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Data, extreme weather and climate change

The role data plays in climate attribution - and why we don’t always have it
Ukraine war: A new way of calculating Russian deaths

How Russian journalists are using probate records to estimate fatalities
Are more adult nappies sold in Japan than baby ones?

We examine a claim related to the perception of Japan as an ageing society.
Does it take 10,000 litres of water to make a pair of jeans?

The numbers behind water use and denim production.
Immigration: A More or Less Special Programme

Who is coming to the UK - and how do we count them?
Will there be just six grandchildren for every 100 South Koreans?

We look at the numbers around South Korea’s birth rate and the reasons why it’s so low.
Halving inflation, Scottish tidal power and have 1 in 3 women had an abortion?

Will Rishi Sunak's pledge to halve inflation happen?
US national debt: Is $32 trillion a big number?

How concerned should we be about how much the US government borrows?
Mortgages, birth rates and does space contribute 18% to UK GDP?

Who will be most affected by mortgage rate increases?
Is breastfeeding the key to exam success?

We look at a new UK study that links being breastfed as a baby with academic achievement.
Electric vehicles, 600 million bottles and does oral sex cause cancer?

Is the weight of electric vehicles a risk to infrastructure?
Counting Hunger in India

Is it true that hunger has worsened in India?
Lib Dem ambulance claims, affordable rent and goat meat

Did 120 people a day in England die last year whilst waiting for an ambulance?
A short history of data

How the evolution of data over centuries has shaped today’s world
Food prices, net migration and beef about beef

Does Britain really have the most affordable food in Europe?
Are young people more single than ever before?

How to define and measure being single – and are dating apps to blame?
NHS waiting lists, voter ID, and measuring divorce

A fall in those waiting longest for NHS treatment in England isn't telling the whole story
Detecting bad science with data

Uncovering fraud, malpractice and incompetence in science
Do 94% of marriages in Portugal really end in divorce?

We examine a social media post that claims to outline rates of divorce across the world.
Why is life expectancy falling in the USA?

We ask why average life expectancy in America is falling so quickly.
How much is the Coronation crown worth?

King Charles will be anointed with the St Edward’s Crown – but what is its true value?
The Pentagon leaks and Fox News

Why did Tucker Carlson say far more Ukrainian troops than Russian are dying in the war?
How accurate is baby's due date?

This week we investigate how a baby's due date is calculated
How to better understand and explain numbers

Professor Oliver Johnson discusses the use of statistics in the pandemic and in life.
A groundbreaking new proof for Pythagoras’ Theorem?

Two high school students say they’ve discovered a new trigonometric proof for the theorem
Covid vaccines and false claims about miscarriage

We debunk viral claims that incorrectly link covid-19 vaccines with a risk of miscarriage
Silicon Valley Bank: A very modern bank run

How do bank runs happen?
Do fungi kill three times as many people as malaria?

We investigate the claim that fungal infections are a much bigger killer than malaria.
Does British jewellery contain stolen Brink’s-Mat gold?

We ask what happened to the 3 tonnes of pure gold after the infamous robbery of 1983
UK v European energy prices, falling excess deaths, and is five grams of cocaine a lot?

We debunk a claim that the UK has by far the highest energy prices in Europe.