Health
Are we short of 40,000 nurses?
There were 40,000 vacant nursing positions in England in December 2016, according to the Royal College of Nursing. Read
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How many Nobel Prizes has the UK won?
The UK is second only to the United States on number of prizes won, but the position falls when you take other factors into account. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Executive pay: power to the shareholders?
Executive pay policy is being strengthened, but not to the extent that was previously pledged. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Energy companies profits at their highest level ever?
Average profit margins for the big six energy companies are at their highest level. Read
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Crime
What do we know about the ethnicity of people involved in sexual offences against children?
The information we have about the ethnicity of those involved in sexual grooming and sexual offences against children more widely is patchy and has a lot of problems. Read
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Health
Are there more doctors in the NHS than in 2010?
There are 11,700 more doctors working in NHS hospitals and community health services in England in May 2017 compared to May 2010. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
The Rates: National Minimum Wage, National Living Wage and Living Wage
What is the National Minimum Wage? What is a living wage? How different are they and what does the law say about them? Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
What is unemployment?
How many people are unemployed in the UK? What is unemployment and how is it measured? And what's the difference between structural and cyclical unemployment? Read
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Immigration
How many non-EU students are staying in the UK illegally?
The vast majority of students here on a visa seem to be returning home, according to new data from the Home Office. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Do pension changes mean 37 million people working longer?
How many people will be affected by government proposals to bring forward the rise in the state pension age by seven years? Read
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