Lib Dem ambulance claims, affordable rent and goat meat
The Liberal Democrats say 120 people a day in England died last year whilst waiting for an...
Lib Dem ambulance claims, affordable rent and goat meat
The Liberal Democrats say 120 people a day in England died last year whilst waiting for an...
We live in a world where data is everywhere – informing if not governing our lives. But this...
Food prices, net migration and beef about beef
Does Britain really have the most affordable food in Europe? That's a recent claim of the...
Are young people more single than ever before?
What’s the definition of being single – and how easy is it to measure? There’s a perception that...
NHS waiting lists, Voter ID and measuring divorce
The government has trumpeted a big fall in those waiting over 18 months for hospital treatment in...
Detecting Bad Science with Data
For more than a decade there’ve been longstanding concerns about the credibility and reliability...
Do 94% of marriages in Portugal really end in divorce?
Portugal has a divorce rate of 94% and India just 1%, according to a social media post about...
Why is life expectancy falling in the USA?
The average life expectancy of Americans is shrinking at an alarming rate. Between 2019 and...
How much is the Coronation crown worth?
Consisting of 2 kilograms of gold and 444 gemstones, the iconic St Edward’s Crown will play a...
The Pentagon Leaks and Fox News
The leaking of US intelligence documents and the arrest of a 21 year old airman who authorities...
How accurate is baby's due date?
Paul Connolly is expecting his second child, and the due date is just under two weeks away. In...
How to better understand and explain numbers
The covid-19 pandemic has brought the use of statistics into everyday life in a way never seen...
A groundbreaking new proof for Pythagoras’ Theorem?
Pythagoras’ Theorem, explaining the relationship between the three sides of a right angled...
Covid vaccines and false claims about miscarriage
Misinformation around covid-19 and vaccines is rife and as the data available increases, so do...
Silicon Valley Bank: a very modern bank run
After the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank sent jitters through the financial system, Duncan...
Do fungi kill three times as many people as malaria?
The smash hit TV show and video game ‘The Last of Us’ has spawned lots of curiosity about how...
Does your jewellery contain stolen Brink’s-Mat gold?
The Brink’s-Mat robbery remains to this day one of Britain’s biggest and most audacious heists....
UK vs European energy prices, falling excess deaths and is 5 grams of cocaine a lot?
Does the UK really have by far the highest domestic energy bills in Europe? We debunk a viral...
Do 29,000 coffee pods really go to landfill every minute?
How environmentally destructive is our thirst for coffee? Tim and the team investigate a claim...
Reoffending rates, Welsh taxes and the menopause
The Justice Secretary Dominic Raab says crime reoffending rates in England and Wales have fallen...