Another is the rise of almost 10,000 in the claimant count measure of unemployment in October.
And it was up from the 17,868 cancellations seen in the same quarter of 2014: a rise of almost 15%.
They were responsible for nearly 1,000 acts of violence in 2005, a rise of almost a quarter over 2004.
The latest census of the Indian one-horned rhinoceros (rhinoceros unicornis) shows there are 534 of the beasts in Nepal, a rise of almost a quarter since 2008.
"Even after considerable growth in recent years, the latest rankings show an extraordinary rise of almost 10 percent in international student numbers at the top 100 universities," he wrote.
According to the AGR, 95.8% of its members – comprising some of the UK's biggest graduate recruiters – now pay their interns, a rise of almost 12% since 2008-9.
Tesco moved to head off any accusations of boardroom excess yesterday after it emerged that the chief executive, Sir Terry Leahy, received a pay rise of almost 25% last year.
Last year, marking a rise of almost 22%, 10,535 people in England and Wales were prosecuted for stalking and harassment, compared to 8,648 people in 2012/13, the CPS revealed.
Speculation about Hayward's future coupled with news about disposals by the oil giant, helped shares in BP open up 10.55p at 398p, a rise of almost 3%.
Ed Miliband has called for cross-party talks to stop a pay rise of almost £8,000 for MPs because the idea is endangering public confidence in politicians.
