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Europe
According to a new report, the EU has generated more than 3,500 new business directives since the May 2010 election. But with some sectors more tightly regulated than others, the load isn't evenly distributed. We've looked at the detail of the research. Read
Europe
Today Nick Clegg warned that "isolationist forces are on the rise" and those in favour of remaining in the EU need to stand up and be counted. As he argued the case for the UK retaining its membership, he made a series of claims. We've looked at his evidence. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Chancellor George Osborne reiterated in his conference speech yesterday that his economic plan is working. Here's our look at the evidence he points to in support of this claim. Read
Health
It hasn't been the NHS's best year as far as the headlines have judged it, but is it responsible for killing 2,000 children through poor care? Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The controversial proposed high speed rail link between London and the north of England was back in the news last week after Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls refused to commit to writing a "blank cheque" to fund it. But how much is being spent on the scheme compared to other transport projects? Read
Crime
Even with the close of the Labour party's conference for another year, there are messages still to chew over. One of the less noticed contributions of the week came from Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper. Was she wide of the mark on foreign workers? Read
Education
The best universities were accepting more students from poor backgrounds in the 1960s, Boris Johnson has claimed. We look at the evidence. Read
Energy prices have dominated the headlines following Ed Miliband's conference speech yesterday. We explain some of the key issues surrounding the policy. Read
The UK government has committed £1 billion to the fight against a trio of killer diseases - malaria, tuberculosis and HIV/Aids. Can it claim to be saving a life every three minutes? Read
Europe
David Cameron says that a future Conservative government would seek to restrict the benefits available to EU migrants. Meanwhile the Daily Telegraph suggested that Eastern Europeans have become an increasingly heavy burden on the taxpayer. Is this the case? Read
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