Ahead of departure, she wrote on her

The rate is age-standardised, which means that you can make comparisons with other years even though the UK population as a whole is getting older.may mean that more 2024 deaths are registered in 2025 than was the case for the previous year, but the CMI says this is not the main explanation for the return to the pre-pandemic trend.

The government's new Value for Money chief has headed up several big projects that went massively over-budget.David Goldstone has previously worked as a top executive on the London Olympics, Parliament's restoration and HS2 high speed rail., advising Chancellor Rachel Reeves on "how to root out waste and inefficiency", according to the Treasury.

Downing Street defended his appointment, saying Mr Goldstone is a "highly experienced public sector leader" with a "track record of working on complex high-value programmes".Asked if he represented value for money, a Number 10 spokeswoman said "yes".

Reeves announced his appointment saying it's "vital that we are driving efficiency and reducing wasteful spending" and his role would "help us realise the benefits from every pound of public spending".

responding to the Budget on Wednesday, Reform UK leader and Clacton MP Nigel Farage said Mr Goldstone had "served for many years on the board of HS2, which I would suggest is the very opposite of value for money".Albert Bartlett - which runs farms across Britain, Ireland, and France - has purchased the Jersey Royal Company (JRC) from Produce Investments.

It comes after approval from the Jersey Competition Regulatory Authority (JCRA).The firm said the consolidation of the island's leading producers was "seen by both businesses as key to delivering a sustainable future for the famous Jersey Royal crop, while continuing to deliver a great product for consumers".

Alex Bartlett, CEO of Albert Bartlett, said the company had a long history with the island in the production and marketing of Jersey Royal potatoes and in "supporting the future of Jersey agriculture".He said: "Our purchase of JRC enhances that level of commitment and will allow us to build a compelling and sustainable future for our combined teams, growers and retail partners by delivering a great consumer proposition.