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28 February 2017

Economy, Business & Finance

UK spending on foreign aid

For every hundred pounds that’s made in the UK, seventy pence goes overseas as foreign aid. Here's some basic facts and figures. Read

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24 February 2017

BBC Question Time, factchecked

We factchecked claims on school spending, grammar schools, free schools, and the UK's international educational performance Read

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17 February 2017

BBC Question Time, factchecked

We factchecked claims on Scottish education, spending and the public's views on a second referendum. Read

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10 February 2017

BBC Question Time, factchecked

We factchecked claims about A&E visits, whether UKIP wants to privatise the NHS, and whether or not the government had committed to accepting 3,000 refugee children. Read

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3 February 2017

BBC Question Time, factchecked

We looked at claims on income inequality, health tourism, economic forecasts before the referendum, and whether we're all set to get 14 weeks holiday a year. Read

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27 January 2017

BBC Question Time, factchecked

We looked at claims on missed GP appointments, the cost of the NHS, the Article 50 bill, and the number of EU nationals living in the UK Read

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