Health
Drug poisoning deaths are the highest they’ve been in 25 years
Drug deaths are at their highest since comparable records began. Read
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Grace Rahman
News & Online Editor
Grace joined Full Fact in March 2018 from the Press Association. She’s in charge of our work on the Third Party Fact Checking programme with Facebook and is particularly interested in debunking rumours spreading on social media.
She is a qualified journalist and has a Biology degree.
Europe
Did more people in London vote to leave the EU than for Sadiq Khan?
More people in London voted to leave the EU than for Sadiq Khan as mayor. Read
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Crime
World Cup: does domestic abuse spike when England lose?
We take a look at a widely shared figure that there were 38% more reported incidents of domestic abuse when England lost World Cup games. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
England v Wales: how bad are the roads?
In Wales, 11% of A, B and C roads are in poor condition. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Do the public want the railways renationalised?
A poll of 1,500 adults in Great Britain found that 64% would support bringing the railways back into public ownership. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Are families £900 worse off since Brexit?
Mark Carney said real household incomes are about £900 lower than they were forecast to be just before the referendum, partly down to Brexit. The exact figures behind this calculation haven’t been pub Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
How much shopping gets done online?
How much shopping is done online, and where do people get their news? Read
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Crime
Prison or Eton: which costs more?
Sending a child to a prison facility, like a young offender institution, for a year costs more than the fees for Eton. Read
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Education
Ofsted hasn’t inspected 300 schools for a decade or more
300 schools haven’t been inspected by Ofsted for a decade or more as they were last rated as outstanding, so don’t have to be inspected every five years. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Are pay packets growing?
Wages are lower than they were ten years ago, but on some measures have risen since last year. Read
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