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Yesterday we wrote about a BBC news article which originally claimed social media crimes accounted for 'at least half' of front-line policing. They've since updated the article to clarify the … Read
Amid today's announcement by Business Secretary Vince Cable of plans to ban "exclusivity clauses" in zero-hour contracts, the familiar question of how many contracts there are re-emerged. There are about … Read
Speaking on radio 4's Today programme this morning, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt said: "Last week the independent Commonwealth Fund based in Washington rated the NHS as the top healthcare system … Read
Crime
The BBC has amended an article which earlier quoted the head of the College of Policing as saying that 'at least half' of front-line policing was taken up by offences related to social media. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Both Labour and the Coalition claim to have done more than the other to promote economic activity in the North of England. What do the figures tell us? Read
Crime
Is the recent spate of prisoners going on the run unusual? Read
In an opinion column for the Mirror this morning, associate editor Kevin Maguire claimed that behind the "jobs miracle" of the current government lay a "giant con". Behind the two … Read
"If the coverage is on the radio, I recommend sticking your fingers in your ears and loudly saying 'la-la-la' to yourself". So has said statistician Professor David Spiegelhalter from the … Read
Economy, Business & Finance
MPs on both sides of the debate yesterday disagreed over the government's record on fuel poverty. As is so often the case, it depends on which measure you use; we take a look at three key trends. Read
Today's Guardian claimed that new funding rules brought in by the Department for Education for academies and free schools could stop conservative Muslims from becoming trustees: "The document gives for … Read
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