Image caption The data in the annual survey of hours and earnings comes from a 1% sample of all employee tax records. The average annual earnings of full-time workers in the UK rose by 1.4% to Â£26,500 in the year to April 2012.The figures have been published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) in its annual survey of hours and earnings.ooking at their weekly earnings, female part-timers earned on average 8% more last year than their male counterparts, with women earning an average of Â£158 a week and men Â£146. Looking at their hourly pay rates, part-time women earned 5% more than their male counterparts, at Â£8.12 an hour compared to Â£7.72 an hour.
The internal surface of the sigmoid colon is similar to that of the rest of the large intestine. The smooth mucous membrane lining secretes mucus and enzymes, and the liningâs surface cells can absorb fluids. Most of these activities occur, however, higher up in the intestinal tract.
A sigmoidoscopy is a diagnostic test to check the lower part of your colon or large intestine (the sigmoid colon). This part of your colon is close to your rectum and anus. A sigmoidoscopy may also be used to take a tissue sample or biopsy.