Health Editor
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
Economy, Business & Finance
St Helena airport didn’t run commercial flights between its opening in May 2016 and October 2017, but now runs flights to Ascension Island and South Africa. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
We factchecked claims made by Theresa May and Donald Trump during the latter’s recent state visit and found they were correct. Read
Environment
In recent years estimates for the number of plastic straws used in the UK or in England alone have ranged from around 4 billion to 40 billion. All of these figures carry a high degree of uncertainty. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Andrew Marr correctly quoted a number of figures on reductions in welfare spending, council funding and police numbers under the Coalition, during an interview on his show. Read
Health
Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn clashed over the trend in GP numbers at PMQs, but they were talking about different things. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Nine of the ten most deprived council areas in this country have seen cuts that are almost three times the average of any other council. Read
We’ve seen no scientific evidence to show these alternative therapies can cure cancer. Read
