The Prime Minister's resignation list: is it business as usual?
Details of David Cameron's resignation honours list have been leaked. Is it standard practice for such a list to be made by outgoing leaders? Read
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Details of David Cameron's resignation honours list have been leaked. Is it standard practice for such a list to be made by outgoing leaders? Read
Economy, Business & Finance
There's three shortlisted projects for airport expansion. MPs suggested that delaying the decision costs the UK between £2 million and £7 million a day. Read
Since 1900, it’s actually been the norm for Prime Ministers to enter office outside of a general election. Read
It’s correct that, earlier this year, only one person in Great Britain had restrictions on his or her daily life because that person was suspected of terrorism-related activity. But that’s not a new d Read
Education
Less well-off white boys in England are, on average, less likely to attend university than minority ethnic groups, according to research. Read
How much the Prime Minister makes is a hot search topic at the moment. Theresa May's job comes with a salary of £150,402. Read
Zero hours contracts, or similar forms of employment, are often unknown, banned or heavily regulated in other European countries. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Tesco estimates it produced 59,400 tonnes of food waste last year across all its UK retail operations. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
In 2017, the median hourly wage for women working full time was about 9.1% less than the median hourly wage for men (excluding overtime). That’s £1.32 less per hour. Read
Exact figures are hard to come by, but it seems correct to say that there are 10 times as many refugees in Lebanon as in the UK. Read
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