Laura O’Brien

Not all of 20,000 'complaints' received by universities were complaints

By Laura O’Brien • 1 min

Reports that 20,000 complaints had been received have been challenged by one of the universities under the microscope. Read

Immigration

Why we can't say for sure how many illegal immigrants are living in the UK

By Laura O’Brien • 2 mins

A couple of papers reported that this country is home to 800,000 illegal immigrants. Can we actually know how many are here? Read

American literature and GCSE English: more exam boards release syllabuses

By Laura O’Brien • 1 min

Last week we looked into the news that American books such as To Kill a Mockingbird had been dropped from OCR's draft English Literature GCSE syllabus. New rules mean that … Read

Maternity leave: how many mothers will cut it short due to job fears?

By Laura O’Brien • 1 min

The Independent today reported on a poll on the subject of parental leave. But did its headline reflect the results? Read

Church says it's not opposed to the HS2 route, despite Telegraph claim

By Laura O’Brien • 1 min

It's been reported the Church of England opposes the HS2 railway line - but the situation is a bit more complicated. Read

Health

Short stays in English hospitals: on the rise?

By Laura O’Brien • 2 mins

The new chief executive of NHS England has said he's concerned by an increase in the number of hospital stays lasting less than two days. We look into the available evidence on the issue. Read

Update: figures show a million UK-born people living in other EU countries

By Laura O’Brien • 1 min

We've updated our spotlight on EU migration to and from the UK to include an estimate that one million people born in the UK are living in other EU countries. Read

Too poor to save money? Express front page overstates the evidence

By Laura O’Brien • 1 min

Today's Express said millions of people would be "too poor" to save money in coming years. We look into the source of the claim. Read

Girls at risk of FGM: best available estimate is patchy

By Laura O’Brien • 1 min

Nick Clegg yesterday said "more than 20,000" girls in Britain were at risk of female genital mutilation. Read