Has the government banned the term 'pregnant woman'?
The term 'pregnant woman' is not being banned by the government. It’s not even being discouraged. Read
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BBC Question Time, factchecked
We factchecked claims on the EU's share of the world economy, whether nurses are taking second jobs, austerity, the number of children using food banks, and unemployment. Read
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Health
Are nurses taking a second job to survive?
Nearly a quarter of respondents to a Royal College of Nursing survey said they had taken an additional job. We don’t know how representative this is of all nurses. Read
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Health
Is austerity linked to 120,000 unnecessary deaths?
A report estimates 120,000 more people have died since 2010 than would have if the mortality rate from 2001-10 had stayed the same. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Is unemployment the lowest it has been since 1975?
This is correct, as a percentage of all adults either working or looking for a job across the UK. Read
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Europe
Is the EU becoming less important to the world economy?
Although the EU’s GDP is growing, it is at a slower rate than the rest of the world’s. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Did 500,000 children need emergency food supplies last year?
The figure is about the number of three day emergency food supplies given out to children by the Trussell Trust last year—about 437,000—not the number of children who received them. Read
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Health
A&E waiting times: are they getting longer?
The number of A&E attendances has generally been increasing, with a smaller proportion being seen inside four hours. Read
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Health
The number of nurses and midwives in the UK
How many nurses work in the UK and what kind of work do they do? We took a look. Read
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BBC Question Time, factchecked
We factchecked the panel's claims on police officer numbers in London, home ownership, unemployment in the Eurozone and living standards since the Napoleonic wars. Read
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