Stephen Matthews

In an extraordinary revision, Office for National Statistics analysts revealed a staggering 906,000 people were added to the UK's population during the year ending June 2023.

The statistics show that Harris lost some counties the Democrats have won in every presidential election since 2008.

Every six minutes, a mobile phone is stolen in the UK. Many of these devices, which can cost up to £1,600, can be tracked by their owners using GPS technology.

Cannabis is still the drug of choice for 16-24 year olds, found the Office for National Statistics (ONS) in its annual drug survey. Eight per cent have tried cocaine.

Leyland, Poulton-le-Fylde and Blackpool North in Lancashire had the most services axed out of any of the UK's top 1,000 busiest stations, with at least 13 per cent cancelled at all three.

On January 7, 2015, two Islamist brothers stormed the offices of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo and committed France's worst terror attack in a generation.

On January 7, 2015, two Islamist brothers stormed the offices of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo and committed France's worst terror attack in a generation.

On this day 20 years ago, an undersea earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia. Measuring 9.1 in magnitude, the violent tremor was the third strongest to ever rock the planet.

Amost 520,000 patients endured 12-hour waits in 2024. But these NHS figures only track trolley waits - the time between medics deciding a patient needs to be admitted and when they get a bed.

By STEPHEN MATTHEWS, ASSOCIATE EDITOR Published: | Updated: Serious delays in emergency care are drastically underexposed by official figures.