Population Trends Contents Regulars In brief 3 Population Trends: Readers’ views invited; Population and migration statistics released in November 2008; ESRC Centre for Population Change; English Life Tables released; New Wave of the Millennium Cohort Study; Divorce Report 2007, correction Demographic indicators 5 Features Ageing and Mortality in the UK – National Statistician’s Annual Article on the Population 6 Karen Dunnell, National Statistician Provides an overview of how the size and structure of the UK population is changing over time, the latest trends in mortality, and the progress of population ageing in the next 25 years Population ‘turnover’ and ‘churn’ – enhancing understanding of internal migration in Britain through measures of stability 24 Adam Dennett and John Stillwelll Gives an insight into the population dynamics within and between local areas in Britain The National Population Projections Expert Advisory Group: results from a questionnaire about future trends in fertility, mortality and migration 42 Chris Shaw Reviews the use of a survey among experts on population projections to assist in projecting the UK’s population in the future Tables List of tables 55 Tables 1.1-9.3 56 Notes to tables 84 Annual update Births in England and Wales, 2007 85 Other population and health articles, publications and data 90 No 134 Winter 2008 Office for National Statistics