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31 August 2016

The number of frontline prison officers is falling

The number of frontline prison officers is falling and has been since 2010, although there were increases in recruitment last year.

31 August 2016

Counting the number of migrants in the Calais ‘jungle’

Officials and charities disagree over an extra 2,000 migrants in the Calais camp. We look at how both got their figures.

31 August 2016

Help to Buy ISAs: do they work and were they mis-sold?

The Treasury hasn’t backtracked on Help to Buy ISAs, and they don’t just help people who already have the money to buy a house, contrary to some reports.

31 August 2016

What have bacon butties got to do with Brexit?

Contrary to one report, the vote to leave the EU hasn't pushed up retail prices for bacon.

26 August 2016

The changing face of welfare

Since 2010 the government has introduced a number of changes to the welfare system. We looked at how things have changed.

25 August 2016

Net migration: still at record high and trend flat

Net migration estimates show a continuation of recent trends, with the change over last year almost five times smaller than the margin for error.

24 August 2016

Diversity among judges: a mixed picture

Figures show that an increasing percentage of judges are female. The same goes for ethnic minorities, although the statistics don't make this clear.

23 August 2016

Is there a shortage of maternal mental health services?

Figures show that 39% of CCGs have no community mental health provision for pregnant or new mothers.

22 August 2016

Regional investment in transport: we don’t know exactly who gets what

There aren't figures that show exactly how much more transport investment is planned for London than the rest of the UK.

22 August 2016

The Olympic Games, factchecked

We looked into whether this was Team GB's best Olympics ever, how much funding it gets, and which sports UK athletes have won the most medals in.

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The number of frontline prison officers is falling

Counting the number of migrants in the Calais ‘jungle’

Help to Buy ISAs: do they work and were they mis-sold?

What have bacon butties got to do with Brexit?

The changing face of welfare

Net migration: still at record high and trend flat

Diversity among judges: a mixed picture

Is there a shortage of maternal mental health services?

Regional investment in transport: we don’t know exactly who gets what

The Olympic Games, factchecked

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