Humanitarian aid to Syria in 2015
In 2015 the UN got half the money it said it needed to deal with the crisis in Syria. Of that money, half was from the US, UK, and Germany. Read
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Immigration
22% of Muslim women say they don’t speak English or don’t speak it well
A government claim about the number of Muslim women with little or no English is backed up by Office for National Statistics analysis of the 2011 census. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
The government defence on flood defences
Labour's attack on David Cameron over flood defence spending doesn't prove that total spending has fallen on his watch, but cuts have been made in some areas. Read
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Air strikes in Syria: what MPs are voting on
We've found some useful sources on the debate over air strikes on Syria, particularly the legal issues. Read
Analysis
The Times has corrected its headline that one in five Muslims has sympathy for ISIS, but the Sun hasn't
Don't be fooled by a Facebook post doing the rounds - it suggests that the Sun has printed a "retraction" of a front page story, which hasn't happened. Read
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The public seems to support military action in Syria
An ITV poll has been cited on social media as evidence that the public opposes air strikes against Islamic State in Syria. Professional polls say otherwise. Read
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Crime
Do one in five UK Muslims sympathise with Britons fighting for IS?
The Sun states that nearly one in five British Muslims sympathise with people who leave the UK to fight for IS in Syria. This isn't correct. Read
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Statistics Authority calls for research on fit to work deaths
In August the Department for Work and Pensions released statistics about people who died while on benefits, or in the year they came off benefits. But the figures were confusing. Read
Analysis
"Deradicalisation" referrals: young and increasing?
It's been reported that referrals to the government's "deradicalisation" programme, Channel, are on the up. That's broadly correct. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Are more people self-employed?
Jeremy Corbyn has claimed at Labour's annual conference that self-employed people make up one in seven of the labour force. We investigate. Read
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