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A number of news outlets today covered a report released by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, claiming that between a third and half of the world's food production ends up as waste. Where are these numbers from and what do they mean? Read
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As thousands of Brits embark upon diets as part of their New Year's resolutions, some papers today reported that being 'plump' could actually extend your life. Is this really sound medical advice? Read
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In yesterday's PMQs the Prime Minister said that disability benefits are going up. Is he right? Read
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Daily Mail journalist Melanie Phillips says any argument in support of drug legalisation is either "full of holes or demonstrably bogus." Full Fact looks at the highs and lows of the drug debate. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Has the Coalition kept its pledge to ring-fence the NHS budget? Full Fact first covered this dispute in March 2011 when the head of the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), … Read
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Andrew Dilnot, Chair of the body charged with upholding the quality of the UK's Official Statistics - the UK Statistics Authority - has today written to the Health Secretary Jeremy … Read
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If the number of nurses has declined by 2%, but the nurse-to-bed ratio has increased, doesn't that just mean the number of beds has also declined? Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Winter can be fatal for some, but estimating its impact is more difficult than it may initially seem. Read
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After the Health Secretary announces a new NHS Mandate, Nick Clegg and the Liberal Democrats claim that mental health patients are now set to gain the same rights to timely treatment as other patients. Are they right? Read
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Several newspapers have reported that each year the deaths of up to 24,000 diabetes patients could be prevented by better treatment. But when exactly is a death "avoidable"? Read
