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Several claims have been made about pay changes for police, teachers, nurses and MPs. We took a look at them. Read
Health
A post circulating on Facebook makes claims about how much the UK pays out to other EU countries for health costs incurred by UK citizens abroad. Read
Health
Type 2 diabetes among children in England and Wales has increased by around 40% over the past 4 years. Read
Health
A contraception and fertility app claims to have a quarter of a million UK users, but what’s the proof that it effectively protects against pregnancy? Read
Health
Organ transplants could soon be an ‘opt out’ system in England, but there’s limited evidence for how effective the change will be. Read
Health
Cyclists made up 6% of deaths and 14% of serious injuries on British roads in 2016. Around 1% of pedestrian deaths were caused by cyclists. Read
Health
The number of people dying in fires in 2017/18 was up a quarter on the year before. Read
Health
Some NHS staff were told they would all get a 3% pay rise from April this year, but many won’t get the full rise until later this financial year. Read
Health
The number of hospital admissions for girls under 18 because of self-harm increased by around 84% between 1997/98 and 2016/17. Read
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High temperatures have been linked to increased mortality rates in the past, but we don’t know the full picture for this summer yet. Read
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