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Health
Today the i newspaper published a correction to its recent front page article which overstated the number of nursing jobs that were estimated to have been cut by the Royal … Read
After members of the British Medical Association (BMA) voted to take industrial action over pay, one junior doctor claimed in the Sun that the doctors' pension scheme isn't a drain on taxpayers. Is this right? Read
Health
The British Medical Association's decision to pursue industrial action for the first time in over 40 years provoked a great deal of interest in this morning's papers. The Independent included … Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Readers of the Daily Express this morning were witness to a startling accusation: "HOW LABOUR 'FIXED THE FIGURES' TO HIDE TRUE JOBLESS MISERY" Daily Express, 31 May 2012 According to … Read
Earlier this month the Times and the i newspapers both incorrectly reported the number of nurses supposedly at risk of being cut from the NHS. The i's coverage was the … Read
Freshly-elected Mayor of London Boris Johnson last week claimed the majority of cyclists are implicated in their own accidents - specifically those leading to serious injury or death. Is there any basis for his claims? Read
Scottish Health Minister Nicola Sturgeon has made the claim that increasing alcohol affordability has seen increasing admissions to hospital related to alcohol use. Is she correct? Read
During a Channel 4 News panel segment, it was claimed that ten per cent of the world's crops are now genetically modified. Is this true, and can this figure be reliably checked? Read
Last week former Green mayoral candidate Jenny Jones pressed the Mayor during Mayor's Questions to sign up to trustworthy statistics for London:"Following calls from Full Fact during the election campaign, … Read
In the lead up to the Diamond Jubilee royal sentiment is certainly high. But how much is the Royal Family worth? Read
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