You can’t failed to have encountered the brouhaha about protracted and maddening border control queues at UK airports. As we edge closer and closer to the Olympics, and an influx of tourists, the issue has been […]

We’re all acquainted with the perks and limitations of using Google Fusion, Tableau, Many Eyes and Open Street Map but I was wondering what other visualisation and infographic tools are readily accessible and […]

On any given day there is a slew of data-generated headlines – today, taking the briefest of glances at the news agenda, there’s record-breaking rainfall and a slowdown in the construction sector. […]

It’s Big Data Week, a collection of events devoted to exploring the juicy opportunities that huge datasets present. These events are primarily for techie and business folk, but I thought I’d go along to one of the […]

A batch of stats may ostensibly seem dry – but I was having a ponder about the benefits of using data to bring depth to a topical news story. And if by magic, one cropped up, that could definitely do with some […]

The PIP implant scandal has been rumbling on, with no resolution, for a protracted period now.

It’s exactly two years since France’s health regulator, AFSSAPS, ordered the withdrawal of silicone breast implants […]

Last year’s Panorama investigation into abuse at Winterbourne View Care Home, shone a much-needed spotlight on the treatment of vulnerable people. It’s an issue never far from the headlines, particularly as care […]