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Does mental ill health cost £105 billion a year?
The estimate that mental ill health costs around £105 billion comes from research by health charity Centre for Mental Health back in 2010. Read
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One in four? How many people suffer from a mental health problem
It's widely claimed that one in four people suffer from a mental health problem. But it's often misunderstood where the figure comes from and what it means. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
11 February's BBC Question Time, factchecked
Question Time last night was in Llanelli, Wales. We've checked the panel's claims on the Welsh NHS, junior doctors and the effect of immigration on wages. Read
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Crime
Can killers now avoid life in prison with a guilty plea?
Suggested new guidelines for judges, published today, wouldn’t significantly change the rules on when someone stays in prison for life. Read
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Education
Ask Full Fact: Are British youngsters the most illiterate in the developed world?
A report has said that the proportion of 16 to 19 year olds in England who have “low literacy” is the highest of 23 OECD countries. Read
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Europe
Poll does not prove Brits want to quit the EU
Taken together, polls have so far suggested a slight lead for the ‘remain’ camp so far. Read
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Health
Why is the government accusing the BMA of lying?
The government has accused doctors' union the BMA of lying to its members over the pay offered in a new junior doctors' contract. Here's why. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Housing, oil revenues, and teachers: factchecking Prime Minister's Questions
We've factchecked claims from Prime Minister's Questions on benefits, housing, oil prices and teachers. Read
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Health
Are junior doctors getting a pay cut?
Weekend pay is a major sticking point in negotiations between junior doctors and the government. What do we know about what the proposals will mean for pay? Read
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Health
The level of dissatisfaction with the NHS is not the highest on record
There's been some confusion in media reports of health charity The King's Fund's analysis of survey data about public satisfaction with the NHS. Read
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