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GP appointments: are a quarter unable to get one within a week?
We factchecked whether a quarter of people can't get a GP appointment within a week. Read
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Education
Child poverty: experience and statistics
Last updated 08/04/2015 On Easter Sunday—a slow news day in the secular world—BBC News picked up on a survey of teachers in which many report that financial pressure on pupils' … Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
A brief introduction to housing issues
UK house prices have more than trebled in the past 20 years (ONS basis) Fewer under-25s are buying homes, while houses are more expensive for first-time buyers relative to their … Read
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"Little value" in claiming a Labour government would cost you an extra £3,000
A Labour government would cost you an extra £3,000, Theresa May told listeners of the Today programme morning. But this figure is based on a lot of assumptions about Labour's … Read
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Election update, 7 April: out-of-hours GP access and taxes
Has access to out-of-hours GPs improved or declined under the Coalition? Labour is saying there are 600 fewer GP surgeries opening across England in the evening and at weekends than … Read
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Health
HIV: are 60% of those diagnosed not British nationals?
"Here's a fact…there are 7,000 diagnoses in this country every year of people that are HIV positive… 60% of them are not British nationals" — Nigel Farage, 2nd April 2015 … Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Are families worse off by £1,100?
"Families will be £1100 a year worse off on average because of this Tory Chancellor's choices."—Ed Balls The message is clear; the tax and benefits changes brought in over the … Read
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Election update, 6 April: pensions, taxes and dentistry
It's the last day of the Easter long weekend, but in the news, it seems to be a day of things that people usually prefer not to talk about. At … Read
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Europe
Is the EU behind a £1 billion increase in aid spending?
"Foreign aid bill to soar by £1bn" Daily Express, 4 April 2015 "Overseas aid must rise by £1bn in next two years, says Europe" The Times, 3 April 2015 The … Read
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Election update, 5 April: housing, polls, and interviews galore
Housing continues to be in the news today, with the Telegraph leading on an exclusive interview with the Chancellor in which he pledges to "deliver a revolution in home ownership". … Read
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