Tag: soaring
Faisal Islam: Soaring UK borrowing costs are a problem for Rachel Reeves
Economists have warned that the government is “on course” to miss its own Budget borrowing targets after interest rates for UK long-term borrowing rose to their highest levels this century. The official forecaster, the Office for Budget Responsibility will start the process of updating its forecast next month, to be presented to parliament in late…
Hospital admissions for lack of vitamins soaring in England, NHS figures show
Admissions for vitamin or iron deficiencies up by more than 10% year on year and as much as tenfold on 1998-99 The number of people admitted to hospital in England because of a lack of vitamins or minerals is soaring, according to analysis of NHS figures. In 2023-24 there were 191,927 admissions where the main…