Europe
TTIP's "secret courts"
Investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) is at the heart of the debate over a proposed treaty, TTIP, between the EU and US. Here's who wins ISDS cases. Read
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Health
Ask Full Fact: does the NHS spend £30 million pulling kids' teeth because of sugar?
Jamie Oliver's "Sugar Rush" campaign has claimed that extracting kids' teeth due to sugar is costing £30 million a year. It's not quite that simple. Read
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Europe
The UK can't be forced to accept more refugees
The EU can't force Britain to take a "quota" of refugees from other EU countries. The UK can choose to opt in to any such EU plan. Read
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Immigration
Has the UK only taken in 216 Syrian refugees?
A number of outlets are claiming that the UK has taken in so few Syrian refugees that you could fit them all on a tube train. This is wrong. Read
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Education
How many free schools are in deprived communities?
Based on the available data, just under 45% of open mainstream free schools are in areas ranked as in the 30% most deprived. Read
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Crime
Police numbers: back to the 1970s?
It's claimed spending cuts could mean 22,000 fewer police officers in England and Wales. Would that put police numbers at their lowest since the 1970s? Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Reporting on "fit for work" deaths isn't fit for purpose
It's been widely claimed that thousands of people died within weeks of being found "fit for work". This is wrong. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
DWP figures on benefit claimant deaths: what they do and don't tell us
The Department for Work and Pensions have published data on the benefit claimant deaths. Read our guide to interpreting the figures. Read
Analysis
Immigration
Those "eight million foreigners" living in the UK
The number of foreign-born people in the UK has probably passed eight million, but that's not the same as the number of non-UK nationals. Just ask Boris. Read
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Health
Hospitals in the red: the size of the NHS provider deficit
NHS trusts faced an overall deficit of £830 million in 2014/15 and this is expected to rise to around £2 billion this year. Read
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