Crime
Drugs and homicide
The number of homicides involving a victim or suspect who was a drug user or dealer rose from 41% in 2014/15 to 42% 2016/17 in England and Wales. Read
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Health
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Are more people going into hospital for obesity related illnesses?
The number of obesity related hospital admissions has increased in the last four years, and obesity levels have remained roughly the same since 2010. Read
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NHS pay: what’s the deal?
A proposed deal will see pay rise for some NHS staff by between 4.5% and 29% over three years, including both salary rises and staff pay progression. The rise will be 6.5% for roughly half of staff. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Living long and prospering?
Over the last 50 years, people in the UK have become richer in general. Life expectancy isn’t falling overall, but its rate of increase has slowed down in recent years. Read
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Young trans people in Britain
A survey raised concerns about high numbers of young trans people attempting to take their own lives. We don’t know how representative the findings are of young trans people in Britain as a whole. Read
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A&E performance: England v Wales
A higher percentage of A&E patients spend 12 hours in A&E in Wales than in England. Asking who is responsible for that is a complex question. Read
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No-one knows the exact cost or benefit of the NHS internal market in England
A widely-quoted estimate of £10 billion as the cost of the NHS internal market can’t be backed up by the evidence. Read
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How much meat do we eat?
A range of surveys suggest 2-3% of the UK is vegetarian, and household consumption of meat has fallen in recent years. Read
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Could 18 million GP appointments be seen by pharmacists?
A survey of around 60 GPs found that 6% of appointments could have been dealt with at home or at a pharmacy, but we can’t say if it’s an accurate estimate for all GP appointments. Read
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Education
Exam stress for school children
Exam stress clearly affects children in the UK, and there’s some evidence from counselling services and school leaders that it’s a growing problem. Read
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