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It’s against the law to travel with an unrestrained pet in your car.
It’s not against the law to drive with your pet unsecured, but if the animal distracts you or you have an accident then this could be an offence.
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Dettol antiseptic spray says it kills human coronavirus.
That is correct but that doesn’t mean that Dettol spray can kill the new coronavirus identified in Wuhan. Coronavirus is a category of viruses that includes the common cold, and it is likely this the label is referring to.
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Deaths have risen in the UK since 2011.
This is correct, but after accounting for the changing size and age structure of the UK, rates of death have stayed about the same since 2011. This represents a stalling of death rates following decades of falling death rates.
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