Flora Thompson

2 months ago | independent.co.uk | Flora Thompson

The Office for National Statistics published the latest crime figures on Thursday. Flora ThompsonNearly half a million shoplifting offences were recorded by police in England and Wales in a year, the highest 12-month total on record, figures show. A total of 492,914 offences were logged by forces in the year to September 2024, up 23% from 402,220 in the previous 12 months.

2 months ago | independent.co.uk | Flora Thompson

The Office for National Statistics published the latest crime figures on Thursday. Flora ThompsonNearly half a million shoplifting offences were recorded by police in England and Wales in a year, the highest 12-month total on record, figures show. A total of 492,914 offences were logged by forces in the year to September 2024, up 23% from 402,220 in the previous 12 months.

2 months ago | the-independent.com | Simon Calder |Flora Thompson

The Office for National Statistics published the latest crime figures on Thursday. Flora ThompsonFrom reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.

2 months ago | ca.news.yahoo.com | Flora Thompson |Ian Jones

Nearly half a million shoplifting offences were recorded by police in England and Wales in a year, the highest 12-month total on record, figures show. A total of 492,914 offences were logged by forces in the year to September 2024, up 23% from 402,220 in the previous 12 months. The figure is the highest since current records began in the year to March 2003, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Shoplifting levels had already reached a 20-year high last year, the ONS said.

2 months ago | independent.co.uk | Flora Thompson

The Office for National Statistics published estimates on Tuesday projecting the UK population could reach 72.5 million by 2032 . Flora ThompsonThe Prime Minister has ruled out setting an “arbitrary” cap to cut “staggeringly high” migration levels after the UK population was projected to grow by almost five million over the next decade. Downing Street instead vowed the Government would set out a “comprehensive plan” to significantly reduce migration.