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Four indicators tracking the UK’s return to work this summer
The UK is getting back to the office, having dinner in restaurants and jetting off abroad after Covid
ONS: Just 17% of adults believe life will return to ‘normal’ after Covid
Happiness among adults is at its lowest level since the survey started in March
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UK economy slowed to 0.4% in October
The country's gross domestic product is still 7.9% lower than it was before the pandemic
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Virus crisis pushes UK national debt to £2,000,000,000,000
Borrowing from April to July this year was the highest since records began, according to official statistics
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Number of people on UK payrolls falls 650,000 in lockdown
The ONS noted a 16.7% drop in the weekly hours worked compared with the same period last year
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Double the number of UK households struggle to pay bills, ONS says
Since the beginning of the pandemic, 11% of adults said it was difficult or very difficult to pay household bills
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UK household spending drops to record lows as government re-opens economy
Spending in the UK dropped by £9.5bn, according to the ONS's latest figures
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UK borrowing exceeds GDP for the first time in more than 50 years
Debt levels have increased by a record sum in the past year
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