You don’t usually need photo ID to pick up a parcel
This was suggested by the Prime Minister’s spokesperson and Gillian Keegan MP in defence of plans to require voters to have photo ID. Read
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How the BBC makes money
It’s not just funded by the licence fee or public money as the Sun suggested. Around 30% is from commercial operations. Read
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Home Office denies £77,000 was spent on eyebrows and beauty products
The Home Office said the sum was spent on PPE, not beauty products. Read
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Images of decorated room are not the Downing Street refurbishment
It is a picture taken from previous work of interior designer and co-founder of Soane Britain, Lulu Lytle. Read
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Conservative support may have fallen—but not when the Guardian says it did
The poll in question was conducted before coverage of a disagreement between Number 10 and Dominic Cummings, so this could not have affected the results, as suggested. Read
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Fake football quotes go viral
Some social media users have fabricated quotes about the super league attributed to Klopp and Ferguson. We spoke to one of them. Read
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Clapham protester is not same woman injured in Parsons Green Tube attack
Social media posts falsely claim that a woman arrested during the Clapham vigil is the same woman who was injured in the Parsons Green Tube attack. Read
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Health
Has the NHS had its budget reduced by £30 billion?
Labour claims that the Budget took £30bn out of day to day health spending, this is true if you include the withdrawal of last year’s Covid money. Read
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What happens when pupils test positive for Covid-19?
There’s been some confusion over whether pupils can return to school after a positive lateral flow test but a negative PCR result. Read
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Did Eat Out to Help Out cause Covid to spread?
Debate over whether the government scheme caused a rise in infections continues. Read
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