Economy, Business & Finance
Electric railways and tidal lagoons: has Wales lost out?
Has the government withdrawn promises of investment in Wales for electrification and a tidal lagoon? Read
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Claire Milne
Health Editor
Claire joined Full Fact in 2016 and leads on work relating to Health and Social Care. In addition to fact checking work, she takes part in Full Fact’s work with schools, universities and statisticians, speaking about fact checking and the work of Full Fact. She has also appeared on BBC Live Lessons talking to schools about how to spot misinformation.
Economy, Business & Finance
Are rail fares out of control?
The average rail fare in Britain has increased by 20% in real terms since 1995, though it dropped by 1% between 2017 and 2018. Read
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Education
825,000 more English school places since 2010
The number of state-funded school places has increased by about 825,000 in England since 2010. Read
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Education
Where do UK applicants to Oxford University come from?
Oxford University students are most likely to be from Greater London. Read
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Crime
Have more people died in stabbings and shootings this year?
Across the whole of England and Wales homicides attributed to stabbings or shootings have increased in recent years. Read
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Health
Are there 100,000 vacancies in the NHS?
There were reportedly 100,000 vacancies in NHS trusts in England between October-December 2017. Home Office caps on visa numbers mean some international doctors cannot enter the UK to work. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Estimates of lower GDP growth post-Brexit don’t mean a recession
Government analysis of a number of Brexit scenarios estimated that over the next 15 years economic growth could be reduced by around 2%, 5% and 8% depending on the outcome. Read
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Health
Health visitor numbers in England down by a fifth since 2015
There were the equivalent of 10,000 NHS health visitors working full-time in England in December 2015. That fell by 19% by December 2017 to just over 8,200 now. Read
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Crime
Are children being used to carry drugs?
Reports from police in England and Wales to the National Crime Agency suggest in 42% of forces children as young as 12 are being used to carry drugs from urban to rural areas. Read
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Europe
Our Brexit divorce bill will probably be paid off by 2064
The OBR has estimated that the Brexit “divorce” bill will come to £37 billion and will be paid off by 2064. Read
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