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Housing minister misstates IMF and OECD growth projections
Matthew Pennycook is the latest government minister to suggest the UK is projected to be the fastest growing European economy. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Matthew Pennycook is the latest government minister to suggest the UK is projected to be the fastest growing European economy. Read
Those named on the list signed a letter asking the government to halt the deportation of foreign criminals, some of whom were rapists, until a report into the Windrush scandal had been published. Read
Health
Full Fact looks at what the data says about how A&E departments and the ambulance service have performed this winter. Read
While lightning did reportedly hit a Russian rocket in 2019, one clip apparently showing this was created with CGI. Read
The claim has been recirculating recently, but it’s incorrect and we’ve debunked it many times before. Read
Posts circulating on social media claim 76% of London’s social housing is used to house ‘foreign nationals’, but this isn’t representative of the entire city. Read
Politics
Mr Starmer still seems to be getting the figures mixed up, and at least one other minister has made a similar mistake in recent days. Read
The posts have been shared in Facebook community groups across the UK, each claiming the little boy has been found locally. Read
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The photo is being shared in Facebook posts claiming to show a police officer who has gone missing in different parts of the UK. Read
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