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Life expectancy, inheritance tax and the NHS vs winter

How long will we live? Who pays inheritance tax? How did the NHS perform this winter? Tim Harford investigates.

We report on the state of the NHS as it struggles through a double wave of Covid and flu infections.

We report on the state of the NHS as it struggles through a double wave of Covid and flu infections.

Do only 4% of people pay inheritance tax? Paul Lewis sets out the figures.

And what do the latest life expectancy figures tell us about how long we鈥檙e going to live?

Presenter: Tim Harford
Reporter: Kate Lamble
Producers: Nathan Gower and Debbie Richford
Series producer: Tom Colls
Production co-ordinator: Brenda Brown
Sound mix: Graham Puddifoot
Editor: Richard Vadon

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