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21 October 2016

Health

The cost of training a doctor

The government estimates that it costs £230,000 overall to get the average student through medical school. “The taxpayer” doesn’t pay for all of this because some comes in student loans. Read

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21 October 2016

Economy, Business & Finance

Homelessness in England

We've put together some of the key facts on homelessness and rough sleeping in England. Read

Analysis
21 October 2016

BBC Question Time, factchecked

This week's panel included Conservative Ken Clarke MP, Labour's Angela Rayner MP, UKIP's Lisa Duffy, former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis and former Daily Telegraph owner Conrad Black. Read

Analysis
21 October 2016

Health

Does UKIP want to privatise the NHS?

Although interim leader Nigel Farage has said he wants to move to an insurance-based NHS in the past he has now said he wants it to be free for all British nationals. The UKIP 2015 manifesto also says Read

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