Tracing paper
FBI agents raided Donald Trump’s estate in Mar-a-Lago, Florida, in search of papers he is accused of removing illegally from the White House. What are the rules?
— The Presidential Records Act, passed in 1978 in the wake of Watergate, makes clear that documents relating to a president’s time in office are public property. They may not be destroyed or removed from the White House except with the written permission of the US archivist, which may be given if the records are no longer deemed to have historical or evidential value.
— The public can obtain access to the records under freedom of information laws five years after a president has left office.
However, in limited circumstances a former president can delay that for up to 12 years.
— Anyone with a conviction relating to public records is debarred from the right to access original records.
Mother country
More than a quarter of live births in England and Wales last year were to mothers born outside the UK. Where were they born?
Romania 15,894
Pakistan 15,791
India 15,260
Poland 13,373
Bangladesh 6,790
Nigeria 5,907
Germany 3,511
Lithuania 3,499
US 3,446
Albania 3,260
Source: Office for National Statistics
Down the drain
The water industry has been accused of under-investing in infrastructure. What is the total invested and spent by water companies since privatisation in 1989 (at today’s prices)?
1989/90 £9.36bn
1994/95 £9.92bn
1999/00 £10.99bn
2004/05 £9.82bn
2009/10 £10.27bn
2014/15 £9.40bn
2020/21 £10.08bn
Source: Ofwat
About time
How has the pandemic affected the way we spend our time (average minutes per day)?
2014/15
Travelling 83.5
Working away from home 150.5
Working at home 14.5
Keeping fit 18.7
Unpaid childcare 31.4
Socialising/other free time 277.4
2022
Travelling 51.5
Working away from home 116.1
Working at home 65.3
Keeping fit 24.9
Unpaid childcare 26.7
Socialising/other free time 296.8
Source: Office for National Statistics
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