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The biggest cause of death depends on how you count them
Dementia and Alzheimer’s disease were the single most common cause of deaths in 2015, but cancers in total caused more deaths. Read
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BBC Question Time, factchecked
This week's panel included Work and Pensions Secretary Damian Green MP, Shadow Foreign Secretary Emily Thornberry MP, former-leader of the SNP Alex Salmond MP, and Amol Rajan and Isabel Oakeshott. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Scottish jobs after Brexit
A ‘Hard Brexit’ would see 80,000 fewer jobs in Scotland than EU membership, according to one set of figures. Read
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Education
Scottish schools
The standard of schools in Scotland, as measured by recent pupil tests and exam results, seems to be slightly in decline. Read
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Immigration
The UK’s views on immigration
Immigration has repeatedly been highlighted as the top issue facing the UK in recent years. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
The oil price and Scotland’s independence
The falling price of oil hasn’t had much impact on the proportion of people saying they would vote for independence. Read
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Europe
Employment or immigration: which matters more?
Voters have expressed mixed opinions to pollsters on whether they’d prefer a more economically risky ‘hard Brexit’. Read
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Helping listeners make up their own minds
Full Fact is partnering with LBC to help bring our factchecks to an even wider audience. Read
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New Google News "Fact Check" label
Full Fact factchecks will now be highlighted in Google News results. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
"Leaked" analysis: would a Hard Brexit cost £66 billion?
Recent "leaks" about the £38 to £66 billion potential costs of a "Hard Brexit" are based on Treasury analysis that was published in April. Read
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