Analysis

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10 October 2017

Health

What is a junior doctor?

Junior doctors make up almost half of all doctors in hospitals in England, and can have up to ten years of practical medical experience. Read

Analysis
6 October 2017

BBC Question Time, factchecked

We factchecked the panel's claims on disadvantaged students going to university and the government's house building record. Read

Analysis
29 September 2017

BBC Question Time, factchecked

We factchecked the panellists' claims on reducing the deficit, funding of the NHS and the frequency of the NHS winter crisis, and whether Labour expects a run on the pound. Read

Analysis
22 September 2017

BBC Question Time, factchecked

We factchecked the panellists claims on NHS staff from the EU, tuition fee increases and abolishing student debt. Read

Analysis
15 September 2017

BBC Question Time, factchecked

We checked the panel's claims on the public sector pay cap, private sector earnings since the recession, and the National Living Wage. Read

Analysis

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