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Mini-budget, TV audience for the Queen’s funeral and 0.5 on the Richter scale

Did 4.1 billion people really watch the Queen’s funeral?
Ukraine’s progress in numbers

We ask how much progress Ukraine has really made in recapturing territory from Russia.
The size of Ukraine’s offensive, weak pound and how much do women really exercise?

We ask how much progress Ukraine has really made in recapturing territory from Russia.
How bad is fashion for the environment?

Does fashion really account for 10% of greenhouse gas emissions?
Energy crisis plan, imperial measures survey, gardens v national parks

How much will the UK government’s plan to limit energy price rises end up costing?
Is a third of Pakistan really under water?

We investigate a widely reported claim as Pakistan deals with devastating flooding
Pakistan flooding, UK power prices and Boris’s broadband claim

The scale of the disaster is huge, but is a third of Pakistan really under water?
Can we use maths to beat the robots?

Why improving how we teach and think about maths could help us keep an edge over machines
Energy prices, excess deaths and Wales v England in counting

Is there an easy way to cut soaring energy bills?
Kenya’s Election Rounding Error

Official figures didn’t add up - but due to rounding, not fraud
The numbers behind 'natural' birth control

We examine online claims about the effectiveness of “natural” birth control methods
Is opinion polling broken?

Following some high profile slip-ups in recent US elections, is opinion polling broken?
Debunking the Liverpool FC conspiracy theory

We debunk spurious rumours that Liverpool FC use asthma medication to enhance performance
How our world measures up

From ancient tally bones to a jar of peanut butter, a look at the history of measurement
Does the World Athletics Championships have a false start problem?

We examine the rules and tech of false starts after the disqualification of Devon Allen.
Is Uganda about to become a middle income country?

We assess President Museveni’s claim that Uganda is nearing a higher economic status.
Does it take 10,000 litres of water to make a pair of jeans?

The numbers behind water use and denim production
How many American women will have an abortion in their lifetime?

In the wake of the historic overturning of Roe vs Wade, we look at the statistics.
Covid climb, childcare costs and why can't the French count properly?

How accurately are official figures picking up the new covid wave?
Ed Sheeran and the mathematics of musical coincidences

Ed Sheeran thinks that musical coincidences will always happen… but do the numbers agree?
Rail strikes, tyre pollution and sex statistics

Do rail workers really earn £13,000 a year more than nurses?
How often do people have sex?

Looking at sex and statistics in Japan and America.
Maternity litigation, stars, bees and windowless planes

Are damages for maternity mistakes now more than wages for maternity nurses and doctors?
Hannah Fry: Understanding the numbers of cancer

The maths professor on the choices she and others have faced after a cancer diagnosis
Employment puzzle, pyramids and triplets

The UK has a low unemployment rate but lots of people not working – how come?
Are girls starting puberty earlier?

We look into a claim that the age of girls’ puberty is falling rapidly
Jubilee costs, fuel poverty and imperial measures

We debunk a claim the government is spending £38,000 per household on the jubilee.
Noisy decisions

Nobel prize winning psychologist Daniel Kahneman on how 'noise' impacts decision making
Germany’s excess deaths, Eurovision and teacher shortages

Did Germany really fare worse than the UK in the pandemic?
Are just 100 companies responsible for 71% of global emissions?

Looking at numbers on green house gas emissions and stress.