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TwitterThese reports summarise the surveillance of influenza, COVID-19 and other seasonal respiratory illnesses in England.
Weekly findings from community, primary care, secondary care and mortality surveillance systems are included in the reports.
This page includes reports published from 17 July 2025.
Please note that after the week 21 report (covering data up to week 20), this surveillance report will move to a condensed summer report and will be released every 2 weeks.
The COVID-19 vaccine uptake coverage report data 16 October 2025 (week 42) National flu and COVID-19 vaccine uptake coverage report data 9 October 2025 (week 41) were corrected on 23 October 2025. More details are provided in the statistics.
Previous reports on influenza surveillance are also available for:
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View the pre-release access list for these reports.
Our statistical practice is regulated by the Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR). The OSR sets the standards of trustworthiness, quality and value in the https://code.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/">Code of Practice for Statistics that all producers of Official Statistics should adhere to.
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Permission to publish names was requested from all participants. Those who did not give permission have not been named.
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TwitterThe UK Government has been holding daily press briefings in order to provide updates on the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and outline any new measures being put in place to deal with the outbreak. Boris Johnson announced that the UK would be going into lockdown in a broadcast on March 23 which was watched live by more than half of the respondents to a daily survey. On June 28, just ** percent of respondents said they had not watched or read about the previous day's briefing. For further information about the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, please visit our dedicated Facts and Figures page.
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These statistics on transport use are published monthly.
For each day, the Department for Transport (DfT) produces statistics on domestic transport:
The associated methodology notes set out information on the data sources and methodology used to generate these headline measures.
From September 2023, these statistics include a second rail usage time series which excludes Elizabeth Line service (and other relevant services that have been replaced by the Elizabeth line) from both the travel week and its equivalent baseline week in 2019. This allows for a more meaningful like-for-like comparison of rail demand across the period because the effects of the Elizabeth Line on rail demand are removed. More information can be found in the methodology document.
The table below provides the reference of regular statistics collections published by DfT on these topics, with their last and upcoming publication dates.
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| Road traffic | Road traffic statistics | Full annual data up to December 2024 was published in June 2025. Quarterly data up to March 2025 was published June 2025. |
| Rail usage | The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) publishes a range of statistics including passenger and freight rail performance and usage. Statistics are available at the https://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/">ORR website. Statistics for rail passenger numbers and crowding on weekdays in major cities in England and Wales are published by DfT. |
ORR’s latest quarterly rail usage statistics, covering January to March 2025, was published in June 2025. DfT’s most recent annual passenger numbers and crowding statistics for 2024 were published in July 2025. |
| Bus usage | Bus statistics | The most recent annual publication covered the year ending March 2024. The most recent quarterly publication covered April to June 2025. |
| TfL tube and bus usage | Data on buses is covered by the section above. https://tfl.gov.uk/status-updates/busiest-times-to-travel">Station level business data is available. | |
| Cross Modal and journey by purpose | National Travel Survey | 2024 calendar year data published in August 2025. |
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TwitterNational lockdown measures announced by the UK government on March 23, 2020 halted all but "essential businesses" in an effort to reduce the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). According to the results of a recent survey conducted with UK adults, in addition to supermarkets which were considered essential by ** respondents, cornershops/newsagents were regarded as essential businesses by ** percent of those who took part in the survey. Of other retail shops, sports equipment stores and garden centers were largely considered non-essential during the COVID-19 crisis lockdown.
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TwitterThe lockdown measures announced by the UK government in an effort to reduce the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) led to a dramatic decrease in footfall to grocery stores and pharmacies in the country, including food warehouses, farmers markets, specialty food shops, drug stores. Over the ***** week period between ******** and ********, mobility in these locations saw slight improvement. Grocery stores and pharmacies are among the "essential businesses" that are allowed to operate during the lockdown in the UK.
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TwitterThe HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) COVID-19 statistics provides monthly data on the HMPPS response to COVID-19. It addresses confirmed cases of the virus in prisons and the Youth Custody Service sites, deaths of those individuals in the care of HMPPS and mitigating action being taken to limit the spread of the virus and save lives.
Data includes:
Deaths where prisoners, children in custody or supervised individuals have died having tested positive for COVID-19 or where there was a clinical assessment that COVID-19 was a contributory factor in their death.
Confirmed COVID-19 cases in prisoners and children in custody (i.e. positive tests).
Narrative on capacity management data for prisons.
The bulletin was produced and handled by the ministry’s analytical professionals and production staff. For the bulletin pre-release access of up to 24 hours is granted to the following persons:
Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice; Minister of State for Prisons and Probation; Permanent Secretary; Second Permanent Secretary; Private Secretaries (x6); Deputy Director of Data and Evidence as a Service and Head of Profession, Statistics; Director General for Policy and Strategy Group; Deputy Director Joint COVID 19 Strategic Policy Unit; Head of News; Deputy Head of News and relevant press officers (x2)
Director General Chief Executive Officer; Private Secretary - Chief Executive Officer; Director General Operations; Deputy Director of COVID-19 HMPPS Response; Deputy Director Joint COVID 19 Strategic Policy Unit
Prison estate expanded to protect NHS from coronavirus risk
Measures announced to protect NHS from coronavirus risk in prisons
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TwitterOn May 10, 2020, the Prime Minister of the British government, Boris Johnson, announced plans for the easing of coronavirus lockdown rules. According to a survey carried out in Great Britain following this announcement, 46 percent of Brits think that the changes go too far in relaxing the rules, while 35 percent believe the balance is about right. The latest number of cases in the UK can be found here. For further information about the coronavirus pandemic, please visit our dedicated Facts and Figures page.
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TwitterAccording to a study conducted in March 2020, the most used sources of news and information regarding the coronavirus among news consumers worldwide were major news organizations, with ** percent of respondents sayng that they got most of their information about the virus from larger news companies. The study also showed that social media was a popular news source for COVID-19 updates in several countries around the world. Despite social networking sites being the least trusted media source worldwide, for many consumers social media was a more popular source of information for updates on the coronavirus pandemic than global health organizations like the WHO or National health authorities like the CDC, particularly in Japan, South Africa, and Brazil.
Government sources also varied in popularity among consumers in different parts of the world. Whilst ** percent of Italian respondents relied mostly on national government sources, just ** percent of UK news consumers did the same, preferring to get their updates from larger organizations. Similarly, twice as many Italians used local government sources to keep up to date than adults in the United Kingdom, and U.S. consumers were also less likely to rely on news from the government.
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The release was produced and handled by the ministry’s analytical professionals and production staff. For the release, pre-release access of up to 24 hours is granted to the following persons:
Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice; Parliamentary Under Secretary of State; Permanent Secretary; Minister and Permanent Secretary Private Secretaries (x8); Special Advisors (x2); Director General for Policy and Strategy Group; Deputy Director Data and Evidence as a Service - interim; Head of Profession, Statistics; Head of Prison Safety and Security Statistics; Head of News; Deputy Head of News and relevant press officers (x2).
Chief Executive Officer; Director General Prisons; Chief Executive and Director General Private Secretaries and Heads of Office (x4); Deputy Director of COVID-19 HMPPS Response; Deputy Director Joint COVID 19 Strategic Policy Unit (x2); Director General of Probation and Wales; Executive Director Probation and Women; Executive Director of Youth Custody Service; Executive Director HMPPS Wales; Executive Director, Performance Directorate; Head of Health, Social Care and Substance Misuse Services; Head of Capacity Management and Custodial Capacity Manager.
Prison estate expanded to protect NHS from coronavirus risk
Measures announced to protect NHS from coronavirus risk in prisons
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TwitterBy the end of the UK's job retention scheme, which ran from April 2020, to September 2021, approximately **** million jobs, from *** million different employers, were furloughed in the United Kingdom. The day with the most jobs furloughed at once was May 8, 2020, when **** million jobs were on the job retention scheme. The scheme, introduced in response to the economic damage caused by the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, covered ** percent of an employees' usual monthly wage, up to ***** British pounds a month. How much did the scheme cost? The UK government spent approximately ** billion British pounds on the job retention scheme. Due to spending commitments such as this, as well as depressed revenue sources, UK government finances took a severe hit in the 2020/21 financial year. Government borrowing was approximately ***** billion pounds in 2020/21, while government debt as a share of GDP shot up from around ** percent in 2018/19 to almost ** percent by 2020/21. Getting this debt down has proven difficult in subsequent financial years, with high inflation, war in Ukraine, and the Cost of Living Crisis putting even more pressure on public finances. Popular scheme not enough to save Sunak Former Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, held the position of Chancellor of the Exchequer throughout the duration of the furlough scheme. While this scheme and Sunak himself were popular for much of that time, Sunak saw his popularity tumble. Shortly after succeeding Liz Truss as Prime Minister in October 2021, Sunak was seen by ** percent of people as being the best person for his job, but by May 2024, just before he announced the 2024 General Election, just ** percent of people thought he made the best Prime Minister. Sunak and the Conservatives went on to suffer a historic loss at this election, winning just *** seats, compared with the *** won in the 2019 General Election.
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TwitterIn late March 2020 when the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic took hold in the United Kingdom (UK), online revenue figures in the fashion retail sector underwent a visible decline, the most steep fall taking place the week ending March 29 by ** percent. Overall, online revenues in the fashion and accessories category during the crisis have shown improvements from mid-April onwards. The UK government announced the lockdown easing measures on June 23, 2020.
For further information about the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, please visit our dedicated Fact and Figures page.
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TwitterNational and local restrictions and policies affecting London, by date.
Supplied as an experimental dataset to provide context for analysis of other social or economic datasets, for instance, footfall and spend data timeseries.
Information was mainly gathered from government announcements published by the Prime Minister's Office.
The restrictions and policies included are:
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TwitterIn 2024/25 the government of the United Kingdom had an expenditure of almost 1.29 trillion British pounds, compared with 1.23 trillion in the previous financial year. Between 2010/11 and 2019/20, the UK's government spending increased at a relatively stable pace before a sudden spike in spending in the 2020s. After spending just under 889 billion pounds in 2019/20, government spending surpassed 1.1 trillion the following year, due to the high level of public spending that occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic. Main outlays of the UK government The government is expected to spend approximately 379 billion British pounds on social protection in the 2025/26 financial year, followed by 277 billion on health, and 146 billion on education. As a share of GDP, social protection spending has consistently been the government's main outlay for several decades. Health spending has, however, become far more prominent. In the late 1970s, the government spent more on education, and defence than it did on health, with health spending increasing from 3.9 percent in 1978/79, to 8.4 percent by 2024/25. Defence spending in particular was cut significantly after the end of the Cold War, although geopolitical instability is forcing the government to rethink these cuts. Spending cuts politically dangerous for Labour Since coming to power in July 2024, the current Labour government has seen its popularity plummet drastically, with approval ratings similar to the unpopular Conservative government it replaced. Part of the reason for this have been Labour's attempts to reform aspects of the UK's welfare system. Shortly after winning the last election, Labour announced cuts to winter fuel payments for pensioners, a policy they paid dearly for in political capital and one that was reversed by June 2025. An attempt to push through further reforms was effectively defeated the following month, leaving the government in a tricky fiscal situation for the next budget.
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TwitterBased on responses from the Winter Coronavirus (COVID-19) Infection Study to deliver real-time information to help assess the effects of COVID-19 on the lives of individuals and the community, and help understand the potential winter pressures on our health services.
The study has been launched jointly by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), with data collected via online questionnaire completion and self-reported lateral flow device (LFD) results from previous participants of the COVID-19 Infection Survey.
The data tables are intended to be published fortnightly, but will become weekly if necessary, based on the scale and pattern of infections.
These statistics are published as official statistics in development. Our statistical practice is regulated by the Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR). The OSR sets the standards of trustworthiness, quality and value in the https://code.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/">Code of Practice for Statistics that all producers of official statistics should adhere to.
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TwitterThis report presents the latest findings for Northern Ireland from the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Infection Survey.
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TwitterThe Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) closed on 31 March 2025. All activity has moved to the Department for Education (DfE). You should continue to follow this guidance.
This page outlines payments made to institutions for claims they have made to ESFA for various grants. These include, but are not exclusively, COVID-19 support grants. Information on funding for grants based on allocations will be on the specific page for the grant.
Financial assistance towards the cost of training a senior member of school or college staff in mental health and wellbeing in the 2021 to 2022, 2022 to 2023, 2023 to 2024 and 2024 to 2025 financial years. The information provided is for payments up to the end of March 2025.
Funding for eligible 16 to 19 institutions to deliver small group and/or one-to-one tuition for disadvantaged students and those with low prior attainment to help support education recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Due to continued pandemic disruption during academic year 2020 to 2021 some institutions carried over funding from academic year 2020 to 2021 to 2021 to 2022.
Therefore, any considerations of spend or spend against funding allocations should be considered across both years.
Financial assistance available to schools to cover increased premises, free school meals and additional cleaning-related costs associated with keeping schools open over the Easter and summer holidays in 2020, during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Financial assistance available to meet the additional cost of the provision of free school meals to pupils and students where they were at home during term time, for the period January 2021 to March 2021.
Financial assistance for alternative provision settings to provide additional transition support into post-16 destinations for year 11 pupils from June 2020 until the end of the autumn term (December 2020). This has now been updated to include funding for support provided by alternative provision settings from May 2021 to the end of February 2022.
Financial assistance for schools, colleges and other exam centres to run exams and assessments during the period October 2020 to March 2021 (or for functional skills qualifications, October 2020 to December 2020). Now updated to include claims for eligible costs under the 2021 qualifications fund for the period October 2021 to March 2022.
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TwitterThe data on explore education statistics shows attendance in education settings since Monday 23 March 2020, and in early years settings since Thursday 16 April 2020. The summary explains the responses for a set time frame.
The data is collected from a daily education settings status form and a weekly local authority early years survey.
Previously published data and summaries are available at attendance in education and early years settings during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
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TwitterThese reports summarise the surveillance of influenza, COVID-19 and other seasonal respiratory illnesses in England.
Weekly findings from community, primary care, secondary care and mortality surveillance systems are included in the reports.
This page includes reports published from 17 July 2025.
Please note that after the week 21 report (covering data up to week 20), this surveillance report will move to a condensed summer report and will be released every 2 weeks.
The COVID-19 vaccine uptake coverage report data 16 October 2025 (week 42) National flu and COVID-19 vaccine uptake coverage report data 9 October 2025 (week 41) were corrected on 23 October 2025. More details are provided in the statistics.
Previous reports on influenza surveillance are also available for:
View previous COVID-19 surveillance reports.
View the pre-release access list for these reports.
Our statistical practice is regulated by the Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR). The OSR sets the standards of trustworthiness, quality and value in the https://code.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/">Code of Practice for Statistics that all producers of Official Statistics should adhere to.