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Education
This doesn’t factor in the fact that pupil numbers have risen and inspection practices have changed. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
We factchecked claims made by Theresa May and Donald Trump during the latter’s recent state visit and found they were correct. Read
The video is actually of football fans in Switzerland. Read
The figures on how much nurses, teachers, police and MPs got paid in 2010 and 2018 are pretty much correct in cash terms, but without including inflation they don’t tell us a lot. Read
A number of viral videos showing large crowds supporting and opposing President Trump are old. Read
This post advising people on live vaccine exposure greatly exaggerates the risks of infection. Read
The ‘Imperial March’ was not played for Donald Trump during his UK state visit. Read
We should be wary of directly translating the EU election results into a poll on public support for leave or remain. Read
EU visitors receive free NHS treatment for unplanned illness if they have an EHIC card. Similarly UK citizens receive free (or discounted) state healthcare when visiting other EU countries. Read
Europe
A third of votes at the 2019 EU parliamentary elections were cast for parties that support a no deal Brexit. But turnout was relatively low compared to other types of public vote. Read
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