Economy, Business & Finance
UK economic growth within the G7
The UK had the fastest growing economy in the G7 in 2015, middling growth in 2016 and became the slowest grower in 2017. Read
Analysis
Analysis
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Crime
How many armed police are there?
The number of police firearms incidents are at a ten year high. Read
Analysis
Health
Mental health spending in the English NHS
Around one in every ten pounds spent by the Department of Health in England goes on mental health in the NHS. Read
Analysis
Are MPs allowed second jobs?
MPs are allowed to do work outside of parliament, but they have to declare what that is, how many hours they work and what they’re paid. Read
Analysis
BBC Question Time: factchecked
This week Question Time was in Dartford. We factchecked claims on post-Brexit customs arrangements, how constituencies voted in the EU referendum, our EU budget contributions, and who we trade with. Read
Analysis
Crime
Trump’s visit: what’s the cost?
The government has given £5 million to the Scottish Police to help with the costs of policing President Trump’s visit. Other police forces can also apply for special funding to cover the costs. Read
Analysis
Pet theft: what’s the law?
A petition signed by over 100,000 people has asked parliament to make stealing pets a crime “in its own right”. Read
Analysis
BBC Question Time: factchecked
This week Question Time was in King's Lynn. We factchecked claims on social care funding, universal credit and food banks, NHS funding and satisfaction. Read
Analysis
Europe
Post-Brexit trade deals: the Norway and Canada options explained
We look at possible models for a UK-EU free trade deal after Brexit, based on Norway and Canada’s deals. It covers tariffs, customs checks, trade with the rest of the world, and EU regulation. Read
Analysis
Health
How has life changed in the UK since the NHS was founded?
The NHS is celebrating its 70th birthday. Here are eight charts that show just some of the ways, large and small, that the UK has changed since the 1940s. Read
Analysis
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