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Last Friday, the BBC published an article claiming: 'The UK's Office for National Statistics (ONS) says Mohammed was the most common name parents gave to baby boys in England and … Read
The Daily Mail reported yesterday that up to 2,000 illegal immigrants, mainly Africans and Asians, had arrived in Calais - migrants who it said "will be able to claim benefits … Read
Crime
In the wake of the report into sexual abuse in Rotherham, we take a look at the available evidence on perpetrators and victims in England and Wales. Read
The Express front page today claimed there was "fury over Britain's 2m illegal migrants". Although we wouldn't go so far as 'fury', the claim is certainly troubling, although perhaps not … Read
"The option impossible is missing" — just one response to a Sky News tweet on Monday night on how difficult voters are finding it to get hold of trustworthy information … Read
The government's Troubled Families programme was initially launched to help an estimated 120,000 families and has since been extended to an additional 400,000 families. As we covered earlier this week, … Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Yesterday there seemed to be confusion in the media about the source of an estimate that 'troubled families' are costing the taxpayer £30 billion a year. Today we provide more detail on the figure. Read
When the government first announced its Troubled Families programme, launched to help an estimated 120,000 families, it said these families were costing about £9 billion a year. In June last … Read
One of the reasons often given by the Yes Campaign in favour of independence is that the current system means Scotland has had "Tory-led governments we didn't vote for". The … Read
Health
The Guardian today reported that two thirds of depression cases go untreated. We take a look at the claim, and also the figures for some other mental disorders. Read
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