Factchecking campaigning leaflets on abortion
Abortion became legal in certain circumstances in Britain in 1968. There have been 8.7 million recorded abortions since then. Read
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Europe
Small businesses and Brexit
Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn clashed on small businesses and Brexit negotiations. We factchecked their claims. Read
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Europe
Over half of UK exports were via EU trade agreements in 2016
Just over half of UK exports were done via EU trade agreements in 2016. 43% of exports went to EU member states. Read
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BBC Question Time: factchecked
Question Time was in Blackpool this week. We looked at claims on: wind power, Nigel Farage's views on another EU referendum, and EU trade agreements. Read
Analysis
Europe
Deja-EU referendum?
In January Nigel Farage said that he feared we may have to have a second EU referendum. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
About 15% of the UK’s electricity comes from wind
Over a quarter of the UK’s electricity is coming from wind at the height of the winter snow, but usually it accounts for 15% across the UK. Read
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Education
Tuition fees and access to higher education
How have rising tuition fees affected the number of people going to university, and has it put off those from disadvantaged backgrounds? Read
Analysis
Health
No-one knows the exact cost or benefit of the NHS internal market in England
A widely-quoted estimate of £10 billion as the cost of the NHS internal market can’t be backed up by the evidence. Read
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Europe
Trade across the Irish border
Trade across the Irish border was worth at least £5 billion in 2016. Read
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Immigration
Two UK schemes have resettled 11,000 Syrian refugees
The government has a target to take in 23,000 refugees by 2020 from the Middle East and North Africa. Read
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