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Going nuclear over Britain’s defences
The Lib Dems want to cut the number of nuclear submarines from four to two. But officials who have carried out a study for the party say two subs would “not be a credible deterrent”.
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Pelted with eggs but unbowed, Ed Miliband has been ramming home Labour’s attack on the “cost of living crisis”. But how much are people really being squeezed?
One Nation Under CCTV? Maybe, but claims about the numbers of cameras watching Britain are often exaggerated, FactCheck discovers.
Wages in the UK have suffered one of the sharpest falls in the EU, lower than some eurozone crisis hit countries, House of Commons library figures have revealed.
More than 3 million people want to work longer hours but find themselves underemployed, according to Labour.
Unemployment down, job vacancies up: good news for some, especially the food industry which is now Britain’s biggest private sector employer. So why is it so hard to get businesses off the ground?
The Lib Dems want to cut the number of nuclear submarines from four to two. But officials who have carried out a study for the party say two subs would “not be a credible deterrent”.
Will we get a “parliament of toffs” if we refuse to pay MPs more? Or perhaps the rich already dominate the House of Commons… How much do we really know about the background of the people who represent us?
The arson attack on the al-Rahma community centre in north London – blamed on the EDL – has left local Somalis and their children deeply affected. Will the area and its people ever recover?
The Chancellor’s threat to take away the benefits of anyone refusing to learn English is given an ‘F’ for fiction by FactCheck.
Capital spending on infrastructure has been halved by George Osborne. On Wednesday, he will announce an increase in this type of spending, but why was this not done three years ago?
Are the latest figures on jobs and wages cause for optimism or evidence of a “living standards crisis”? Are we really getting paid £1,300 a year less than in 2010?
As a film about the life of famous Indian poet Salma is shown at the Sheffield Documentary Festival, she tells Katie Razzall about her strict Muslim family who kept her locked up for years on end.
A new scheme launching today will see doctors refer patients to range of 30 self-help books, available in public libraries across England. Will it help or hinder?
Ketamine has been described as the drug of choice for this generation, but it’s doing irreversible damage to users’ bodies, writes Cordelia Lynch.
Fresh evidence of the NHS under pressure as a leading doctor warns stretched GPs see up to 70 patients a day, and new figures show a big rise in ambulances turned away from hospitals.