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How much has the Afghan conflict cost Britain?
The British government has released figures, but experts say these numbers significantly underestimate the true total cost.
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Why herd immunity is unlikely to wipe Covid out
At the beginning of the pandemic, scientists speculated that around 60 to 70% of people might need to be immune to the virus to hit the “herd immunity” threshold.
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Kwarteng incorrectly claims new policy will create 1,340 jobs
The business secretary seems to have contradicted his department’s press release.
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Sturgeon childcare savings claim needs context
The Scottish government has recently expanded free childcare.
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FactCheck Q&A: Why are we vaccinating 16 and 17-year-olds?
The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) updated its advice today after weighing the potential harms and benefits of offering the vaccine to 16 and 17-year-olds.
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What’s behind the vaccination slowdown?
The UK has some of the highest Covid-19 vaccination rates in the world. But the rate has slowed in recent months. Why?
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FactCheck: Are Covid cases really falling?
It’s welcome news, though puzzling, as many scientists expected case numbers to rise following the gradual lifting of lockdown restrictions.
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FactCheck: Why hasn’t “herd immunity” stopped Covid?
Modellers have said as much as one third of the UK population could still be susceptible to the Delta variant.
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Vaccines minister claims Covid is most infectious respiratory disease
By two major measures, it looks like he’s wrong.
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Nearly 700,000 over-50s may still be completely unvaccinated
We estimate one in 30 still haven’t had a single jab.
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Some Conservatives did defend fans who booed England
A number of Conservative MPs, including several ministers, did defend fans who booed England players for “taking the knee” before their Euro 2020 matches.
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Government doesn’t know how many staff at hundreds of care providers are vaccinated
Some 668 providers are missing from the data.
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Sunak claims Conservatives lowered income inequality before pandemic
The ONS says income inequality reached a 10-year high in the year before the crisis.
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Youth services have seen big cuts over the last decade
The YMCA found that spending on youth services has been cut by 71 per cent in real terms since 2010/11 – or almost a billion pounds.
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EU citizens who don’t have Settlement status decision won’t lose all their rights overnight
The UK government has said that people who have not had their applications processed yet will have their rights protected while they are waiting for a decision.