We do fact checks and explain news from Europe and the UK's links with it, so you can understand the big stories.
Europe
Even though it’s tricky to estimate what people own, especially the very rich, the claim that 1% of the UK population own 50% of its wealth isn’t supported by the estimates we’ve seen. Read
Europe
The UK is still a member of the European Union pending exit negotiations, so budget contributions will continue. Read
Europe
Germany sells about 14% of all the passenger cars it makes domestically to the UK, a little over one in seven. (That makes up about 18% of the passenger cars it exports, a little under one in five). Read
Europe
Neither the British or Irish governments want customs checks on the Northern Irish border. But that’s not sufficient to guarantee it won’t happen. Read
Europe
Campaigners on both sides of the EU referendum made false claims, or predicted things that turned out to be wrong. Sometimes they made false claims about the false claims made by each other. Read
Europe
Pulling out of the European Union without triggering Article 50 would be illegal. Read
Europe
A two-year clock starts ticking as soon as the UK gives notice under Article 50 that it’s leaving the EU. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Did the International Monetary Fund get its Brexit predictions wrong? Read
Europe
Can the UK be partly in and partly out of the EU customs union? Read
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