Census 2011: The areas where English is not spoken In Newham, the east London borough which hosted the Olympics, 24.3 per cent of all households have no one who speaks English as a main language. A further 5.1 per cent of households in the area have no one over the age of 16 from whom English is a main language. In Brent, north-west London, 22.4 per cent of households do not mainly speak English, the same rate as in Westminster and just ahead of Ealing in the west of the capital. In Newham, which claims to be the most ethnically diverse area in western Europe, the council has already taken steps to encourage people to use English including stopping all foreign language newspapers from local libraries. Translation services have been cut and the council has banned all funding for community groups or events aimed exclusively at a single ethnic or religious group, as part of a policy designed to promote integration and "Britishness." Sir Robin Wales, the major of Newham, said: "There is a challenge about isolation and we are very concerned about women being isolated in homes and sometimes older people [because of the language barrier]. We are concerned about it and we are giving support. People have chosen to come to this country, they want to be part of it and we try to encourage it. Analysis of census figures also shows that Blackpool is the divorce capital of Britain with one in 10 households headed by a divorcee. Meanwhile in the area around Bexhill, Sussex, 10 per cent of households consist of a widow or widower, three times the level on parts of London. But the capital establishes itself firmly as a "singleton" city. In some areas of London well over half the population has never been married or in a civil partnership. In Lambeth single people account for 46.5 of all households and nearly 60 per cent of the entire population. The picture is similar in Hackney, Islington and Hammersmith where young single people all dominate. By contrast in East Dorset, the Chilterns and Rutland amomg other areas - almost 60 per cent of households are made up a married couple.