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23 January 2013

Europe

Factchecking David Cameron's speech on Europe

Today the Prime Minister delivered his verdict on Britain's future within the European Union. Full Fact has investigated a few claims from his speech. Read

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22 January 2013

Crime

How many child deaths are avoidable?

A report by the Children's Rights Alliance for England found that 784 child deaths last year had "modifiable factors." What does this mean? Read

Analysis
21 January 2013

Is benefit fraud at a "record high"?

While international stories dominated the weekend front pages, the sums of money available to benefits claimants remained the hot domestic topic, and two Sunday papers added more fuel to the … Read

Analysis
21 January 2013

Health

Do 2 in 5 hospital patients suffer from dementia?

Today Sir David Nicholson, the head of the NHS, suggested that hospitals could be "very bad places" for elderly patients. Arguing that more older people should be cared for in the community, he claimed that as it stands around 40% of patients in an average hospital suffer from dementia. Read

Analysis
17 January 2013

How many of us 'want to live like common people'?

It's safe to say the Independent's Voices column was of a different class this week. Commentator and stand-up comedian Mark Steel used his column inches to point out that: "Labour … Read

Analysis
17 January 2013

How dangerous are helicopters?

The MP for Vauxhall Kate Hoey has suggested that the number of helicopter flights in London may have made the London skyline less safe. Can this be true? Read

Analysis
16 January 2013

Health

Are A&E targets an accident waiting to happen?

Health Minister Dan Poulter and the Shadow Health Secretary continued the long-standing debate between the Coalition and Labour over A&E waiting times. But is there even any trend to debate? Read

Analysis

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