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Europe
Two papers claimed this morning that a significant number of EU students were benefiting from a "free education" at UK universities as they failed to repay student loans. Our analysis suggests this isn't supported by the facts. Read
Health
Commentating on the quality of NHS cancer care, the Daily Mail claimed that a suspected cancer patient living in one part of England could be 60 times more likely to be sent for a scan than a patient living in another part. Full Fact scans the facts. Read
Crime
After a court found that Shafilea Ahmed was killed by her parents after objecting to a forced marriage, the Times claimed that the number of these weddings in the UK had reached 10,000 a year. But has it really? Read
We have read a lot recently about the sale of school fields under the coalition government but is this really so disastrous? Read
A recent judicial review ruling may see a number of benefit claimants sanctioned under the Government's Work Programme be eligible for reimbursement from the DWP but how many people are we talking about? Full Fact strips down the figures. Read
Little else has dominated the news this week as much as the Olympic Games, however questions are already being asked as to what legacy the event is likely to leave. The London organisers promised a games to "inspire a generation". But is there any evidence that it has inspired previous host nations? Read
Health
In two blogs in the past year, Kerry Underwood - the Chairman of Underwood solicitors - questioned the validity of NHSLA statistics on the increases in clinical negligence claims. Are his criticisms justified? Read
Crime
Almost a year on from the summer riots in England, and plenty of debate still exists between commentators over how the events of last August should be interpreted. Readers of … Read
Following two-wheeled successes for team GB at the Olympics, cycling is in the news agenda again. But after the Guardian raised the issue of cycling safety, just how dangerous is it to take to the streets rather than the pavements? Read
Education
Yesterday's Independent published a blog on 'equality for all in our education system' which included an interesting claim on the probability of being excluded from school. Will this claim stand up to scrutiny? Read
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