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UK and European regulators declare AstraZeneca vaccine ‘safe and effective’
UK and European regulators have declared the AstraZeneca vaccine is “safe and effective” and its benefits in protecting people from Covid far outweigh any risks.
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FactCheck: why are countries suspending the AstraZeneca vaccine?
AstraZeneca said the numbers of people reporting serious blood clotting disorders after receiving its Covid vaccine were “much lower than would be expected to occur naturally in a general population of this size”.
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Uber and out: Is your cheap cab about to disappear?
There is a question lingering over the gig economy: are the apps companies employers?
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‘They are wrong’ – Environment Secretary accuses EU of making things up over Brexit trade dispute
In a speech at the National Farmers’ Union, Environment Secretary George Eustice said that farmers were now benefiting from increased confidence because of leaving the European Union, with profits up in many sectors and lamb and beef prices at ten-year highs.
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The international students going hungry in the UK
The plight of the international students who pay thousands for the prestige of a British education but are now left relying on food banks.
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FactCheck: Keir Starmer did want to stay in the European Medicines Agency, but it wouldn’t have affected the vaccine rollout
“Keir accepts that, on this occasion, the Prime Minister was referring to old comments about the European Medicines Agency and Keir admits he was wrong and made a mistake in his response.”
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Brexit could lead to the next generation of genetically tampered crops, campaigners warn
A week after Brexit, is the next development of Frankenstein food heading for our tables? That’s what environmental campaigners are claiming, as the government launched a consultation on gene editing of crops and livestock. Until now the practice has been banned under strict European rules, but ministers claim it will mean healthier food and clear…
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FactCheck: can you have two different vaccines and is it safe?
With two coronavirus vaccines now available in the UK, FactCheck readers have started to ask: is it possible to get the first dose from one manufacturer and the second from another? And is it safe?
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FactCheck: Conservative London mayoral candidate’s misleading tax claim
Shaun Bailey says Sadiq Khan wants to raise mayoral council tax by 21 per cent.
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FactCheck: shaky evidence for Starmer’s attack on Johnson Brexit promise
Sir Keir claimed: ‘The Prime Minister said he had a deal. He didn’t.’
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Will public support for free school meals change attitudes to the welfare system?
Charities say it’s time to reform the benefit system to create a more permanent solution.
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FactCheck: could Trump try to declare victory before the count is over?
Mr Trump has made repeated complaints about the role postal ballots are likely to play in this election, saying: “I think it’s a terrible thing when ballots can be collected after an election.”
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FactCheck: Johnson’s questionable universal credit claim
The government didn’t offer us any evidence that it lifted 200,000 people out of absolute poverty.
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Steroids found to reduce risk of death in sickest coronavirus patients
A new study has shown that cheap and easily available steroids can cut the risk of death for seriously ill coronavirus patients by 20 per cent.
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Britain’s seaside towns struggle after coronavirus – despite boost in tourism
Britain’s beaches have been packed recently, as coronavirus prompts millions to swap foreign holidays for a staycation. But there has been precious little benefit for our struggling seaside towns.
