An article quoted the Home Office saying that a delay in releasing stop-and-search statistics was due to a “record level” of data and extra time being required to resolve data quality issues. After publication, the Home Office contacted us to clarify that when it spoke of “new record level” data, it meant that data had been collected for the first time at the level of individual stop-and-search records, rather than in aggregate; it was not referring to the number of cases (Stop-and-search figures ‘withheld to hide rise in discrimination’, 7 November, page 29).
It is Camilla Power who plays the role of Talitha’s mother in the drama series Showtrial, not Mika Simmons, as a TV review said. And the bereaved mother of Hannah is played by Claire Lams, not “Lam” (7 November, the New Review, page 34).
In preparing for his role in The Power of the Dog, Benedict Cumberbatch lived in Montana with a cowboy called Randy and his partner Jenn – not “Jane”, as we said due to a mishearing of the actor’s words (Jane Campion interview: ‘Film-making set me free ... it was as if I had found myself’, 7 November, the New Review, page 8).
Other recently amended articles include:
Don’t put climate activists on trial, CPS urged
If Labour can’t beat the Tories’ polarising game, it should build bridges instead
Ballet Black: Then or Now/The Waiting Game review – dynamic anniversary celebration
Will the magic of psychedelics transform psychiatry?
In Britten’s footsteps, Nitin Sawhney’s requiem will mark Coventry’s rebirth
The EU is locked in a momentous fight with Poland. And the UK is backing the wrong side
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