Immigration
Most of these NHS jobs are classed as “skilled” under new immigration rules
The minimum eligible salary will be £20,480, but other criteria will also apply. Read
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Abbas Panjwani
Fact Checker (former)
Abbas joined Full Fact in 2018. Before this, he worked as a social researcher, collecting quantitative and qualitative research to help inform policy development and evaluation for government departments and other public bodies. Most recently he worked as research manager at Ofgem, Great Britain’s energy regulator, and has also worked on projects for BIS, the Home Office and the Competition and Markets Authority.
No, Celine Dion didn’t wind her car window up while a fan was singing to her
Celine Dion didn’t wind her car window up at a singing fan. This video is edited. Celine Dion waited patiently as the fan sang ‘I Surrender’ Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Gambling spend down since 2008 on average
Licensed gambling has grown 40% over the last decade. However, this is largely because before 2014 non-UK online gambling firms weren’t counted. Read
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Europe
No, the Treasury doesn’t expect the economy to shrink if we sign a Canada-style deal with the EU
The Treasury estimates that Brexit will cause GDP to grow more slowly than if we hadn’t left the EU, but not to shrink. Read
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No, milk doesn’t make a poison when mixed with cough syrup
A viral Facebook post claiming four children died after being given a toxic mix of milk and cough syrup is false. Mixing milk and cough syrup doesn’t form a poison. Read
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Boris Johnson did write that “blue collar” men are likely to be drunk, criminal, aimless, feckless and hopeless
In a 1995 Spectator article, Boris Johnson wrote that ”blue collar” men are likely to be drunk, criminal, aimless, feckless and hopeless. Read
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Europe
You can have freedom of movement outside the EU if you’re in the single market
Norway and some other countries follow the free movement rules of the single market without being EU members. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Whether wages have passed their pre-crisis level depends on whether you include bonuses
Average wages excluding bonuses have surpassed the 2008 peak, but wages including bonuses haven’t yet. Read
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Health
Research suggesting health benefits of golf could also suggest benefits of being rich
Golfers in a study were less likely to die prematurely than other over 65s but the research didn’t prove that golf was the reason why. Read
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Immigration
Unpublished Home Office target needs explaining
Figures reportedly briefed by the Home Office suggest that migration law change could cut unskilled EU migration by 90,000. That’s higher than the number of unskilled EU migrants coming to the UK now. Read
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