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We factchecked whether cancer survival rates are at record levels, if pregnant women need passports to use the NHS, the number of workers employed by Japanese companies in the UK, the government's pol Read
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We factchecked whether cancer survival rates are at record levels, if pregnant women need passports to use the NHS, the number of workers employed by Japanese companies in the UK, the government's pol Read
Health
Cancer survival rates in England are at a record high across cancer types as a whole. Read
Health
A London hospital has announced it will be asking women who receive maternity services to provide ID before treatment to determine whether they should be charged. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
140,000 people are employed by Japanese-owned companies in the UK, according to estimates from the Japanese government. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The Conservatives did seem to suggest publishing the percentage of foreign workers at different companies, although they’ve now ruled that out. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Don’t confuse the estimated cost of Brexit to GDP with the cost to tax revenues. Read
A brief explanation of the Great Repeal Bill announced by the government in October 2016, as part of the process of leaving the European Union. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The average forecast for UK GDP growth this year was the same September as in June, despite the UK voting to leave the EU. But that’s not the whole story. Read
A requirement for companies to advertise in the UK before recruiting from abroad is nothing new. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
In 2013-14, HMRC estimate that they lost about £2.7 billion through tax avoidance and £4.4 billion through tax evasion—so about £7.1 billion overall. Read
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