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Where are you on the UK fat scale?

Where are you on the UK fat scale? | In the news: data in the UK Data Service collection across the web | Scoop.it
Use this calculator to find out how your BMI compares with the rest of the nation and get tips from health experts.
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Letter: The world is as furiously religious as it ever was

Letter: The world is as furiously religious as it ever was | In the news: data in the UK Data Service collection across the web | Scoop.it
Your editorial serves as a reminder of the importance and persistence of faith (“How religion became entwined with politics”, FT View, March 30).
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Class, disability and ethnicity are key challenges in accessing BFI funding, says report | News

Class, disability and ethnicity are key challenges in accessing BFI funding, says report | News | In the news: data in the UK Data Service collection across the web | Scoop.it
Class, disability and ethnicity continue to present challenges in gaining access to BFI film funding, but there has been progress for female-identifying filmmakers, according to a report titled Disrupt The Narrative that was published last week.
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Alert issued to ALL UK children over online 'sextortion epidemic': Police warn foreign gangs are blackmailing hundreds of kids over intimate pics - as mother of victim, 16, who took his own life is...

Teachers were given an unprecedented alert yesterday about pupils being targeted in 'sextortion' scams.
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Resisting the Grievance Industrial Complex ━ The European Conservative

Resisting the Grievance Industrial Complex ━ The European Conservative | In the news: data in the UK Data Service collection across the web | Scoop.it
Rakib Ehsan does not deny the challenges we face, but he demonstrates that the Left’s dark view of Britain is far from warranted.
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​PRA demands stronger police action ahead of elections as shoplifting reaches record levels | News

​PRA demands stronger police action ahead of elections as shoplifting reaches record levels | News | In the news: data in the UK Data Service collection across the web | Scoop.it
The Petrol Retailers Association is demanding tougher police action to combat store theft after a report that shoplifting offences in England and Wales rose 37% in 2023 to the highest figure since records began 21 years ago.
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Shoplifting hits highest level in 20 years across England and Wales

Shoplifting hits highest level in 20 years across England and Wales | In the news: data in the UK Data Service collection across the web | Scoop.it
Shoplifting in England and Wales in 2023 reached the highest level since records began in 2003, according to new data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
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Police-recorded shoplifting offences in England and Wales jump 37%

The number of shoplifting offences recorded by police in England and Wales has risen to the highest level in 20 years.
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Shoplifting rises 37% Office of National Statistics reveals | Features and analysis

Shoplifting rises 37% Office of National Statistics reveals | Features and analysis | In the news: data in the UK Data Service collection across the web | Scoop.it
Shoplifting offences have increased by 37%, with the number rising to 430,104 compared to 315,040 in the year ending December 2022, according to latest figures from the Office for National Statistics.
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ONS: 'Shoplifting hit record high in 2023'

ONS: 'Shoplifting hit record high in 2023' | In the news: data in the UK Data Service collection across the web | Scoop.it
Shoplifting in England and Wales in 2023 reached the highest level since records began in 2003, new data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reveals.
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Crime is down, but we still think it's a mean world - with some reason | UK News

Crime is down, but we still think it's a mean world - with some reason | UK News | In the news: data in the UK Data Service collection across the web | Scoop.it
Statistics show the perception of crime doesn't entirely reflect reality - but while we may be worrying too much, we're still right to be concerned.
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Is crime in the UK really on the rise? The reality in charts

Is the UK more dangerous than it used to be? There’s no shame if you think it is: when surveyed earlier this month, some 69 per cent of us said crime rates were going up.
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Shaun Doane: Sheffield singer loses £2k in phone scam

Shaun Doane: Sheffield singer loses £2k in phone scam | In the news: data in the UK Data Service collection across the web | Scoop.it
A singer who lost almost £2,000 in a phone scam said "the bottom fell out of my world" when he realised what had happened.
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Cops are taking up to 17.5 hours to respond to calls on yobs in some part of England

Cops are taking up to 17.5 hours to respond to calls on yobs in some part of England | In the news: data in the UK Data Service collection across the web | Scoop.it
COPS are taking up to 17.5 hours to respond to yobs wreaking havoc in some parts of England.
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Scotland’s population is growing more slowly than rest of the UK, census data reveals

Scotland’s population is growing more slowly than rest of the UK, census data reveals | In the news: data in the UK Data Service collection across the web | Scoop.it
Scotland’s population has risen to a record high but is growing at a rate significantly lower than other parts of the UK, the first findings from the census have revealed.
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Poor Incentives in the Prescription Drug Market: An Anticoagulant Case Study

Poor Incentives in the Prescription Drug Market: An Anticoagulant Case Study | In the news: data in the UK Data Service collection across the web | Scoop.it
Executive Summary Both the United States and the United Kingdom (UK) have established price-control regulations that apply to the most widely used medications – specifically, those medications with the overall highest spending, rather than those with the highest spending per beneficiary – including anticoagulants used to prevent stroke and stroke-related events. The Centers for Medicare […]
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Reported crime in Wiltshire falls as shoplifting rises

Reported crime in Wiltshire falls as shoplifting rises | In the news: data in the UK Data Service collection across the web | Scoop.it
The overall stats for reported crime in Wiltshire have fallen – but the amount of shoplifting happening around the county has soared.
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ONS statistics show reduction in overall crime for Wiltshire

ONS statistics show reduction in overall crime for Wiltshire | In the news: data in the UK Data Service collection across the web | Scoop.it
The statistics show a significant reduction in areas identified as priorities for the force by Chief Constable Catherine Roper: burglary, violence, and safer public spaces.
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Shoplifting, theft hit record high in England, Wales: statistics-Xinhua

Shoplifting, theft hit record high in England, Wales: statistics-Xinhua | In the news: data in the UK Data Service collection across the web | Scoop.it
Shoplifting and theft from individuals recorded in England and Wales have reached the highest level in two decades, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
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Ex-Post Office executive says she does not recall email telling her Horizon terminals could be remotely accessed – as it happened | Politics | The Guardian

Ex-Post Office executive says she does not recall email telling her Horizon terminals could be remotely accessed – as it happened | Politics | The Guardian | In the news: data in the UK Data Service collection across the web | Scoop.it
Angela van den Bogerd says she forgot about email in 2010 saying cash balances in post office operators’ accounts could be remotely accessed. This live blog is closed
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Shoplifting hits record high in England and Wales

Shoplifting hits record high in England and Wales | In the news: data in the UK Data Service collection across the web | Scoop.it
More than 430,000 shoplifting offences were recorded in 2023, reveals Office of National Statistics (ONS)
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Shoplifting rises to highest level since records began

Shoplifting rises to highest level since records began | In the news: data in the UK Data Service collection across the web | Scoop.it
There were more than 430,000 cases of shoplifting in England and Wales last year
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Shoplifting offences soar to highest level in 20 years

Shoplifting offences soar to highest level in 20 years | In the news: data in the UK Data Service collection across the web | Scoop.it
More than 100,000 more shoplifting offences were recorded in 2023 than the previous year, figures reveal
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Has crime surged in London since Sadiq Khan became mayor?

Has crime surged in London since Sadiq Khan became mayor? | In the news: data in the UK Data Service collection across the web | Scoop.it
In the lead-up to London’s mayoral election on May 2, where the incumbent Mayor, Sadiq Khan, is seeking a third term, many social media posts claim that Khan’s eight years in the role have contributed to a crime surge in the capital. 
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In some parts of England, police officers can take up to 17.5 hours to respond to calls involving young people

In some parts of England, police officers can take up to 17.5 hours to respond to calls involving young people | In the news: data in the UK Data Service collection across the web | Scoop.it
Police officers are taking up to 17.5 hours to respond to youths causing havoc in some parts of England.
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PMQs fact check: are Rishi Sunak’s claims on crime and tax true?

PMQs fact check: are Rishi Sunak’s claims on crime and tax true? | In the news: data in the UK Data Service collection across the web | Scoop.it
Politics Editor Ralph Blackburn digs into Rishi Sunak’s claims at PMQs.
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