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Crime
There isn’t enough available evidence to say that cocaine use in Britain has doubled, and certainly not that one in 50 Londoners are snorting it. Read
Health
The death rate in the UK from heart disease is falling, but at a much slower rate than in previous years. Read
Health
Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn clashed over the trend in GP numbers at PMQs, but they were talking about different things. Read
The ingredients it lists are either not present in vaccines, or not in high enough concentrations to do harm. Read
A brand of MMR vaccine used in the USA (not in the UK) lists diabetes as an ‘adverse reaction’. But that’s not the same as a side effect caused by the vaccine. Read
A claim saying NHS translators cost £100 million over five years is based on incomplete data from almost ten years ago. Read
Health
Around 200,000 nurses and health visitors who have left the NHS in England in the last eight years, including those who have retired or died in service. Read
Health
The study looked at the impact of doing 10-59 minutes of moderate activity a week, compared to inactivity. Read
Health
27% of women responding to a survey in Great Britain said they couldn’t afford sanitary products. But it wasn’t designed to be representative and more representative surveys found it's about 1 in 10. Read
If you think you’re having a heart attack you should dial 999. Read
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