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FactCheck: what we know about the Libyan flood and climate change
Research is still underway to establish the exact role climate change could have played in Storm Daniel and the Libya flood.
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FactCheck: is the new BA.2.86 Covid variant spreading in the UK?
How severe is the new variant and how many cases have there been in the UK so far?
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FactCheck: will ULEZ expansion to outer London improve air quality?
We calculate the expansion will add 13 minutes to the average Londoner’s life expectancy in 2023.
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FactCheck: government spends millions on overspill prison cells in police stations, exclusive data reveals
Some police forces told us they received six figure sums for providing cells that weren’t ever occupied.
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FactCheck: what is the new Omicron Covid variant and how many cases are there in the UK?
A new Covid variant named BA.2.86 has been detected in the UK. Here’s what we know – and don’t know – so far.
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FactCheck: who is eligible for the 2023 autumn Covid booster and when will it be available?
The UK’s Covid vaccination programme is entering its third winter season, with eligible groups able to get a top-up.
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FactCheck: were the Greek wildfires caused by climate change?
This summer has already been marked as another year with record-breaking heat right across the globe, from China to North Africa and North America to Europe. In the past week at least 34 people died from spreading wildfires in Algeria, while in the Greek island of Rhodes thousands were evacuated due to wildfires following extreme…
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FactCheck: how many UK doctors are going abroad and how does pay compare?
How many doctors are actually leaving the UK to work elsewhere – and how does the pay compare? FactCheck takes a look.
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FactCheck: how many cats have died of feline coronavirus in Cyprus and are there UK cases?
What are the symptoms of cat coronavirus and has the outbreak spread to the UK? FactCheck takes a look.
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FactCheck: why is US decision to give cluster munitions to Ukraine controversial?
US President Joe Biden has announced the country will supply cluster munitions to Ukraine to help its fight against Russian forces. FactCheck takes a look.
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FactCheck: Labour claims ‘Tory mortgage penalty’ costs £2,900
There’s more to this figure than meets the eye.
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FactCheck: What charges is Donald Trump facing and what happens next?
Former US President Donald Trump is facing charges over his handling of classified documents after he left the White House in 2021. FactCheck takes a look.
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FactCheck: should vapes be banned and are they really better than smoking?
Do experts think vapes should be banned completely? FactCheck takes a look.
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FactCheck: why is the government taking legal action over the Covid inquiry’s order for Johnson’s WhatsApp messages?
Why is the government continuing with legal action and could this case set a precedent for the future? FactCheck takes a look.
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FactCheck: did an AI drone ‘kill’ its imaginary human operator?
Did an AI drone ‘kill’ its imaginary human operator? FactCheck takes a look.
