collection across the web | Scoop.it
New research from the University of Sheffield has assessed the potential effectiveness of minimum pricing policies for tobacco that could help reduce smoking rates and improve health in Scotland.
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This article references data which is available in the UK Data Service collection: Scottish Health Survey

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October 31, 7:29 AM
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The Dark Side of Online Gaming

The Dark Side of Online Gaming | In the news: data in the UK Data Service collection across the web | Scoop.it
Online gaming is one of many ways to pass the time and can be relatively amusing therefore children engage with online gaming as well; however, many risks come with immersing yourself in online platforms. 
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This article references data which is available in the UK Data Service collection: Crime Survey for England and Wales

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October 30, 11:48 AM
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Consumer And Retail Fraud Increased By Nearly 20% According To Crime Survey For England And Wales

Consumer And Retail Fraud Increased By Nearly 20% According To Crime Survey For England And Wales | In the news: data in the UK Data Service collection across the web | Scoop.it
Crime experienced by individuals and households has generally decreased over the last 10 years with some notable exceptions.
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This article references data which is available in the UK Data Service collection: Crime Survey for England and Wales

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October 29, 1:02 PM
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James Evans MS advocates for sports clubs in tackling obesity | brecon-radnor.co.uk

James Evans MS advocates for sports clubs in tackling obesity | brecon-radnor.co.uk | In the news: data in the UK Data Service collection across the web | Scoop.it
Sports clubs have a role to play in helping cut levels of obesity, says James Evans.

The Brecon and Radnorshire MS raised the issue with Culture Minister, Jack Sergeant, at the Senedd.
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This article references data which is available in the UK Data Service collection: National Survey for Wales

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October 29, 1:00 PM
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Survey reveals how many Fifers still smoke as national numbers fall

Survey reveals how many Fifers still smoke as national numbers fall | In the news: data in the UK Data Service collection across the web | Scoop.it
Fewer adults in Fife were smokers last year, new figures show.
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This article references data which is available in the UK Data Service collection: Annual Population Survey

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October 29, 12:57 PM
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Police officers to pay higher rate income tax under Labour

Police officers to pay higher rate income tax under Labour | In the news: data in the UK Data Service collection across the web | Scoop.it
Police officers are set to become higher rate taxpayers by the end of the decade as Rachel Reeves weighs a “stealth tax” on incomes, Telegraph analysis suggests.
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This article references data which is available in the UK Data Service collection: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings

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October 29, 12:55 PM
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Done: Five-a-day range of ready meals launch in Edinburgh

Done: Five-a-day range of ready meals launch in Edinburgh | In the news: data in the UK Data Service collection across the web | Scoop.it
Consumers in Edinburgh are the first to be offered the chance to buy a new range of ready meals formulated to meet the five-a-day target for fruit and vegetables in a single sitting. 
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This article references data which is available in the UK Data Service collection: Scottish Health Survey

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October 29, 12:54 PM
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Households ALREADY paying £2,000 a year in motoring taxes as drivers brace themselves for Budget hikes this week

Households ALREADY paying £2,000 a year in motoring taxes as drivers brace themselves for Budget hikes this week | In the news: data in the UK Data Service collection across the web | Scoop.it
The Treasury is raking in more than £43billion a year from motorists, it has been revealed ahead of this week's Budget and the expectation for drivers to suffer hiked outgoings at the hands of the Chancellor.
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This article references data which is available in the UK Data Service collection: National Travel Survey

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October 29, 12:43 PM
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Number of shoplifting offences hits new high | News

Number of shoplifting offences hits new high | News | In the news: data in the UK Data Service collection across the web | Scoop.it
ACS has responded to the publication of new crime figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), showing a record number of shoplifting offences in the year to June 2024.
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This article references data which is available in the UK Data Service collection: Crime Survey for England and Wales

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October 29, 12:43 PM
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Home Office faces 'significant' in-year funding pressures, NAO warns

Home Office faces 'significant' in-year funding pressures, NAO warns | In the news: data in the UK Data Service collection across the web | Scoop.it
Report flags impact of police pay increases and pension costs among challenges for department
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This article references data which is available in the UK Data Service collection: Crime Survey for England and Wales

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October 29, 12:42 PM
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Police Professional | Shoplifting offences at 20-year high

Police Professional | Shoplifting offences at 20-year high | In the news: data in the UK Data Service collection across the web | Scoop.it
There were 469,788 shoplifting offences recorded by the police in year ending June 2024, a 29 per cent increase on the 365,173 offences in the previous year.
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This article references data which is available in the UK Data Service collection: Crime Survey for England and Wales

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October 29, 12:41 PM
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Stores report two thefts a minute amid shoplifting epidemic

Stores report two thefts a minute amid shoplifting epidemic | In the news: data in the UK Data Service collection across the web | Scoop.it



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Stores across the country are reporting two thefts a minute to police amid a growing shoplifting epidemic, official figures show.

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This article references data which is available in the UK Data Service collection: Crime Survey for England and Wales

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October 31, 7:33 AM
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Gender pay gap narrows again

Gender pay gap narrows again | In the news: data in the UK Data Service collection across the web | Scoop.it
The average gender pay gap in the UK continues to narrow according to new data from the Office for National Statistics, but the picture remains complex depending on age, occupation, region and industry sector.
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This article references data which is available in the UK Data Service collection: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings

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October 31, 7:32 AM
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Long COVID: Update October 2024   – SPICe Spotlight | Solas air SPICe

Long COVID: Update October 2024   – SPICe Spotlight | Solas air SPICe | In the news: data in the UK Data Service collection across the web | Scoop.it

SPICe first published a blog on long COVID in June 2021, Long COVID: will the policy response lead it into the long grass? An update blog was published in February 2023.
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This article references data which is available in the UK Data Service collection: Scottish Health Survey

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October 30, 11:49 AM
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Student bus travel should be free

Student bus travel should be free | In the news: data in the UK Data Service collection across the web | Scoop.it
As the Westminster government prepares to scrap the £2 fare cap, Mack Marshall examines the case for free bus travel for students
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This article references data which is available in the UK Data Service collection: National Travel Survey

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October 29, 1:05 PM
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Helen Mirren, 71, slaps down ageism in the UK and vows to 'change' and improve experiences: 'Upsetting and unfair'

Helen Mirren, 71, slaps down ageism in the UK and vows to 'change' and improve experiences: 'Upsetting and unfair' | In the news: data in the UK Data Service collection across the web | Scoop.it
Dame Helen Mirren, the 79-year-old actress and Age UK ambassador, has spoken out against ageism, calling it "upsetting and unfair".
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This article references data which is available in the UK Data Service collection: English Longitudinal Study of Ageing

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October 29, 1:00 PM
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More adults in Bolton smoke – despite the UK smoking rate falling

More adults in Bolton smoke – despite the UK smoking rate falling | In the news: data in the UK Data Service collection across the web | Scoop.it
More adults in Bolton were smokers last year, new figures show – bucking the trend across the UK.
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This article references data which is available in the UK Data Service collection: Annual Population Survey

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October 29, 12:59 PM
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Polling errors in 2024


Overall the industry polling, including those polls conducted by Electoral Calculus and Find Out Now, overestimated the Labour lead at the 2024 general election.
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This article references data which is available in the UK Data Service collection: British Election Study

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October 29, 12:56 PM
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The real inheritance: UK living standards crisis at October Budget

The real inheritance: UK living standards crisis at October Budget | In the news: data in the UK Data Service collection across the web | Scoop.it

“the focus of the budget in October will be to protect living standards… and then rebuild the foundations of the economy”
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This article references data which is available in the UK Data Service collection: Family Resources Survey

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October 29, 12:55 PM
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BCS diversity report 2024: Ethnicity | BCS

BCS diversity report 2024: Ethnicity | BCS | In the news: data in the UK Data Service collection across the web | Scoop.it
Individuals from BAME (black, asian and minority ethnic) groups accounted for 17% of the working age population in 2023, 16% of those in work and 28% of the unemployed.
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This article references data which is available in the UK Data Service collection: Labour Force Survey

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October 29, 12:43 PM
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19% Increase in consumer and retail fraud

19% Increase in consumer and retail fraud | In the news: data in the UK Data Service collection across the web | Scoop.it
Latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) in its Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW) showed that consumer and retail fraud increased by 19%, reaching approximately 963,000 incidents.
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This article references data which is available in the UK Data Service collection: Crime Survey for England and Wales

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October 29, 12:43 PM
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Black Brits are not ‘traumatised’ by the Chris Kaba case - spiked

Black Brits are not ‘traumatised’ by the Chris Kaba case - spiked | In the news: data in the UK Data Service collection across the web | Scoop.it
‘Anti-racist’ activists are desperate to lump all of us in with violent criminals.

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This article references data which is available in the UK Data Service collection: Crime Survey for England and Wales

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October 29, 12:42 PM
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19% consumer and retail fraud increase in England and Wales reports ONS

19% consumer and retail fraud increase in England and Wales reports ONS | In the news: data in the UK Data Service collection across the web | Scoop.it
The Office of National Statistics (ONS) has reported there were approximately 3.6 million consumer and retail fraud incidents in 2024, a 19% rise for the same period in 2023.
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This article references data which is available in the UK Data Service collection: Crime Survey for England and Wales

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October 29, 12:42 PM
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It’s obvious why crime is up in Britain

It’s obvious why crime is up in Britain | In the news: data in the UK Data Service collection across the web | Scoop.it
Yesterday, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) published its annual report on crime in England and Wales.
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This article references data which is available in the UK Data Service collection: Crime Survey for England and Wales

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