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Have 43 per cent of pilots fallen asleep in the cockpit?

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Full Fact looks into statistics on pilot fatigue.

Are 8000 British girls per year "forced to wed against their will"?

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The Daily Mail today ran an article which combined stories about individual experiences of forced marriages with statistics about the prevalence of this phenomenon. Full Fact looked into their claims.

Has employment among foreign workers increased?

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A number of papers today contrasted the latest youth unemployment figures with a rise in the employment of foreign nationals. Have they reported the figures accurately?

Smoke and mirrors? Is a smoky car 23 times more toxic than a smoky bar?

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As one report released today recommends outlawing smoking in private vehicles, Full Fact take a look at one particularly striking claim.

Will the Tobin Tax cost half a million jobs across the EU?

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Chancellor George Osborne has questioned whether Europe would gain any benefits from a European Financial Transaction Tax. Are his claims accurate?

Fuel tax: Do Harlow's drivers spend 10% of their income on petrol?

As Parliament debated curbing the rise in taxes paid by motorists, the Harlow MP leading the charge claimed his constituents spent as much as 10% of disposable income on petrol. How are the figures worked out?

Is more than half of the UK's foreign trade with the eurozone?

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The ongoing crisis in Greece, and the threat of its spread, has meant that the UK's relationship with the eurozone countries is currently of particular interest. But just how much of our foreign trade is with the eurozone?

Student protests: will new tuition fee regime save students £540?

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With students on the streets of London protesting at the rise in tuition fees to £9,000 today, the Sun has claimed that they will actually save £540 each year. Can this be so?

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