Immigration
'eBorders' project will still supplement migration data
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Health
Are more women overdue for a cervical smear?
Figures from Labour on the number of women overdue for a cervical screening test made headlines today. We look into the trends. Read
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Crime
Is the rising cost of alcohol behind falling violent crime?
The Times reports a 'shock drop' in violent crime as they and others point to rising alcohol costs and falling consumption as the cause. What does the evidence say? Read
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Care cases: are they taking less time to get through court?
As reforms to the family justice system come into force today, Justice Minister Simon Hughes said the time courts were taking to deal with care proceedings had fallen from above 50 weeks to 33 weeks. We looked into the source of the claim. Read
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Crime
How diverse are judges in England and Wales?
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Europe
Jobs, laws and 'Eurocrats': UKIP's European election posters
UKIP's 2014 European elections posters were described by some as "inaccurate". So do the claims made by the party add up? Read
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Crime
Difficult to measure off-street prostitution
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Health
NHS infections: do 'filthy' hospitals cause 5,000 deaths a year?
The Daily Mail has claimed that one in 16 patients pick up infections due to dirty hospitals, and that these infections cause 5,000 deaths a year. We look into the available data. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Are food bank statistics "misleading the public"?
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Health
Do we have fewer hospital beds than most of Europe?
We take a look at the statistics behind yesterday's stories. Read
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