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Disease and environmental factors across England and Wales mapped

Researchers have created a tool that maps disease prevalence across England and Wales
The environment and health atlas of England and Wales: how it was created and what it shows

Dr Anna Hansell of Imperial College London explains how the highly detailed maps of the environment and health atlas were created and what it can tell us
Australian war deaths: a graphic analysis of more than 102,000 records

Interactive
Analysis of Australian deaths during conflicts also shows the deadliest day for troops was in Belgium in 1917
Crime statistics in England and Wales: how significant is the decline?

Figures released today show that the crime rate in England and Wales is at its lowest level in 33 years but how has it changed over time?
Which party should you vote for in the EU elections?

Interactive
Answer 30 questions to find out which of the parties standing in the European elections your views are closest to
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Society

Will your generation have a better life than your parents?

A new survey by Ipsos Mori has found that young people in the west are particularly pessimistic about their future. See how the results break down by country
Society

Global Drug Survey findings: more people buying drugs online in the UK

The latest results reveal that more people are buying drugs online and that almost a third of UK survey respondents aged between 18 and 24 admit to having taken mystery white powders. Read the key findings
Politics

Maria Miller makes it six cabinet minister resignations under Cameron

Maria Miller's resignation makes her the sixth cabinet minister in the Coalition government to step down from her duties. How often are ministers forced to resign?
- UK seventh worst in EU for cabinet minister gender balance
Culture

Game of Thrones: how does the TV series compare to the books?

The Game of Thrones TV series covers approximately 1,980 pages of George R.R Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series. How does it compare to other famous page-to-screen adaptations?
- Game of Thrones: which world figures would fit into Westeros?

Government spending

The government has released spending by every department over £25,000. Search the key data using our explorer
Higher Education?

Does Funding Equal Happiness? By Tony Hirst: ouseful.open.ac.uk
Recipe search

Learn about how it works and what kinds of commercial possibilities the case study demonstrates
Live traffic cameras

Watch London's traffic cameras live on your iPad
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All our datasets: the complete index

Lost track of the hundreds of datasets published by the Guardian Datablog since 2009? Thanks to ScraperWiki, this is the ultimate list and resource.
The Guardian rosetta

Looking for ISO country codes? Or hospital IDs? Take a look at our reference guide to IDs, codes and names
Every British prime minister listed since 1721

Full list of every British prime minister, ever, including David Cameron
- US presidents
Interest rates since 1694

Find out just how low rates are, with this spreadsheet of all interest rate changes, ever

Arrests, stop and search and detentions: what do the latest police statistics show?

The latest police powers and procedures statistics for England and Wales have been published by the Home Office. What do they tell us about arrests, stop and search and detentions?
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Interactive map: do city residents live longer?

While average life expectancy for many cities far outstrips the non-urban regions of their country, there are others such as Johannesburg where it comes in way below. This interactive map uses a mixture of data from LSE Cities and the World Health Organisation to compare the national average with that of specific cities
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Race, gender, schooling and university success - six key charts

A new report has looked at how students who had the same A-Level results but different backgrounds performed at English universities. See the results in six key charts
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Musicality and average income: mapped

Interactive
This map compares scores from the BBC's 'How musical are you?' survey against median income using analysis done by researchers at Goldsmiths University
More culture data

Learn about data visualisation with the Guardian

29 September Learn how to present data with Guardian Masterclasses. This class is ideal for those who present for a living or work with data and want to make something visually compelling. Find out more and book your place