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How much did the scheme help the economy and affect the spread of Covid? 

New data suggests that the cost of living has been rising faster than official inflation figures.

The government says new evidence led it to close down parts of schools that have a potentially dangerous type of concrete.

The Bank of England says inflation could fall to around 5% by Christmas - how reliable is that?

Through general taxation, but its free of charge for all users, regardless of treatment. todays event is one of a series marking the milestone. but 75 years on, there are questions about its ability to survive in its current form into the future. bbc verify�*s head of statistics, robert cuffe, has given us this analysis. you can see why politicians of all stripes are keen to pay tribute to the nhs. about half of brits say its one of the things that makes them feel proud to be british. but sati...

Todays event is one of a series marking the milestone. 1,500 health workersjoined royalty and politicians for the ceremony, which included readings from the prime minister, rishi sunak, and the labour leader, sir keir starmer. but the occasion has prompted questions about its ability to survive in its current form into the future. three leading think tanks say the nhs wont reach its centenary unless there is significant investment. those are some of the challenges and questions. lets get some an...

Robert cuffe is with me. as the covid inquiry gets under way, the bbc has gathered the best available figures to compare three years of death for any reason during the pandemic. they tell an up and down story for the uk. a terrible first year amid two huge waves, with death rates up by about 15% from the what we saw during the five years before. and then vast improvements during the second years world—leading vaccine roll—out when we actually saw death rates fall below historical averages. b...

Asylum claim to be processed. it has been rising sharply and now it has reached a level of nearly 175,000 people waiting for their claim to be processed, to be accepted or rejected, and about 120,000 of those have been waiting for more than six months. this rise is very steep over the last few years and it is may be starting to ease off, they are may be making some headway, but it is not clear whether that is because of the increase in staff numbers, which has nearly doubled, or whether it is ch...

The numbers down. in a moment — well get more from our political correspondent — jonathan blake — but first lets speak to our head of data — robert cuffe. and robert is in the newsroom. the main number is 600,000 people coming through and the main reasons why we are seeing such a large number is people coming to the uk from outside the eu, migration within the eu is actually not that substantial, and i can show you that now. the green line is the number of people adding to the uk populat...

Researchers have found that plant —based foods are good for at the health of the heart. they found vegetarian and vegan diets cut high levels of cholesterol that can eventually cause heart attacks or strokes. experts said meat and dairy had their own health benefits, and not all meat free diets were actually healthy. you are alive with bbc news. —— you are live with bbc news. next tonight were going to look at migration because figures in the uk show net migration hit a record high in 2022...