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A&E delays and deaths, religious identity in N Ireland and naming the monster numbers

How many people may be dying because of treatment delays in the NHS?

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Ambulance response times, teacher pay and Irish pubs

How long are people really waiting when they call 999 for an ambulance?

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Coffee with the chancellor, inflation measures, GP numbers and toilet paper

We fact check Jeremy Hunt鈥檚 pledge to halve inflation.

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Brexit and trade; pensioner millionaires; and Hannah Fry on loyalty cards and cancer

We examine a claim that the UK鈥檚 trade with the EU has increased since Brexit.

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The IMF and the UK economy, NHS staff shortages and British v English

How much should we trust the IMF鈥檚 forecasts for the UK?

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Nurses' pay, ambulance times and forgotten female economists

We look at how much nurses in the UK are paid compared with those in Europe.

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Reoffending rates, Welsh taxes and the menopause

Tim Harford and team fact check a government claim about falling reoffending rates.

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UK v European energy prices, falling excess deaths, and is five grams of cocaine a lot?

We debunk a claim that the UK has by far the highest energy prices in Europe.

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NHS waiting lists, voter ID, and measuring divorce

A fall in those waiting longest for NHS treatment in England isn't telling the whole story

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Food prices, net migration and beef about beef

Does Britain really have the most affordable food in Europe?

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Lib Dem ambulance claims, affordable rent and goat meat

Did 120 people a day in England die last year whilst waiting for an ambulance?

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Electric vehicles, 600 million bottles and does oral sex cause cancer?

Is the weight of electric vehicles a risk to infrastructure?

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Mortgages, birth rates and does space contribute 18% to UK GDP?

Who will be most affected by mortgage rate increases?

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Halving inflation, Scottish tidal power and have 1 in 3 women had an abortion?

Will Rishi Sunak's pledge to halve inflation happen?

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Immigration: A More or Less Special Programme

Who is coming to the UK - and how do we count them?

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HS2 and electric cars, UK vs China emissions & massive maths errors

Can you really buy an electric car for everybody in the UK for the cost of HS2?

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Covid deaths, North Sea gas and Chloe Kelly's World Cup penalty

Covid-related deaths are rising in England and Wales, we investigate the figures.

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Skin cancer, London rents and your great-great-great-granddaughter

Is it true that 1 in 4 men and 1 in 5 women in the UK will get skin cancer?

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Social housing, NHS workforce and Liz Truss debt claims

Have the Tories really built a record number of social rent homes since 2010?

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NHS consultant pay, net zero claims and Scotland's ferry woes

Are consultants in England really paid an average of 拢120,000 a year?

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Vaccine claims, Alzheimer's treatment and Tim's Parkrun times

We debunk claims about excess deaths and the vaccine made by YouTuber John Campbell.

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Deaths, taxes and missing cats

We investigate claims about gun crime, the UK tax burden, and the number of missing cats.

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Life expectancy, inheritance tax and the NHS vs winter

How long will we live? Who pays inheritance tax? How did the NHS perform this winter?

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Shopping, shipping and wind chill-ing

We investigate the cost of a weekly shop and explore the workings of wind chill.

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Measles, Traitors and the cost of Brexit

Is measles spreading? How much is Brexit costing? How good are they at traitor guessing?

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Council tax weirdness: Hartlepool vs Westminster

Council tax comparisons, migration calculations and the carbon footprint of home-grown veg

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Debt, students, shark and chips

What is the government鈥檚 rule on debt? Do 90% of chip shops sell shark and chips?

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Per capita GDP, MP claims and the entire EU budget

What does per capita GDP tell us? How much did the EU spend on Covid recovery?

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School spending, excess deaths and billions of animals at Heathrow

Is school funding at record levels? Did 6.5bn creatures come to the UK by plane last year?

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MP misconduct, NHS waiting lists and gold (gold)

Will it take 685 years to clear the NHS waiting list? Are 10% of MPs under investigation?

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