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    Missed appointments, Graduate pay, Cocaine on bank notes

    Do missed appointments cost the NHS £1 billion? And do you always earn more with a degree?

  2. Uber, EU passports, Counting domestic violence

    Is Uber safe? The post Brexit dual nationality surge; measuring partner abuse.

  3. Statistics abuse, Tuition fees, Beer in 1887

    Foreign secretary Boris Johnson is accused of misusing official statistics.

  4. Are natural disasters on the rise?

    Has the number of natural disasters really quadrupled in the last forty years?

  5. Electric cars, school-ready and feedback

    Will we need more power stations? Plus, are children in Manchester ready for school?

  6. Grenfell Tower's Death Toll

    The difficulties of finding the true number of people who died in the fire.

  7. A-Levels, Drowning, Dress sizes

    Are boys getting more top A-Level grades than girls?

  8. Post-Election Special

    The results of the general election are in - but what do they mean?

  9. Election Special: Tax, borders and climate

    Who pays income tax, cutting migration and where in the UK is cold?

  10. Spies, care homes, and ending sneak peeks

    Monitoring threats, chances of needing care plus who sees official stats first.

  11. Tax, speed dating and sea ice

    Exploring the Labour manifesto's tax plans for high earners.

  12. Nurses' pay, Scottish seats, Penalty shootouts

    Are nurses paid more than the national average? We take a look.

  13. Is Crime Rising?

    It looks like homicides are on the rise - but better check the footnotes.

  14. Fact-checking Boris Johnson

    Giant bombs, a war hero and the foreign secretary's stats.

  15. Living standards and Kate Bush maths

    Are people's incomes falling? Plus singing Pi like Kate Bush.

  16. Economics of Overbooking

    Why airlines take a bet that you won't show for your flight.

  17. Christmas Quiz

    Tim Harford poses a tough statistical challenge.

  18. Have more famous people died this year?

    Notable deaths, Rule Britannia and creating your own Christmas speech

  19. How wrong were the Brexit forecasts?

    The economic doom that never was; childhood cancer figures and Ed Balls

  20. Are you related to Edward III…and Danny Dyer?

    Tim Harford investigates the numbers in the news.

  21. Pensioners aren't poor anymore

    High-rolling pensioners, predicting norovirus, finding friends, and air pollution.

  22. Is dementia the number one killer?

    Is dementia on the rise? Plus immigration, incomplete contacts and chocolate muffins

  23. US election, stray cats and puzzles

    Who voted in the US elections? Plus are there nine million stray cats in the UK?

  24. Trump tells the Truth

    How the presidential hopeful has used statistics

  25. Irish Passports

    Do one in four Brits claim Irish ancestry?

  26. Gender Pay Gap

    Making sense of the difference between men's and women's pay.

  27. Counting Terror Deaths

    Is 2016 an unusually deadly year for terrorism?

  28. Grammar Schools

    Do selective schools improve grades and improve social mobility?

  29. Plastic Bags

    Has a 5p charge caused a drop in the use of carrier bags?

  30. The Supermarket Effect

    Tim Harford returns with Brexit, Trumpton, the Antiques Roadshow and some good news.

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