Crime
Knife Crime in England and Wales
In the year to September 2017, there were just under 37,500 recorded offences involving the use of a knife or sharp instrument in England and Wales. Read
Analysis
Analysis
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BBC Question Time: factchecked
Question Time was in Liverpool this week. We factchecked the role parliament plays in troop deployment, and the results of a poll of Labour party members on antisemitism in the party. Read
Analysis
Crime
Police officer numbers in England and Wales
The number of police officers has dropped by 20,600 since 2010. Read
Analysis
Economy, Business & Finance
Tax giveaways and takeaways since 2010
We look at the tax policies announced over the last eight years, and the impacts they've had. Read
Analysis
BBC Question Time: factchecked
We factchecked how young people voted in the EU referendum, young trans people who have attempted suicide, earnings and life expectancy, and the legal age for buying a house and getting married. Read
Analysis
BBC Question Time: factchecked
We factchecked claims on political party donations, the size of the UK economy and the Brexit divorce bill. We’ll be publishing a further piece factchecking Keir Starmer’s claims about lorries at Dove Read
Analysis
BBC Question Time: factchecked
We looked at claims on: house building, the social housing sector, the steel industry and women in engineering. Read
Analysis
BBC Question Time: factchecked
Question Time was in Blackpool this week. We looked at claims on: wind power, Nigel Farage's views on another EU referendum, and EU trade agreements. Read
Analysis
Education
Tuition fees and access to higher education
How have rising tuition fees affected the number of people going to university, and has it put off those from disadvantaged backgrounds? Read
Analysis
Europe
Trade across the Irish border
Trade across the Irish border was worth at least £5 billion in 2016. Read
Analysis
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