The following are excellent sources of statistics in the news:
Updated most days is the central point for all data related material from the Guardian newspaper. The complete data sets are normally downloadable
Presented by Tim Hartford explains - and sometimes debunks - the numbers and statistics used in political debate, the news and everyday life. Broadcast throughout the year on the World service (10 minute version) and at various points during the year on Radio 4 (30 minute version). Also available as a Podcast; an RSS of this is found on the blog.
Looking at ‘stats in a different way’.
