Education
Do children who start school later perform better?
A group of leading experts and campaigners has argued that children who start school aged six or seven perform better and are generally happier. What's their evidence? Read
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Education
A group of leading experts and campaigners has argued that children who start school aged six or seven perform better and are generally happier. What's their evidence? Read
Crime
As the BBC's flagship political discussion programme returned for another series yesterday, the debate turned to whether anonymity for rape defendants should be allowed, following actor Michael Le Vell's acquittal for child rape earlier this week. Read
Health
The media has widely reported the news that death rates in England's hospitals are 45% higher than in the United States. Professor Sir Brian Jarman, the academic who compiled the statistics, has described his findings as "absolutely appalling". But there are - as he notes - several caveats to the data. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Chancellor George Osborne claimed this week that his management of the economy has been vindicated by encouraging economic data. What do we know about the health of the economy at the moment? Read
The government has announced the flotation of Royal Mail. Here's the background. Read
The Conservatives, Labour and the Lib Dems agree that there's a need to reform party funding, but they stand divided on what it entails. The options for reform include imposing … Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Today the Prime Minister said that the number of young people not in education, employment or training is at its lowest in a decade. The Commons Library said the number is higher than it was prior to the recession. How can both statements be true? Read
Health
Three papers report that 'never events' - the most serious of patient safety incidents - have doubled on the NHS in the past year. But they haven't - they've fallen. Read
Crime
Last week Teresa May announced a major review of the way the police handle domestic violence cases. In the meantime, Labour has argued that cuts to police forces have resulted in fewer domestic abusers being prosecuted. But is theirs a fair assessment? Read
Economy, Business & Finance
As zero hours contracts make it into the papers once again, Full Fact reviews what we know about how many are on them. Read
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