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  "The usually resident population at the 30th of June, unrounded. The regions add up to England and the four nations to the UK exactly; the chart leaves England and the UK to the table, since they would dwarf every region.",
  "The ONS revises earlier years when new evidence arrives: its 2026 release revised mid-2022 to mid-2024."
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