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Health
Around one in four pregnant mothers studied by King’s College London had a mental health disorder, but the study wasn’t designed to be representative of all pregnant women in the UK. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
More women work in occupations that tend to offer lower salaries such as administration and caring. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The gender pay gap, measured by comparing median hourly earnings, is close to a record low level in the UK. Read
We factchecked claims on: the pay of people who work in social care and childcare, the gender pay gap, unemployment, and the value of the pound. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Employment has increased since the Brexit vote, and the unemployment rate is 4.3%. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The UK had the third-slowest GDP growth in the EU in the last year, and the value of the pound has fallen by 12% against the Euro since May 2016. Read
The Bank of England's new visual summary is aimed squarely at an everyday audience. There are bite-sized pieces of information, no jargon, and the sentences are short. Read
Education
Real-terms per pupil funding for schools stayed at roughly the same level from 2010/11 to 2015/16, and fell after that. Since 2017/18 it has flattened out. Read
Health
In December 2017, a non-EEA junior doctor needed to be earning £55,000 in order to get a visa for the UK. Read
Crime
It’s impossible to know how many false allegations of rape are made, but the evidence suggests that proven cases are rare. 3-4% of allegations is a reasonable estimate. Read
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