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6 November 2012

Health

How many diabetes-related deaths are avoidable?

Several newspapers have reported that each year the deaths of up to 24,000 diabetes patients could be prevented by better treatment. But when exactly is a death "avoidable"? Read

Analysis
5 November 2012

Economy, Business & Finance

How many workers earn less than the living wage?

At the start of 'Living Wage week', Full Fact explores the numbers behind the morning's news. Do five million of us earn less than the Wage? Read

Analysis
2 November 2012

Are pubs faring well, or are they bidding farewell?

Discrepant reports and data on the number of pubs, and the price of beer often make it very difficult to assess whether watering holes across the country are fairing well, or saying farewell. Read

Analysis
2 November 2012

Europe

EU Budget: who gets what?

After the Government was dealt a blow in the Commons earlier this week when its proposed negotiating position for talks on the 2014-2020 EU Budget was rejected by MPs, there … Read

Fact check
2 November 2012

Crime

Full Fact captures 120 escaped prisoners

Sometimes, even ordinarily reliable sources get things wrong. Normally, Full Fact would consider figures provided by a Minister in response to a Parliamentary Question to be a reliable source. So … Read

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