Too poor to save money? Express front page overstates the evidence
Today's Express said millions of people would be "too poor" to save money in coming years. We look into the source of the claim. Read
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Girls at risk of FGM: best available estimate is patchy
Nick Clegg yesterday said "more than 20,000" girls in Britain were at risk of female genital mutilation. Read
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Health
Immigration and the NHS: how many staff are from the EU and Commonwealth?
The role of EU and Commonwealth nationals in the NHS was discussed on the Today programme this morning. We look into the number of NHS staff falling into each group. Read
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Europe
Is Britain sending £30m in child benefit to EU families?
"BRITISH taxpayers are giving more than £30million a year in Child Benefit to families in other EU countries." Daily Express, 28 May 2014 "Child benefit worth £30million paid by Britain … Read
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Treasury accused of exaggerating cost of Scottish government
An academic criticises the Treasury for misrepresenting research into the cost of an independent Scottish government. Read
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34 million requests for GP appointments estimated to fail
The Times improves on other publications' reporting of an estimated 34 million 'failed' GP appointments. Read
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Are women more at risk from violence than from cancer, car accidents and malaria combined?
An oft-used and startling claim is quoted on Twitter without a source. Full Fact was intrigued to find out more. Read
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Education
Will To Kill a Mockingbird be banned in schools?
It was reported at the weekend that Education Secretary Michael Gove has banned To Kill a Mockingbird and Of Mice and Men from English Literature GCSE courses, something he has denied. We've looked into the new requirements and what they mean for the American novels. Read
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Health
Are hundreds of patients being 'thrown out' of hospital beds overnight?
Reports this morning about patients being 'thrown out' of hospital beds highlight a serious issue, but the figures being quoted aren't necessarily a very good measure of how widespread the practice is. Read
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Europe
We still need to be cautious about Romanian and Bulgarian immigration estimates
Two sets of figures released today have reignited the debate about European immigration. But neither necessarily tells us much about the impact that lifting transitional controls on Romanian and Bulgarian immigration had on the numbers arriving in this country. Read
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