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Crime
Under Boris Johnson’s time as mayor the murder rate halved, though we can’t say for sure whether the rise in stop and searches was effective. Read
Europe
The EU’s customs union was first established in 1968 by the six founding member states of the current EU (Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg and the Netherlands). Read
Health
There were the equivalent of 10,000 NHS health visitors working full-time in England in December 2015. That fell by 19% by December 2017 to just over 8,200 now. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Labour made several claims about young people and bus travel in a video to launch their new free travel policy. Read
Immigration
Two thirds of assessed child asylum seekers, but a small proportion of all child asylum seekers, are found to be over 18. Read
Health
An estimated 16% of children aged 2-15 in England were obese in 2016, and a further 12% were overweight. Read
Question Time was in Chesterfield this week. We factchecked the net migration target, how many stop and searches are knife-related, and result in arrests, and primary school children carrying drugs. Read
Crime
The number of stop and searches fell by 78% between 2009/10 and 2016/17, with the proportion leading to arrests rising from 8% to 17% in the same period. Read
Crime
Reports from police in England and Wales to the National Crime Agency suggest in 42% of forces children as young as 12 are being used to carry drugs from urban to rural areas. Read
Immigration
Governments since 2010 have set a target to reduce net migration to the tens of thousands, and this target has never been met. Read
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