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9 December 2016

Deaths following childbirth

Suicide overtakes other causes of death between six weeks and one year after delivery, when it accounts for 15% of deaths - more than any other pregnancy-related cause.

9 December 2016

Corporation tax: UK vs USA

US corporation tax rates are about 39%, on average according to the OECD, so about twice that paid in the UK.

9 December 2016

Article 50 and EU budget payments

The UK is still a member of the European Union pending exit negotiations, so budget contributions will continue.

9 December 2016

About 1 in 7 German cars are sold in the UK

Germany sells about 14% of all the passenger cars it makes domestically to the UK, a little over one in seven. (That makes up about 18% of the passenger cars it exports, a little under one in five).

9 December 2016

How many NHS trusts are in deficit?

In the third quarter of 2015/16 around 95% of acute NHS trusts were in deficit. But by the end of 2015/16 it was 65% of all NHS trusts, of which 75% were acute trusts.

8 December 2016

No longer partying all night

According to an industry database, half the nightclubs in Great Britain have closed down in the past decade.

8 December 2016

Is half of the NHS not clinically qualified?

51% of people working for the NHS are clinically qualified. Looking at it another way, that’s 53% of full-time equivalents.

7 December 2016

Prime Minister's Questions, factchecked

We've factchecked claims on jobcentres, the Irish border, rail compensation, and ethnic diversity on company boards from Prime Minister's Questions today.