Explainers and other analysis to deal with misunderstood topics and translate complexity into clarity.
Economy, Business & Finance
With opposition parties warning of “two-tier taxes” and the PM describing criticism as “incoherent nonsense”, we look at what we know about what’s been announced. Read
Some, including Kemi Badenoch, have suggested the series was based on a real-life crime committed by a boy who wasn’t white—but the show’s co-creators say it wasn’t based on any single case. Read
Education
The data we have suggests most schools in England don’t allow pupils to use their phones—although the types of ban vary, and there is evidence that they are often not being followed. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Our round-up looks at claims from the chancellor Rachel Reeves’ statement in the Commons, and the Conservative response. Read
Three years on from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, discussions are underway about possible negotiations to end the war. Our explainer looks at some of the key claims and talking points. Read
President Donald Trump has claimed the US has given Ukraine more than $300 billion in support, but it’s not clear what that’s based on. Read
Health
Full Fact looks at what the data says about how A&E departments and the ambulance service have performed this winter. Read
Our explainer looks at the latest developments following the introduction of wide-reaching US tariffs on global imports. Read
Health
We’ve seen lots of claims about human metapneumovirus (hMPV) in recent weeks. This explainer looks at what we know about it. Read
Immigration
A Telegraph article claiming up to one in 12 people in London are “illegal migrants” has grabbed headlines. But estimating how many people are in the UK illegally is inherently difficult Read
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