Health Editor
Immigration
Refugees are not required to seek asylum in the first safe country they reach. But under EU law they can sometimes be returned to the first safe EU country they reached. Read
Health
Spending on NHS England will have increased by £20.5 billion by 2023/24 compared to 2018/19. That doesn’t cover all health spending though, and of the money won’t come from a a “Brexit dividend”. Read
Health
The net ingredient cost in 2017/18 of prescription items for diabetes in England was around £1 billion. But that doesn’t factor in things like discounts the NHS might receive or extra costs. Read
The figures quoted in the meme are mostly correct, though they date from the late 2000s when Mrs May was an opposition MP. Read
The full-time trained size of the armed forces is around 136,000. That’s 9,000 below the target. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
A basic rate taxpayer will pay around £940 less in 2019/20 compared to 2010/11, once you factor in how prices have changed over that time. Read
Health
The increase is £20.5 billion in real-terms for the NHS in England between 2018/19 and 2023/24. Read
Crime
35% of 14-21 year-olds said they had experienced unwanted sexual attention or unwanted sexual or physical contact while wearing school uniform in public. Read
Health
Estonia had the highest rate of drug-related deaths per million people, based on research using data from 2015 and 2016. The UK placed joint-third alongside Ireland. Read
Crime
Fewer 10 to 17 year-olds have been prosecuted for the cultivation and possession of cannabis over the last 10 years, but increasing numbers for the possession with intent to supply, and supply. Read
