The Supermarket Effect

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

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Plastic Bags

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

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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…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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Have more famous people died this year?

Notable deaths, Rule Britannia and creating your own Christmas speech

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Christmas Quiz

Tim Harford poses a tough statistical challenge.

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Economics of Overbooking

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

• 26 mins

Living standards and Kate Bush maths

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

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Fact-checking Boris Johnson

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

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Is Crime Rising?

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

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Nurses' pay, Scottish seats, Penalty shootouts

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

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Tax, speed dating and sea ice

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

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Spies, care homes, and ending sneak peeks

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

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Election Special: Tax, borders and climate

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

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Post-Election Special

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

• 30 mins

A-Levels, Drowning, Dress sizes

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

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Grenfell Tower's Death Toll

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

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Electric cars, school-ready and feedback

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

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Are natural disasters on the rise?

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

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Statistics abuse, Tuition fees, Beer in 1887

Foreign secretary Boris Johnson is accused of misusing official statistics.

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Uber, EU passports, Counting domestic violence

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

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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?

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