Europe
Leaving the EU without Article 50
Pulling out of the European Union without triggering Article 50 would be illegal. Read
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Crime
It's hard to measure crime, which can make news stories seem more worrying than they really are. We look past the headlines to explain the full picture.
Crime
Why homicide is now 2,700 times more serious than cannabis
New estimates have rated crimes by their severity, but they can’t tell us about crime trends over time. Read
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Brexit in the Supreme Court: the arguments
The Supreme Court will decide whether the government has the power to trigger Brexit without an Act of Parliament. These are the competing legal arguments the justices will hear. Read
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Brexit in the Supreme Court: a preview
The Supreme Court will decide whether the government has the power to trigger Brexit without an Act of Parliament. Here's what you need to know about the case. Read
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Crime
Far right extremism: a growing problem?
The Home Office says far right referrals under the Prevent strategy are higher than other types, but the data isn't routinely published so we don't know the exact figures. Across the UK the number of Read
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Crime
Young offenders from ethnic minorities
HM Inspectorate of Prisons found that 47% of people in young offender institutions said they were black, Asian or minority ethnic in 2015/16. Read
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Was a refugee acquitted of rape because he didn't speak German?
A case in Austria, picked up by Russia's media and president, did see a rape conviction set aside for legal reasons. But there's a lot more to it. Read
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The Daily Mail, “enemies of the people”, and a Nazi newspaper
A recent meme compared a Daily Mail headline in 2016 with a Nazi newspaper published in 1933. Read
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Europe
Was the EU referendum “advisory”?
A referendum can be legally non-binding but, arguably, politically binding. Read
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The cost of public inquiries
Figures cited on BBC Question Time for the cost of the Chilcot and Leveson Inquiries are correct. Read
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