In the last seven days – February 17 to February 23 – Freedom of Information requests taught us:
The number of licenced sex establishments in the UK dropped from 386 in 2013 to 256 in 2018
Sex establishment licences in England fall by a third
Lap dancing clubs, sex shops and sex cinemas numbers in England have fallen by a third in the past five years.
Borris Johnson used government resources to help a thinktank
Johnson facing new questions over use of FCO room by thinktank
Foreign secretary was involved in decision not to charge hard Brexit group for use of facilities
Abi Phillips from Hollyoaks costs £1,500 to book
Revealed: How much one cash-strapped council spent booking 'z-list' celebs for events
From soap stars to X Factor also-rans, a host of celebs were booked with taxpayers' cash
Letters to failing private schools have been revealed for the first time
Secretive private school warning notices published for the first time
The Department for Education has finally published the warning notices it issued to underperforming private schools, over two years after a Schools Week campaign first pressed to make the information public.
Oldham Road in Manchester is the most complained about in the country
England’s worst roads revealed with 7,000 complaints a year
The most problematic roads in the country have been named and shamed as Brits complain on poor surfaces