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In The News Today.....
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's population has grown to more than 60 million for the first time, official figures showed on Thursday, as it expands at its quickest rate since the mid-1960s thanks to immigration from eastern Europe.
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said the population surged by 375,000 to reach 60.2 million by the end of June last year -- the biggest annual rise since 1962, and the fastest rate of growth since 1965.
"The main factor leading to the increase was net international migration," the ONS said in a statement.
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