Health
Understanding alcohol health risks
Proposed new guidance says people should drink no more than 14 units of alcohol per week to keep health risks low. Just how risky is it? Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
The government defence on flood defences
Labour's attack on David Cameron over flood defence spending doesn't prove that total spending has fallen on his watch, but cuts have been made in some areas. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Floods, housing and income inequality: factchecking Prime Minister's Questions
We've factchecked claims from Prime Minister's Questions on flood defences, housing, solar panels, income inequality and chief executive pay. Read
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Europe
British influence in the EU Council of Ministers
The UK's formal voting weight in the important EU Council of Ministers has declined since we joined, but recent changes push it back up to 13%. Read
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Health
Four million people have diabetes—probably
New figures claiming that four million people have diabetes seem right, although the estimate for the half a million who are undiagnosed is hard to verify. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Rail fares: up 25% in six years?
Have rail fares gone up by a quarter since 2010, as the Labour Party claims? Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Home ownership: the lowest in a generation?
Labour claims that home ownership is at its lowest level in a generation. The proportion of English households owning their home is the lowest since 1984. Read
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Immigration
We don't know that 100,000 illegal migrants have been stopped at the border
The claim that 100,000 illegal migrants have been stopped at the border is an unofficial projection and is uncertain. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Ask Full Fact: is poverty being redefined to remove any reference to income?
New targets replace existing income indicators of child poverty with ones that focus on worklessness and educational attainment. Read
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Health
Have A&E admissions for alcohol poisoning doubled?
Headlines refer to A&E admissions when the statistics they're using measure people visiting A&E, regardless of what kind of treatment they get. Read
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