Digging into the data
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How much is King Charles worth?
feature In some cases, the line between what’s owned ‘in the right of the Crown’ and what’s owned by Charles is blurred
By The Week Staff Last updated
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The highest UK temperature ever recorded
feature Preliminary data suggests average global temperatures broke records last week
By Sorcha Bradley Last updated
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The cost of housing asylum seekers examined
feature UK government plans to host undocumented arrivals on barges to cut hotel bills
By Harriet Marsden Last updated
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The real climate cost of private jets
feature Increasingly popular personal jet flights cause up to 14 times more pollution per passenger than commercial plane journeys
By Harriet Marsden Last updated
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Twitter: how are the company’s finances?
feature Elon Musk says Twitter is ‘breaking even’ but industry experts have slashed ad revenue projections
By Harriet Marsden Published
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What is inflation and why is it so high?
feature Smaller petrol price increases mean inflation has dipped slightly – but it remains in double digits
By Sorcha Bradley Last updated
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How is Russia’s economy holding up?
feature Predictions of Russian economic crash following Ukraine invasion have proved wide of the mark – but Moscow faces a rocky 2023
By The Week Staff Published
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The personal cost of soaring prices
feature Latest figures show that 41% of UK population has cut back on food and essentials as inflation continues to rise
By Julia O'Driscoll Published
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Rental prices in London: the cheapest and most expensive boroughs
feature Costs are soaring as people return to the capital after the Covid pandemic
By The Week Staff Published
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Britain’s ‘astronomical’ inflation rise in five charts
feature Analysts warn that prices will continue to rise beyond the next 12 months
By The Week Published
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Does the WHO’s excess deaths data vindicate the UK pandemic response?
feature New statistics suggest national death toll is similar to other European countries
By The Week Staff Published
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Long Covid in children: what does the data show?
feature Broad range of symptoms has made it hard to pinpoint exact number affected
By The Week Staff Published
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How accurate is the UK’s official coronavirus death toll?
feature Lockdown sceptics question how Covid-19 deaths are counted after release of ONS data
By The Week Published
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The house price boom in five charts
feature Demand continues to outstrip ‘stock-starved’ housing market
By Julia O'Driscoll Published
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