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More or Less: Germany’s excess deaths, Eurovision and teacher shortages

25/05/2022

Germany’s excess deaths, Eurovision and teacher shortages

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Did Germany really fare worse than the UK in the pandemic?

Some recent, and surprising, estimates from the World Health Organisation suggested that the UK fared better than Germany in the pandemic.  But did they get it right? 

At Eurovision this year an algorithm was apparently used to replace whole countries’ votes - was it responsible for the UK’s second-place finish? 

The global economy has been putting the squeeze on many of us this year. Various factors have caused food, fuel and energy prices to rocket and many households are starting to feel the pinch. We speak to economist Duncan Weldon about whether this year is the worst hit to the cost of living since records began. 

An unusually large contingent of children are set to hit English secondary schools just as the number of 21 year olds dips – so are we heading for a teaching crunch in England?

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