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The BBC was able to compare current performance with the position 12 months ago at all but two hospital trusts – data was not available for Sheffield and Barking, Havering and Redbridge hospital trusts.
From BBC • Jan. 19, 2026
Rob Hardie, co-director of the Barking Dog, says the cheating team was often getting the answers "pretty much 100% correct, which no one really does so it was a tell-tale sign that something was amiss".
From BBC • Nov. 14, 2025
Here at the Barking Dog on a damp, dark Wednesday night this week, BBC News has come along to witness the first edition of the quiz since the scandal emerged.
From BBC • Nov. 14, 2025
Try five questions from The Barking Dog's pub quizzes in recent weeks.
From BBC • Nov. 14, 2025
Barking like a baboon, she ran off into the forest.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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