Immigration
How many people overstay their visas?
We can't find a record of the Brexit Secretary saying this, as has been claimed - but whether he made this claim or not, it's true. 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
How many earn below the living wage?
We’ve looked at how many people are estimated to earn below the National Living Wage set by the government and the living wage that campaigners recommend. Read
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Health
Global health spending: how does the UK compare?
Compared to countries in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, health spending in the UK as a proportion of GDP was above average in 2014. Read
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Europe
How much will the UK have to pay the EU once Brexit is negotiated?
Experts and a number of media reports have suggested that the final bill to the EU once Brexit is negotiated could be anywhere between €20 and €60 billion or around £50 billion. Read
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Health
How much can councils raise to pay for social care?
Councils are being allowed to increase council tax by 3% next year to pay for social care, but how does that impact different councils? Read
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Education
Half a million fewer men accepted to university than women
Between 2007 and 2016 half a million fewer men than women living in the UK have been accepted to UK universities. Read
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Health
Are there 13 deaths by suicide every day?
It is correct that in 2015 there were around 13 deaths by suicide a day in England. Read
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Health
How many hospital black alerts were there this week?
Media reports say that 23 hospital trusts in England have reached the highest level on the NHS’s system for saying whether they are under pressure, or are otherwise under serious strain. Read
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Health
Four million on hospital waiting lists
At least 3.7 million patient referrals in England were waiting to receive non-emergency treatment as of November 2016. It may be as high as 3.9 million. Read
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Health
Fewer doctors and nurses working in mental health
There are fewer nurses and doctors specialising in mental health now than in 2010. Read
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