BBC Question Time: factchecked
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
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Economy, Business & Finance
More people are in work since the Brexit vote
Employment has increased since the Brexit vote, and the unemployment rate is 4.3%. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
The pound has fallen in value since the Brexit vote
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
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Bank of England aims at the general public, and scores
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
Comment
Education
Spending on schools in England
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
Analysis
Health
Are junior doctors paid enough to get a UK visa?
In December 2017, a non-EEA junior doctor needed to be earning £55,000 in order to get a visa for the UK. Read
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Crime
Allegations of rape
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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BBC Question Time: factchecked
We've factchecked claims on: the number of women killed by their partners, the number of rapes that go to trial, and the number of rape allegations that are false. Read
Analysis
Crime
Reported rapes that reach trial
Around one in ten rapes or attempted rapes reported to police in England and Wales are brought to trial. Read
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Crime
Women killed by men
Just under half of all women killed were killed by their partners or ex-partners, according to the latest official statistics for England and Wales in 2015/16. Read
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