Live births in England and Wales are at their lowest since 1977, while the age of first-time mothers has also risen. Source link

Reacting to the latest borrowing figures, Chief Secretary to the Treasury, James Murray, said: "Our deficit is down £19.8bn because of our plan to cut borrowing. In a volatile ...

The average rate on a five-year fixed mortgage has dropped below 5% for the first time since May 2023, as the cost of borrowing continues to fall steadily.The average ...

Dearbail JordanBusiness reporter, BBC NewsEPAThe Bank of England has cut interest rates to 4%, taking the cost of borrowing to the lowest level for more than two years.The cut, ...

Simon JackBusiness editorGetty ImagesBritish car and van production in the first half of this year has hit its lowest level since 1953, excluding the industry shutdown during Covid.Car output ...

The backlog in routine hospital treatments in England has reached its lowest level for two years.Data for the end of April showed the waiting list dropped to 7.39 million, ...

Imran Rahman-JonesBusiness reporterGetty ImagesThe number of vehicles manufactured in the UK fell sharply last month, as US tariffs and the timing of Easter hit production.The 59,203 vehicles made was ...

Kevin KeaneBBC Scotland environment correspondentBBCGreg Jackson, the boss of Octopus Energy, says bills need to be calculated regionallyThe boss of one of the UK's biggest energy providers says people ...

Guy LambertCulture reporterPA MediaA former aide to the Prince of Wales has said the royal was at his "lowest" after the Princess of Wales was diagnosed with cancer.In an ...

Interest rates have been cut to 4.5% from 4.75% taking them to their lowest level in more than 18 months.It is the third cut since August last year and ...

BBCA yellow weather warning for ice and snow is in place across the north of Scotland until Friday morningScotland could experience its lowest January temperature in 15 years overnight ...

UK inflation fell to 1.7% in the year to September, the lowest rate since April 2021.Lower airfares and petrol prices were the main driver behind in the fall, the ...