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Numbers of the Year 2014

Tim Harford and guests look back at some of the weird and wonderful numbers of 2014.

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A&E Waiting Times

Including NHS target data, bad luck and cancer, and statistics that are true and unfair.

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How big are the Conservatives' planned cuts?

Post-election spending, terrorism victims, Nigeria death toll and the worst board games.

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Is Anti-Semitism Widespread in the UK?

Tim Harford asks if the majority of hate crime in the UK is directed against Jewish people

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Cameron's 1000 Jobs

The Conservatives' employment claims, milk, teachers, dating and pregnancy due dates.

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Is Strenuous Jogging Bad for You?

Tim Harford looks at claims that keen runners might be damaging their health.

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Polls, Nuns, Life Partners

Is the number of Catholic nuns on the up? And Tim Harford explores polling data.

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Election and Adultery Special

Tim Harford and a panel of experts discuss how pre-election polls tallied with the results

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Strokes, Teachers, Confused Computers

Are strokes among working-age people on the rise? Presented by Tim Harford.

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Women Drink Driving

Tim Harford asks whether there really is a problem with women drink driving.

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Seven-day NHS

Tim Harford asks if people admitted to hospital at weekends are more likely to die.

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World Cup Migrant Deaths

Tim Harford asks if the World Cup is really responsible for migrant deaths in Qatar.

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Obesity Projections, Global Footprint, Street Value of Drugs

Tim Harford looks at how recent obesity projections were calculated.

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Greece Special

Tim Harford looks at the numbers to tell the story of the Greek crisis.

• 30 mins

Migrant Crisis

A 'swarm' of migrants heading for Europe? Are the numbers really up?

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Soaring diabetes - is there some good news?

Diabetes cases are soaring, but is this down to new diagnoses? Tim Harford investigates.

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China Stock Market Crash

The Chinese markets may have crashed but was it really Black Monday? With Tim Harford.

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Fit for Work or at Death's Door?

Are people dying after being declared 'fit for work' by the government? With Tim Harford.

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Is it worth targeting non-voters?

Can the left rely on non-voters to get them into power? Tim Harford looks at the numbers.

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Striking Numbers?

Tim Harford asks are strikes on the rise, rugby players bigger and sea life in decline?

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Dementia, Psychology science, John Conway, Red cards, Decimate

Tim Harford asks whether one in three people born in the UK this year will get dementia.

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Numbers of the Year 2015

Tim Harford looks back at some of the most interesting numbers behind the news in 2015.

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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.

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Billionaires v the World

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

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How Harmful Is Alcohol?

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

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E-cigarettes: Can They Help People Quit?

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

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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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