Health Editor
Driving carelessly could lead to a maximum fine of £5,000, 3-9 points on your licence and possibly a driving ban in the most serious cases. Read
Health
A poll found that 16% of respondents who said they had friends or family with dementia also said that person had to sell their home to pay for care. Read
Health
£9.2 billion was spent on purchasing health care from private providers in 2018/19—a record amount in cash terms, but not in real terms or as a proportion of the department’s budget. Read
Health
There were 2.7m more admissions in 2017/18 to hospital trusts that had improved their rating to good or outstanding than admissions to trusts that had dropped their rating to a lower rating. Read
Evidence on whether glyphosate causes cancer seems contradictory and Cancer Research UK says there is some evidence people exposed to very high levels of it could have a slightly increased risk of cer Read
We factchecked a series of claims about fluoride, from whether it was used by the Nazis to sedate prisoners to whether it calcifies your pineal gland. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Since 2010, when the Conservatives entered government, employment levels have increased by 3.7 million. That can’t necessarily be attributed to any specific government policies. Read
Health
A think tank estimated that 130,000 deaths due to preventable risk factors wouldn’t have occurred if pre-2012 trends had continued between 2012 and 2017. Read
A tweet supposedly from the MP saying he wouldn’t be caught dead in a yellow rosette seems to have been faked. Read
Health
Some hospitals provide TV for free, others for £8 per day. Prisoners are charged £1 per week to rent an in-cell TV. Read
