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FactCheck: 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.
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FactCheck Q&A: the UK’s AstraZeneca blood clot announcement
How does the possible clotting risk compare to Covid-19 and to other medications?
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How do younger people feel about getting a Covid vaccine?
As we begin to emerge from lockdown – how do young people now feel about getting the vaccine and balancing benefits versus risks? We have been out in Birmingham finding out.
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Covid vaccine: UK under-30s offered alternative to AstraZeneca jab
Healthy adults aged under 30 in the UK will be offered an alternative to the AstraZeneca vaccine, after evidence suggesting it could be linked to a very rare form of blood clot.
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‘The risk of death from Covid is greater than risk of blood clots’ – University of Edinburgh’s Prof Linda Bauld
Earlier we spoke to Professor of Public Health Linda Bauld and started by asking her about the relative risks of getting a blood clot from the vaccine.
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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.’