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Three-quarters of UK workers have journeys to work of less than 30 minutes, according to the Office for National Statistics.

The UK economy grew by 0.1% between April and June, less than the 0.2% estimated previously, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

The UK economy grew by 0.1% between April and June, less than the 0.2% estimated previously, according to the Office for National Statistics.

It's nearly two years since I first crossed swords with the bosses at County Hall over precisely how many people who relied on Cornwall Council for earning a living would soon lose their jobs. The number has been something of a running argument ever since. Today I got the latest headcount statistics, which I think tell their own story. 31 Dec 2009 20,994 31 Dec 2010 19,479 30 Sept 2011 16,367 That's more than 4,600 jobs in less than two years - relatively few of them compulsory redundancies, but household incomes nonetheless - with 3,100 in the first nine months