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Flood Defence Spending

Is there a north-south divide in the amount of money spent on flood defences in England?

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Weekend Stroke Deaths

Jeremy Hunt says if you have a stroke at the weekend, you are 20% more likely to die.

• 28 mins

Billionaires v the World

Does it matter that 62 people now own as much wealth as half of the world's population?

• 28 mins

How Harmful Is Alcohol?

Are there problems with the way we judge the harms from alcohol? Tim Harford finds out.

• 28 mins

E-cigarettes: Can They Help People Quit?

Tim Harford investigates whether e-cigarettes harm people's chances of quitting.

• 28 mins

Selfies, Sugar Daddies and Dodgy Surveys

Women take selfies for five-and-a-half hours a day. Really? Tim Harford on junk surveys.

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The Great EU Cabbage Myth

Does the European Union dedicate 26,911 words to cabbage regulation?

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Fathers and Babies

Have only 1 per cent of men taken the option of shared parental leave?

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Celebrity Deaths

Have more famous people died this year than usual?

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Brexit Numbers

Do the Treasury's Brexit numbers add up?

• 26 mins

EU Migration

What will happen to migration if the UK leaves the EU?

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The Most Profitable Product in History

The most profitable product in history. Can the iPhone claim this accolade?

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The Referendum by Numbers

The Cost of EU Membership

Tim Harford asks how much would be saved and what would be lost if Britain left the EU.

• 11 mins

The Referendum by Numbers

Immigration

Tim Harford on the costs and benefits of EU migrants and what might happen if Britain left

• 11 mins

The Referendum by Numbers

Law

Tim Harford looks at how much of Britain's law comes from the EU.

• 11 mins

The Referendum by Numbers

Regulation

Tim Harford on how much red tape from the EU costs and what might happen if the UK leaves.

• 11 mins

The Referendum by Numbers - Omnibus: Part 1

Tim Harford fact-checks the vital statistics from the EU referendum debate.

• 30 mins

The Referendum by Numbers - Omnibus: Part 2

Tim Harford fact-checks the vital statistics from the EU referendum debate.

• 30 mins

The Supermarket Effect

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

• 28 mins

Plastic Bags

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

• 30 mins

Grammar Schools

Do selective schools improve grades and improve social mobility?

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Counting Terror Deaths

Is 2016 an unusually deadly year for terrorism?

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Gender Pay Gap

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

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Irish Passports

Do one in four Brits claim Irish ancestry?

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Trump tells the Truth

How the presidential hopeful has used statistics

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US election, stray cats and puzzles

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

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Is dementia the number one killer?

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

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Pensioners aren't poor anymore

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

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Are you related to Edward III鈥�and Danny Dyer?

Tim Harford investigates the numbers in the news.

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How wrong were the Brexit forecasts?

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

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