Health
Period poverty: how widespread is it?
27% of women responding to a survey in Great Britain said they couldn’t afford sanitary products. But it wasn’t designed to be representative and more representative surveys found it's about 1 in 10. Read
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Health
27% of women responding to a survey in Great Britain said they couldn’t afford sanitary products. But it wasn’t designed to be representative and more representative surveys found it's about 1 in 10. Read
The Office for Product Safety and Standards told us there’s no evidence that clary sage would be dangerous at these levels. Read
The mocked up poster was superimposed onto a photo taken in 2005 of a billboard in Hackney. Read
If you think you’re having a heart attack you should dial 999. Read
Donald Tusk’s grandfather was not in the SS, but was conscripted into the German armed forces after time spent imprisoned in concentration camps. Read
Crime
Knife crime has almost certainly been rising in recent years, and knife-related homicides are at a record high. Read
We look at the extreme level of media coverage devoted to Momo, in comparison to the dearth of evidence that it actually exists. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Surplus funds from National Insurance Contributions in the UK are currently invested to reduce the national debt. Read
The EU budget is not spent on subsidising the French or German working week, or transport and utilities systems. Read
This claim about speed cameras on the M60 and M62 have gone viral, but the national speed limit still stands on these roads. Read
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