The Latest Breaking News from David Spiegelhalter

84 One-In-A-Million Coincidences That Are Hard To Believe

The only thing I can say is 'Woah.'

Bored Panda · May 13, 2025

People will stop making predictions, Professor David Spiegelhalter says

Can probabilities help people prepare for the future? According to statistician David Spiegelhalter, yes—but only if they have been carefully examined through mathematical analysis.

Euronews · Mar 26, 2025

Rise in baby deaths at hospital ‘not an outlier’, Letby inquiry hears

Professor Sir David Spiegelhalter, emeritus professor of statistics at the University of Cambridge, was speaking at the Thirlwall Inquiry.

Evening Standard · Jan 15, 2025

Final Covid-19 data shows infections in England highest since start of year

The coronavirus infection survey is ending after nearly three years.

The Independent UK · Mar 24, 2023

‘Jewel in the crown’ Covid-19 infection survey bows out

The survey has provided vital information on the prevalence of the virus for nearly three years.

The Independent UK · Mar 23, 2023

NHS crisis causing continued higher-than-normal levels of death

Deaths have remained above average post-Covid lockdowns, with A&E and ambulance delays likely to ‘have had substantial impact’

The Guardian - UK · Mar 9, 2023

Nearly 5,000 extra deaths in 2022 with symptoms of ‘old age and frailty’

Deaths in this category were 37% above average.

The Independent UK · Jan 20, 2023

First Thing: Ginni Thomas faces possible January 6 subpoena

Cheney and Kinzinger suggest wife of supreme court justice Clarence Thomas could be compelled to testify. Plus, how to learn to handle rejection

The Guardian - UK · Jul 25, 2022

I’ve been meeting with the same group of men for 36 years – here’s what they’ve taught me

When I saw a flyer for a ‘men’s group’ in a shop window, I was a young, buttoned-up and newly single father. More than three decades on, the conversations are still changing my life

The Guardian - UK · Jul 23, 2022

UK Covid cases rise by nearly 20% in a week

One in 25 people in England believed to have had the disease at the end of June

The Guardian - UK · Jul 8, 2022