麻豆约拍

Jubilee costs, fuel poverty and imperial measures

We debunk a claim the government is spending 拢38,000 per household on the jubilee.

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Employment puzzle, pyramids and triplets

The UK has a low unemployment rate but lots of people not working 鈥� how come?

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Maternity litigation, stars, bees and windowless planes

Are damages for maternity mistakes now more than wages for maternity nurses and doctors?

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Rail strikes, tyre pollution and sex statistics

Do rail workers really earn 拢13,000 a year more than nurses?

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Covid climb, childcare costs and why can't the French count properly?

How accurately are official figures picking up the new covid wave?

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Energy prices, excess deaths and Wales v England in counting

Is there an easy way to cut soaring energy bills?

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Pakistan flooding, UK power prices and Boris鈥檚 broadband claim

The scale of the disaster is huge, but is a third of Pakistan really under water?

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Energy crisis plan, imperial measures survey, gardens v national parks

How much will the UK government鈥檚 plan to limit energy price rises end up costing?

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The size of Ukraine鈥檚 offensive, weak pound and how much do women really exercise?

We ask how much progress Ukraine has really made in recapturing territory from Russia.

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Mini-budget, TV audience for the Queen鈥檚 funeral and 0.5 on the Richter scale

Did 4.1 billion people really watch the Queen鈥檚 funeral?

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Teens and antidepressants, stamp duty savings and earthquake probabilities

We debunk a claim that a third of British teenagers have been prescribed antidepressants.

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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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